I have been in contact with the AAC, and although they are not releasing an official statement on the replay booth ref's decision not to overturn the call on the field, they did say there was another camera shot not available to CBS that made it uncertain whether Banks scored because of where his forearm landed.
CBS Sports normally has seven camera angles for the game and had its usual allotment for this one. Obviously, though, the one that was needed was not there for a call of this magnitude, but that's no different from other games the network broadcasts.
From a conference standpoint, it would have been better that Tulane won because it would have allowed it to fulfill all of its bowl tie-ins instead of coming up one short. Any error that was made --and it was an egregious one if Banks got in--was not because of a conspiracy.
CBS Sports normally has seven camera angles for the game and had its usual allotment for this one. Obviously, though, the one that was needed was not there for a call of this magnitude, but that's no different from other games the network broadcasts.
From a conference standpoint, it would have been better that Tulane won because it would have allowed it to fulfill all of its bowl tie-ins instead of coming up one short. Any error that was made --and it was an egregious one if Banks got in--was not because of a conspiracy.
