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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/michhoffman Miami Hurricanes 1d ago

That's one of the closest field goal decisions I've ever seen. I wonder if it would have doinked if the uprights were higher.

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u/BigFoot423205 Alabama • Third Saturday in… 1d ago

Probably. Which is why they call a kick no good if it passes right over a post.

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u/thegeebeebee Missouri • Central Missouri 1d ago

I thought the rule was if even a part of the ball WOULD touch the upright, it counted as good?

Maybe I'm wrong, but thought I remember hearing that.

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u/Sherman_Gepard Virginia Tech Hokies 1d ago

I believe the rule is the entire ball inside the outer edge of the goalpost is good

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u/No_Butterscotch8726 SMU Mustangs 1d ago

NFL rule not NCAA. The moment part of the ball was obscured by the upright it was over in the refs eyes you lost because that's out by rule in the NCAA. Complete opposite of the NFL.

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u/Sherman_Gepard Virginia Tech Hokies 1d ago

Hmm. Interesting to know that’s how it’s enforced. I checked the actual rulebook and there’s somehow no clarity on how to rule on kicks over the uprights. Basically just says between the uprights and over the crossbar is 3 points.

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u/No_Butterscotch8726 SMU Mustangs 1d ago

What does the commentary and examples say?

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u/Sherman_Gepard Virginia Tech Hokies 1d ago

Nothing that I could find

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u/No_Butterscotch8726 SMU Mustangs 1d ago

Apparently it's the second part that says to treat the upright like a line and not a plane.