All scoring plays are subject to booth review. The officials in booth are not "fake officials" (as you so condescendingly like to call them) and they upheld the ruling. End of story.
BTW, I thought they did a good job in Green Bay tonight. No, correction: They did a good job in Green Bay tonight.
I tried to avoid this argument we have because both of us will NEVER convince the other..
But I do have to bring this up..
You want to use the booth review to prove Luck's slide was called right.....okay..
On the surface I would agree, as it is a very very close call to make..
You also are correct in saying all scoring plays are reviewed...And this one is not an exception.
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Rule states when slide starts, ball is placed at that spot...
Could not get a clear pic of when slide literally starts...
But I think we all can agree that he started his slide a fraction before this picture..And that would mean the ball didnt cross goal line, and should have been placed at the 1/2 yard line..
But a booth review should never make a mistake..But as you have stated, regular refs have made big blunders, and I will agree with 10000000% that they do make mistakes, even in the booth
Example
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/greg-jennings-fumble-no-call/
That was reviewed, and claimed a non fumble..Booth got it wrong...As the official on the broadcast states it was wrong.
Dont take my word for it...Our own writer Travis brought it up
http://www.packerforum.com/threads/dont-quit-your-day-job.38576/
Then this from USA Today
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...-packers-referees-officiating-/1#.UEBc3aAXXyB
In a column posted today FoxSports.com,
Pereira wrote:
I'm a fan of staying with the call that's originally made on the field, but in this case, I think there was clear video evidence that the ball was being pulled out of Jennings' hands before his calf hit the ground. It almost makes me wonder whether they even got to look at the last replay I saw before making the final decision.
On Sunday,
Mike Wilbon of ESPN's
Pardon the Interruption took to Twitter to rip the refs for not overturning the Jennings call. He tweeted:
It's a freakin' fumble! Period. What a gutless ruling...just wrong, plain awful wrong...why have instant replay if you can't get that?
This just shows that instant reply isn't always right..
Now---
You claim there are regular refs are in the booth, but doing what?? Not making calls on replays..
http://whodatdish.com/2012/08/29/no-end-in-sight-nfl-says-replacement-officials-here-to-stay/
We will have an officiating supervisor from our staff in the replay booth at each game whose job will be to help ensure correct penalty enforcement, administration of rules not involving fouls, operation of the game and play clocks, and game administration.
The supervisor will be able to communicate directly with the alternate official on the sidelines.
The supervisor will not be involved in either the instant replay system or any judgment made by the officials on the field. As in all games, the final decision will be made by the referee on the field and no decision will be revisited or changed once the ball has been snapped for the next play.
It isnt a big deal the replacement refs missed the booth call as regular refs have done it..
Just dont want you, or anyone else thinking that booth reviews are always correct...