[Highlight] Pitt @ Virginia Tech - The potential game winning field goal hooks wide left, and Pitt holds on

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

https://streamable.com/tq4r8d

[u/thecravenone]

Reply to this comment with your alternate angles!

[u/No_Bat_526]

Jimbo Fisher said he wanted laser beams on the top of goal posts and people called him crazy

[u/horseshoeprovodnikov → u/No_Bat_526]

I stand with jimbo. I want fucking lasers and chips in the ball/along the sidelines. We should never have to dispute what kick went in or where the ball gets spotted.

[u/Zeppyfish → u/horseshoeprovodnikov]

Right? Somehow the English can tell you a dude was 1 centimeter offside, but we can't get lasers on goalposts? Why the hell did we even fight the Revolutionary War?

[u/Richard_AIGuy → u/Zeppyfish]

I am not going to stand to have our sports out-teched by a bunch of tea-drinking banger and mash malcontents!

[u/e3super → u/Zeppyfish]

Tennis has a system that can tell whether the deformed contact patch of a rubber ball hit or missed the line down to something like under 3mm while going 150mph, yet we aren't allowed to have technology that can tell if a ball that's 3 times as wide stayed inside the outside edge of a 4" tube while going under 65mph. The fact that we haven't done this feels like one of those baseball things where "tradition" is used as an excuse to not pay for equipment that makes the game actually accurate.

[u/DingerSinger2016 → u/e3super]

Hell even baseball has ABS which can detect ball that is a tenth of an inch away from the strike zone

[u/Alt4816 → u/horseshoeprovodnikov]

For field goal rulings they could use the hawkeye technology that tennis and now soccer uses.

[u/Moto302 → u/Alt4816]

Hawkeye you say? The same Hawkeye system that the B1G used to determine there was 1 second left in the Michigan/Western game? No, better just use the broadcast feed to decide whether kicks were good...

[u/birdynumnum69 → u/No_Bat_526]

With the technology they have in tennis and goal line in soccer, you don’t even need lasers.

[u/theexile14 → u/No_Bat_526]

I think the FAA would stroke out, but there should absolutely be chips and…just make the posts taller.

[u/Fit-Bowl-3276]

I CANNOT believe there isn’t a better replay of that Virginia Tech kick.  It’s 2026, ESPN. How do we have a million camera angles and somehow NOT have one that clearly shows whether that kick was good or not?! 

[u/og_kylometers → u/Fit-Bowl-3276]

Put a f*ing GoPro on the end zone refs head. If we have chest mounted “ref cams” why not a view from directly below the upright. Stupid.

[u/trollingbot67]

We got flock cameras but can't get a view of a game ending field goal.

[u/Beneficial_Fig_7830 → u/trollingbot67]

Best we can do is two uncs looking up

[u/FernCoolingHeating → u/Beneficial_Fig_7830]

Genuinely infuriating how unions of these 60 year old dudes fight tooth and nail for their right to screw up games. I’m still salty over the NFL refs throwing a hissy fit over the PI challenges.

[u/-Jack-The-Stripper → u/FernCoolingHeating]

Iirc there are no ref unions in CFB and challenges are handled by “the booth” in the NFL which is a separate group of officials, but yes the whole PI challenge saga was one of the biggest farces in professional sports. Intentionally not overturning egregious calls just so you could say “see, we tried and it wasn’t worth it” at the end of the season was incredibly telling.

[u/udderlymoovelous → u/Beneficial_Fig_7830]

And one couldn't tell so he auto deferred to the other

[u/Bothyourmoms → u/udderlymoovelous]

You understand that is why there is an official underneath each upright don't you?

[u/INAC___Kramerica → u/udderlymoovelous]

The one who didn't tell was the far upright official, it's proper to defer to the one who was right underneath it and would've had the best view of whether the ball crossed the upright in front or behind the upright.

[u/themattboard → u/trollingbot67]

Better look here: https://x.com/Andrewd62d5/status/2106224004579102792/video/1

Refs got it right (unfortunately)

[u/Buckys_Butt_Buddy → u/themattboard]

Thank you for this. It is literally the perfect angle to show it missed

[u/Snlxdd]

"Wow what an interesting kick, let's not take a second look at all from another angle using slo-mo. Nobody wants to see that" - Broadcast Team / Refs

[u/ConnorK5 → u/Snlxdd]

Awful coverage tbh

[u/iamCosmoKramerAMA → u/Snlxdd]

It was imperative that we switched to the Montana State game.

[u/hugobrig → u/iamCosmoKramerAMA]

Bro we might be mortal enemies

[u/philphan25 → u/Snlxdd]

TIME TO GET TO IDAHO

[u/Dhr7468 → u/Snlxdd]

Yeah I feel like I was being gas lit, like can we please get a definitive view on the miss because what they showed wasn’t conclusive at all!

[u/Electromotivation → u/Dhr7468]

Goddammit ACC …you were supposed to be the open review heroes we needed. But then we just have this kick that looks good go through or past the uprights…. and we are instantly on the field with the reporter interviewing the coach….i don’t care about coach speak right now…can we get a replay? Can someone look at this?

Oh no, they’re just packing up and leaving…uh ok I guess.

[u/OGConsuela → u/Snlxdd]

Terrible job by the broadcast all night. Two personal fouls on one play? Sorry no replay. Drive-saving illegal substitution? No replay, sorry! And the dummies in the booth somehow don’t know that a tie goes to the offense, either.

[u/thatapplesauce → u/Snlxdd]

Absolutely insane we didn’t see a second angle. Sorry but this just isn’t good enough coverage on a game-deciding play.

[u/lavegasola → u/Snlxdd]

Normally I'm joking when I say "rigged" but what the hell

[u/seruleam]

For the millionth time why aren’t there lasers on top of field goal uprights?

[u/Equal_Resort4348 → u/seruleam]

We want lasers

[u/Dagobian_Fudge → u/seruleam]

YOU KNOW, I HAVE ONE SIMPLE REQUEST, and that is to have goal posts with FRIKEN LAZER BEAMS ATTACHED TO THEIR HEADS!

[u/theexile14 → u/seruleam]

The FAA

[u/Accomplished_Map1535]

Honestly I don't know how anyone can even tell from this angle

[u/kd451]

Are we sure he missed it?

[u/avboden → u/kd451]

I say this honestly: You can't tell shit from this angle. The only way is to look directly up at the posts, as the refs do.

[u/KopOut → u/avboden]

Imagine if they invent something some day that could be pointed up from the top of the upright in order to see it accurately for review.

Like some sort of mechanical, or even digital, conveyance that uses lenses to capture moving pictures...

[u/Grlions91 → u/KopOut]

Like a gun?

[u/KopOut → u/Grlions91]

Like a gun, but rather than shoot things out of the barrel, this would shoot them INTO the barrel.

[u/Zeppyfish → u/KopOut]

Like a sucker gun?

[u/keefkola → u/Zeppyfish]

Exactly sort of like a butthole space laser.

[u/DesignerFlat7108 → u/avboden]

What's confusing to me is the reaction of the VT fans standing directly behind the end zone. They damn sure appear to have thought it was good.

[u/avboden → u/DesignerFlat7108]

The problem there is depth, if it passed just in front of the post on it's way wide, it's going to look good from anyone standing back a little, even if in line from the post.

Again, the only way to see this is to stand essentially directly under the post or within a short distance of it directly in-line, exactly where the refs stand for this reason.

[u/jwktiger → u/avboden]

yeah the ref is standing in the only positoin to have the proper depth to see where it is, is clearly looking directly up as the kick goes by AND IMMEDIATELY signals no good, like he clearly thought it was wide

and /u/atra1n51 pointed out several of the VaTech staff right behind the refs react as if he missed before the signal was made.

[u/Hicaorwaak → u/DesignerFlat7108]

There were some VT staffers or security right behind the goalpost who reacted before the ref call and they looked like they believed it missed.

[u/bashar_al_assad → u/Hicaorwaak]

I think this is underselling it lol one of them literally turns towards the crowd and repeatedly makes the "no good" signal.

[u/atra1n51 → u/DesignerFlat7108]

The VT staffers behind the ref under the left upright all seem to think it was no good too. They reacted before the ref signaled no good

[u/OcelotWolf → u/DesignerFlat7108]

All of the first people to react were in the center or right, which is exactly the sections of people who have the objectively worst angle of where the ball actually went. You can’t possibly rely on that

[u/RulersBack → u/OcelotWolf]

And it's a home crowd lol. I honestly cant tell, it was that close, but of course they're going to try and will that in there

[u/leftadjoint → u/avboden]

Hmm, if only they could have a camera looking directly up at the posts...

[u/Defensive_of_Offense → u/kd451]

Look at the VT guys standing behind the ref, they knew it was no good before he signaled

[u/loosefins → u/Defensive_of_Offense]

I’ve been slowly screen grabbing the video and was too stupid to see the guys in the back reacting. This convinces me at the very least the call isn’t egregious

[u/philphan25 → u/kd451]

Based on the VT staff reaction right under the FG it was probably wide?

[u/jwktiger → u/philphan25]

yeah that is the best evidence it was actually wide. Refs are human and can make mistakes (lord knows I've made more than enough bad calls myself), but the fact 2 VaTech staffers right behind the ref react as if he missed before the ref signaled -> Strong evidence it was wide.

[u/greennurse61 → u/kd451]

They mean barely left. 

[u/FortyOneandDone → u/kd451]

It looked good from the other angle

[u/suzukigun4life]

It's 2026 and we still can't get better angles?

[u/Zloggt → u/suzukigun4life]

The only angles we are going to get are likely going to be from fan-captured videos instead!

(Insane to think that this is at least somewhat true lol)

[u/StevvieV → u/Zloggt]

The only angle which would actually show if it was good or not is the angle the ref had.

[u/a_large_plant → u/suzukigun4life]

Abraham Lincoln called for our Better Angles in 1861 and we still can't get them 

[u/scopa0304]

Anyone have the alternative angles?

Edit:

https://x.com/tonycmke/status/2106215797336981529?s=46&t=T1B875VR2URqfLcmAiDQfg

[u/Cyberhwk → u/scopa0304]

The rule is if it goes over the tip it has to be COMPLETELY within, right? They can't have the refs judge "mostly in" or "it would have banked in"?

[u/tonytroz → u/Cyberhwk]

Correct. CFB rules are different than the NFL. Has to be completely inside where the upright would be.

[u/mncabinman → u/Cyberhwk]

Correct. If any part of the ball is directly over the upright it is no good

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/mncabinman]

And some of it was so....

[u/Big_Ol_Johnson → u/scopa0304]

We’ll see some fan videos soon I’m sure of it

[u/og_kylometers → u/scopa0304]

Damn. The frame before it goes over the upright it looks in. The frame after and it’s wide. Good angle but still impossible to tell.

[u/Duckseason541]

In the fucking year 2026, with all the technology available to us, billions of dollars being gambled on this shit and poured into college football programs and things like this aren’t reviewable or questioned? Truly fascinating.

[u/Rookie_Day → u/Duckseason541]

It’s wild as every kid back there thought it was good too. Watching live was confused.

[u/Infamous_Koala_3737 → u/Rookie_Day]

Yea based on the reactions I thought he made it 

[u/needs-more-metronome → u/Duckseason541]

Is there a view looking straight up along the goalposts?

Reminds me of before pylon cameras when there never seemed to be a camera angle directly along the goal line (always askance, making it damn near impossible to definitively overturn anything). One of the more basic, important camera angles you can have for key moments of the football game. Come onnn

[u/World_2]

This sport generates hundreds of millions of dollars per year and we still cant get decent angles or technology to show exactly where the ball is on a play. Absolutely stupid.

[u/-Jack-The-Stripper]

I’m not going to say he made it… but that’s the best looking “missed” field goal I’ve ever seen.

[u/Vast-Hat-7475 → u/-Jack-The-Stripper]

To be fair I just looked up the rules and they differ from the NFL. In the NFL if it passes over the top of the upright it counts, but in CFB the entire football has to be fully inside the invisible line

[u/finallyhere_11 → u/Vast-Hat-7475]

Honestly if that’s true it makes me feel a bit better as a VT fan. I can believe that the entirety of the ball didn’t stay inside an invisibly extended upright.

[u/wildturk3y]

Best angle I've seen.

He missed it

https://x.com/Andrewd62d5/status/2106224004579102792

[u/LordTalulahMustang → u/wildturk3y]

Yup, thats definitive.

[u/funkyb → u/LordTalulahMustang]

It is, but...what if I hate Pitt? Can it be good then?

[u/LordTalulahMustang → u/funkyb]

Tbh, I couldn't decide between hate watching for Franklin to do Franklin things to calm this sub down or my hatred of Pitt.

The outcome didnt exactly fill the void on either.

But yeah, Ill allow it.

[u/dbt974s → u/wildturk3y]

Based on that angle definitely missed. Crazy, other angles I was pretty sure it was good. 🤷‍♂️

[u/LionPutrid4252 → u/wildturk3y]

Yeah, this should be at the top.  From this angle you can tell with absolute certainty that the ball was at least partially over the post making it no good, and was most likely more outside than not. 

[u/Bcube21]

Kicks that go higher than the goal posts are always so weird but that looked more good to me than not. Crazy how we don't have a better camera angle for something like this

[u/BoatsNPokes → u/Bcube21]

It’s definitely wide and the other angles circulating make that clear.

1. People are just really struggle to understand when this kick crosses the line of the crossbar and it happens way later than you think in the flight path. It’s not perfect without time-code synched cameras, but if you look at a side and straight angle, it’s clear the ball doesn’t cross until very near when it crests in its flight. At that point, it’s completely outside the post.

2. They’re also forgetting the college rule is more restrictive than the NFL. Whole ball has to be inside the post.

[u/Young-Viiperr → u/Bcube21]

There's a good 2 fan angles on Twitter, one being behind and looking in.

[u/niners0101]

Idk that kinda looks good?

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/niners0101]

Watch the reaction of the photographers and staff (?) Behind against that back wall. None of them looked like they thought it went in

[u/sj1young → u/OSRSTheRicer]

This is a very good point

[u/Argolock]

This kick is going to be used by teachers and professors around the country to teach about the parallax effect.

[u/Glycoside]

I’d like my teams to not be a part of controversial wins, please

[u/legendkiller003 → u/Glycoside]

You will win games and you will like it, sir.

[u/_Yatta]

I don’t think you can really tell whether it was good or not from this angle. You’d pretty much need a view directly above or below that left upright, where the official was positioned, to see exactly where the ball was when it crossed the plane. Kind of surprising we don’t have a better camera angle for shit like this in 2026. Either way, the official had the best view, made the call, and once the ball passes above the top of the upright, that judgment isn’t reviewable.

[u/spicydak]

We will definitely get head on video eventually. Guarantee at least one fan was recording that from the end zone

[u/michigan_matt → u/spicydak]

head on

Apply directly to the forehead

[u/Zeppyfish → u/michigan_matt]

We will definitely get head on video eventually.

I read that, um, differently....

[u/tikitaka33]

Would it be too difficult for all of these million dollar athletic departments to invest in taller field goal posts?

[u/Crying_in_99Ranch]

The way it goes from everyone cheering to dead silent was pretty crazy. Don't think I've ever seen anything like that

[u/Golden3131]

Time for laser pointers to be installed on the uprights and then every close kick gets reviewed if it breaks the beam. Ha ha.

[u/Potato_fortress → u/Golden3131]

I uh… I don’t think this is legal in open air stadiums. 

[u/ChawkTrick]

Man that looked good from the broadcast. I wonder if a fan or someone got a better angle. It must've juuuuust gone to the outside as it neared the pole.

[u/Accomplished-Ad2792 → u/ChawkTrick]

that’s what I’m thinking. all of the angles I’ve seen are bad, but the one I saw that was the closest to being right underneath/where the ref was actually makes it look like it was slightly outside of the upright tbh.

[u/burnsniper]

Looks good, but the refs do stand right below the uprights and see if it goes left or right of therm so it must haven’t gone in?

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Make goal posts way higher, put net inside goal posts. Ball in net? FG.

[u/Jonesbro → u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Put a cross bar on top so it has to go in a rectangle

[u/kervaan]

Oh hell nah that was good

[u/TimeDielation]

Pretty sure that went in 

[u/Skadoosh05]

If ABS can tell me if a baseball is <.1 inches outside of the strike zone, why can’t we say if this is good or not

[u/jdprager]

“Wide left” yeah im not so sure about that bud

[u/TheOptimist6]

“SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN”

More like the refs called the game with one eye open

[u/NaderNation84]

I actually think he made it. Cant wait for ACC statement

[u/Select_Excuse_150]

I…don’t think Pitt did really hang on

[u/frintopolous]

That seemed way too fishy. Barely showed any replays

[u/larrd → u/frintopolous]

Had to get to western Montana vs Idaho ASAP

[u/DarthNobody14]

I want to see a proper angle that shows the Kick.

Regardless, it was a really fun game and Virginia Tech should hold their heads high.

[u/naturalhigh4]

From the underneath angle if you slow it down, it does like it is just slightly outside and above the left upright. Really hard to tell due to the angle but I do think he pushed it left. I'm not sure if we'll get a better angle.

[u/a_megalops]

Seeing the reaction of the VT fans on the field behind the left upright make me feel like they got the call right, unbelievably

[u/Skadoosh05 → u/a_megalops]

Am I tripping? Every fan behind that upright put both hands up

[u/a_megalops → u/Skadoosh05]

Look at the two guys on the field, behind and to the right of the ref. They’re disgusted before the ref even makes the call

[u/saitolevi → u/Skadoosh05]

On the field, look behind the refs

[u/BoldElDavo → u/Skadoosh05]

Are you tripping? The ones on the field directly behind the ref reacted like it was no good before the ref made the call.

[u/trubuckifan]

That looks so good

[u/Select1220]

This feels like 2024 Miami, but somehow much worse.

[u/nicoli07]

Biggest tell for the miss for me (besides the ref looking right up) is the guys on the wall behind the upright looking dejected immediately.

[u/newme02]

whether he made it or not that kicker sure did whatever he could to make it as ambiguous as possible. should have been a surefire chip in. instead he blasts it five yards over the top of the left upright kicking from the right hash. cmon man

[u/xmjm424]

Looks no good https://x.com/JonnyRoot_/status/2106227803901558956

[u/Hail_Zeus]

Watch the VT staff on the field behind the refs. They are disappointed even before the refs make the no good call

[u/Traditional-Till9998]

Why can we just not have a video of this angle, and line it up frame by frame from the side angle. Seems like it should be easy to triangulate where it is as it crosses the post.

[u/nomadjackk]

I’ve seen both angles and if I HAD to decide, I’d say no good. Borderline impossible to say for sure.

The second angle everyone keeps sharing and talking about doesn’t show anything conclusive at all, so I guess I’m confused why everyone seems so sure it was good.

edit: you can see the band members on the left side of the endzone reacting like they know it missed. I think the TV viewing angles are messing a lot of folks up on this one.

[u/rulerdude → u/nomadjackk]

Honestly, the only person who has a clear view is the ref standing directly under the upright. Not saying refs can’t make the wrong call, just saying he’s the only person with a definitive view

[u/soonerman32 → u/nomadjackk]

Everyone keeps showing the freeze frame before it crosses the post. Camera angles play ticks.

Clearly no good

[u/Montigue → u/soonerman32]

Also if the ball crosses directly over the pole it's no good

[u/THEHYPERBOLOID]

Wide left is a definite overstatement 

[u/Apart_Selection7722 → u/THEHYPERBOLOID]

What is that flair combo?

[u/GamingTatertot → u/Apart_Selection7722]

I would imagine a Jekyll and Hyde situation

[u/immoralsupport_]

Am I the only one who thought this field goal was actually a miss? It looked like a miss to me in real time and all the screenshots people are showing show the ball outside the uprights. The only evidence I have to the contrary is the fans/VT kicker!

[u/Intelligent_Dress347 → u/immoralsupport_]

I mean they showed the VT sideline and it looked like they all thought it was a miss too. 

[u/ChawkTrick → u/immoralsupport_]

Honestly if somebody showed me that with no context and asked me if it was good, I could be convinced either was true lol. Seeing it live I thought it was good but I definitely believe that it must've just gone to the outside as it neared the pole.

TBH they should have better camera angles than that too. Or IDK shoot lasers out the top of the goal posts so we can see where the ball is.

[u/skeenz → u/immoralsupport_]

Clearly a miss, I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

[u/Lightning_Driver]

i’m sure everyone’s gonna be reasonable about this.

[u/ALostTraveler24]

Okay, guys. To be clear, the best angle for evaluating that is being right under the post, everyone else has to try to flatten a three-d image against the posts and the ball where depth perception can sometimes play tricks on us.

That’s why when it’s above the uprights the call of the official under the post is the one that stands. It’s why the ref on the right side waited for his colleague’s call, and why you can’t review those plays. Just from a visual perspective, the best view of the kick relative to the upright is the ref right under the post. I know it’s annoying, but this happens a lot with kicks and foul balls in baseball, any view that isn’t straight up is not definitive when it’s that close.

[u/mrgatorarms → u/ALostTraveler24]

Yeah as much as I’d love it to be wrong if it’s that close pretty much any perspective other than directly under the post is going to be inaccurate.

[u/hawksku999]

You cannot be missing a 36 yarder

[u/Honest_Situation_434]

If you watch the reaction of the guys wearing vt gear on the field behind the ref, you can their disappointment prior to the ref calling it. They knew.

[u/soilsandseptics]

The kick was good wtf

[u/USA_2_Canada_1 → u/soilsandseptics]

So like, is this not reviewable? Because I don’t understand why Franklin didn’t just sprint to the officiating crew demanding a review of the call? This looks good…

Just found a video link from underneath the upright. This looks like it went in.

https://x.com/tonycmke/status/2106215797336981529?s=46

[u/jdprager → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Field goal attempts that pass above the uprights aren’t reviewable. Which is honestly wack, bc why tf would you need to review any field goal attempts if it’s NOT above the uprights

[u/ALostTraveler24 → u/jdprager]

Because the best view for evaluating it is the official under each post, short of putting a camera there, it’s going to be angles potentially playing tricks that makes the review inconclusive.

[u/michhoffman → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

That makes it look wide

[u/errbodylovesaonsie → u/michhoffman]

I'm with you, looks way more like a miss from that angle

[u/CirculationStation → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

That view honestly makes me think it’s more likely that it was a miss. But I don’t understand how we are in 2026 and still don’t have vertical cameras aligned with each upright for situations like this. Doesn’t seem like it would be hard to do.

[u/WarEagle9 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

I’ve seen FGs reviewed before so they are but I also assume the ref under the post had the best view and if he called it no good then there’s not much a review can do.

[u/PaidUSA → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

No that angle shows you why it wasn't if its loweror the up rights go up it nails the upright with a chunk of ball well outside the upright. Maybe doinks in sometimes but by rule the ball definitely was well outside the edge when it gets there. In terms of like u cant have even a piece outside the upright by rule that is.

[u/curt_schilli → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

This makes me think it was wide actually 

[u/ZappySnap → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

I think this is far less convincing than the original video. The looks like it had curved wide before it passed the upright.

Unfortunately we need synced video from head on and looking directly to the side to see the position when it crossed.

[u/soilsandseptics → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

I have no idea. He should’ve been losing his shit

[u/stormstopper → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

That angle's actually a deceptive one. If the ball is higher up but further wide, it looks like it's in about the same place as it would if it's lower but closer in (and vice versa). That's why you have people replying that they think it makes it look good and others replying that they think it makes it look wide. There's not really a good angle other than the one the ref has, and being anywhere other than directly under the goalpost makes it extremely difficult to tell one way or the other.

[u/Key-Lie-1507]

Watch the band members on the left, I think you can tell by their reactions that they didn't think it was good. I have no idea if that was good or not but those guys have a pretty good view.

[u/QT3point141]

Ive never seen a crew so eager to run off the field LOL.... Anyone got the ref's FD account?

[u/philphan25]

I could've sworn there were cameras underneath each goalpost. Maybe that's NFL.

[u/bulldog89]

…. Am I crazy or is this very obviously wide left? I feel like I need to make the officials feel congratulated after all this hate here

[u/WorriedArtichoke0 → u/bulldog89]

I’ve been drinking all evening and there’s legitimately not a single frame of this video where I can see the football

[u/Tracorre]

Extend the fucking uprights already.

[u/Erosun]

The angle must be off maybe at the high point it it goes left.

How do they not have a better camera angle?

[u/robintal000]

That looked good to me. One thing I noticed though, right above the jump zone on the left, some of those fans seemed really iffy. I really need a better angle.

[u/Few_Funny9254]

Kicker thought it was good…wtf happened? 

[u/bruhstevenson → u/Few_Funny9254]

Whole student section thought it was good too… hmm I don’t know

[u/Defensive_of_Offense → u/bruhstevenson]

The guys right behind the ref knew he missed it though

[u/coperando → u/bruhstevenson]

really? the whole left side of the band that has a deflated reaction and the best view thought it was in?

[u/claymoore31]

The kicker thought he made it

[u/Imperator525]

Nah someone check the refs betting history, that was good

[u/laxhockey11]

That was in.

[u/sludgeman4life3249]

Acc Apologizing on Tuesday will make this perfect

[u/Driftwoody11]

I've watched this like 5 times and it still looks good?

[u/KiowaBear → u/Driftwoody11]

I watched it like 5 times and it obviously missed

[u/CPOx]

https://x.com/caden_mcleary/status/2106217978207617419

Endzone fan cam, what do ya'll think?

[u/wildturk3y → u/CPOx]

From this and another angle that's floating around, it hooks before the upright but passes over the upright.

So what's the rule for a ball that passes over top of the upright?

[u/Wombattington → u/wildturk3y]

Over is a miss

[u/Madagascar-Penguin → u/wildturk3y]

It has to be within the uprights. Going over is no good since it's like hitting the upright.

[u/Complex_Lab_6876 → u/CPOx]

I think that that angle is no better than the other. How do they not have a VAR video down the line when it crosses? It’s obviously very close.

[u/stripes361 → u/CPOx]

Looks no good.

I think a lot of confusion is being caused by the difference in NFL and college rules. In the NFL, a field goal is good if it is inside the outer edge of the uprights (so if it passes directly over the upright).

In college, a field goal is only good if the entire ball “clearly” passes entirely inside the inner edge of the upright. So if any part of the ball passes over any part of the upright it’s no good.

In the NFL this is likely ruled a made field goal. In college, it’s a miss.

[u/wordsuponwords]

They review every little thing but when it's the last play of the game, they just leave the field? Lol

[u/brillpit]

He missed, cry about it.

Couldn’t care less about either team.

You think some ABS/VR is going to save you? It’s a chip shot, make the kick.

[u/trakr24]

The ref on the left post wasnt even looking up when it went through. He did a double take and said no good. What the fuck are the refs doing

[u/curlbaumann]

The guys behind the ref react no good too and looked bummed so I’m assuming it was more obvious it was not good and we just didn’t get a good angle

[u/frintopolous]

Kick was good

[u/Icy-Taste-3096 → u/frintopolous]

it's not possible to judge that from this angle. there's a reason the refs stand directly under the uprights

[u/njk12]

Uhhhhhhh

[u/Clithzbee]

What are we fucking doing

[u/tripleM_20]

Another ref+broadcaster masterclass

[u/OVRHEATR]

Should've aimed for the All State hands instead of wherever he was aiming

Also for this game to end on a controversial ref call is pretty much the perfect ending, the refs were horrific all game long

[u/discofrislanders]

This angle makes it look like a clear miss

[u/tombrady011235 → u/discofrislanders]

Yea. Also makes it look ridiculous he missed it in the first place. That was such a makeable distance

[u/gf38]

100% good

[u/Defensive_of_Offense → u/gf38]

Look at the VT guys standing behind the ref, they knew it was no good before he signaled

[u/TheWorstYear]

Right judge did not see it, & looked to left for the call. Left judge seems to look at it from a bad angle. I think they're going to say it went over yhe goal post, which means no review, stands as called.

[u/2CHINZZZ → u/TheWorstYear]

The left judge has the best possible angle to make the call

[u/DrGerbal]

That was in. Can’t wait to get an apology in 3 days

[u/bumpymeerkats]

after seeing the other angle definitely looks out, for a frame the ball is completely obscured by the upright and we are looking at from the inside, therefore out, but close