If you read this site, then you know I don’t believe in a league-sponsored conspiracy that’s driving officials to favor unbeaten Alabama and Florida over everyone else in the conference.
As a matter of fact, I’ve also made it clear that I don’t believe officiating is any worse now than it’s ever been.
In my view, the only difference between today’s officiating and that of 25 years ago is the way we now watch said officiating.
We have technology that wasn’t available years ago: more televised games, more cameras and angles at games, more highlight shows to air views from those games, more and better slow-motion technology, freeze-frame/zoom-in technology, even home DVRs that allow us to slow down, freeze and reverse any play we like right from our very own La-Z-Boy.
Combine those technologies with an explosion of social media and Stewart Mandel of SI.com writes that fans now have the power to “impact the game like never.”
And personally, I don’t think that’s a good thing.
So if you’re a Twitterer or a YouTuber or just someone who believes every photo or video you see posted on those sites, this article is one you need to read.
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