Holy hell...

[KellySyracuse]

I'm just going to put this here

I hate Notre Dame with the fire of the sun and look forward to Brian Kelly's head blowing off his shoulders this year, just before he gets fired. That is all.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

You mean like this?

What is going on here?

 

[orange79]

Momma Bear in the post game interview said he wasn't injured

Hoping our LBers are ok...

Momma Bear might have said that, but seeing him kick in person yesterday, it sure looked like he wasn't 100% - the fluidity just wasn't there. Maybe he tweaked something on the FG he slid into last week...

 

[SWC75]

What is going on here?

Walt Sweeney is roughing the kicker on the last play against Notre Dame in 1961. Syracuse was ahead 15-14 and the irish were attempting a 56 yard field goal, unheard of at the time. Sweeney barreled into the kicker and took out the holder, too. The penalty for that is 15 yards. The refs marched off 15 yards and gave Notre Dame an extra play and this time the more make-able field goal was good and we lost 15-17.

SU pointed out that the rules at the time said that the kicking team became the defensive team when the ball left the kicker's foot and thus the game should have been allowed to end on the unsuccessful field goal attempt. The NCAA said they were right but Rule #1 says the score at the end of the game is the final score, meaning it can't be overturned later even if a mistake was made. SU pointed out hat by rule , the game ended on the unsuccessful kick. The NCAA still refused to take action and told the Orange that the only way they could get credit fro the win was if Notre Dame agreed to concede the game to them because of the mistake. they refused.

The rule was changed the next year so that the kicking team remained the offensive team until the end of the play.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Walt Sweeney is roughing the kicker on the last play against Notre Dame in 1961. Syracuse was ahead 15-14 and the irish were attempting a 56 yard field goal, unheard of at the time. Sweeney barreled into the kicker and took out the holder, too. The penalty for that is 15 yards. The refs marched off 15 yards and gave Notre Dame an extra play and this time the more make-able field goal was good and we lost 15-17.

SU pointed out that the rules at the time said that the kicking team became the defensive team when the ball left the kicker's foot and thus the game should have been allowed to end on the unsuccessful field goal attempt. The NCAA said they were right but Rule #1 says the score at the end of the game is the final score, meaning it can't be overturned later even if a mistake was made. SU pointed out hat by rule , the game ended on the unsuccessful kick. The NCAA still refused to take action and told the Orange that the only way they could get credit fro the win was if Notre Dame agreed to concede the game to them because of the mistake. they refused.

The rule was changed the next year so that the kicking team remained the offensive team until the end of the play.

Wow, that's some impressive lawyering. Good to know the NCAA has been consistent in their unwillingness to change or admit error for at least the past 55 years.

 

[wallacecuse]

Just saw the final play. Heartbreaking for Georgia fans. Wonder if they regret getting rid of Richt?

Not one bit. Richt had not won a meaningful game in over 10 years, and his poor classes in '13 and '14 are the reason they are talent drained at WR, OL, and DL. Only 14 of the 33 signees from '14 are still with the program.

 

[SWC75]

Not one bit. Richt had not won a meaningful game in over 10 years, and his poor classes in '13 and '14 are the reason they are talent drained at WR, OL, and DL. Only 14 of the 33 signees from '14 are still with the program.

Richt won 145 games at Georgia in 15 years. Some of them had to be meaningful: Georgia Historical Scores
He was coach from 2001 onward. I count 11 bowl wins, (two of them Sugar Bowls), 2 SEC championships and 14 wins over teams that won 10 games or more. That seems pretty good.

 

[Moontan]

Richt won 145 games at Georgia in 15 years. Some of them had to be meaningful: Georgia Historical Scores
He was coach from 2001 onward. I count 11 bowl wins, (two of them Sugar Bowls), 2 SEC championships and 14 wins over teams that won 10 games or more. That seems pretty good.

Almost won another in 2012. Had the ball at the 8 with 9 seconds to go, but couldn't get into the endzone. That was the beginning of the end for Richt.

 

[JoeSU]

I vaguely recall UNC beating us in the dome some years back with a several really long FGs.

 

[kirbivore]

late PI flag to set up the game winning score. sounds familiar