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From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: Re: officials watching replays
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Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 19:56:11 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 31 19:56:11 1984
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh

> I think it would be a good idea to use the replays for officiating.
> Coaches could appeal a judgement call a set number of times per game,
> just like they now use time-outs.  An official could be stationed in a 
> booth away from the playing area; he'd make the final decision. ...

Sports is a game and not a science.  Granted, it is a well paying and heavily
wagered game, but it is played by rules which say that human judgement as
well as human skill will declare the results.  To try to make a computer
game out of it seems silly.  Imagine, "game canceled on account of
technical difficulty" or "cameraman's timeout".  If you want to make good
use of cameras, put them in the doctor's offices or on the highways
with police officers watching.  Let's keep big brother out of the stadiums.
If the leagues want to use replays to determine the employment status
of referees, umpires, judges, etc. that is fine, but not to replace them.