Slow motion for me

Think back to all those times when you were watching football and saw something on the TV replay that the officials somehow missed. You wished and swore that someday instant replay would be used in college football. Well, this year you finally got your wish.\nIn case you didn't know, the Big Ten has decided to implement instant replay in every conference football game this season on a trial basis.\nBasically, at every conference game, there will be some old guy sitting in a booth with a digital TV and a TiVo, watching every play to see if it needs to be reviewed or not. Then, if he sees something he needs to review, he'll radio down to an official on the field and notify them to stop play because the previous play is being reviewed. Then, if the old man finds something that needs to be changed, he'll let the official on the field know and the official will then let everyone else know. \nSounds simple. So why did it take an official 10 minutes to review a play of little significance in Wisconsin's home-opener against Central Florida?\nFor the NFL, instant replay works because they have a strict system set in place where coaches are given a set limit of two challenges per game and the officials are given only a minute and a half to review the play. The Big Ten, on the other hand, has no limits of any kind. The decision to overrule the play is entirely at the discretion of the man sitting in the booth.\nIs this what we really want in college football? \nTo me, one of the things I like most about college football is that it's so different from professional football. Next thing you know, they'll be implementing a high school lottery draft.\nOK, maybe that's stretching it a little bit. It's not that I'm against instant replay, I'm just against it being used in college football. College football is a game of momentum, much more so than professional football is. \nImagine watching your favorite team throw a Hail Mary for a touchdown only to find out that the play needs to be reviewed. At that point, the man in the booth could take either two minutes or half-hour deciding how the play should be ruled. To me, this is not the college football we've grown up with. One can only hope that the trial basis will either be fixed or scrapped before next season begins.