MAR Competitions

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by TylerS

That's unfair to say imo. If it's done in an intelligent manner similar to timeouts, where it's only available in eliminations, then I see no reason why it could not be made feasible.

There are a myriad of technical reasons why it can't be done. But the biggest ones are time and money. Regionals are already running late, and as someone who has to help keep the whole show on it's rails, it's HARD. Add into that the camera gear the NFL uses for a game is probably a substantial portion of a regional budget. It's almost a non-starter. [1] Add into that we could avoid this whole issue by acknowledging that our refs are freaking human when planning how many volunteers we need and I don't know why it keeps coming up.

TL;DR - Add scorekeepers/more refs than you think you'll need. It's cheaper and easier.



[1] Oh but what about crowdsourcing! Shaky video from about a million feet away with digital zoom isn't gonna help clarify anything. And, to quote Gregory House, "Everybody lies!"