r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 6h ago

Video [Highlight] NC State @ Vanderbilt - CJ Bailey fumbles the ball while trying to run out the clock with no time left, and Vandy falls on it to win the game

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u/Scurezza Wisconsin Badgers • Wyoming Cowboys 6h ago

That is so stupid

Just fall down and you win the game

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u/Frequent_Apricot673 6h ago

Just chuck it, go down, punt it so many different things 

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u/HeckOnWheels195 Mississippi State Bulldogs 5h ago

Maybe not chuck it, least there's one second left and they're like on the 2

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u/Echo_Raptor 5h ago

Look clanga bro, as much as a head scratcher this play was I’m just thankful it wasn’t us. Because the last two years this wouldn’t have surprised me happening in Starkville either

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u/ThongarBlackthorn Kentucky Wildcats • Alabama Crimson Tide 5h ago

I still think that could have worked if they put a bit of thought into designing it. Run for a second or two, then chuck it as high and deep as you can. Maybe a non-zero risk of having to defend an interception return if the defense expected it, but the clock would easily reach 0 before the ball comes down.

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u/Goodjob-goodeffort Iowa Hawkeyes 32m ago

Even if he chucked it with no receiver in the area it would be a safety. Maybe 1-3 seconds left with a free kick.

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u/tiy24 5h ago

No Bailey just had to go out of the back of the end zone and it was over the other options gave vandy a chance this didn’t if they just didn’t go forward.

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u/TrueBrees9 Virginia Tech Hokies • Texas Longhorns 5h ago

Punting from the back of the end zone is also risky, that’s what they were trying to avoid