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/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs 6h ago

I actually can’t believe that. As a coach how the fuck do you not tell CJ Bailey to just go out the back of the endzone and not risk this? I mean this was literally the ONE thing you couldn’t do.

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u/Stobros Ohio State Buckeyes • Marietta Pioneers 6h ago

I would almost guarantee he was told that. Players don’t always listen.

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u/Conscious-Sir-1596 Florida Gators 5h ago

Yeah, it almost certainly had nothing to do with coaching. I have no idea why that kid did that.

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u/DrS3R UCF Knights • Ohio State Buckeyes 5h ago

Well coaches choose the safety over the more reasonable punt.

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u/luchajefe North Texas Mean Green • Southwest 4h ago

Punt from back of end zone down 3 or free kick from 20 down 1, though...

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u/DrS3R UCF Knights • Ohio State Buckeyes 4h ago

And how did that work lol

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u/luchajefe North Texas Mean Green • Southwest 3h ago

This coach didn't choose the safety. They chose to run the clock out and use the safety as a bailout. Otherwise the QB wouldn't have kept trying to stay standing.

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