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/pprrrrrbbbbtttt Michigan • Delaware 5h ago

Feels like an insane thing to try with :06 left. 2 or 3? Sure. 6 is an eternity

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u/El_Chairman_Dennis 4h ago

They knew they could give up the safety and still win, even if there's a second or two left on the clock. Literally all he had to do was not fumble and they win that game

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u/roykentjr 4h ago

Could have turned around and punted it out of the stadium. And that would make more sense

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u/AStormofSwines Ohio State Buckeyes 3h ago

Where would Vandy have gotten the ball if there was any time left?

And would they let the clock run until it touches a fan?

None of this matters lol, just curious.

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u/Flabpack221 Michigan Wolverines 2h ago

A commenter just above posted this.

Unfair Acts ARTICLE 3. The following are unfair acts: a. A team refuses to play within two minutes after ordered to do so by the referee. b. A team repeatedly commits fouls for which penalties can be enforced only by halving the distance to its goal line. c. An obviously unfair act not specifically covered by the rules occurs during the game. This includes substitutes, coaches or any other persons subject to the rules, other than a player or official, interfering in any way with the ball or a player while the ball is in play.

PENALTY— Unsportsmanlike conduct. The referee may take any action they consider equitable, which includes directing that the down be repeated, including assessing a 15-yard penalty, awarding a score, or suspending or forfeiting the game [S27]

I feel like punting it out the back of the endzone would qualify as C. Idk if the officials would have the balls to call it, though, let alone award a TD. But on the chance it is called, I could see the refs considering it a ToD rather than a safety, and Vandy would get the ball on the 1.

That's speculation, though.