My proposed rule change acoss all sports, college & pro (replay related)

[Dunder]

Put an end to over-officiating via the use of instant replay (prime example the ridiculous out of bounds replay review in OT last night that decided the game)... here's my rule, and apply it universally to all sports, college & pro...

Officials can look at each replay angle available at half speed only one time. If no obvious overturn, we play on, end of story. No more 10 minute delays. No more freeze frame. No more piecing a replay together from one angle synced up with another angle to see if the ball was out before the knee was down to "get it right" crap.

 

[neteng]

After reviewing this thread for 10 minutes, I determine it to be a waste of time.

 

[Dunder]

After reviewing this thread for 10 minutes, I determine it to be a waste of time.

10 minutes? That should have only taken 2.

 

[neteng]

I wanted to get it right!

 

[maheo30]

After reviewing this thread for 10 minutes.

 

[Dunder]

I wanted to get it right!

 

[SeabeeGator]

May have been annoying but I’m glad they got it right.

 

[Dunder]

May have been annoying but I’m glad they got it right.

They got it right technically, but it was wrong in spirit. For 100 years of basketball, that play has been ball back to the dribbling team, and nobody ever complained once.

 

[neteng]

They got it right technically, but it was wrong in spirit. For 100 years of basketball, that play has been ball back to the dribbling team, and nobody ever complained once.

And toilet paper wasn't commercially invented in the western world until mid 1800s. So for the 66 millions of years before that we did a lot of other stuff to get poop off our butts.

 

[SeabeeGator]

They got it right technically, but it was wrong in spirit. For 100 years of basketball, that play has been ball back to the dribbling team, and nobody ever complained once.

I’m sure folks complained once replay became available. Kind of like Auburn fans and the double dribble non-call - most fans don’t know the rules well enough to spot that missed call without replay. I certainly missed it live. I doubt it’s even mentioned in the 90s.

 

[neteng]

3 second violation should be by replay.

 

[Alumni Guy]

They got it right technically, but it was wrong in spirit. For 100 years of basketball, that play has been ball back to the dribbling team, and nobody ever complained once.

Every pick-up game gives it back to dribbling team too.

 

[GatorJ]

Get rid of instant replay except for the following scenarios: scoring

And that’s it.

Not for turnovers. Not for fouls/penalties. Not for first downs. They get it wrong half the time for these anyway and it slows down the games.

Just for points.

Refereeing is a human element of the game.

If you want to try and eliminate errors put sensors on everything and everyone and have a computer tell you what happened.

 

[GatorJ]

3 second violation should be by replay.

Hahaha

Yes!

And all OL play should be scrutinized to see if any holding occurs.

Sweet!

 

[LurkingGator]

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with Dunder's proposal, and here's why. I don't trust refs not to screw my team, because:

• incompetence
• having a bad day
• not wanting to admit that they made a mistake
• sports betting
• bribery
• extortion
• bias against a coach
• bias against a team
• bias for a team or coach or player
• because their conference is expanding next year, and if they don't have a ranked team this year, the conference loses its automatic BCS bowl bid, which would be an embarrassment after adding Miamah and Va Tech to the conference. And the flagship team of the conference is going to get their arses handed to them by Ron Zook if they don't intervene. Literally, millions of dollars are at stake for the conference. And no replay yet, so it is easy to get away with.
• because of your own conference's bias towards a few teams sometimes
• was thinking about Dunder's avatar

With instant replay, a few bad calls are going to slip through, but it is hard to flat out cheat, and there is a bit less chance that gross incompetence by refs is going to ruin a game.

I'll agree with the fact that it isn't needed in basketball games between two teams that I don't care about. We probably don't need it in baseball which is already too long for a lot of folks. I'm patient, myself. Basketball and baseball have more margin for error. You can get screwed out of a few games and still make a championship run. One loss usually ruins your season in college football.

 

[Ninjax]

I've been saying this since before toilet paper was invented...For all replays, have five individuals provide the review in remote locations. All five would need to agree on the matter in order to overturn the call in question. They have 30 seconds to complete the review. Once a review is made, then the refs on the field or court can determine clock and spotting issues as needed.

 

[deuce]

Another question: "Are Refs really as incompetent as they seem or are they just crooked?"

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

There needs to be a time limit on reviews. If the standard is "indisputable" evidence, and it's not immediately obvious, then it's not "indisputable." Call stands and play on. Shouldn't take any longer than 60 seconds.

 

[Chomper]

This thread is too close to call. I need a replay.

 

[Sec14Gator]

And toilet paper wasn't commercially invented in the western world until mid 1800s. So for the 66 millions of years before that we did a lot of other stuff to get poop off our butts.

66 million, huh?