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Evolution of Instant Replay
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Michigan vs Michigan State
On November 3, 2001 Michigan played Michigan State in a game the introduced instant replay to college football. On the fourth and goal with one second remaining in the fourth quarter Michigan State QB through a winning pass as time on the clock expired. -
Tuck Rule
The New England Patriots defeat the Oakland Raiders in
the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, which is forever known as the Tuck Rule game. Tom Brady fumble reversed to incompletion after instant replay review. -
Kings vs. Lakers
The Lakers were playing the Kings in the western conference finals on the fourth game while the Kings had a 2-1 lead in the series. The Lakes Samaki Walker made a half court shot that went in after time had expired, and ultimately helped lead to their victory because instant replay was not implemented yet in the NBA. -
First use of Instant replay in MLB
On September 4th, 208 it marked the first time in the history of Major League Baseball that instant replay was used. On a homerun hit by Alex Rodriguez against the Tampa Bay Rays, the umpires gathered together in the end to confirm the home run after using instant replay. This was a turning point in Major League Baseball, in that after this occurrence it has continued to be used for homerun calls, leading to several calls that were overturned as well. -
Six Overtimes
Syracuse defeats UConn in 6 overtimes after last second
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The Perfect Game
On June 2nd, 2010, Armando Galaragga’s perfect game was blown on the last call of the game, when he went to cover first on a ground ball. The runner was clearly out, and called safe by the umpire. Because of the significance of the call, it was obvious that the question of whether or not we should use instant replay in baseball, not just with fair or foul homeruns arose. This was a huge step for MLB and will be looked at as a turning point in years to come regarding to Instant Replay. -
How far should instant replay in the NBA go?
When the LA Lakers played the Celtics in the 2010 NBA finals referees looked back at the tapes three times to decifer if players were out of bounds or not. However, review of these tapes led to exposures of fouls that had not been called and caused some controversery leading viewers and referees to ask, how far should instant replay go? -
The controversial call that cost USA a win
On June 18, 2010 the USA came back to tie the Slovenian's at 2-2 with less than ten minutes remaining in the second half. In the 85th minute Donovan launched a free kick to teammate Maurice Edu who knocked the ball into the net, but the ref disallowed the goal.
