r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Dec 28 '23

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Oklahoma State Defeats Texas A&M 31-23

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Texas A&M 3 3 14 3 23
Oklahoma State 10 14 7 0 31

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

“They called a timeout FORTY seconds ago and we just didn’t acknowledge it until now. Please correct the clock.” is one of the funniest, most inconsequential things I’ve ever seen in a lifetime of watching sports.

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u/TheWikiJedi Baylor Bears • Team Chaos Dec 28 '23

I'm a clock and I'm 40

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u/thisnamehastobeused Oregon Ducks • Minnesota Golden Gophers Dec 28 '23

Ah man. I wish I had been watching

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

I would love to elaborate but what I said is what happened and I cannot possibly make it make any more sense than that lmao

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

Well, you can tell us who said that quote. Why they said that quote (who called timeout, who do not get timeout, what point in the game was it,, etc).

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u/Mikeman003 Texas A&M Aggies Dec 28 '23

OSU gets a first down with like 2 mins left and the play clock didn't get reset correctly it seemed. OSU coach was telling at the ref and they got it fixed, though I think some game clock ran so they knew they messed up the clock. Play clock ran down to 0 and suddenly A&M is calling a time out.

My only guess is that A&M looked and saw a short play clock so they didn't call time out, and someone managed to argue that if they had known that the play clock was going to be reset and run off more than 40 seconds, they would have called a time out.

Either way, they definitely messed up the clock for both teams and it didn't really matter in the end other than being really weird.

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u/ranrow Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

I think this is the right interpretation of what happened. Then the refs, instead of admitting their mistake, tried to bury it with a timeout call.

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u/TheDarkGrayKnight Washington Huskies • Dordt Defenders Dec 28 '23

This guy does a really good job breaking it down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d9oPfDrML4

One of the weirdest things I've ever seen in a football game. Hockey has delayed penalties I guess college football has delayed timeouts now lol. I have no idea what would have happened if OK State had actually decided to run a play with say 5 or seconds left on the clock. I'm guessing they just never acknowledge the Texas A&M timeout?

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

Guy talks way too fucking much when the game footage speaks for itself, but glad he included a little bit of the broadcast audio in there for us

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u/TheDarkGrayKnight Washington Huskies • Dordt Defenders Dec 28 '23

He probably has to or he could get copyrighted like PSC Highlights.

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u/JEH-C Texas A&M • Sam Houston Dec 28 '23

Terrible clock management by the crew, but also by Coach Robinson. Wasted a timeout on 2nd and 1??? Should have intentionally jumped offsides so they couldn't bleed the clock.

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u/OSUfan88 Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Dec 28 '23

And then put 48 seconds back on the clock.

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u/down_south_jukin Georgia • North Georgia Dec 28 '23

I was so lost for a minute or two. So strange.

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u/CircuitSphinx Dec 28 '23

Might've been less confusing if they'd just let the band on the field again, at least that's entertaining chaos.

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u/Thumbbanger Texas A&M • Sam Houston Dec 28 '23

Was watching with sound off. Had no idea wtf was going on

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u/TheCalvinator Texas A&M Aggies • UTSA Roadrunners Dec 28 '23

Lol I was at the game, couldn't hear the ref. I was furious with the clock management and then very confused.

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u/LevelHorn2717 /r/CFB Dec 28 '23

Yeah that entire game was

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u/FarmKid55 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Wyoming Cowboys Dec 28 '23

Wasn’t it a big ten crew lol

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u/Helicopsycheborealis Alabama Crimson Tide Dec 28 '23

Wild. The crew should be terminated because of that. Plus, I can't stand the head ref as he's got too much of a hick southern accent. Being from the south, we don't need shit like this on a national stage.