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					Originally Posted by  CMHCoachNRef
					 
				 
				Personally, I would like to see one extra "teammate" added to the crew covering sports games.  I know that a few of the football bowl games had a "rules interpreter" on the crew covering the games for the networks.   
 
It would be nice to have another referee at the event in the background.  Anytime there was a controversial play -- such as this one (I was watching as well) -- the executive producer could quickly consult the referee who could provide feedback directly to the commentators.  With the size of the crews that they take to these games -- cameramen, producers, announcers, etc. it would seem that they could improve the quality of the broadcast by having the referee on board at a very low cost.  I would also add one to the "technical staff" in the ESPN Studios that would prevent a repeat of the error over and over on Sportscenter for the next 23 hours. 
			
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They could just have one of the ESPN technical staff pump a question into this forum, or call their dad who is a referee.
If they want someone for on screen exposure, the "Expert Village" guy already is known to countless thousands.