02-08-2020, 05:32 PM
Why is instant replay so difficult for American sports?
Everywhere else in the world where they have replay, there's an extra umpire/referee sitting in front of a TV. If he sees something obviously wrong, he buzzes down to the court/stadium to stop play and change the call.
Here we need the coaches to challenge. Only certain calls are able to be challenged. All 3 refs have to stop the game, walk over the sideline, bust out a monitor from under some desk, put on headphones, stop the game for five minutes, and they still get the call wrong half the time. It's mind boggling.
Everywhere else in the world where they have replay, there's an extra umpire/referee sitting in front of a TV. If he sees something obviously wrong, he buzzes down to the court/stadium to stop play and change the call.
Here we need the coaches to challenge. Only certain calls are able to be challenged. All 3 refs have to stop the game, walk over the sideline, bust out a monitor from under some desk, put on headphones, stop the game for five minutes, and they still get the call wrong half the time. It's mind boggling.