Instant Replay in HS Championship Games?

[Tom.OH]

I think it has been talked about in the Ohio championships.

[maven]

Originally Posted by Tom.OH

I think it has been talked about in the Ohio championships.

For football, Tom? Ohio uses the state-adoption (and extremely limited) replay for last shot in basketball, but I've not heard any suggestion for football. Seems like an awful can of worms with absolutely zero rules guidance for implementation.

[stiffler3492]

Obviously the NFHS would have to come up with their guidelines first, and then allow each state to adopt it or not. I was just curious...As the coverage of these state title games gets better, there will be a controversial play, somewhere, that will end a game. Then Deadspin will pick it up, and ESPN, and whatever else...Maybe it's just me, but I think it should be used in states that have the capability.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

Obviously the NFHS would have to come up with their guidelines first,

Ideally, but not necessarily. A lot of states use shot clocks in basketball, for example, with zero guidance or approval from NFHS.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by Adam

Ideally, but not necessarily. A lot of states use shot clocks in basketball, for example, with zero guidance or approval from NFHS.

Ah, you're right. I didn't think of that.

[Rich]

Two games so far -- one was 44-15 until the last minute and the other ended 35-0 with a running clock most of the fourth quarter.

Must have been the Black Hawk game (D7) you're talking about. I didn't see that one -- I was working. We worked their second round game and I'm not surprised they ran the table.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by Rich

Two games so far -- one was 44-15 until the last minute and the other ended 35-0 with a running clock most of the fourth quarter.

Must have been the Black Hawk game (D7) you're talking about. I didn't see that one -- I was working. We worked their second round game and I'm not surprised they ran the table.

It was in the Black Hawk game. The ball must have been hard to follow for your crew. I don't know if I've ever seen anyone run that offense the way they do.

But the play I mentioned above was a catch along the sideline. It was called a catch on the field, but probably would have been reversed had it been reviewed. By no means did it have any major effect on the game, judging by the final score.