OMG! Georgia Tech Totally Cheated!
by furrer4heisman on Oct 26, 2009 4:00 PM EDT
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WTF! From Darryl Slater:
The ACC today confirmed that Georgia Tech should have been called for illegal blocks on four plays during its 28-23 win over Virginia Tech on Oct. 17. The Hokies' coaches submitted video of 11 plays that they believed might have warranted penalties, and the conference told the staff that it agreed with four of them.
It is unclear if Virginia Tech's coaches thought illegal blocks occurred on the other seven plays, or if they believed another type of penalty happened. What is clear is the ACC's stance that the officials working the game will not be suspended. The crew comprised referee Jeff Flanagan, umpire Jim Hyson, linesman Tracy Jones, line judge Todd LaPenta, back judge Virgil Valdez, field judge Jim Coman and side judge Angie Bartis.
See! Four of 11! And those were just the ones our coaches noticed. Georgia Tech ran 70 plays, so using math, at least 25 of them were illegal if were going by the 4:11 ratio (which is the same ratio of women to men on Georgia Tech's campus).
Here were other calls the officials missed on Oct. 17:
- Illegal use of a shitty rap song to fire up the crowd. Everyone knows you're only allowed to use Metallica in the ACC. (Multiple offenses)
- Too many good players in the backfield. (Multiple offenses)
- Illegal backwards lateral. (Multiple offenses)
- As you can see in the picture above, Jonathan Dwyer wore a cape during the game. That has to be a violation of the ACC uniform policy. What? That's Jake Johnson? Nevermind.
- Illegal use of the ground on an interception. (Oops, this one actually happened)
- Too much time on the field by an offense.
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Officiating across the CFB landscape is highly questionable
Sucks for VT though
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by HashMarks on Oct 26, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You lost
Everybody cheats in football. I remember when Matty Ice was playing, the OLineman said “we have to hold”. It’s the same all the way around.
The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.
by Winfield Featherston on Oct 26, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A loss is a loss, nothing changes that.
I just want to see the ACC do something about GT’s illegal blocks simply because they are dangerous for players. Calls get blown in every game, we are not perfect, it’s just human nature. When a blown call can result in serious injuries you have to address the issue, it has nothing to do with us losing the game.
by NatP0wers on Oct 26, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's kind of like...
phantom helmet-2-helmet calls (ahem, last year) and holding. It wasn’t the game winning drive and even on the play cited, the illegality had nothing to do with the outcome. If the player had just hit higher or just stood next to him as a shield, Chancellor would have been blocked. Chancellor’s just upset because he got schooled on just about every TD play. And, your assumptions that VT coaches only noticed 11 and therefore the 4:11 ratio applies to every play is wrong. VT didn’t just randomly select 11 plays; the selected ones they thought were in error. In other words, it was 4 plays of the 70.
by jreedgt on Oct 27, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As if the post itself wasn’t thick with sarcasm maybe you missed the ‘satire’ tag.
Alcohol is my anti-drug. CollegeGameBalls.com
by collegegameballs on Oct 27, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe in sarcasm
Next year, we will settle this game with a danceoff between CGB and Winfield to songs of Reggie Ball and Sean Glennon’s choosing. The winner will be determined by panel comprised of the Virginia and Georgia governors and Jon Tenuta.
I'm about to write you a reality check. Or would you prefer the cold, hard cash of truth?
by BirdGT on Oct 27, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we also
use that method to settle the national champion?
A bullhorn, a bottle of whiskey and a dream. GobblerCountry.com
by furrer4heisman on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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