When does Florida fire Muschamp? Apparently today.

Or used car salesman

 

I was talking with a coach the other day about this, they had sent game film in with 20 calls/non-calls, of those 10, half the office of officials agreed with them. At times, even with replay, they are still getting it wrong. This was just one game.

 

I'd take the job as long as the Secret Service shared...

 

Same thing applies if the offensive player touches it first.

@Rouxleaux It's abundantly clear that you either don't comprehend, or recall, earlier things said in this very conversation. I've been over that.

For conversations sake, it could have been a handful of things that were ruled. @tirk mentions one, as stated earlier the SEC official I spoke with a few years ago said something along the same lines but I took it to mean Julio touched the ball when he was out of bounds. It could have been a screwed up call and truly an INT.

HOWEVER, any suggestion that revolves around the notion that it was ruled as no-INT on the play is without merit. No one knows how the ruling went other than "incomplete pass."

"Your argument whether this was about an interception is perhaps the weakest argument I have ever heard."

Once again, you're putting words in my mouth. It's your contention this is about an interception. It's my contention:

No. One. Knows.

You're missing the point about my mention of Danielson's comment. I'm not surprised, but do feel empathy.

I'm not given or prone to hyperbole. Take what is said, literally. IF it's not meant to be taken at face value, believe you me, I'll be sure to indicate such.

 

Jumping back a few pages to 12 men on the field/five in the backfield image with Auburn and Ole Miss.

We were made aware of the SEC "experimenting" with eight officials this season. I've yet to see any report on which games they've used eight. Have you?

I certainly would have thought a game featuring two teams, and similar offensive schemes, like that of AU and UM would have been the perfect scenario. Yet, they used seven.

I'd think the umpire would have been more capable of catching illegal men downfield in his position behind the linebackers. I'd also entertain the thought that he'd do a better job if his position was behind the offense like the NFL.

In the end, I realize the discussion every week would be dampened if we had no controversy. It's not unreasonable to expect, across the board in collegiate football, to see improvement.

 

If I remember correctly, while most of us were watching that game in the brilliant illumination and detail of 720p, the review booth had SD tv sets.

 

I wouldn't be surprised.

The expansion in Bryant Denny for the N end zone was completed in 2006. However, the move of broadcasting studios wasn't completed (those within the stadium) until a few years later. That improvement included that HD capability in TV signals for those studios as well as skyboxes, "The Zone," in the tunnels, etc.

I don't know if it had a bearing on this play, but it's certainly possible.
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That's clever!

 

Thanks. I have been waiting 7 months for my signature to come into play!

If it is worth anything, here is some technical info on the use of SD in replay review at that time. It wasn't an issue with stadium or studio renovations, it was the same across all of the SEC and beyond.

2010 press release: About DVSport, Inc.: DVSport has been delivering standard definition replay to college football for the past five seasons, and since 2008, all National Championship, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and ACC Championship games were officiated using DVSport’s HD Replay™ technology. DVSport Replay works with the member institutions and their broadcast partners from ESPN/ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the Big Ten Network and the MountainWest Sports Network to bring instant replay to college football. Starting in 2009, DVSport provided instant replay solutions for the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, SEC, Notre Dame, Army, Navy, and NCAA Div. I FCS, Div. II, and Div. III playoffs and championships. DVSport also implemented its HD Replay™ technology for regular-season Canadian Football League games, as well as the Grey Cup championship game in 2009.

Now, I don't know if a less quality image would have affected the booth review, but this call was so close that perhaps a blurred image would result in a no call by the booth. I chalked it up to that and got on with things.

 

@mancha I can't recall seeing any shots of the replay booth in games recently. Besides those Bama games, the other's I watch tend to be on the DVR and I'm FFWD'ing through commentary, timeouts, commercials, etc.

I do recall seeing a few shots over the years and it seems like those monitors weren't any larger than 20", if that. They very well could be 13" screens for all I know.

CBSSports.com has a live feed for games they broadcast which features 22 different camera angles. I like watching overhead action on plays as well as shots behind the offense. With three monitors in my "media room" at home, I'll bring up three different shots including watching it on TV. There's a multitude of shots you can choose from...

With that in mind, have you seen the "War Room" inside the SEC offices? (I'll see if I can find a pic in a few...)

It seems to me with the influx of cash we're beginning to see through SECN why couldn't they have the same type of set-up at games via "mobile studios?" And, have several different guys available to man those? It sure seems like it would save time during replays, and it certainly seems like it would bring a better officiating product to the field.