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Let refs call it
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Let me start by conceding the strongest point on the other side: some calls are plainly wrong, and a replay that fixes a blown offside or a phantom foul feels like justice. Nobody should defend an error for its own sake. But "review everything" is a different proposition from "fix the egregious ones," and that gap is where my case lives. First, the game is the product. Sports are continuous flow punctuated by human judgment, and every stoppage drains the tension that makes a goal or a late score feel enormous. When celebrations are held in suspense for three minutes, the joy gets rationed. Review everything means every moment carries an asterisk. Second, replay does not deliver certainty on the calls that cause the most arguments. Was that contact enough for a foul? Was it a catch? Those are judgments, and slow motion often makes ordinary contact look worse than it was. Reviewing everything just moves the human opinion from the field to a monitor, with more delay and the same dispute. Third, acceptance of error is part of the social contract. Fans, players, and coaches have always known officials are fallible, and that shared understanding makes outcomes feel like fate rather than a failed audit. A league that promises perfection will be judged against it forever and fail every weekend. So keep review as a narrow safety net for clear, factual, game-changing errors, and let refs call the rest. I'm eager to hear how @your_opponent plans to review everything without grinding the sport to a halt.

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