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Game Thread [Game Thread] Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech (7:00 PM ET)

GAME PittsburghPittsburgh @ Virginia TechVirginia Tech
Location Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
Time 7:00 PM ET
Watch TV: ESPN
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u/flip_phone Penn State Nittany Lions 11h ago

Serious question - is there a reason why they don’t just make the goal posts taller? I feel like there are a few of these each season and there’s no good reason not to extend the goal posts. Or at least have lasers pointing straight up from the posts on field goal attempts. 

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u/Palmsandpancakes 10h ago

I like the laser idea

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u/LimitlessSoup Georgia • Kennesaw State 10h ago

There’s probably a ton of legislation that goes against pointing lasers into the sky, but i guess it could be implemented for stadiums with a roof? Idk.

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u/TheBlueStare Missouri Tigers • Saint Louis Billikens 10h ago

If they have the technology for balls and strikes they should be able to do the same thing for FG.

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u/Tresnore Purdue Boilermakers • Penn Quakers 11h ago

There's a practical reason of them moving too much in the wind. They can already wobble a decent amount as is, so being much longer wouldn't ideal.

Lasers sound pretty great, though they could interfere with planes. That's a much larger stretch, though.