Ryan Bridge: There's TMI from the TMO

TMI and TMO 

Dave Rennie had a bit of a crack at the TMO over the weekend. 

A FIFA ball hit a spidercam in the USA and Norway went nuts because the TMO didn't do anything about it. Apparently it should be an automatic drop-ball.

Both of these these games, different sports, played half way round the world from each other, tell you all you need know about TMO's.

When you're up and winning, they're always butting in where they're not wanted, aren't they?

But when it's your team on the back foot and could do with a pesky technicality to get some points, or lose your opponents some, they come in handy. 

Sport is live and happens quickly. That's why it's exciting. 

So the only solution to this problem, which is only a problem exactly half the time, when your team is losing, is quite simple. 

Play without it!

Things will get missed. Penalties go unawarded. Eyesight is not perfect. Line of sight is not perfect. 

Games move faster, but the results are less accurate. 

Or, you embrace the technology and the cameras and the man in the bunker. 

Hell, one day it'll probably just be all AI powered and decided. 

Personally, I'd rather something was quick and dirty than long and accurate.

There's TMI from the TMO.

Mistakes happen. Chances are they'll happen to everyone equally. 

We've played sports, of sorts, for centuries without the need for cameras and bunkers. 

We can, if we want, just keep doing that for a few centuries longer. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Dave Rennie had a bit of a crack at the
TMO over the weekend. Did you see that at the
same time a FIFA semi final ball had a spider
cam in the US and the Norwegians went nuts? Why
because the TMO or the soccer equivalent didn't do anything
about it. Apparently it should be an automatic drop ball
if that was to happen, and was shown to have happened.

(00:20):
Both of these games, different sports played halfway round the
world from each other, tell you all you need to
know about tmos. When you're up and winning, they're always
budding in when they're not wanted, aren't they. But when
it's your team who's on the back foot and could
do with a pesky technicality to get some points or
lose your opponents a few, they come in. Handy. Sport
is live, happens quickly, That's why it's exciting. So the

(00:44):
only solution to this problem, which is only really a
problem exactly half the time when your team is losing,
is quite simple. Play. Without it, things will get missed,
penalties go unawarded. Eyesight is not perfect, line of sight
is not perfect either. Games move fast, but the results
are less accurate, or you embrace the technology and the
cameras and the man in the bunker. How one day

(01:06):
it'll probably just be an AI powered and decided thing. Personally,
I'd rather something was quick and dirty than long and accurate,
wouldn't you. There's TMI from the TMO. Mistakes happen. Chances
are they'll happen to everyone equally. We've played sports of
sorts for centuries without the need for cameras and bunkers.

(01:28):
If we can, and if we want, we could just
keep doing that for a few centuries longer. For more
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