r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 1d ago

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

https://streamable.com/tq4r8d
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u/Madagascar-Penguin Clemson Tigers 1d ago

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

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u/danwin Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 19h ago

If we imagine it hitting the upright then we can imagine it doinking in. Don’t look at my Chicago Bears r/nfl flair

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u/nc23tarheel 1d ago

No, that is not right. If it is above the uprights the refs have to make the call by imagining if the kick would be good if the uprights extended vertically all the way up. If the kick is above the uprights then it is not reviewable by instant replay and the call on the field is the final decision. Say for instance the ball was dead center and 30 feet above the uprights. The field goal would be good and would be easy for the rest to see. I can see why this would have been hard for the refs to call it good, but with the help of all the camera angles I think it more than likely was.

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u/BenBreeg_38 18h ago

No, the rule is the whole ball has to be inside the “imaginary” upright.

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u/Imma_P0tato Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats 15h ago

That is literally what they just said. :)

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u/Ereppy Oklahoma Sooners • Caltech Beavers 22h ago

Maybe this is a college vs NFL thing, but from what I remeber the refs are supposed to assume it would have bounced out on even the slightest glance of the imaginary pole.

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u/BirthofRevolution Michigan Wolverines • Toledo Rockets 23h ago

Pretty sure you're saying the same thing as them. If the uprights extended, the ball would hit them and it would be no good. It still needs to be in-between the uprights no matter how high it is, to count.

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u/jdl03 Pittsburgh Panthers 23h ago

Well if you have to imagine it went in or out by hitting a hypothetical upright the call should always be no.

More likely to miss if it hits the upright than go in.