DemeanorVols
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After the Bama LSU game coach Les Miles said:
I know the officials could not see the play, the coach said. They were in great position. One official could not see the play because he couldnt see through the back of Patrick Peterson. The only other official who could see the play, was on the other boundary. (180 feet away?)
He couldnt see through one of our players. So, it goes to replay. If its not irrefutable, theres no reversal. The replay man is given instruction to defend and defer to the call on the field.
By now, we all know that the LSU interception on the side line would for sure have changed how the final minutes of the game were played, and could have changed the outcome of the that game this past Saturday. But the replay booth would not give LSU the interception because the earlier call on the filed had to be overturned.
How many times have you heard a pompous all-knowing color commentator tell us over and over again the procedure for the replay booth overturning the call made on the field. Yep, we all know there must be irrefutable evidence that the call made before the challenge was issued was made in error.
So, its now: Sorry, that is too close to call. Or, cant overturn it because there is not clear evidence to support overturning the call.
What this really means is that when the call is made on the field in the blink of an eye, a battery of cameras and a control booth which has the benefit of several angles and slow motion and replay after replay have their hands tied behind their back by the earlier call on the field which any one who has officiated will tell you, might have been right but it could have been wrong. And it makes no difference how good they are or how many years experience they have, they all make mistakes.
The point is when a mistake is made on the field, why tie the hands of those in the booth taking a second look--the look that has the benefit of all the cameras and angles and slow motion and in the vast majority of the time will get the call right.
THE RULES SHOULD BE CHANGED! To do the replay booth right, we must give the replay officiating crew the benefit of the doubt and allow them to make the call. Forget what was called on the field-the second look crew upstairs should not even know or care what the original call on the field was. So, now it is in the hands of the cameras and those who can get it right the overwhelming majority of the time.
Thats right. Forget about the call on the filed. It should not even be considered. Dont overrule the earlier callmatter of fact, dont even consider it. It is simply a play--not a call--referred to the replay booth and their call should be the final word. (IN MOST CASES THE GUY UPSTAIRS ALSO DID THE ON FIELD DUTIES FOR MANY YEARS, AND HE CERTAINLY DOES NOT WANT TO SHOW UP HIS FRIENDS ON THE FILEDTHATS ONLY NATURAL)
But, for gods sakes take the ref out of the hooded cover looking into the TV at their earlier mistakes. The guys on the field should be out of it. Overwhelming evidence to overturn? My azz! That is a catch all phrase which allows cop-outs. I have seen too many times when the overwhelming evidence was ignored because of the bull crap rule requiring clear evidence to overturn. So, get rid of that rule and get the calls right. All of them all of the time!
Can I get an AMEN on that?
I know the officials could not see the play, the coach said. They were in great position. One official could not see the play because he couldnt see through the back of Patrick Peterson. The only other official who could see the play, was on the other boundary. (180 feet away?)
He couldnt see through one of our players. So, it goes to replay. If its not irrefutable, theres no reversal. The replay man is given instruction to defend and defer to the call on the field.
By now, we all know that the LSU interception on the side line would for sure have changed how the final minutes of the game were played, and could have changed the outcome of the that game this past Saturday. But the replay booth would not give LSU the interception because the earlier call on the filed had to be overturned.
How many times have you heard a pompous all-knowing color commentator tell us over and over again the procedure for the replay booth overturning the call made on the field. Yep, we all know there must be irrefutable evidence that the call made before the challenge was issued was made in error.
So, its now: Sorry, that is too close to call. Or, cant overturn it because there is not clear evidence to support overturning the call.
What this really means is that when the call is made on the field in the blink of an eye, a battery of cameras and a control booth which has the benefit of several angles and slow motion and replay after replay have their hands tied behind their back by the earlier call on the field which any one who has officiated will tell you, might have been right but it could have been wrong. And it makes no difference how good they are or how many years experience they have, they all make mistakes.
The point is when a mistake is made on the field, why tie the hands of those in the booth taking a second look--the look that has the benefit of all the cameras and angles and slow motion and in the vast majority of the time will get the call right.
THE RULES SHOULD BE CHANGED! To do the replay booth right, we must give the replay officiating crew the benefit of the doubt and allow them to make the call. Forget what was called on the field-the second look crew upstairs should not even know or care what the original call on the field was. So, now it is in the hands of the cameras and those who can get it right the overwhelming majority of the time.
Thats right. Forget about the call on the filed. It should not even be considered. Dont overrule the earlier callmatter of fact, dont even consider it. It is simply a play--not a call--referred to the replay booth and their call should be the final word. (IN MOST CASES THE GUY UPSTAIRS ALSO DID THE ON FIELD DUTIES FOR MANY YEARS, AND HE CERTAINLY DOES NOT WANT TO SHOW UP HIS FRIENDS ON THE FILEDTHATS ONLY NATURAL)
But, for gods sakes take the ref out of the hooded cover looking into the TV at their earlier mistakes. The guys on the field should be out of it. Overwhelming evidence to overturn? My azz! That is a catch all phrase which allows cop-outs. I have seen too many times when the overwhelming evidence was ignored because of the bull crap rule requiring clear evidence to overturn. So, get rid of that rule and get the calls right. All of them all of the time!
Can I get an AMEN on that?
