Not in 2009, no. If it was 1995 Nebraska surviving a close call or 1996 Nebraska needing a little assist to beat Texas then yes.
I think what you're saying (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the PERCEPTION is that it's closer to ensuring a particular outcome (e.g. rigging) than without replay.
I think it depends on the replay, but yes.
Fact is certain teams pretty much ALWAYS seemed to get the benefit of the doubt pre-replay. It's harder to pull a flat out "well, we all know Team A is BETTER than Team B so let's call it for them."
This is the 1977 AFC Championship. Quality isn't the best. Go to the 8:28 mark and watch what happened.
The Broncos wind up scoring a TD and win the game at the end by 3. Rob Lytle HIMSELF admitted he fumbled the ball because....he was actually knocked unconscious.
I'm no Raiders fan, but that was hardly fair. And it had the net effect of stopping a potential Raiders repeat championship. Of course, the counter is that the Raiders got handed the game vs the Patriots in 1976.