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Would you want this much Science and Technology in Football?

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http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2014/06/ncsu-researchers-develop-system-to-better.html

 

 

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Being a game of inches, that challenge can sometimes affect the outcome of a game. Referees are sometimes left to guess how far a player advanced the ball, affecting a third-down conversion, or even a touchdown call. Researchers at N.C. State University say they might have a solution to the problem. In collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research, scientists have developed a system that can track a football in three-dimensional space using low-frequency magnetic fields, particularly useful when the ball is blocked from view. Using high-frequency waves to track a football isn’t a new concept, but the problem with previous versions of the idea was that the players’ bodies would absorb those waves, making it impossible to accurately track the ball.

 

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The world cup is implementing technology to detect when a ball crosses the goal line. This is something the NFL should've done years ago. If Goodell wanted to make a name for himself, instead of changing all the fuging rules of football, all he had to do was drive the NFL into the technological age. He would've been way more liked than he is now.

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I'm still not sure why they haven't implemented something that tracks where the ball is on the field. It really wouldn't be that hard to implement, and refs need to be making way less decisions.

Maybe for the same reason that baseball has stayed away feom technology..they feel it takes aaway from the game. People love drama and controversy as much as they love the game. Remember that Seahawks touchdown 2 years ago they won on...

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Call me old school but the refs are as much a part of the game as the players.

 

Next everyone will wear sensors and detect holding and all other penalties.

 

Leave it alone.  We got replay when they screw up a spot but for the most part they get it right.

 

The refs are only there to make sure the game is played the way it should. Technology would help them enforce that and get it right way more often than they ever would alone. If you are a true football fan, you would want the game to be as pure as you want it without monumental human errors. Even with replay, refs still royally screw it up.

 

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I can't wait till we replace the players with robots that never retire or get tired. Football 24/7!!!

Wow, I bet you oppose cell phones, internet, tv, radio x and birth control because we haven't always had those

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The refs are only there to make sure the game is played the way it should. Technology would help them enforce that and get it right way more often than they ever would alone. If you are a true football fan, you would want the game to be as pure as you want it without monumental human errors. Even with replay, refs still royally screw it up.

 

 

And what guarantee do you have that one punt of the football or one Steve Smith spin doesn't throw it out of whack by a inch or two or more.

 

You can't.  The spotting of the football is pretty good for the most part.  Occasionally they do a  lousy job of spotting it. And if it is that bad they challenge it.  I would say 7-10 challenges are upheld and the team loses a timeout.

 

Leave it alone.  Not worth the headache.

 

Typical huddle response.  Your not a true fan if you don't agree with me.

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