📡 SEC to review plays in 2016 from the league offices

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SEC to review plays in 2016

Two weeks ago, the SEC announced it would implement a collaborative process for instant replay review next football season based out of the league office in Birmingham.

The decision was unanimously approved by the SEC’s athletic directors and approved by the league executive committee May 17, with final details announced Thursday evening.

The new technology will provide real-time video to the SEC’s Video Command Center in the league office, allowing the SEC to assist with the in-stadium instant replay officials during their decision-making process.

“We want to be correct,” SEC director of officials Steve Shaw said Thursday. “Now, perfection is impossible, but we want to be consistent and be correct in the outcomes of these (plays), and we also don’t feel like this will add time to the game. In fact, I hope we’ll be quicker through the process.”

Shaw said three replay officials in the SEC’s Video Command Center will watch conference games while in communication with on-site replay officials. If stoppage in play occurs for a review, the three replay officials in Birmingham will collaborate with the on-site replay official and come to a determination on the play. The call then will be relayed to the referee on the field.

The conference went through a dry run with the new process by testing it during Alabama’s annual spring game, which was televised on ESPN.

"I think it went pretty seamlessly that day,” said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.

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[Sid Youngleman]

The SEC is sometimes sadly unimaginative when it comes to marketing and promoting fan involvement. A far more exciting idea would be to have a different sports bar each Saturday serve as "the SEC's Video Command Center." Every pitcher of beer ordered within 45 seconds of an uncertain call would entitle the purchaser, upon reviewing the replays, to cast one vote toward the resolution of the issue. Tie votes would require the purchase of additional pitchers of beer until the production of a majority or universal stupor, whichever came first. And it might not be the fastest way, but, from an economic perspective, it beats the hell out of quantitative easing.