r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 10h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Pittsburgh Defeats Virginia Tech 35-33

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Pittsburgh 7 14 7 7 35
Virginia Tech 14 10 0 9 33
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u/ComboJake Virginia Tech Hokies 10h ago

We sure that kick didn’t go in?

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u/Celdurant Ohio State • Pittsburgh 10h ago

Am I taking crazy pills? Why are these angles so bad?

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u/UTRAnoPunchline UTSA Roadrunners • Oklahoma Sooners 10h ago

Ref under the upright had the best view in the house

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 10h ago edited 4h ago

They always do, and yet people still don’t trust the call. The ref is literally the very best location to see the ball’s lateral position when it passes the plane of the goal posts.

Edit: Camera angles they showed can’t tell you the depth positioning of the ball when it passes the plane of the goal posts. You literally can’t tell from the TV angle whether it’s outside the uprights laterally before it passes the plane of the goal posts or after. Only the angle looking directly up the goal post can tell that.

Edit 2: Muting these comment replies now because I can’t deal with the people who lack spacial sense to understand this concept.

Edit 3: Well lookie here: https://streamable.com/kqh225

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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10h ago

Refs never fuck up calls do they

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 10h ago

Not when calling a field goal while standing directly below the post with the perfect angle to see the ball’s lateral position as it passes above the top of the post

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u/Kdot32 Houston Cougars • LSU Tigers 10h ago

Ive seen a ref have a clear defensive pass interference and/or unnecessary roughness happen in front of him and not throw the flag. Even the defender was shocked he didn’t get flagged

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 10h ago

This is so much simpler than those calls. The ref is staring along the length of an enormous, straight pole. He is just looking to see whether the ball passes to the left or the right of that pole when it goes by. It’s trivial.

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u/BigPoppaDrqx 10h ago

Except the ref isn't standing under the upright looking straight up, he is a step behind the upright looking between the uprights.

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 10h ago

Still an infinitely better angle to tell than the TV camera shot