One thing that has become more and more common in football, not only at the college level but across all levels, is video review. While some coaches see the replay system as a positive thing, others argue against it, with the main concern being that it slows down the pace of play.
Major League Baseball is making significant changes to the way the sport is played next season to try to appeal to a younger demographic. Their research showed that a slow pace of play didn’t keep sustained viewership. Not many people are going to sit down for three hours to watch a nine-inning game.
Some coaches fear that college football may be trending in that direction, as well, because of how much replay slows the game down. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] was asked for his thoughts about it.
“My biggest concern is that we’re just slowing the game down,” Kelly said. “Look, we’ve got to pay the bills, I get it. It’s four, three, four, three, with timeouts. That’s not going away or we’re going to be obviously not paying anybody anything.
“But to stop the game for so many reviews and most of them to be the play stands as called, it just takes away the flow of the game. Hopefully it’s something that we can look at at the end of the season. Maybe it can be instant replay on scoring plays only or change of possession and then if you feel like it’s egregious, throw your red flag out there.”
There were a number of reviews in Saturday’s win at Florida, and Kelly said after that game that he felt like most of them went the other way. It didn’t matter in that game as the Tigers still won 45-35, but it’s something to watch moving forward, as it clearly frustrated Kelly.
LSU returns home this Saturday to take on the undefeated Ole Miss Rebels on CBS at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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