Originally Posted by
BLT
I get your point about the appeal in the NFL being slightly different. However, the NCAA allows a more liberal level of review this season. As a fan at the game, watching Jim Burr's backside for five minutes as he looks at a monitor is not very engaging. Meanwhile, every fan who ran to the urinal or to get a beer gets to see the replay Burr is watching for the 10th time. Just not fan friendly.
What the conference is thinking is 1960ish: Out of sight, out of mind. Establish authority. In reality today, the veil of secrecy does the opposite as it lights a slow burn with fans as they see Jim Burr watching the video...this set of circumstances works to set off a wave of conspiracy theories in the stands, especially from the returnees from the bathroom.
At the holiday tournaments, it is interesting to watch a lot of non-MU games as a neutral fan. One common observed theme: according to the teams playing fans, the refs get every call against their team wrong. As a neutral fan, the refs get 95%+ right. As soon as MU tips off, it is 95% wrong for me. The point: enhance the live fan experience and show the replay. Nothing for the conference to be afraid of by showing the facts other than to settle the fans down by involving them in the live event. It is good business.