--- Miami fires Al Golden after worst loss in program history
Miami won the last of its five national championships in 2001, hasn't appeared in what was once called the BCS bowls - the Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Rose - since 2003. They have yet to win the ACC since joining in 2004 and haven't even won a bowl game since 2006, the last night of Larry Coker's regime with the Hurricanes.
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--- ACC suspends officials for 2 games after committing four errors on the last play of the Miami and Duke game
The Atlantic Coast Conference threw some penalty flags of its own Sunday, suspending the officiating crew that worked the Miami-Duke game for two league contests after finding they committed ''a series of errors'' that allowed the Hurricanes to score a wild last-play touchdown and pull out a win.
The ACC said the crew committed four errors on that play, the most grievous being not seeing Miami running back Mark Walton's knee was down as he threw one of the eight laterals the Hurricanes used on their desperate kickoff return. If that was noticed, Duke would have prevailed since no time was left on the clock.
Per league rule, the outcome - Miami 30, Duke 27 - cannot be overturned.
''At the end of the day, we got the win,'' Miami's Corn Elder, who took the final lateral 91 yards for the winning score, said Sunday after the Hurricanes returned from Duke. ''So no matter what they say, we won. That's all that matters.''
That surely wasn't Duke's opinion, nor was it that of the ACC.
The on-field crew members - referee Jerry Magallanes, umpire Terrence Ramsay, linesman Mike Owens, line judge Jim Slayton, back judge Robert Luklan, field judge Bill Dolbow, side judge Michael McCarthy and center judge Tracy Lynch - got two-game bans, as did the game's replay official and communicator.
In addition to not seeing that Walton was down, the ACC said the crew also missed a block in the back, erred in how they waved off an erroneous penalty call and should have penalized Miami's Rashawn Scott for running from the sideline onto the field in celebration before the play was over. None of those three events would have ended the game, but had Walton been ruled down correctly, all that would have been moot.
''I knew I was going down, so I was just trying to throw the ball back,'' Walton said. ''The referee made a good call.''
The ACC disagreed.
''The last play of the game was not handled appropriately,'' ACC Commissioner John Swofford said.
Plenty of other plays left both sides seething, including three pass-interference calls against the Hurricanes on the final drive and Miami insisting that the Blue Devils' touchdown run to end that possession - giving Duke a 27-24 lead with 6 seconds left - should have been negated.
Officials ruled Duke's Thomas Sirk carried the ball into the end zone; video replays were far from conclusive and Miami believed Juwon Young kept him from the goal line.
''They didn't get in,'' Miami interim coach Larry Scott said.
Miami was flagged 23 times - not only a school and ACC record, but the second-most in major college football history - compared to only five penalties against Duke. The 18-penalty disparity had been seen at the FBS level only one other time in the last 20 years. No team in the country has been penalized more this season than Miami.
Still, Duke felt the Hurricanes got away with one.
Miami athletic director Blake James told The Associated Press that he did not have any comment on the ACC's decision.
''It was a great way for our kids to be able to end a tough week and we came out of there with a victory,'' James said.
The Hurricanes play host to Virginia on Saturday while Duke visits North Carolina. Duke (6-2, 3-1) still controls its destiny in the ACC's Coastal Division race, and Miami (5-3, 2-2) also remains in the division-crown mix.
The saga adds just another chapter to a most challenging few days for the Hurricanes.
Al Golden was fired as head coach last Sunday, a day after a 58-0 loss to Clemson that was the worst defeat in Miami history. Star quarterback Brad Kaaya didn't make the Duke trip, left home with a concussion. Cornerback Artie Burns' mother died unexpectedly Monday. Reserve defensive tackle Michael Wyche was arrested Wednesday, accused of committing battery against his girlfriend.
And Kaaya's backup, Malik Rosier, threw for 272 yards Saturday - then stayed behind for evaluation of an undisclosed medical problem before returning to Coral Gables later Sunday.
''It's been a crazy week,'' said Elder, who was flagged twice for pass interference on Duke's final drive. ''It started off rough but it feels good to be able to win, and today, finally, be happy.''
A lot of blow outs in the bowl games.
Ohio state should have been in ahead of Oklahoma. Stanford had two losses otherwise they should have been in too.
Best thing they can do is expand to 8 teams, automatic bids for the 5 power conference champs and 3 at larges decided by best record then head to head then strength of schedule.
No more committees. Just earning it on the field and well defined criteria concerning ties.
Harbs really wanted to win over a highly rated kicker
the buckeyes got beat up by a team that wasn't ranked, and they only went down a few spots?
Lmao the top post on this page is Al Goldens firing...
Clemson rolls OSU
BAMA falls to the Dawgz
Guess you can say we're headed for a Cats n Dogs final
I wanted to see WMU Penn State UW Bama but just me
ACC sucked Ass Clemson almost lost to Troy
Big Ten sends a team who didn't even win their fucking division....
Smh college football still knows how to fuck up
We have to start finding a way to reward the small teams like In hoops.
to fix this
College football should mandate a rule stating that the top teams must play other top teams in non conference
No more pansy cupcakes lets be real. There's enough CUPCAkes in most conferences anyway
The citadel would prolly whip Rutgers
If you finished first you must face another team that finished first
Also no power five can play another power five in those games
Cmon college football it's been over 100 years you still can't get it right
Last edited by Dirty Knowledge; 12-07-2016 at 06:07 AM.
Well I knew CLEMSON would roll but damn did UW shoot themselves in the foot with that pick 6 late in the second half
Completely flipped the momentum
I think Clemson will beat Bama now I want them too
It's fucking great watching the Buckeyes get their ass kicked in big games and boy this is one for the ages! Yes I'm still salty idccc
nicky dooches is nowhere to be found
Lol dirty is still mad we broke the MiAmi program 15 years ago I see.
Clemson is by far the best team. They won't have too much trouble with Alabama.
SEVEN five star recruits in this Ohio State class.Originally Posted by beautifulcock
I'm not sure who your fatass roots for but they don't have 7.
Oh hey dirty, I see Miami really loaded up on the 3 stars looking solid in that 16 spot. Great job! Coach Tressel says hi!
buckeyes got roasted
Alabama vs Oklahoma
Clemson vs Notre Dame
Kansas State's Bill Snyder to retire
Bill Snyder’s second run at Kansas State is coming to an end.
The 79-year-old coach’s retirement will be announced on Sunday according to multiple reports. Kansas State finished 5-7 in 2018 and missed a bowl game for the first time since 2009, the first year of Snyder’s second stint with the team.
Pete Thamel reported Sunday morning that Snyder’s future with the team would be decided in the afternoon. He also named some candidates for the job.
If the expected happens and Kansas State today and Bill Snyder doesn't return, here's the names to watch: Chris Klieman NDSU, Seth Littrell UNT, Craig Bohl Wyoming, Mike Norvell Memphis and Blake Anderson ArkSt. Brent Venables has been clear in past he has no interest.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 2, 2018
Snyder is KSU’s most successful coach … by far
Snyder is the man responsible for making Kansas State’s football program relevant nationally. He took over a terrible program in 1989 and won five games in his second season. Kansas State had won four games in the previous five seasons. He retired after the 2005 season but returned to coach the Wildcats after a three-year Ron Prince tenure.
Kansas State’s best success came from 1995-2000. The Wildcats were ranked in the AP top 10 at least once in all six of those seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in 1998 and 2000. KSU had four-straight 11-win seasons from 1997-2000.
The greatest and most heartbreaking season for the Wildcats came in 1998. K-State conquered Nebraska that season and stormed out to an 11-0 record. A win over Texas A&M in the Big 12 title game would mean the Wildcats would play for the national championship.
The Aggies upset Kansas State 36-33 and ruined the undefeated season. Kansas State ended up in the Alamo Bowl, where it lost to Drew Brees and Purdue to finish 11-2.
The program hasn’t reached those consistent heights in Snyder’s second tenure. It’s gone to a bowl game for eight straight seasons but hasn’t won more than nine games in a season since 2012. One more loss in 2018 would mean Kansas State would miss a bowl game for the sixth time since 1993.
Snyder was diagnosed with throat cancer before the Wildcats played in the Texas Bowl. He coached the game and announced the cancer diagnosis in February of 2017. He said in April of that year that he had completed his cancer treatments.
Snyder’s career record will stand at 215-117. He’s one of just six KSU coaches to have winning records at the school and no other Kansas State coach has more than 33 victories. Perhaps more remarkably, Kansas State has been to 19 bowls over the course of Snyder’s two tenures. The program has two bowl appearances under other coaches.
The Boise St. vs Boston College bowl game was postponed cause of lightning and won't be rescheduled at all? They couldn't wait a day? lol
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