I hereby anoint this thread the official place to bitch and moan about the refs and/or rules.
I am not a fan of "every play is reviewed" policy. Instant replay/review is great (and necessary), but the college approach is flawed. It slows down the game, yes, but worse than that, it changes the way many officials approach the game. It seems now that, rather than do everything to get the ruling right the first time, often times the official(s) will do whatever gets the biggest reaction from the sideline or fans, knowing that replay will get the call correct if the "fun" call isn't the right call. This mindset is dangerous because sometimes the video angles aren't there to provide the "incontrovertible/indisputable" evidence necessary to get the call right, even where common sense and logic seem to indicate something different than the call on the field.
I say give the coaches 2 challenges, and every challenge that is successful gets returned to them. Review every play within the final 2 minutes of the half and game. Similar to the NFL, but better (because in the NFL, you only get a third challenge if you get both your first two correct).
To be continued. . .
I am not a fan of "every play is reviewed" policy. Instant replay/review is great (and necessary), but the college approach is flawed. It slows down the game, yes, but worse than that, it changes the way many officials approach the game. It seems now that, rather than do everything to get the ruling right the first time, often times the official(s) will do whatever gets the biggest reaction from the sideline or fans, knowing that replay will get the call correct if the "fun" call isn't the right call. This mindset is dangerous because sometimes the video angles aren't there to provide the "incontrovertible/indisputable" evidence necessary to get the call right, even where common sense and logic seem to indicate something different than the call on the field.
I say give the coaches 2 challenges, and every challenge that is successful gets returned to them. Review every play within the final 2 minutes of the half and game. Similar to the NFL, but better (because in the NFL, you only get a third challenge if you get both your first two correct).
To be continued. . .
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