Okay Miami fans, honest thoughts?

[gatorman001]

My take: Tech WR had the ball in the endzone, Miami DB clearly out of bounds pulled the ball away from Tech WR. Had the Miami DB not pulled the ball away, Tech WR retains possession and it should have been ruled a Tech TD(because Miami DB is no longer a eligible player once he was out of bounds).

Takes a play like that here and there to win a National Championship, might just be Miami's year!

 

[MarkECannon]

I did not think it was a catch. He did not have clear possession when he was going down. Once he hit the ground the ball was loose. No catch.

Now the play before is where VA TECH should have won the game but the receiver was clearly out of bounds. The DB was beaten and the receiver clearly caught the ball. If the receiver had not allowed himself to go out of bounds that was probably a TD.

Miami has a great opportunity to win it all this year. They needed a game like this get them ready to win a close game. I think many of their future games will not challenge them enough for the playoffs.

 

[gatorman001]

I did not think it was a catch. He did not have clear possession when he was going down. Once he hit the ground the ball was loose. No catch.

Now the play before is where VA TECH should have won the game but the receiver was clearly out of bounds. The DB was beaten and the receiver clearly caught the ball. If the receiver had not allowed himself to go out of bounds that was probably a TD.

Miami has a great opportunity to win it all this year. They needed a game like this get them ready to win a close game. I think many of their future games will not challenge them enough for the playoffs.

My thoughts were the Tech WR brings the ball in, without the ineligible Miami player pulling it away. Dont forget it was called a TD on the field, I dont believe there was clear video proof the Tech WR wouldnt have maintained possession, if not for the ineligible Miami player pulling it away. Will be interesting to read and hear today other reviews of the play?

 

[Silver King]

Shouldn't have come to that, but it wasn't a catch. Couple thoughts - VT's HC didn't manage the clock very well on that last drive, and he is now 1-10 in one-score games. Horrible call that ball was moving around like a pin ball - and Miami kid came out with it. I'm not going to take the time to rewrite, so using this from a poster on the Canes forum:

1. Third and goal, Miami about to go up 21-7. Markel Bell is matched up against Keyshawn Burgos. Bell has at least 4 inches and 100 pounds on Burgos. There is NO HOLDING. Burgos spins his body until his BACK is against Bell, then he falls down. The ref waits forever to throw the flag, until Cam throws the ball. The replay is clear. Even the announcer questions the call. But the phantom holding stands, taking a touchdown off the board, and the very next play is an interception.

2. Fourth down, VaTech about to go up 24-14. The kicker wears jersey #17. But wait, VaTech only has 10 men on the field. So who runs onto the field but....#17 Cole Nelson. It's so ******* obvious, it's not like they have two #17s buried in the interior of the line. It's...the KICKER...and the GUY RUNNING ONTO THE FIELD LATE. In fact, it is so obvious, that you can see the ambiguously-gendered assistant coach behind Pry's left shoulder (the one wearing the purple shirt and the large necklace) yelling "there's two #17s" to Pry. But the refs don't call a penalty, and the first #17 makes the long field goal.

3. Ongoing game long ignoring of unsportsmanlike conduct. The refs IMMEDIATELY gave Jacolby George a penalty for spinning the ball in the end zone, then ignored FOR FOUR QUARTERS the VaTech players taunting Miami players, particularly with the Cam Ward celebration. Not one unsportsmanlike call on VaTech. NOT ONE. But Jacolby George spinning the ball was flagged.