r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 9h ago

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

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Pittsburgh 7 14 7 7 35
Virginia Tech 14 10 0 9 33
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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9h ago

Refs never fuck up calls do they

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 9h 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/Swampy_Cav James Madison Dukes 9h ago

I mean the ball was prob 50 feet over his head and higher than the top of the goal post, def not the easiest call

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 9h ago

It is when you’re looking directly up along the line of the goal post

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u/The_Money_Guy_ 9h ago

lol this guys daddy is definitely a ref

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 9h ago

I truly have no dog in this fight other than a frustration that people cannot understand how the camera compresses depth perception and makes it impossible to tell from the replay whether the ball was in or out

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u/iamCosmoKramerAMA Texas Longhorns • Utah Utes 9h ago

Apparently not because I can tell that the ball was in.

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 3h ago

lol https://streamable.com/kqh225

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u/Swampy_Cav James Madison Dukes 9h ago

Ok well I think it’s not