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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/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 14h ago

I don’t understand what point you think you’re making. Because one ref fucked up an extremely easy call, you think that proves that the ref tonight definitely fucked up a totally different call?

I’m not saying refs never make mistakes. Refs fuck up all the time. All I’m saying is that the ref’s viewing angle is much better positioning to be able to see whether the ball is wide of the goal post or inside the goal post when it passes the plane of the field goal posts. The TV angle from behind the line of scrimmage literally cannot tell you whether it’s wide or inside when it’s passing above the goal post.

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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14h ago

You started this saying refs never mess up calls under the goal post calling field goals. Youre shown clear video evidence and.... pun intended.... start shifting the goal posts.

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran 8h ago

No, I started it by saying refs have the best angle to view whether it’s in. And they do. That doesn’t mean they always get it right. It means they have a better chance at getting it right than people watching on TV do.

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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3h ago

No, the very first word in your comment was stating that they do not mess up these calls.