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You know you're at a GT game when...
Sep 23, 2016, 9:03 AM
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All around you hear soemeone explaining to the person beside them the rules of the game. The safety was entertaining on so many levels
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Legend [18544]
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I'm pretty sure most folks on here didn't know either.
Sep 23, 2016, 9:05 AM
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I include myself in that. I've never seen that happen before, but it makes sense.
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Anyone ever seen that before in a game?
Sep 23, 2016, 9:07 AM
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I haven't.
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Oculus Spirit [93609]
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I'm old and can't remember but it's the call I'd have made.
Sep 23, 2016, 9:10 AM
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It was clearly an interception brought out of the endzone and fumbled back for a safety.
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Exactly, you wouldn't get 20 yds free
Sep 23, 2016, 9:35 AM
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for fumbling the ball plus you knew if we got the ball in the endzone it would have been a touchdown.
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Exactly
Sep 23, 2016, 9:53 AM
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The ball was clearly fumbled when the player was out of the endzone, and it was fumbled into the endzone.
At that point only 3 things could happen: 1) A GT player recovers it and manages to get it out of the endzone: GT ball wherever he is tackled. 2) A GT player recovers it but doesn't get out of the endzone: Safety, 2 points for Clemson and ball after free kick 3) A Clemson player recovers: Clemson TD
It made no sense for touchback to ever be on the table.
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Orange Blooded [2371]
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Not since I was in high school...
Sep 23, 2016, 9:57 AM
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Congratulations to the referee for getting it right... it was probably the ONLY time he was right all night!
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Re: I'm pretty sure most folks on here didn't know either.
Sep 23, 2016, 9:12 AM
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I am by no means a football expect, and while I have never seen it before, I was yelling safety as it happened simply because it indeed makes complete sense.
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In their defense... I even thought that was a touchback, but
Sep 23, 2016, 9:05 AM
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they are a bunch of NERDS!!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [93609]
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He brought it out.***
Sep 23, 2016, 9:11 AM
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I know that now... the application of the safety rule
Sep 23, 2016, 9:14 AM
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totally makes sense there, but I just have never seen that type of safety before and I was pleasantly surprised at the result.
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I would pay 10 bucks to hear that conversation right now.***
Sep 23, 2016, 9:09 AM
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Re: You know you're at a GT game when...
Sep 23, 2016, 9:23 AM
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I was cheering when that play happened and my wife looked at me and said that it was an interception. I then told her that it was but it then turned into a safety and I then had to explain it to her. By the time I had it explained the refs came back and said it was a safety. Was a weird play indeed.
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They showed on TV last night.........
Sep 23, 2016, 9:24 AM
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several times groups of Tech students waving pom-poms who looked like they had no idea what they were watching - were just talking with each other and not really watching the game.
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I had a field day explaining that to the kids
Sep 23, 2016, 9:33 AM
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As it happened in real time, I said "That's a safety". Then not a single word form the announcers as they are watching replays, neither of the talking heads recognizes the situation, and my family is looking at me oddly as I keep saying "safety" and have my hands above my head like I'm walking like an Egyptian.
I married into a non football family, but they're learning.
But I still don't understand how neither announcer caught it or mentioned it before the call was made 30 seconds later.
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Same, I was yelling thats a safety refs, geez you suck
Sep 23, 2016, 9:44 AM
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The rest of the family looked at me like I grew a third head or something. When the refs finally called it, they were like how was that a safety (had to explain he brought it back into the field of play on his own and fumbled it back into the end zone). I have seen it happen on a punt return, where they brought it out, got rocked, fumbled it through the back of the endzone for a safety, but I am not sure I have on an interception.
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Re: I had a field day explaining that to the kids
Sep 23, 2016, 10:04 AM
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If you think Jesse Palmer is paying attention to the game (as opposed to talking about himself) you're in for a huge disappointment! LOL.
Remember, Jesse only has two penalty calls: (1) "That's a good no-call" when analyzing what should be pass inteference against GT, and (2) "That was obvious pass inteference" when analyzing a call against a Clemson defensive back. He's from the SEC so he has a limited vocabulary!
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50% of GT students barely speak English. Football = soccer??
Sep 23, 2016, 9:37 AM
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Re: You know you're at a GT game when...
Sep 23, 2016, 12:56 PM
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I knew something was wrong when the player ran out of the EZ and then fumbled, but I did not realize it was a safety until they explained it. Made sense at that point. I would have missed that call if I was the ref, and would have given the ball to GT on their 20.
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Re: You know you're at a GT game when...
Sep 23, 2016, 1:38 PM
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I was disgusted and turned away. I didn't even notice that he was ever in the end zone.
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