These review scenarios confuse fans, hurt quality of officiating Officials huddle in the first half of the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Philadelphia Eagles in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday.(Photo: Mike McCarn AP) EAST LANSING – Video replay has turned everybody into a referee. Even worse, it has turned too many into conspiracy theorists seeking an explanation when the replay doesn’t validate what they deem as “obvious” calls. As I stood waiting for an elevator at Spartan Stadium Saturday evening, a soft-spoken, grandmotherly woman asked me about what she thought were bad calls against Michigan State. She actually wondered if there was an orchestrated “fix” on the game. She even used the word “fix” in describing her concern. And Michigan State won by 26 points. The official video review needs to go. While correcting and clarifying some calls, it isn’t helping. It’s not improving the overall quality of the product. Even with replay, game officiating remains interpretative at the moment of the call. …
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