Forgive my lack of football knowledge….

[MidnightCane]

Guys and gals. I’m really new at this American football thing. Can someone please explain what down by contact is?

 

[mcnaire2004]

Guys and gals. I’m really new at this American football thing. Can someone please explain what down by contact is?
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It's something that applies to other teams. Don't worry about it.

 

[gacaneaddict]

Clear as a bright sunny day

INCOMING but Mario shouldv'e kneeled!!! Doesn't excuse incompetency by the refs

 

[CaneFanWNY]

The ACC immediately came out and punished the refs for that duke KO return, suspended several of them if im not mistaken.

Has anything been spoken from the ACC in regards to this failed review, let alone over 50% of the calls for the entire game? Or is this one of them tobacco road mafia "now we're even" type of things?

 

[Carolinacane83]

That picture should be in Webster’s latest edition under “Down by contact”

Terry Porter, Ron Cherry and Jeff Beezer are all my Christmas list.

 

[nycane]

you can see his thumb. he is clearly holding the ball.

 

[BS85]

Imagine of this happened to Bama or Ohio State?

 

[ddann]

Good thing we have instant replay review to make sure the refs get these calls right.

 

[cf3000]

Remember the Duke return? Even people who don't follow the sport wanted to award the victory to Duke.

 

[305407cane]

I hadn’t seen that picture. Holy crap

 

[Ozymandias]

Terrible...

 

[caneworld]

Guys and gals. I’m really new at this American football thing. Can someone please explain what down by contact is?
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Someone needs to tweet. ... instagram or whatever this picture to every sports talk show host on radio and TV...

..also to the staff

 

[hoops156]

Someone needs to tweet. ... instagram or whatever this picture to every sports talk show host on radio and TV

why? the obvious and easy response is well if you had a coach w a brain, this isnt a thing. stop finding excuses for what happened. it isnt the refs fault we lost. it isnt dons fault. its the coaches and thats it.

 

[caneworld]

why? the obvious and easy response is well if you had a coach w a brain, this isnt a thing. stop finding excuses for what happened. it isnt the refs fault we lost. it isnt dons fault. its the coaches and thats it.

Still our kids might end up with some brownie points if this is the only loss... again a big IF

 

[ddann]

why? the obvious and easy response is well if you had a coach w a brain, this isnt a thing. stop finding excuses for what happened. it isnt the refs fault we lost. it isnt dons fault. its the coaches and thats it.

The answer to your “why” question is that the refs need to be called out for giving Miami the Miami treatment for the millionth time.

 

[pyhooya]

Just to update some people. In college you dont have to be contacted to be down.........

 

[skyman]

Still our kids might end up with some brownie points if this is the only loss... again a big IF

We struggled with GT to open ACC play, one pick and our qb was already down on bench.. You look at remaining schedule and there is not alot of teams worse than gt left.. we got our hands full.. only loss tho? ehhhh

 

[KANE]

Need to send that **** to the ACC officials. Still a dumbass call by Mario, but a straight up hit job by the refs!

 

[90scane]

How about the punch thrown around 13:32 by 10?

How about the UFC single leg take down of Bain on the TD run? Not to mention chop block.

Or the chop block with leg whip that was called roughing the passer on the same drive?

 

[WestEndZone]

Jimmy said we can't leave it in the officials' hands.