Duke gets screwed over by the referees on the final play of the game

CrimsonSEC · Oct 31, 2015

I thought we had it bad in the SEC, but this takes the cake for referee ineptness. During a crazy play when the u is trying to lateral and find a way to get it to the endzone the refs missed numerous blocks in the back and a player being down by contact.I don't know if it's possible under the rules, but in a just world, the ACC should reverse this and award the win to Duke. They spent 9 minutes reviewing this and still didn't get it right.

CrimsonSEC · Oct 31, 2015

Sorry, I missed the other thread since it also had Michigan in the header.

Alabama22 · Nov 1, 2015

I saw the play. Pathetic! The SEC refs may not be the worst in the country.

russtang · Nov 1, 2015

I watched it live and counted 3 blocks in the back. At the end of the play they showed there was a flag thrown for a block in the back and the ref made a call for a block in the back but the play was under review.
What did they say finally? I went and finished working on the car when the review started.

Krymsonman · Nov 1, 2015

russtang said:
I watched it live and counted 3 blocks in the back. At the end of the play they showed there was a flag thrown for a block in the back and the ref made a call for a block in the back but the play was under review.
What did they say finally? I went and finished working on the car when the review started.

Just looked at it. Saw where block in back was called, but later determined to be from side so flag was picked up. Not to mention runner was down about halfway thru the play. Pretty easy to see in slow mo. Duke was hosed.

Redwood Forrest · Nov 1, 2015

I read that penalties were not reviewable, so for some crazy reason we have teams getting screwed because the refs hand are tied.

OreBama · Nov 1, 2015

I haven't seen a call so outrageously bad since Colorado's 5th down years ago. All the refs should be suspended and, frankly, Duke should be awarded the game.

Wayne4Bama2 · Nov 1, 2015

The U also had a player come off the side line around the 15 yard line and run with the players on the field and then threw his head gear down around the 5 yard line. The Duke was roooooooooooooobed.

DzynKingRTR · Nov 1, 2015

OreBama said:
I haven't seen a call so outrageously bad since Colorado's 5th down years ago. All the refs should be fired and, frankly, Duke should be awarded the game.

FIFY

Nolan · Nov 1, 2015

The refs essentially became spectators.

day-day · Nov 1, 2015

Can a game end on a play with a penalty? If a block-in-the-back had been called and accepted the ball would be placed as a spot foul but no time would be left on the clock. Would Miami have a play from scrimmage in this scenario?

Mystical · Nov 1, 2015

A game can not end with a defensive penalty if the offense accepts. If Miami had been called for a penalty for block in the back the game would have been over.

81usaf92 · Nov 1, 2015

I, along with many UFC fans, don't like Dana White, but he had said something really true for all sports after the first shogun vs macieda fight. He said " don't ever leave it in the hands of the judges or the refs and just finish the fight". While I feel bad for duke, that play only works about .5/10 times. Duke still should've stopped it with or without the refs

selmaborntidefan · Nov 1, 2015

I've said 100 times that RARELY can you blame the refs when you lose. Given this was the last play and part of the reason Duke couldn't tackle was a block in the back that can't be overturned - THIS qualifies as the rare event.

But anyone expecting the outcome changed is whistling past the graveyard.

scoretide · Nov 1, 2015

Block in the back clearly at the 16 yard line !!!! Oh well

selmaborntidefan · Nov 1, 2015

81usaf92 said:
I, along with many UFC fans, don't like Dana White, but he had said something really true for all sports after the first shogun vs macieda fight. He said " don't ever leave it in the hands of the judges or the refs and just finish the fight". While I feel bad for duke, that play only works about .5/10 times. Duke still should've stopped it with or without the refs

Pretty damned hard to tackle when you keep getting blocked in the back.

Aside from which you cannot take back that called penalty, which makes the rest of it irrelevant.

tidefanbeezer · Nov 1, 2015

81usaf92 said:
I, along with many UFC fans, don't like Dana White, but he had said something really true for all sports after the first shogun vs macieda fight. He said " don't ever leave it in the hands of the judges or the refs and just finish the fight". While I feel bad for duke, that play only works about .5/10 times. Duke still should've stopped it with or without the refs

I understand what you are saying. Duke shouldn't have left enough room on the scoreboard for a play like this to be significant. But to blame this on Duke is absurd. They would have stopped it were it not for several illegal blocks from Miami. They actually did stop it at one point and the refs failed to call the Miami player down.

You can't blame the players when the refs don't enforce the rules of the game.

uaintn · Nov 1, 2015

Looked to me like the ball carrier was down (knee). I just posted to say that college football officiating is getting worse. We had better be prepared to beat LSU and the zebras on Saturday. If we leave it their hands we will end up just like Duke.

CB4 · Nov 1, 2015

That was my exact thought yesterday when I saw it, Selma. The ref can pick up the flag and waive it off as "no foul". But the "block in the back" is not a reviewable penalty. They cannot review it, say there was no penalty and "waive it off". If I was David Cutcliffe I would have not left the field until the head of the officiating crew, the replay official and head of conference officiating explained how they could do that.

selmaborntidefan · Nov 1, 2015

And every Tide fan was thinking, "The only surprise is that Auburn wasn't the beneficiary of zebra ineptitude."

Duke gets screwed over by the referees on the final play of the game

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