Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Small Soapbox:Random Sideline Guys.



The guy in the red hat is the TV timeout guy. The guy in the green vest is the Instant Replay guy. Isn't there a better spot for them to stand?

Usually i get annoyed at people who jump out in front of my cameras (ask Niki) and will generally take my ranting to a new artform. The sidelines are usually packed with people who have no idea that this is a professional working environment and that if you move forward, you're going to block a whole lot of people.

This time, i have to take serious issue with where these random workers stand. Because of their attitude - I overhead the Instant Replay guy's response to a SportsComm request to take a step back - they refuse to move and have no qualms about blocking everyone who's standing farther downfield then the 10 yard line.

All I'm asking is that the Southeastern Conference move these two guys back by 2 yards, back to the line where the cameras have to be. Its frustrating, its annoying and frankly I don't understand what the purpose of standing in everyone's way is. If its not safe for us to be up by where the red line is, why is it safe for them?

I'm also in favor of the NCAA making the bench area smaller, shrinking it down to the NFL size of between the 35-yard-lines or a compromise down to the 30s.

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