Video Technology

@mariner4life said in Video Technology:

I left cricket out because it's a lot more simple i think. Way less moving parts. Some very dedicated camera angles. LBW and caught behind. The only thing i would get rid of is the "legal delivery" step. An unnecessary extra bit, that should be picked up by the umpire. Also the captains call bit is good for making sure it is used in the most blatant of instances.

The problem with ignoring 'legal delivery' is that you get people out in critical cases where it's clearly not a legal delivery. Then the fans go nuts about that ... and the umpires get opened up to bias accusations, etc

@nzzp i get that. It's just ignored all teh other times. And one thing i hate about ALL video ref systems is they check everything, when i believe they should only check what has been asked of them.

For me the two biggest problems are:

• Stadium replays are controlled by home broadcaster, not the TMO.
• The technology is better than the muppets interpreting it. It seems the worst refs become TMOs and largely this is like making Cletus Chief Justice.

@antipodean said in Video Technology:

For me the two biggest problems are:

• Stadium replays are controlled by home broadcaster, not the TMO.
• The technology is better than the muppets interpreting it. It seems the worst refs become TMOs and largely this is like making Cletus Chief Justice.

...and the laws aren't that clear or easy to referee at the best of times. So much ambiguity

The first episode of Michael Lewis’s (moneyball) podcast on fairness and referees (not just sports) has interesting stuff about refs and how much better calls are in the modern era than in the past. They discuss the NBA bunker a bit.

It’s called Against the Rules.

I think sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not so good, but they need clear guidelines and they need to stick to them - agree there’s too much bracket creep.

@Nepia said in Video Technology:

The first episode of Michael Lewis’s (moneyball) podcast on fairness and referees (not just sports) has interesting stuff about refs and how much better calls are in the modern era than in the past. They discuss the NBA bunker a bit.

It’s called Against the Rules.

I think sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not so good, but they need clear guidelines and they need to stick to them - agree there’s too much bracket creep.

Increased technology leads to new problems, especially in a really dynamic game like rugby. Sometimes if you blow something up and slow it down enough you can make yourself see/or not see anything!!

@Nepia said in Video Technology:

I think sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not so good, but they need clear guidelines and they need to stick to them - agree there’s too much bracket creep.

Some stuff has no excuse either - the 'forward pass' ruled against the Crusaders in SA, for instance.

Professional sports is TV. Period. The spectators, money and sponsorships are all about TV. And since most people are watching the games on their TVs with video replay, you’re not going to get the toothpaste back in the tube. We can’t have referees making official decisions with less information than a pisstank on his couch eating potato chips.

So you're suggesting I should be ref? Great idea

@Machpants That's a wonderful idea. I never miss a single infringement committed against my team and probably spot at least a couple of hundred ones that the official refs either miss completely or overlook for some reason each and every game!