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I've been watching a lot more international sports and the rugby and cricket replays seem to do things better. Rugby allows everyone to hear the on field official tell the replay official what they saw, what the call on the field is (which they don't have to make), and what they want reviewed. Then you get to hear the replay official explain what they are seeing as the replay goes. Cricket is always fun because the on field official can signal for replay and basically say "I have 0 clue what I saw, tell me the right answer." Again, no necessarily right, but better than the opaque US replay systems. If nothing else, put a cap on replays. If you can't find an answer in 90 seconds, replay over and back to the game

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Incredible read. Makes me think of this tweet, ranking lowest Texas A&M moments.

https://twitter.com/jorfid/status/1638211554079326210?s=46

Two of the five most memorable moments in recent history are missed calls. Don't get me wrong, it's frustrating to lose to rivals on a single play. But like you said, Pandora's Box has been opened and now that we know a single play can be reviewed, we will never accept a loss over a single play again.

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