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05-26-05, 08:53 PM
Got this today from SoonerSports.com -
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Big 12 Conference Wednesday moved one rubber-stamp vote away from approving instant replay in football games.
Athletic directors and coaches met at the conference annual meetings and decided to use the same system used by the Big Ten last year, and add an on-field monitor so the referee could give input to the official making the decision in the press box.
With the final details resolved, athletic directors are expected to approve instant replay Thursday.
Under the Big Ten system, introduced last season, all reviews and reversals came from the booth. Calls could be overturned only if there was "indisputable video evidence," and reviewable plays were more or less limited to those involving scoring, fumbles and possession on receptions.
The Big 12 would use that system, but wants to add the on-field monitor so the referee will be able to see the play and discuss it with the official in the booth, even though the referee won't have final say on the call.
"It's better for the guy on the field to be part of the communication process," Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg said.
The Big 12 will join the Southeastern, Pac-10, Big East, Mountain West and Atlantic Coast conferences in bringing in replay for 2005.
Most conferences are jumping on the replay bandwagon due in large part to the success of the Big Ten system. That conference said replay was used in 28 of the 57 games last season. Of the 43 calls questioned, 21 were overturned. Games where instant replay was used were three minutes longer on average, with reviews taking an average of 2 minutes and 39 seconds.
Weiberg said the biggest worry among coaches and athletic directors was delaying games.
"They worry about the awkwardness of standing around for two, three, four minutes," Weiberg said. "Beyond that, everyone is supportive of the technology."
"I don't see any problems with it," Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins said. "It's a good system."
Replay will be used in all Big 12 home games. In nonconference games, visiting teams must also agree. Where available, TV feeds will be used to provide replays.
Other topics at the Big 12 meetings included:
With a 12th game approved, the conference would like to ensure that all schools will schedule at least one nonconference game against a marquee opponent to make the games more attractive for TV. Athletic directors are also looking into formulas that would call for expanding the conference schedule from eight to nine or 10 games. However, Weiberg said there was no support for eliminating the divisions, as had been reported earlier.
ABC notified the conference that this season's football title game will kick off in the early afternoon instead of prime time. The network wants to put the inaugural ACC title game, set for the same day, in prime time. "We can't really argue with that," Weiberg said.
No progress in negotiations for possible new deals with the Gator and Capital One Bowls. The Big 12 hoped to firm up its bowl situation this week, but will have to wait while the Capital One Bowl -- the highest-paying bowl outside the BCS -- wraps up TV negotiations.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Big 12 Conference Wednesday moved one rubber-stamp vote away from approving instant replay in football games.
Athletic directors and coaches met at the conference annual meetings and decided to use the same system used by the Big Ten last year, and add an on-field monitor so the referee could give input to the official making the decision in the press box.
With the final details resolved, athletic directors are expected to approve instant replay Thursday.
Under the Big Ten system, introduced last season, all reviews and reversals came from the booth. Calls could be overturned only if there was "indisputable video evidence," and reviewable plays were more or less limited to those involving scoring, fumbles and possession on receptions.
The Big 12 would use that system, but wants to add the on-field monitor so the referee will be able to see the play and discuss it with the official in the booth, even though the referee won't have final say on the call.
"It's better for the guy on the field to be part of the communication process," Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg said.
The Big 12 will join the Southeastern, Pac-10, Big East, Mountain West and Atlantic Coast conferences in bringing in replay for 2005.
Most conferences are jumping on the replay bandwagon due in large part to the success of the Big Ten system. That conference said replay was used in 28 of the 57 games last season. Of the 43 calls questioned, 21 were overturned. Games where instant replay was used were three minutes longer on average, with reviews taking an average of 2 minutes and 39 seconds.
Weiberg said the biggest worry among coaches and athletic directors was delaying games.
"They worry about the awkwardness of standing around for two, three, four minutes," Weiberg said. "Beyond that, everyone is supportive of the technology."
"I don't see any problems with it," Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins said. "It's a good system."
Replay will be used in all Big 12 home games. In nonconference games, visiting teams must also agree. Where available, TV feeds will be used to provide replays.
Other topics at the Big 12 meetings included:
With a 12th game approved, the conference would like to ensure that all schools will schedule at least one nonconference game against a marquee opponent to make the games more attractive for TV. Athletic directors are also looking into formulas that would call for expanding the conference schedule from eight to nine or 10 games. However, Weiberg said there was no support for eliminating the divisions, as had been reported earlier.
ABC notified the conference that this season's football title game will kick off in the early afternoon instead of prime time. The network wants to put the inaugural ACC title game, set for the same day, in prime time. "We can't really argue with that," Weiberg said.
No progress in negotiations for possible new deals with the Gator and Capital One Bowls. The Big 12 hoped to firm up its bowl situation this week, but will have to wait while the Capital One Bowl -- the highest-paying bowl outside the BCS -- wraps up TV negotiations.