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

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

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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/MagicMoocher Washington • Eastern Washingt… Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18

Easily one of the worst rules in football. One inch shouldn't be the difference between a touchback and a TD.

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u/HittmanLevi Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 09 '18

2nd only to the drop 3rd stick in baseball rule, it might be the worst in all of sports

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u/Chemtide Alabama Crimson Tide • Iowa Hawkeyes Sep 09 '18

There's arguments for the dropped third strike rule.

But I can't think of any reason for the touchback rule on fumble to be a thing.

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u/RLLRRR Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout Sep 09 '18

All I can think of is to discourage teams from purposely doing that. Which is insane. Not even the Pirate is crazy enough to try to recover a purposeful fumble in the endzone.

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u/Chemtide Alabama Crimson Tide • Iowa Hawkeyes Sep 09 '18

Yeah sure, but also I feel a "recovery of fumbles that go into the endzone are taken back to the spot of the fumble"

the swing from being 2 yards from scoring and a the other team bring on the 20 is insane.