Bad ACC Refs - Fumble ruled a TD - VPI vs GT 2004

In this game between VPI and Georgia Tech in 2004, a fumble into the end zone was incorrectly ruled a touchdown. The ACC announced 2 days later that instant replay would be used in the next season.

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Sports

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• GT
• VPI
• FOOTBALL
• ACC
• REFEREES

[cavs010]

ACC refs are horrible. Why do most of the bad calls in the ACC have Georgia Tech in them?

[GoJackets2007]

Two reasons why all these bad calls have GT in them:

1) There is a conspiracy in the ACC office against GT (has existed ever since Bobby Ross was hired)

2) I am only recording GT games (though I did record the MNC game this year looking for goofs by Ron Cherry and Co.)

If there was ever a bad call that went GT;s way, I would include it here - it just hasn't happened yet ....

[mxwelch]

Ok GT you know damn well it was a very close call. It was ruled a TD and the replay needs conclusive evidence to be overturned. The replay didn't show it and you know it.

[GoJackets2007]

The VPI player lost the ball at the 2 yard line. The ACC did not have "instant replay" in 2004. The MONDAY AFTER THIS GAME the ACC announced that they were putting it in for 2005. The correct call here was "touchback". ACC refs are not inept and that is the point of these videos (not that they are out to screw GT even if they are).

The delay before the PAT was the refs explaining to Beamer why one of his thug players had just been ejected from the game - hence Beamer's look.

[brendtwaters]

"Bad ACC Refs" is redundant ;-)

[mfhokie]

@mfhokie Well, just press 3, not F3

[mfhokie]

Press F3 repeatedly for RIVERDANCE!!!

[encycl07pedia]

@roanokehokie He's a fan of a Georgia football team. He has some delusion that GT's triple option garners hatred from the refs, which is why they were able to win a close 2009 ACCCG. Makes sense, doesn't it?

[godsmith3]

Lol, that was out of his control like 10 feet before he broke the plane.

[soravsgoku123]

GT gets bulled all the time

[cmpr94]

well that was a game changing play we could have drove down the field quickly an tied the game

[natureboy83]

Look, I didn't say that the refs are out to get GT. I'm just saying that this is an example of at truly bad call that benefited the Hokies that night and GT got the raw end of the deal. If the refs are bad (which they are) then they are bad. I'm a GT grad and fan and I have seen some horrid calls on other teams as well, including VT.

[roanokehokie]

EVERYTHING he posts on youtube is about "Bad ACC Refs".....get over it. The refs aren't out to get GT.

[natureboy83]

of course it wouldn't matter because the call went the Hokies' way. This was truly a bad call. I was there that night and the replay clearly showed it was a fumble. But at that time replay wasn't used by the refs. Anyways, the guy who posted this is a GT fan, so he's going to put up GT stuff...DUH!!! The question should be do you have anything to contribute for the Hokies?