A lot of people are quoted in that article as saying "Technology is changing and the game must keep up." as if it simply goes without saying that it must.

But... must it? Why? Expand the "obvious" for me. Because I can't actually see why the game must keep up. And I can provide a good reason why it mustn't keep up, which is that we don't really want games won or lost on the quality of software that one side or the other has at game time. It's not the question we're interested in, it's not what we want to watch.

I italicized "the game" above because I am strictly talking about the game. Tech for safety gear or medical treatments? Bring it on. Mandate it. Go nuts. But who cares if the coach is calling plays from a tablet? What matters is a level playing field, not what level the playing field is on.