Looking at most/all of them, I’d get rid of refs. They’re a human factor and they can be bribed/corrupted. We have the tech to show exactly where the ball is with computers. If a ball goes out of bounds, the computer would know it instantly. We can also track shoes. If a player steps over a line, a computer can call them on it instantly.
I’m tired of hearing about biased or dirty refs. We have the technology to replace them. Let’s make use of it.
Or take it the other way. If a foul isn’t too egregious, just let it ride and keep the game moving. Encourage bending of the rules a little. The problem is all the money riding on sports. It’s not about getting out there and having fun. It stops being about that once you enter any organised sport, like at school or through an extracurricular organisation. The only time a sport is about the sport is in your backyard or at the playground. Once you put on team colours, it’s about money. And that might be overly cynical to say about little leagues in the community, but I do believe that’s where it starts. For fans, it’s mostly about the love of the game, though sports betting is really taking off. The disconnect between the fans loving the game and the team management chasing the money is a disconnect I’d see resolved… in an ideal world.
On the surface, this may seem like a good idea, but I’ve seen plenty of time where, despite all the camera angles, a player’s body was blocking a view of the ball/puck/frisbee/whatever and replay was basically useless. In this instances, you really need a “disinterested” third party on the field to make a call. It’s why the replay has to be irrefutable to overturn the call on the field. Also, it’s been awhile, but the NFL used to review just about every play and it was annoying. Games lasted way too long, and it was really hard for teams to maintain any momentum after a big play. Fans actually applauded when they significantly cut back on how much they would review. Since then, they’ve been incrementally bringing it back into the games and I think they’re almost back to it being too much.
Bad calls are a part of sports. They suck, but it’s a random bit of chaos that creates a Bad Guy for all the fans.
I don’t have a favourite sport.
Looking at most/all of them, I’d get rid of refs. They’re a human factor and they can be bribed/corrupted. We have the tech to show exactly where the ball is with computers. If a ball goes out of bounds, the computer would know it instantly. We can also track shoes. If a player steps over a line, a computer can call them on it instantly.
I’m tired of hearing about biased or dirty refs. We have the technology to replace them. Let’s make use of it.
Or take it the other way. If a foul isn’t too egregious, just let it ride and keep the game moving. Encourage bending of the rules a little. The problem is all the money riding on sports. It’s not about getting out there and having fun. It stops being about that once you enter any organised sport, like at school or through an extracurricular organisation. The only time a sport is about the sport is in your backyard or at the playground. Once you put on team colours, it’s about money. And that might be overly cynical to say about little leagues in the community, but I do believe that’s where it starts. For fans, it’s mostly about the love of the game, though sports betting is really taking off. The disconnect between the fans loving the game and the team management chasing the money is a disconnect I’d see resolved… in an ideal world.
On the surface, this may seem like a good idea, but I’ve seen plenty of time where, despite all the camera angles, a player’s body was blocking a view of the ball/puck/frisbee/whatever and replay was basically useless. In this instances, you really need a “disinterested” third party on the field to make a call. It’s why the replay has to be irrefutable to overturn the call on the field. Also, it’s been awhile, but the NFL used to review just about every play and it was annoying. Games lasted way too long, and it was really hard for teams to maintain any momentum after a big play. Fans actually applauded when they significantly cut back on how much they would review. Since then, they’ve been incrementally bringing it back into the games and I think they’re almost back to it being too much.
Bad calls are a part of sports. They suck, but it’s a random bit of chaos that creates a Bad Guy for all the fans.