When it comes to the making of the replay-review sausage, it’s always better to let viewers see and hear what’s happening. Absent concerns that the folks charged with the function of reversing or confirming calls are incompetent, transparency minimizes tinfoil-hat concerns of conspiracy.

The ACC Network embraced that concept on Saturday night. In at least one game.

Via Michael Dixon of AwfulAnnouncing.com, the East Texas A&M-SMU matchup included a look inside the ACC Gameday Operations Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As noted by ESPN, it’s unprecedented for college football.

While it’s not unprecedented for pro football, it was an enhancement introduced by the XFL. And there’s no question about the competence of the likes of former NFL officiating czars Dean Blandino and Mike

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