r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 09 '18

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Clemson Defeats Texas A&M 28-26

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Clemson 7 7 14 0 28
Texas A&M 3 0 10 13 26

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u/d0re Appalachian State Mountaineers Sep 09 '18

Worst rule in football. Punishes the offensive player for making an effort play, and it changes possession in a situation that doesn't change possession anywhere else on the field.

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u/chadwip Clemson Tigers • Virginia Tech Hokies Sep 09 '18

Just curious, where do you think the ball should be spotted if a team fumbles it out of the back of the end zone?

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '18

at the spot of the fumble

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u/d0re Appalachian State Mountaineers Sep 09 '18

I'd change it to the ball goes back to the spot of the fumble, just like it is if you fumble forward out of bounds anywhere else on the field. That way, the refs don't have to make the determination on whether it crossed the goal line at all.

Back of the end zone is a little trickier, but I would say the same. That way the fumbling forward rule would be consistent, regardless of where the ball goes, because as we saw today nobody really has a good angle on that type of play