NCAA College Football Teams to Start Using iPads for Video Replay

[MacRumors]

A trio of NCAA college football conferences, including the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten, recently announced that coaches and players will use iPads on the sidelines of games for video replay purposes starting in the upcoming 2024 season.

"We're thrilled the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten are utilizing iPad, as its unique capabilities and versatility make it the ideal solution to support coaches and student-athletes," said Scott Brodrick, an iPad product marketing employee at Apple. "With an unrivaled combination of advanced displays, powerful performance, portability, fast connectivity, all-day battery life and versatile accessories, iPad will let coaches and players make in-game adjustments and empower athletes to compete at the highest level."

The introduction of iPads is a result of upcoming NCAA rule changes that allow for video replay technology to be used on the sidelines of college football games, for the first time. The 2024 season begins on Saturday, August 24.

Article Link: NCAA College Football Teams to Start Using iPads for Video Replay

 

[fenderbass146]

boo less technology in sports please...

 

[mansplains]

boo less technology in sports please...

gotta do something with all that $$$

 

[CarAnalogy]

The introduction of iPads is a result of upcoming NCAA rule changes that allow for video replay technology to be used on the sidelines of college football games, for the first time.

So Apple swooped in before Microsoft could make another deal like with the NFL.

I almost feel bad for Microsoft. For the first several years of that deal, the announcers called them iPads when they worked and Surfaces when they didn't.

Either one would work fine, but one is easier to develop and publish custom software for...

 

[artifex]

so glad they'll finally be able to compete at the highest level with the versatile accessories

 

[lkrupp]

They’ll use any brand that offers to pay the most for the right to advertise. It has nothing to do with which device is better. And I’m an Apple fan.

 

[freedomlinux]

They’ll use any brand that offers to pay the most for the right to advertise.

Which is, of course, why the NFL uses clearly-branded Surface tablets

 

[joeblow7777]

They’ll use any brand that offers to pay the most for the right to advertise. It has nothing to do with which device is better. And I’m an Apple fan.

Well, yeah. You can watch videos on any tablet. It's entirely a business/marketing decision. I think everyone knows that.

 

[dannyyankou]

boo less technology in sports please...

In MLB at least, the players rave about iPads in the dugout. They can pull up an opposing player's stats and pitch repertoire at any time. I think baseball gets the most value out of it.

 

[DocMultimedia]

So Apple swooped in before Microsoft could make another deal like with the NFL.

I almost feel bad for Microsoft. For the first several years of that deal, the announcers called them iPads when they worked and Surfaces when they didn't.

Either one would work fine, but one is easier to develop and publish custom software for...

And the best clip ever was Brady (?) flinging the surface into the bench and breaking it when he watched an interception he threw. I'm a wee bit tipsy from dinner beverages, so details might be a bit off. But I still laugh at the distant memory.

 

[DocMultimedia]

I still wish Apple had gotten the NFL Sunday ticket contract. I think they really wanted it but freaked at the cost (even though they have plenty).

 

[lilkwarrior]

boo less technology in sports please...

…Why? Athletes have benefited a ton with the information and correct calls that can be made.

NFL will benefit a lot no longer having sideline crew to the great happiness of football players worldwide thanks to technology.

It’d be great to get 4K+ 60-120hz with Dolby Vision college football soon for consumers just like Soccer televised by Sky.

Drones have been put to great use by football leagues too.

 

[GrayFlannel]

But wouldn’t using Vision Pro be more efficient?

 

[Abazigal]

Which is, of course, why the NFL uses clearly-branded Surface tablets

Which made recognising them all the more awkward when coaches started slamming them against the ground.

 

[lilkwarrior]

But wouldn’t using Vision Pro be more efficient?

While the ideal factor for personal computing that values autonomy and privacy, a XR headset isn’t great to go over the same thing with others spontaneously at anytime even amidst incremental weather compared to an iPad/tablet.

With a headset, it would be hard to immediately get a coach or a multi-faceted (offense, defenses and special tesms player potentially) teammate to chime in on a correction or seek to an important point in footage you missed quickly such as when they’re walking by—it would be ridiculous to expect them to wear XR glasses or headsets already findable by yours to be able to do that on a whim.

It’s also far more cost effective to supply entire football units with tablets than XR glasses/headsets—especially to be able to be readily replaced.

Pro Athletes have definitely used XR devices for training and other purposes though; I’m privileged to have worked with and grew up with them over the years

 

[fenderbass146]

In MLB at least, the players rave about iPads in the dugout. They can pull up an opposing player's stats and pitch repertoire at any time. I think baseball gets the most value out of it.

I'm aware and baseball is my primary sport and I don't like it, the game has become so calculated.

 

[fenderbass146]

…Why? Athletes have benefited a ton with the information and correct calls that can be made.

NFL will benefit a lot no longer having sideline crew to the great happiness of football players worldwide thanks to technology.

It’d be great to get 4K+ 60-120hz with Dolby Vision college football soon for consumers just like Soccer televised by Sky.

Drones have been put to great use by football leagues too.

I'm all for correct calls and replay, I'm not for players and coaches having technology for replays, statistics on the field/sideline. Learn the game, learn your opponent, but do it before the game.

 

[iPadified]

Excellent example of a superior computer solution for field work. I bet they do not sit in an offie with a keyboard and poke around in the Files app or do multitasking.

 

[GrayFlannel]

While the ideal factor for personal computing that values autonomy and privacy, a XR headset isn’t great to go over the same thing with others spontaneously at anytime even amidst incremental weather compared to an iPad/tablet.

With a headset, it would be hard to immediately get a coach or a multi-faceted (offense, defenses and special tesms player potentially) teammate to chime in on a correction or seek to an important point in footage you missed quickly such as was walking by—it would be ridiculous to expect them to wear XR glasses or headsets already findable by yours to be able to do that on a whim.

It’s also far more cost effective to supply entire football units with tablets than XR glasses/headsets—especially to be able to readily replaced

Pro Athletes have definitely use XR devices for training and other purposes though; I’m privileged to have worked with and grew up with them over the years

Well, that‘s a lucid and persuasive argument. I have changed my mind. The Vision Pro would not be a better choice.

 

[DJC631]

Sounds like a good move.
Roll Tide!

 

[Numbah One]

Hope they don't start asking Siri for play advice 🤣

 

[lilkwarrior]

I'm all for correct calls and replay, I'm not for players and coaches having technology for replays, statistics on the field/sideline. Learn the game, learn your opponent, but do it before the game.

Being able to analyze your opponent in a similar matter athletes do in film sessions and what the crowed can do brings much needed parity to reward the brightest and most analytical minds of any sport.

This is especially important for defense players and the most exciting aspects of offense for any sport.

Especially in college to maximize opportunities for emerging athletes competing amongst themselves to play and have the right opportunities to play.

 

[Mousse]

boo less technology in sports please...

They use MS Surface tablets in the NFL. It's a lot more environmentally friendly than how they previously did things: a stack of print outs. Using iPads for instant reviews of what they did wrong on the previous drive helps players make adjustments.

gotta do something with all that $$$

Pay the student athletes maybe?🤔 The NCAA is making big bucks off the backs of these young men.

 

[mansplains]

Pay the student athletes maybe?🤔 The NCAA is making big bucks off the backs of these young men.

But that's against the rules. They don't make the rules, they only think them up and write them down.

Spoiler: Mature Reference

 

[fenderbass146]

They use MS Surface tablets in the NFL. It's a lot more environmentally friendly than how they previously did things: a stack of print outs. Using iPads for instant reviews of what they did wrong on the previous drive helps players make adjustments.

Pay the student athletes maybe?🤔 The NCAA is making big bucks off the backs of these young men.

I understand the concept...it's unneeded. I'm all about reviewing tape, but you shouldn't be doing it during the game.