2015 HINT DISCUSSION

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Originally Posted by Canon reeves

In 1999, the NFL allowed instant replay for coaches to be able to question the call,here this could be a possiblity, but I doubt it because the question box is already full, imagine the nightmare of rewatching every match for simple calls? But if the penalty affected the game outcome they could use instant replay?

The other day I was thinking about how the NFL has instant replay, the MLB recently began implementing it, and the NHL is beginning to consider using it as well. I have always seen one of FRC's ultimate goals as being as big a spectator sport as any of the traditional ones, and I'm sure they've talked about implementing things like instant replay. But in football, the one thing you can't challenge is a penalty, even when they can have a big impact on the game. Obviously FRC doesn't have to have the same rules for challenging, but other than penalties, scoring is the other big thing you would challenge, but other than arguing whether a team got an assist or not, I can't think of anything in recent years that's truly questionable. A ball is either in a goal or not, and endgame results are already assessed carefully because they can walk on the field to look at the robots closely.