On Jun 5, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Ken Kixmoeller f/h wrote:
> Thanks. I wondered about that. Futbol seems to be a more "purist" sport
> for most fans, like baseball. Ted's right about why the instant replay
> wouldn't work in baseball (or life). OTOH, American football's rise in
> popularity was driven by TV. Unless, like me, you were raised on the
> "live" game, it is better on TV. For the current state of the game,
> replay seems appropriate.
>
> I'd hate to see replay review spread further.
I think that American Football has the solution; they just don't use it
most of the game, and even then they screw it up. In the last two minutes of
each half, officials with access to video review equipment can stop play to
review something if they have concern about a call. What they should be able to
do is talk to the field officials to hold up the play, make a quick review, and
then communicate a decision to the field. This would be much, much better than
the current system which requires the field officials to go over to the video
booth and review themselves, which slows down the game tremendously.
The booth officials could be retired officials too old/injured to run
on the field, but who know the game inside and out. They should be at least as
experienced as the field officials whose calls they may overturn. But by having
the review done away from the field, the decision could be made in a few
seconds, rather than the current drawn-out process that takes several minutes.
I believe hockey uses something similar to review potential
goal/no-goal calls: officials off the ice who review the play and communicate
their decision.
-- Ed Leafe
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