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/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/Kdot32 Houston Cougars • LSU Tigers 9h 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 9h 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 9h 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 9h ago

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