NFHS and Replay - Its Time

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Originally Posted by rockyroad

And the replay would have to have the clock visible somehow - either as an inset or show the entire court with the clock visible...And the replay would have to have sound in order to hear the horn (at least for NFHS)...And the replay would have to be somewhere we could get at it easily - at the table, not up in the stands or anything...And it would have to be the same throughout a state...And - there's just way too many "and"'s to add here. I just don't see it happening for HS games.

I submit only for games at the state level (basically final 4s and championships).

30 extra min pre-game for the refs for training on the system.

2 monitors - 1 for training in the locker room, 1 at the table. Make this part of the TV contract. 2 head sets - 1 for training, 1 at the table.

Only review baskets at the end of quarters and baskets at the end of the 4th or OT that decide the game. 2s vs 3s can be looked at if they fall into this criteria. Thats it.

Money? Are you kidding!!

For state games, At $7 - 10 a head x thousands of fans x games, the money is there. Also, TV affiliate pays each state for the rights to broadcast the games. Money is not the problem and its insulting to suggest that they cant pull this off for one weekend because of money.

This is an easy thing for the TV guys. I used to work in the Reds scoreboard which shared a booth with the Jumbo-tron production. You are talking a couple 15" Monitors, some cable and a headset. You are not talking re-inventing TV production believe me. They already have tape rolling for replay.

From an NFHS perspective, allow states to authorize replay for any games that are broadcast on TV at their discretion.

And please dont go saying this is "just High School". Every High School basketball tournament is worth millions of dollars in economic activity not to mention the bell cow along with football in terms of revenue. Teams play and work for months. Officials work for years, sometimes their whole career to reach this game. You want to look that guy in the eye and say "this is JUST a high school game so feel free to kick the biggest call of your career, no one will care. This is JUST an extension of the class room". Are you kidding. Give that official the tools to do the right thing when the stakes are at their highest. In todays day and age, video of his call will be on you tube before he gets home. No one should have to go through that.

I submit, the states will spend more time and money on their hospitality rooms during the tournament than they will need to spend on replay.

Make it happen