'It's Insane!': Bryant Gumbel Says 'Technology is Ruining Sports Viewing' - Mediaite

“Get rid of instant replay.”

So says Bryant Gumbel, on an episode of Real Sports set to premiere tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. As part of a roundtable discussion about technology in sports, the HBO personality called for the elimination of replay, and other technological aspects of sports.

“In my humble opinion, technology is ruining sports viewing,” Gumbel said.

He added, “They stop every two seconds for a replay…they go under the hood for a review…It’s insane.”

Gumbel’s take airs two days after a comically bad call in the New York Giants-Detroit Lions game. Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was deemed to have caught a pass which very clearly hit the ground. The completion only went for four yards, so Lions coach Jim Caldwell opted not to challenge it. But it served as a reminder of what football was like before replay.

But Gumbel is apparently unmoved by the prospect of egregious officiating errors.

“What’s next?” Gumbel said. “Do we put a chip in everybody’s (baseball) cleat so we can tell if they reached the bag before a tag?…It’s sports. It’s supposed to be a game.  That’s what it is. It’s not a technological experiment. It’s a GAME!”

Watch above, via HBO.

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