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I’m as straight of a shooter there is, & I’m objective af.

In 2023, when our fans were bytching & moaning about the controversial Chaney fumble, my point was we should’ve never been in that position. We had a 99.9% probability of winning by simply kneeling. Was it a fumble? 99.9% no, but I could see how the refs blew that call. The point is, that one call wasn’t y we lost; it was a collaborative effort on OUR side.

Ffwd to last night; Cal fans can bytch & moan about a non targeting call. Could’ve it been called targeting? Sure, but it wasn’t & that ONE call is not why they lost. How about u had a 25 point lead in the 2nd Half. How about after we scored to make the deficit 17, Mendoza is cooking us, & for some inexplicable reason, Wilcox changes QB as Cal is driving for another score, halting not only momentum, but killing Mendoza’s rhythm. Instead of u scoring a TD to go up 24, u kick a FG to go up 20.

How about u gave up several 4th down conversions extending our drives.

How about ur CB misplayed a tipped ball for an int that would’ve killed the game.

How about u gave up a 70 yrd run & catch to our #1 WR when we were pinned at our 7 yrd line late in the 4th.

How about u gave up a 3rd & 20 to a wide open RB on a check down play.

How about u blew ur T.O’s trying to realign ur defense, only to give up key conversions.

When fans try to blame ONE play for a L, they r being disingenuous and shifting blame. If u’re relying upon the refs, that’s a bad game plan. VT fans can bytch (& I have no idea y) about the end of their game, but the fact is ur coach gifted us at a min. 6 extra points by not kick a FG late in the game, & squib kicking it, giving us great field position to score 3 points going into half time.

Blame ur coaches for these bone headed decisions, not the refs, & I said that against GT, too. It’s bull ****; we won, & took their souls.
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Honestly, from what I'm seeing online, Cal fans by and large aren't really crying about the targeting no-call, they are (understandably) crying about their team blowing a 25-point lead. It's all the neutral busybodies acting like the ACC is rigging games for us.
 
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Everyone recites as gospel that there is a 3 yard exception for lineman engaged with and blocking a defender. It applies to any lineman blocking or not. See below.. Some caveats:

1. This is the 2016-2017 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations and it may have been updated.
hit link --- > https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR17updated.pdf

2. The document is 220 pages long and I may have missed "an interpretation" of the rule. But I used the search function so I'm fairly confident that this is the entire rule.

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Looks to be the same in this year’s rule book. Edit: looks like they just added the exception for throwing the ball away but that doesn’t apply here.

Here’s a link to the pdf: https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...1718382462820/2024-NCAA-Football-Rulebook.pdf
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