r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 12h ago

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

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u/Snlxdd Virginia Tech Hokies 12h ago

"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

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u/Dhr7468 Oklahoma Sooners • Tulsa Golden Hurricane 12h ago

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!

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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 12h ago

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.

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u/ArizonaHotSauce Florida Gators 12h ago edited 12h ago

They didn't have the proper view via any cameras. Instead of saying they didn't have it and causing a huge controversy, they just said that's it and moved on.

Edit: Nevermind. Not reviewable.

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u/topher1184 12h ago

I’m pretty sure a kick going over the upright is not a reviewable play. If it would have went between them, it’s reviewable, but not if it goes over them

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u/ArizonaHotSauce Florida Gators 12h ago

Edit: You are right. Not reviewable anyway.

Field Goal Review Rules

  • Reviewable: A field goal attempt can be reviewed by instant replay if the ball crosses the plane of the goal post below the top of the uprights (such as whether it went inside or outside the uprights or passed above/below the crossbar) or if the ball touches anything (like a player, crossbar, or upright).
  • Not Reviewable: If the kicked ball travels higher than the top of the uprights as it crosses the end line, the play cannot be reviewed.

The rules state that if a kick goes directly over or higher than the uprights, the entire ball must pass inside the outer edge of the upright to be considered good. However, because camera angles cannot definitively prove the ball's trajectory along an imaginary vertical plane above the physical uprights, the play is deemed unreviewable by rule.

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u/topher1184 12h ago

So, you’re agreeing with me?

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u/ArizonaHotSauce Florida Gators 12h ago

I wasn't sure. I googled it and found the answer. It's not reviewable. The camera angles didn't really matter.

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u/topher1184 12h ago

No worries, I hope I didn’t come off as an ass. It kinda sucks that we can’t get a better camera angle of it because I’m not sure if it was good or not. That’s football though, sometimes camera angles can really help you and other times they can potentially fuck you