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"This is probably a good time to remind ourselves that sports isn't war. It's not life or death. College football is supposed to be a pleasant, passionate weekend diversion, void of death threats for sure. There's just something that doesn't feel right about villifying Riese, especially after further review.
The above is right on.
For whatever reason, the replay official made a bad call, upholding a bad call.
He is agonizing about it. Let it rest.
Unfortunately, there are potential huge stakes -- mostly involving BCS appearances, big money and national recognition.
But, to coin a phrase, nobody's perfect.
If the article that KSigRC linked is true, the biggest fault may be with the Pac 10 replay process itself.
I was directing NFL football when replay was first used, and we basically played EVERY replay that was even close to showing the play. If this man really only got to see one replay -- or as the article says, one frame (that's a still frame of 1/30th of a second) -- there's a huge problem with the system.
Replays are always tense for everyone -- and they're made worse by the artificial time limit imposed because of the people waiting in the stands, the TV audience and other issues. The pressure is on everyone. However, if replay is going to be used -- it has to be done right.
In this case, it obviously wasn't. That doesn't make it the replay official's fault, though.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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