Ref moves ball after measuring to give GT first down over VT

One of the spots Virginia Tech got screwed over on during the October 18, 2009 game vs. Georgia Tech.

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Sports

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• crappy ref
• virginia tech
• hokies

[vuolovt]

not a game changing call nobody said that....just bullshit that GT has got away with bullshit illegal plays and bad calls SEVERAL times this season already. the point is it was wrong and GT is getting away with a lot of shit.

[gtballer21]

we would have gone for it anyways on 4th down and we would have gotten it

[lxUn1c0]

@ipaintboy Reading comprehension fail. What's that thing on the end of the chain? It's a MARKER. I didn't say anything about the line, which I know is a television graphic and an approximation. It's pretty clear that you don't understand how different viewing angles affect perspective. The ball was across the end of the chain, but the camera angle briefly made it look like it wasn't. Please re-read my posts, keeping in mind that the marker is that big thing on the end of the chains.

[ipaintboy]

@lxUn1c0 The mark is just a estimated line put on tv not the actual mark dummy, you measure by the chain that was clearly shown in the video and the ball was no where near the end of it.

[ipaintboy]

Un*u*^(&g BELIEVABLE

[vachamps]

@TheLCPD eight straight ten win seasons, another ACC championship. You right tho, they are horrible

[blueridgeranger]

@TheLCPD  You're an IDIOT!!

[bissoc14]

I remember this call, #1 reason why i hate Ga Tech

[nesbittheisman10]

and you VT fans think that Josh Nesbitt would not have gotten the first down even if it was 4th down. The chances of him getting the first down there are 99%

[TheLCPD]

vt would have lost either way.... vt blows dick

[lxUn1c0]

Also, pause at 0:16 (before the ref rolled the ball over), and you can see that it's pretty clearly a first down. You can also see subtle clues from the close-up that it's not a good angle (shot from slightly downfield), and the marker hasn't been tilted upright yet.

[lxUn1c0]

The close-up shot is not from an appropriate angle to judge whether or not it was a first down. When the camera zooms back out, you can see that it's pretty clearly across the marker, THEN the referee rolls the ball laces-up and signals first down.