If we could have just one play back...

[JHallCanes]

Morris missed Waters on the slant on the first drive of second half. Look at the play again. It's a touchdown if he hits Waters in stride and we're tied up in the third quarter. Biggest miss of the game and very few people noticed it.

Abso-*******-lutely this.

Pivotal point in the game, perfect play....just ******* missed it. I really didn't see who was exactly at fault but it was a big miss. Not saying we win, but that was a huge momentum shifting period of time.

 

[LuCane]

Morris missed Waters on the slant on the first drive of second half. Look at the play again. It's a touchdown if he hits Waters in stride and we're tied up in the third quarter. Biggest miss of the game and very few people noticed it.

Abso-*******-lutely this.

Pivotal point in the game, perfect play....just ******* missed it. I really didn't see who was exactly at fault but it was a big miss. Not saying we win, but that was a huge momentum shifting period of time.

It's in my write-up of all 3rd downs we had on offense.

 

[JHallCanes]

Morris missed Waters on the slant on the first drive of second half. Look at the play again. It's a touchdown if he hits Waters in stride and we're tied up in the third quarter. Biggest miss of the game and very few people noticed it.

Abso-*******-lutely this.

Pivotal point in the game, perfect play....just ******* missed it. I really didn't see who was exactly at fault but it was a big miss. Not saying we win, but that was a huge momentum shifting period of time.

It's in my write-up of all 3rd downs we had on offense.

I may read that one day, Lu. But I don't think this is the day.

 

[LuCane]

Morris missed Waters on the slant on the first drive of second half. Look at the play again. It's a touchdown if he hits Waters in stride and we're tied up in the third quarter. Biggest miss of the game and very few people noticed it.

Abso-*******-lutely this.

Pivotal point in the game, perfect play....just ******* missed it. I really didn't see who was exactly at fault but it was a big miss. Not saying we win, but that was a huge momentum shifting period of time.

It's in my write-up of all 3rd downs we had on offense.

I may read that one day, Lu. But I don't think this is the day.

Haha, only pointing out that I agree with both of you that it was a hugely important play.

 

[Luke Warm]

What about the Duke run that got called back after early whistle where he reversed field? That was a TD and would've been HUGE.

 

[UProspect]

The 50 yd screen that put FSU up by two TD's and ripped our heart out.

 

[fastcane]

Only one play in the game I would take back, the only one that mattered. The play that Duke got hurt, they were a better team, we could take 5 plays back and we still lose.

I'm going with the Morris to Coley bomb that was underthrown and picked. If we connect there it's a TD and HUGE momentum shift. Game is tied and who knows after that.

Instead, we get run off the field in the third quarter. We basically lost the game that quarter.

Those are the types of opportunities you can't miss in a game like that. The most frustrating part is that we blew that opportunity on the type of play that suits Stephen's strength (arm strength/deep ball). It felt like one of those Dorsett deep balls that we've hit so many times. I saw Coley out in front and thought we had a big one. Wish Morris would have put more on it with some air and led Coley off to the right (instead of throwing right at him) so it would have been Coley or nobody.

Plus, Morris was having a pretty good game to that point. He connects there and we're feeling really good. Such a shame.

I know it's just one play but man, what a turning point.

And I know it's over, and there were a hundred other problems, but I'm taking the day to be a bit bummed. I just keep seeing that **** play over and over in my head. Huge shift.

Tomorrow I'll have my mind right for VT b/c there's **** sure a lot to play for - really, other than the super rare MNC season, every single thing we've hoped for and wanted to accomplish for **** near 10 years is still on the table after 8 games. I'll take it, no question.

Here's to hoping we can do it for our boy Duke...and that I'll stop seeing Coley streaking downfield wide open every time I think about last night.

...and that we lost the battle but will win the war on December 7th!

 

[LVCanesfan]

What about the Duke run that got called back after early whistle where he reversed field? That was a TD and would've been HUGE.

This. Everyone watching the game with me was like...WTF! The ACC really needs to sit the refs down this week and show them how **** poor they are.

 

[4Canes]

What about the Duke run that got called back after early whistle where he reversed field? That was a TD and would've been HUGE.

This. Everyone watching the game with me was like...WTF! The ACC really needs to sit the refs down this week and show them how **** poor they are.

Don't understand that call at all, how many times did they show the clip of Winston getting out if a sack and throwing a TD, but yet Duke is still running and spins out and he blows the whistle.
Second game where just a downright **** call costs him a TD.

 

[FlipT]

coleys always open

THIS!

 

[dycane]

coleys always open

THIS!

Our wideouts were open all game. Those guys would have had a hard time keeping up with Dorsett in the game.

 

[CANESX6*]

didnt see everybody post i am going with the play Duke got hurt

 

[GonzoCane]

Dukes run where he got hurt. Take that one back.

 

[The Franchise]

The Coley underthrow and the Waters miss were huge. Those were TDs missed. Giving up multiple 3rd and longs sucked too.

You said it before the game and you were right. The biggest difference was the QB. Morris missed throws that **** makes in his sleep -- relatively simple throws. I almost punched through the wall when he missed a simple 8 yard slant on a perfect play call that would have tied the game in the third quarter. His **** poor pocket presence constantly handicapped us. He was, in fact, our biggest liability last night. Our WRs were getting open all day. Our line protected well enough. Yet our senior QB sh*t the bed when it mattered. I can't blame the defense. They kept us in the game as long as we could expect them to given the dearth of talent on that side. They were on the field too long for any reasonable person to expect them not to eventually break. For the first time, I think we will be markedly better as a team next year simply because of the change in QB.

I knew that was the key to the game. Our senior QB needed to play a near-perfect game, and he wasn't even close. We left a ton of points on the field, and Duke's phantom forward progress stop negated another TD that could have been a real igniter.

When you miss explosive plays all over the place, you lose. Think of how different the complexion of that game is if we connect on a couple of those monster plays.

Put Squintston on our team and Morris on theirs, and we win that game last night despite them being better and deeper at many positions.

 

[DHucks]

Easily the early whistle play. That play would have swung momentum into our corner in a huge way. Seemed like after that play, we lost our composure a little. Remember Duke cussing at he ref, and being restrained. Golden took awhile to recover as well.

Tallahassee would have been on hush had Duke been able to continue his genius. Game turned at that point in my opinion.

Not saying the ankle play wasn't serious, but the game is completely different had Duke gashed them for 60 or 70 yards on that play.