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Leghumper
Georgia Fan
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Member since Dec 2003
2330 posts

damn
this was beyond ridiculous

Cobb Dawg
Georgia Fan
Member since Sep 2012
9804 posts

That frick should be fired and banned for that call. You don't make a call like that unless you're positive.

Leghumper
Georgia Fan
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Member since Dec 2003
2330 posts

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You don't make a call like that unless you're positive.

or you know a Clemson team in the playoffs is much desired by the networks and money folks..

UGAalum08
Georgia Fan
Greenville, SC
Member since Aug 2014
944 posts

It was a bad call, yes, but rigged? Do you think the ref knew UNC would recover and would have to re-kick?
What was their rigging plan on the second attempt? No call was made there...guess they're lucky Clemson got it.

GurleyGirl
Georgia Fan
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
11555 posts

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That frick should be fired and banned for that call. You don't make a call like that unless you're positive.

Exactly. I mean there were a couple of players near the line on the near side of the field from the camera perspective but no one looking down that line could objectively make that call.

Cherokee Chinstrap
Georgia Fan
Earth, Milky Way Galaxy
Member since Nov 2012
2145 posts

Terrible call, but there is no reason that this play should not have been reviewable.
I don't like how replay has slowed down the pace of the game, but since it's not going anywhere; offsides, intentional grounding, forward pass beyond the LOS, should all be added to the list of plays that are eligible for an official review.

Trashman
Georgia Fan
Athens, Georgia
Member since Nov 2012
180 posts

Wasn't a botched call. The call was illegal formation for a player being outside of the hash mark and not having enough player on the other side of the kicker.

GurleyGirl
Georgia Fan
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
11555 posts

quote:
Wasn't a botched call. The call was illegal formation for a player being outside of the hash mark and not having enough player on the other side of the kicker.

Please explain. In which case, why did they call it off-sides and not illegal formation?

IT_Dawg
Georgia Fan
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
16228 posts
Online

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The call was illegal formation for a player being outside of the hash mark and not having enough player on the other side of the kicker

WRONG. There were 4 men on the other side of the player that kicked the ball. Also, the call the ref made was OFFSIDES

quote:
Trashman

I see you live up to your name

Trashman
Georgia Fan
Athens, Georgia
Member since Nov 2012
180 posts

quote:
Please explain. In which case, why did they call it off-sides and not illegal formation?

I can't get a picture of it on my phone right now but if you go back and watch the video you'll see on the far side of the field there are only 3 players lined up. There must be a minimum of 4 players lined up outside the kicker on each side for the formation to be legal. There also may not be any players lined up outside the nine yard mark and the last player on the near side was lined up outside of the 9 yard mark which is what drew the illegal formation penalty I believe. I'm not sure why the announcer mistakenly called an offsides penalty, but I've spoken with someone who attended the game and he said they corrected the call over the loudspeaker after.

Trashman
Georgia Fan
Athens, Georgia
Member since Nov 2012
180 posts

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WRONG. There were 4 men on the other side of the player that kicked the ball. Also, the call the ref made was OFFSIDES

The crew chief mistakenly announced an offsides penalty. Check the official NCAA rule books, I'm a GA high school referee. It was an illegal kicking formation.

DubyaDee40
Georgia Fan
White
Member since Mar 2013
105 posts

I think you should change your name to the mailman because you just delivered.

Leghumper
Georgia Fan
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Member since Dec 2003
2330 posts

Trash none of what you said is true..at least 4 guys on the far side of the kicker and nobody more than 3-5 yds from the line..one guy from the far side goes back 5 yds as the kicker makes contact..

CHD KNOWS ALL
Montana Fan
Bozeman
Member since Oct 2015
140 posts

When did they change the onside kick rules? Now u get 9 points to recover so NC would have had guaranteed win? Clemson frickin rules. Herschel Walker is Homer Jordan's bitch.
FIRE SMART!

Cobb Dawg
Georgia Fan
Member since Sep 2012
9804 posts

Wasn't a botched call. The call was illegal formation for a player being outside of the hash mark and not having enough player on the other side of the kicker
This is the first I've heard of illegal formation. If it was illegal formation they would have thrown the flag immediately. The ref didn't throw it until well after the kick. I'm with the OP. Here's more:
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BeefDawg
Georgia Fan
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
4378 posts

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watch the video you'll see on the far side of the field there are only 3 players lined up.

You're incorrect. Watch the video and there's clearly 4 guys lined up on the far side.
They blew this call. And so did you.

SquatchDawg
Georgia Fan
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
9707 posts

In the still it looks like 3 players but whe you watch the video there's clearly 4.

Easy to see the confusion if you look at a still. but clearly there are minimum 4 players on each side

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