Officals botched instant replay in the Rose Bowl

I'm sure this is posted somewhere else, but I couldn't find it. USC fans must be pissed. A good, detailed report. I can't believe how many times they F'ed it up. And why the hell wouldn't they be using the same replay technology as the NFL? Are they stupid?

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AjdRHhBN9fJDmqdPltTkzQscvrYF?slug=jo-replay111006&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

This would have been news 10 MONTHS AGO

 

If it gets Trojan fans stirred up again, it's all worthwhile.

 

It's not news now? When a guy in charge of replay in college football comes out and says they blew it in a national championship game, and then technically lied to a national tv audience? Apparently, nothing is news anymore unless you break it IMMEDIATELY.

I think it's news. And apparently, so does AP.

 

will it alter the outcome?
will anything come of this?

it's a shoulder-shrug, an 'oh, shit!' and then two seconds later it's done.

NOTHING CAN BE DONE. Texas is still champ. Vince Young was STILL incredible.

This is less than a footnote.

 

Um, ok. So just because something happened and you can't change the outcome by revealing the truth, then you should just say "fuck it" and forget about it. Hmmmm. Maybe the point is to reveal the mistakes and effect change.

Maybe it's not news because AF doesn't give a shit. But after looking at the respective forums of the teams that have gotten screwed by botched instant replay scenarios this season, they sure seem to care. And I bet the NCAA and its coaches think this is, you know, sort of an important point.

 

Well, if you want feedback, post your find in a USC forum. You're not getting enough here, apparently.

Take off that O.J. Simpson throwback and put away your Reggie Bush bobblehead doll while you're at it.

 

In light of some of this year's instant replay gaffe's, I think this is relevent -- not as much to change the outcome of the past as to highlight the flaws of the current system.

And I hate USC.

 

It is news, though one could make the argument that if Texas didn't score on that play it -- in all likelihood -- would have eventually on the drive.

What is a bigger concern is the fact that the technology used for instant replay in the biggest college football game of the year was no better than what was in my living room. The Independence Bowl invested $20,000 in its replay system. The national title game spent just 10 percent of that.

Let me repeat that:

The Independence Bowl invested $20,000 in its replay system. The national title game spent just 10 percent of that.

If college football refuses to take replay seriously, then it should not use instant replay. Period.

 

I don't know how much SportsJournalists.com spent on its reply system, but it seems to work pretty well. Especially the recent addition of quick reply.

 

Smartass.

BTW, good job with the O's the past season. Maybe Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine were carrying your reputation.