Independent officiating

[Badbart43]

It is high time for a major change in the way football games are officiated. In College Football, the conferences should NOT in any way have a hand in how games are officiated, and neither should the NCAA. There is too much money at stake for teams to allow conferences to control officiating the way that they do. Officiating should be done by an independent company that handles everything: training, game assignment, etc. Officials should be graded on their jobs, missed calls, blown calls, bad calls. If they grade poorly then there should be repercussions. Maybe a base pay and a bonus per season for the grade they ended up with. In no way should an official be in a game where he/she has any potential bias. You grew up a fan of team A, then you are not involved in their games, nor are you involved in any of their rivals' games.

 

[jackedaround]

it's high time we do away with instant replay. it makes no difference. plus the presumption that the refs got it right is sort of bull**** to begin with.

 

[mirvin88]

 

[Novacane32000]

The sport of football will always be cursed with the officiating factor that so many times determines the winner and loser.

 

[CaneTheGaytors]

Great post! This is exactly the way that it should be. But there is so much corruption and conference money at stake, that I doubt we will ever see it happen. They will protect the blue bloods at all costs.

 

[NC_Canes_11]

This is 100% correct. At the very least replay should be handled by a true 3rd party. That could be done tomorrow if they actually cared.

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

it's high time we do away with instant replay. it makes no difference. plus the presumption that the refs got it right is sort of bull**** to begin with.

Quite the opposite. There should be more cameras and every angle possible. It's 2023. Lose this nonsensical "how it was called on the field" nonsense and then absolutely dissect the play from every angle.

There really can't be headquarters with massive screens and technology for every game that referred can't hit the red button, have HQ look at it and tell them what took place?

We really need one official running over to a screen on a field in front of 70,000 trying to look at in in real time with the adrenaline flowing and impact of the crowd or personal feelings impacting decision-making?

Don Chaney didn't fumble against Georgia Tech.

The Umpire was literally standing right in front of the tackle, went for his whistle and was starting to call the runner down, before the Line Judge sprinted over from the other side of the field and called fumble?

That is personal. That is negligent. That is pulling rank. That is wrong... as he knew how it was called on the field puts the burden of proof on instant replay to prove it for the sake of an overruling—and then somehow instant replay wasn't enough to overturn?

Fix a broken instant replay system and add more cameras—you don't do away with the system or call for less.

Look at that referee camera on the umpire for that Drake Maye interception against Virginia to end that game—a perfect shot of the interception. Throw body cameras all over these donkeys; on their front, back, sides, hat—everywhere. Throw cameras on players. Whatever it takes to get it right.

 

[JayCane20]

I know it's more difficult than balls and strikes and not as clear cut... also more complex on how to gauge the impact but one of these football data analysis companies need to get into doing what the Ump Scorecards on Twitter does for the MLB with accuracy scores and impact on runs +/-

Even if they started with 10-12 of the bigger games each week then build up to a full 60 game Saturday slate.

 

[Palm Harbor Cane]

This is 100% correct. At the very least replay should be handled by a true 3rd party. That could be done tomorrow if they actually cared.

I love the way the XFL does replay they have a camera man in the booth and they are descriptive and transparent with the call!

 

[Empirical Cane]

It is high time for a major change in the way football games are officiated. In College Football, the conferences should NOT in any way have a hand in how games are officiated, and neither should the NCAA. There is too much money at stake for teams to allow conferences to control officiating the way that they do. Officiating should be done by an independent company that handles everything: training, game assignment, etc. Officials should be graded on their jobs, missed calls, blown calls, bad calls. If they grade poorly then there should be repercussions. Maybe a base pay and a bonus per season for the grade they ended up with. In no way should an official be in a game where he/she has any potential bias. You grew up a fan of team A, then you are not involved in their games, nor are you involved in any of their rivals' games.

I volunteer as tribute to officiate all Miami games.

 

[bacane]

Replay was supposed to resolve some of the officiating issues. Instead, it’s creating more uncertainty due to requiring overwhelming video evidence - whatever that is- before overturning calls on the field.
So, video replay would indicate it’s unlikely Chaney fumbled, but replay angles aren’t definitive so original call stands. Really?
Now, on the safety call or lack thereof against Clemson, not a clue what folks were thinking.

 

[Highline17]

it's high time we do away with instant replay. it makes no difference. plus the presumption that the refs got it right is sort of bull**** to begin with.

dont do away with it, but we need to teach the refs not to rely on it. also possibly use a sky ref to speed up the replay downtime

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

How about just finding refs who don't succ cocc at refereeing? Burn the MFers at the stake who fucc up. Publicly of course.

The fact that we now have replay and the refs still fucc those calls up (after the review) is amazing to me. If there is going to be replay, then do it like @ItsAUThing.com mentioned - cameras everywhere and dissect the **** out of the plays. Still fucc that up? Death by bünga.

Don't know what bünga is? Remove liquids from mouth and click this: http://www.jokes4us.com/dirtyjokes/bungajoke.html

 

[NC_Canes_11]

dont do away with it, but we need to teach the refs not to rely on it. also possibly use a sky ref to speed up the replay downtime

There needs to be a uniform placing of cameras. For everybody. There is no excuse for a D1 football game to not have camera angles from both sides of the goal line. Playing at Boston College should be no different than playing at Hard Rock and should be no different than playing at Arizona. Not having a certain camera angle is negligence. Period.

 

[Highline17]

There needs to be a uniform placing of cameras. For everybody. There is no excuse for a D1 football game to not have camera angles from both sides of the goal line. Playing at Boston College should be no different than playing at Hard Rock and should be no different than playing at Arizona. Not having a certain camera angle is negligence. Period.

For P5 (gonna be P4) yes, not all D1 tho

 

[ThomasM]

it's high time we do away with instant replay. it makes no difference. plus the presumption that the refs got it right is sort of bull**** to begin with.

Upon further review, the call we wish to stand stands.

If instant replay has taught me anything, it's that when they want to ***** a team over, they will do it even with conclusive video evidence to prove they made the wrong call.

 

[Cajuncane]

Until officials become full time employees where they can be reprimanded,demoted or fired for ****** work like the regular workforce it’s gonna be the same.
If they were full time employees they could spend their days studying their mistakes and what they did wrong instead they roll in the day before or day of the game, do the best they can whether good or bad,pick up their checks then go back to their full time jobs where if they were to ***** up as bad as they did on their weekend part time job they’d be fired,reprimanded or demoted.


It’s hard to be good at any job when you spend as little time at it as these guys do.

 

[poncho0091]

Quite the opposite. There should be more cameras and every angle possible. It's 2023. Lose this nonsensical "how it was called on the field" nonsense and then absolutely dissect the play from every angle.

There really can't be headquarters with massive screens and technology for every game that referred can't hit the red button, have HQ look at it and tell them what took place?

We really need one official running over to a screen on a field in front of 70,000 trying to look at in in real time with the adrenaline flowing and impact of the crowd or personal feelings impacting decision-making?

Don Chaney didn't fumble against Georgia Tech.

The Umpire was literally standing right in front of the tackle, went for his whistle and was starting to call the runner down, before the Line Judge sprinted over from the other side of the field and called fumble?

That is personal. That is negligent. That is pulling rank. That is wrong... as he knew how it was called on the field puts the burden of proof on instant replay to prove it for the sake of an overruling—and then somehow instant replay wasn't enough to overturn?

Fix a broken instant replay system and add more cameras—you don't do away with the system or call for less.

Look at that referee camera on the umpire for that Drake Maye interception against Virginia to end that game—a perfect shot of the interception. Throw body cameras all over these donkeys; on their front, back, sides, hat—everywhere. Throw cameras on players. Whatever it takes to get it right.

what kills me is how do they not have more cameras? How much money is rolling through college football? With the amount of money being pulled in, there should not be a need for more angles. They should be looking at having multiple angles and then trying to capitalize on it like NFL network does.

 

[fraggle]

The problem with doing away with replay is that stadium and home viewers can replay just as we have analyzed our bad calls. Not doing replay makes it more suspect.

 

[DrewZ2]

It is high time for a major change in the way football games are officiated. In College Football, the conferences should NOT in any way have a hand in how games are officiated, and neither should the NCAA. There is too much money at stake for teams to allow conferences to control officiating the way that they do. Officiating should be done by an independent company that handles everything: training, game assignment, etc. Officials should be graded on their jobs, missed calls, blown calls, bad calls. If they grade poorly then there should be repercussions. Maybe a base pay and a bonus per season for the grade they ended up with. In no way should an official be in a game where he/she has any potential bias. You grew up a fan of team A, then you are not involved in their games, nor are you involved in any of their rivals' games.

I don't disagree with everything you're saying but just adding that officials are very much graded on every call they make or miss.

Officials who have good seasons get better Post season assignments. Officials who have repetitive poor games or seasons can be removed from the league. It happens and fans certainly never hear or realize it.

I remember probably 10 years ago (before replay) a MAC referee called intentional grounding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Replay showed the official was out of position and made the wrong call (replay would have saved him today). Anyways, that was his last game...