Sunday, November 8, 2009

Alabama vs L.S.U.: No Guts in the Replay Booth...

"Indisputable Evidence" as opposed to "I'm pretty sure he made the interception, but...". A very close play in Saturday's Alabama vs LSU game involved the Tigers' Patrick Peterson making a great sideline play on a pass thrown by the Crimson Tide's Greg McElroy late in the fourth quarter. The play was ruled an incomplete pass by the official closest to the play, and the replays showed just how close the play was indeed. The replay official "in the booth" chose not to overturn the call on the field. As I watched the game, I didn't think the booth would over-rule the play, but it would have been great to see a close play like that changed because the official said something like "I'm 99% sure he made the pick". I wonder if that call would have been easier to overturn if the game had been played in Baton Rouge? Just wondering...


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