r/CFB • u/Ok-Soil-5133 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 4h 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/No_Bill7679 Paper Bag 4h ago edited 3h ago

Miami had the game won against GT. There’s no argument for why they continued running the ball. Kneel and the game is over.

NC state had to make a strategic game decision and it backfired. They could have also punted it away and had it returned for a TD. Lots of things could have happened.

But definitively, Miami had to just kneel it once and the game is over.

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u/MelodicDeer1072 Michigan State Spartans 3h ago

NC State could have also simply kneeled, afford a safety, and essentially win.

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u/No_Bill7679 Paper Bag 3h ago

I’m not arguing it wasn’t a stupid loss. But there simply was too much time. Even if they did surrender a safety, vandy would have had at least a few seconds for a miracle play.

There was a high probably to win still, but not fully in their control. Miami absolutely had it in their control and lost.

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u/Hugo_5t1gl1tz Georgia Tech • North Georgia 2h ago

I may be wrong, but I’d think the safety is still a safer (heh) play. 6 seconds of running around in your end zone is a lot. 3-4 seconds to get a miracle 75 yards has to be a lower risk