Instant Replay Idiocy

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

The same folks who can see a thumb touching a ball cannot see a ball hitting a pylon.

I have no idea why you seem to think your sole purpose in life is to do nothing but bash officials on this site. We can find these articles very easily if we desire to read them. But then, you would have lost your purpose in life, wouldn't you?

Got news for you, the officials who worked the Navy game are not the same officials who worked the Texas game.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I have no idea why you seem to think your sole purpose in life is to do nothing but bash officials on this site. We can find these articles very easily if we desire to read them. But then, you would have lost your purpose in life, wouldn't you?

Got news for you, the officials who worked the Navy game are not the same officials who worked the Texas game.

If you bothered to read and comprehend you might understand that my complaints are not about officials on the field. While you are bashing me the game is being taken away from the fans, players,the men in the striped shirts and being replaced with retirees staring at plasma tvs while thumbing through the rule book. And they still get it wrong. This is not good for officiating. It is even worse for the game. In the Poinsettia Bowl the wrong call was made on the field. It happens. So why did it take 5 minutes to get it wrong again through replay? Replay is a cancer on the game that reduces the enjoyment for the ticket buying fan in the stands who would be better off staying home and watching the game be decided on a tv screen.

[JasonTX]

Same officials? Are you blind or what? I challenge you to dawn the stripes and we'll see how long you last. As far as getting on here and complaining about instant replay, you are barking up the wrong tree. You need to go find a coaching site to complain since they have more of a say over how instant replay and other rules are operated. If your still not satisfied just work you way up the ranks of officiating and then you can be the one operating the replay. Until then, your opinion is not important. If you want football that is designed for entertainment only, then you should direct your attention to the NFL. Fan enjoyment is NOT the top priority of college sports so any decision the NCAA makes has nothing to do with fans. Face the facts, fans are not a vital part of athletics.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

Face the facts, fans are not a vital part of athletics.

As Vince Lombardi once said, " you can guard against everything in life except stupidity."

[Forksref]

I didn't see the play, but in NCAA, if on a 4th down, the ball is fumbled forward, doesn't the ball return to the spot of the fumble for a COP?

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by Forksref

I didn't see the play, but in NCAA, if on a 4th down, the ball is fumbled forward, doesn't the ball return to the spot of the fumble for a COP?

The ball was fumbled into the pylon and landed out of bounds.

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by Forksref

I didn't see the play, but in NCAA, if on a 4th down, the ball is fumbled forward, doesn't the ball return to the spot of the fumble for a COP?

In this play it appeared the ball was fumbled and then struck a pylon That Makes the fumble out of bounds in the end zone at that moment. By rule, a touchback would be awarded to the defense so they would have 1st and 10 at the 20.

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by JasonTX
Face the facts, fans are not a vital part of athletics.

Originally Posted by jimpiano

As Vince Lombardi once said, " you can guard against everything in life except stupidity."

I have to agree with jimpiano here, you take away the fans at the College or Pro level and there will be no more sports. Fans are not only vital, but they are the most important aspect of college and pro sports. At these two levels it is all about the money and if the fans dry up so does the money and the sports very soon will follow. You can see this in the constant cut backs of athletic teams at the collegiate level, granted some of that has to do with Title IX but that is a topic for another discussion.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

If you bothered to read and comprehend you might understand that my complaints are not about officials on the field.

You don't add anything positive to the site, so why would I bother to give any thought to the nonsense you post? This is NOT a fan gripe site. Take to a fan site, fanboy!

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

You don't add anything positive to the site, so why would I bother to give any thought to the nonsense you post? This is NOT a fan gripe site. Take to a fan site, fanboy!

There is an ignore feature if you care to use it.

[ljudge]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

There is an ignore feature if you care to use it.

Is there a "delete user" feature?

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by ljudge

Is there a "delete user" feature?

Maybe next Christmas.

[JugglingReferee]

I actually find jimpiano's posts useful, so I say let's keep him around.

His posts remind me how not to act on an internet forum, and in general on many cases. He's still a brother, or sorts, since he does officiate softball or something like that. Remember: it takes all kinds on this world!

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by ljudge

Is there a "delete user" feature?

As a matter of fact, there is. Brad is the one with control of it.

And yes, I speak from experience.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

As a matter of fact, there is. Brad is the one with control of it.

And yes, I speak from experience.

I don't think you'd ever admit this on the basketball side.