Until we have better tech, the ball should be placed on the nearest whole yard

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Sep 15, 2019
12:50:00am

GregOstertag All-American

Until we have better tech, the ball should be placed on the nearest whole yard

every first down. So the line to gain will always be at a yard marker. That way, at least refs have a point of reference when looking at whether a player got a first down. No need to measure with sticks any more, just decide if the tip of the ball made to the line.

Not the final solution, but it's such an easy fix for now. Move the ball slightly forward/back every first down.

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I wish we could use technology to spot the ball.

HONOMO

9/14/19 11:49pm

Yes, I’ve been saying this for a long time

BenTheBoss

9/14/19 11:50pm

Wow. The chip idea sounds perfect. Hadn't thought of that.

HONOMO

9/14/19 11:55pm

How does a chip help if you can't tell where a knee or elbow was down?

Mrs Featerbottom

9/15/19 7:11am

You could sync the replay cameras and ball with the game clock.

9/15/19 7:55am

And if you can't see where the knee/elbow touch?

Mrs Featerbottom

9/15/19 8:12am

Implant a chip in each player's knee.

Westsider

9/15/19 8:04am

In their knee pads. Duh. 😉

HONOMO

9/15/19 9:32am

Several improvements that are not difficult....

9/15/19 7:33am

Interesting stuff.

Dr MoBYU

9/15/19 7:59am

Lol these seem prohibitively difficult.

Mrs Featerbottom

9/15/19 8:12am

Every single one is already being done for other use.

9/15/19 8:53am

I was so mad that the ref who had us short took control even though his side was

9/14/19 11:51pm

You could see that Kalani was yelling at the ref on his side to assist

kalifi

9/14/19 11:56pm

Here here! And it's a game of inches, like today!

pt crasher

9/14/19 11:51pm

The hard part is knowing where the ball is WHEN the play is dead

cougXor

9/14/19 11:57pm

But with BenTheBoss's chip idea, it would be pretty easy.

HONOMO

9/15/19 12:10am

RE: But with BenTheBoss's chip idea, it would be pretty easy.

Cougar TD

9/15/19 12:20am

RE: But with BenTheBoss's chip idea, it would be pretty easy.

HONOMO

9/15/19 12:28am

But how to do that fast enough to not interfere with the game?

cougXor

9/15/19 12:21am

Yeah I think when it's the diff b/t a 1st down or not maybe they buzz down. IDK.

HONOMO

9/15/19 12:26am

And there's the real problem. The ball was already off by many inches before you got to the close spot.

El Jefe

9/15/19 12:36am

RE: But how to do that fast enough to not interfere with the game?

davidsonlaw

9/15/19 8:21am

Thing is, you’d need a lot of tech around the chip to triangulate the location

Mike Honcho

9/15/19 12:24am

Not really that easy.

MenloCougar

9/15/19 1:27am

The problem is when it’s all piled up can’t often tell exactly when the knee

Osteotome

9/15/19 2:55am

Until we have better tech, the ball should be placed on the nearest whole yard

9/15/19 12:50am

Interesting thought. I like it.

COACHdrn

9/15/19 12:56am

Except at the goal line, I assume?

mobomanjoe

9/15/19 5:25am

Right. Once you are within the 10 you don't have to do this because the goalline

9/15/19 7:33am

nearest significant digit

Bob Vance

9/15/19 5:54am

Watch, they do that a lot now. I've been watching this for years.

Count Cougar

9/15/19 7:06am

The visible lines that extend across the field are at 5 yard increments.

joeaz

9/15/19 7:29am

The hashmarks every yard are a good enough visual reference point

9/15/19 7:35am

Absolutely

gurt

9/15/19 4:08am

I’d prefer not to relive this moment right now

qom

9/15/19 5:32am

I'm not sure I'd like it. Sometimes spots are bad, others not so much.

BlueTooth

9/15/19 7:26am

How many refs would this put out of work?

OU Cougar

9/15/19 9:09am

Aren’t they all part-time employees?

mobomanjoe

9/15/19 9:18am

So frustrating as we were all commenting on what appeared to be favorable spots

Cougarpride

9/15/19 11:44am

We could if we wanted but it would change the way the ball works a bit

jkccoug

9/15/19 11:49am

Be careful what you ask for. Sometimes human error works in our favor

qom

9/15/19 1:24pm

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