Philosophy of replay on field goals

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

Alternatively, you could use some type of laser technology that emits a visible beam along the outer edge of each post.

You would need it along the inner edge, not the outer.

That said I don't think replay cameras are necessary on the goal posts. For the expense there is a very low chance that the official on the post is going to miss this call. They're looking right up the post and that is their only job.

[Altor]

Rather than set cameras or lasers on the uprights, I would suggest the Hawk-Eye system that is used in sports like cricket, tennis, and soccer. It uses fixed point cameras throughout the facility to triangulate the path of the ball to within 5 millimeters.

But, this seems like overkill for a single call that rarely needs to be reviewed in NCAA football. If it could be used to determine if the ball broke the goal line or perhaps the line to gain, it may work. But, I'm not sure it could do that when the ball is in a pile of bodies.

[BoomerSooner]

Originally Posted by Welpe

You would need it along the inner edge, not the outer.

That said I don't think replay cameras are necessary on the goal posts. For the expense there is a very low chance that the official on the post is going to miss this call. They're looking right up the post and that is their only job.

In trying to be precise I created a new ambiguity that I didn't think through all the way. I meant it needed to along the outer edge along the inside of the post. I was trying to point out that you couldn't just place it in the center of the post.