06-20-2010, 10:29 PM
(06-20-2010, 08:37 PM)Alliera Wrote: It removes absolute authority from the referee and places it on a video recorder. That doesn't feel like football to me.As if video recorders had a vested interest in the process?
The important thing, I would have thought, would be the facts of the game: what were the players doing, where was the ball, when did various things occur. The refs are there to judge that, and the video is a tool to make sure they call it right.
The referees aren't supposed to be kings. They're supposed to regulate the game according to the rules. If it makes for better rule-following, why not undermine their authority?
-Jester