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Originally posted by JRutledge
I am wondering are you going to ever admit what people have said here and say you were wrong.
Do you mean posting a direct quote from a basketball member that supports my theory? Wait a minute, I did.
BTW, you mentioned that the instant replay system will make Big Ten Officials more accountable. Well, they are already held accountable. Big Ten Officials are already graded on every single call and non-call in all games they officiate. They are even graded on their mechanics and positioning on EVERY SINGLE PLAY. All the instant replay system is going to do, is help those calls that are might be reviewed by the NFL. That is it. No passing interference calls. Not fumble/down by contact calls when the whistle was blown. And this is only an experiment. It could easily go away after this year. Not sure this raises the level of accountability for the Big Ten.
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Therein lies the problem...you don't see that the VERY REASON they are implementing this system is to HAVE THE RIGHT CALL MADE ON GAME DECIDING ISSUES. I did not invent the system or limit its use. If it corrects even one game deciding call, then it worked.
It will not go away next year, because the SEC and PAC10 have already made inquiries about having a system in place and have been told to wait until the bugs have been worked out - most likely the following season. I suggest that you read the entire article (published in the Chicago SunTimes, as I pointed out several times on the BB site).
You seem to have issues with accountability and having your calls corrected. I have never suggested that your partner should blow the whistle and say, "No, idiot boy, there was a travel before the blocking call. Wake up and watch me make the right call." I work with higher level officials and have the tact to approach them (even in a heated play) to say that I saw something different. At that level of ball they don't let their egos get in the way. We'll go get a beer after the game and chew on the play for a while and know that we got it right. AND...we recognize that we have each other's backs and don't hang each other on a controversial overturn. Maybe you've experienced the opposite and that is a shame. The game is not about me and my crew. Just like Tom Ridge said, we have to get it right every time - all of our blunders live on in perpetuity. If you can't humble yourself to accept that the call may have been incorrect, then the problem is yours, and should not be the athlete's.