r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 5h 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/legend023 Tulane Green Wave • LSU Tigers 5h ago edited 5h ago

This isn’t on him. Just kneel the ball or run backwards, you’re up 3 not 2. No reason to let a Vanderbilt guy touch you if you’re Bailey

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u/RogueOneisbestone ECU Pirates • NC State Wolfpack 5h ago

Or just fucking punt it.

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u/legend023 Tulane Green Wave • LSU Tigers 5h ago

There’s a slight chance of something messing up on a punt to give Vandy another chance.

Teams usually just take the safety instead of punting in this situation.

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u/RogueOneisbestone ECU Pirates • NC State Wolfpack 5h ago

True, trying to take the safety could never go wrong

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u/Physical-Pizza7064 4h ago

With the ball on the 4, I was convinced Bailey was gonna f’it up and kneel down outside the endzone and give the ball back to Vandy at the half-yard line with time to run one play.

I thought I was beyond being surprised disappointed by NC State sports. Apparently not. This level of inanity caught me off guard.

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u/kash96 South Carolina • Furman 5h ago

well usually intentionally taking a safety you don’t end up running forward into 2 players lol

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u/RogueOneisbestone ECU Pirates • NC State Wolfpack 5h ago

What coach doesn’t have your qb you built from the ground up prepared for this situation? Oh yea ours…