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I'm not sure I agree with the statement about instant replay being a failure. I do know that instant replay is useless in the non-televised games as the camera angles they have are worthless and usually aren't zoomed in to be able to see detail.
I think the bigger question in this game was why were there 6 reviews and at least 4 reversals. That does not bode well for that crew. And being a Big 12 fan doesn't mean that I am picking on the SEC crew. I watched two Big 12 games where the ruled players OOB when they weren't. The one at Oklahoma State was understandable. The receiver's foot slide toward the sideline and did appear to go OOB but when reviewed with a camera from a lower angle it showed that the players foot came off the ground before touching the sideline. They looked at the play and said that it was not reviewable.
The bigger one was at Iowa State when K-State ran the ball up the sideline and into the end zone. The linesman ruled that the running back was OOB at the 6. Replay showed that his foot never got within 4 inches of the sideline and the linesman was less than 5 yards from the running back. They also can back from the break taken for the review and said that the play was not reviewable. K-State went on to turn the ball over on downs.
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