NCAA Video Week 5, play 7

[ElvisLives]

NCAA Video Week 5, play 7

What a timely example of lighting blackout for the sake of drama, that is actually highly dangerous. Not only does it hinder our ability to officiate (who knows what happened while the lights were out?) but it could cause folks moving around the stands to misstep and fall, etc.
Many stadia now have LED lighting that accommodates dimming, changes of color, flashing, and even total blackout. I personally experienced that two weeks ago, and it was downright disconcerting. We need to nip this in the bud. Once teams take the field, there should be no blackout allowed until the teams leave the field at half-time, and until the game officials are off the field after the game is over (maybe even until one team has entirely left the field).

Contact your officiating executives and get them to get the 'blackouts' stopped.

[MowerMan]

Totally agree. Last week in our game as soon as the player scored, lights out. Very dangerous. Talked with home team.
Uil/TASO needs a policy.

[Imperial Stout]

Earlier in the game, coming back from a media timeout, both teams were already lined up with the offense in an apparent punt formation, with the stadium lights flashing.  It really annoyed the punter and he let the referee know how he felt about it.  It stopped right after the ready for play, though it is maddening to allow anything goes outside of that time as if nothing can happen.

PA announcers are getting more obnoxious as well which looked like it hurt the home team in this case.  Oklahoma was on offense going for it on a 4th down.  The linemen were down in their stance, the QB was making adjustments, and the PA announcer tried to start a "Boomer Sooner" chant.  The PA yelled "Boomer", and immediately afterwards, an offensive lineman committed a false start. 

I understand the need to try to put on a cool show in an attempt to boost fan attendance, but things have gotten out of hand real quickly.

[RiderJake]

Earlier in the game, coming back from a media timeout, both teams were already lined up with the offense in an apparent punt formation, with the stadium lights flashing.  It really annoyed the punter and he let the referee know how he felt about it.  It stopped right after the ready for play, though it is maddening to allow anything goes outside of that time as if nothing can happen.

PA announcers are getting more obnoxious as well which looked like it hurt the home team in this case.  Oklahoma was on offense going for it on a 4th down.  The linemen were down in their stance, the QB was making adjustments, and the PA announcer tried to start a "Boomer Sooner" chant.  The PA yelled "Boomer", and immediately afterwards, an offensive lineman committed a false start. 

I understand the need to try to put on a cool show in an attempt to boost fan attendance, but things have gotten out of hand real quickly.

I don't think there was a conspiracy here... It's just that it was such a show this time.

[Imperial Stout]

NCAA Video Week 5, play 7

What a timely example of lighting blackout for the sake of drama, that is actually highly dangerous. Not only does it hinder our ability to officiate (who knows what happened while the lights were out?) but it could cause folks moving around the stands to misstep and fall, etc.
Many stadia now have LED lighting that accommodates dimming, changes of color, flashing, and even total blackout. I personally experienced that two weeks ago, and it was downright disconcerting. We need to nip this in the bud. Once teams take the field, there should be no blackout allowed until the teams leave the field at half-time, and until the game officials are off the field after the game is over (maybe even until one team has entirely left the field).

Contact your officiating executives and get them to get the 'blackouts' stopped.

How correct you were over how these light shows can lead to a highly dangerous situation...

https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1723537437995995470

This is WVU vs OU.  A fight breaks out after a TD where the WR gets hit as he catches a pass for a TD , which was initially flagged for targeting.  Targeting was overturned by replay, though getting control of this mess that happened afterwards and knowing exactly what happened gets even more challenging with the lights flashing like that.