Was Tuckers FG really good?

StevenV32 · Joined: 10 Aug 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Baton Rouge, LA

I understand that the game is over now and the ruling can't be changed, -Thank God- but in real time before the referee raised his arms to signal it was good I thought I was going to have to relive last January 1 more time.

What was y'alls first reaction? Did you think it was good real time?

sp6488 · Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 6258 Location: MD

Your title and poll seem to be asking two different things.

1) Yes, it was absolutely, without a doubt good.

2) In real time, I was not sure. I think I screamed "Yes!" and "Oh my god!" at the same time while watching. Probably 55 - 45 thinking it missed at the time. Mostly because my nerves were already so crazy and was worried about it.
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coordinator0 · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 5886

I couldn't tell when the play happened but the replays did show that it sneaked through. If they were another yard back it wouldn't have been good.

Flaccomania · Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 16746 Location: Parkville, MD

Yes, the replays confirmed it. And the guy standing directly below it and looking straight up (aka, the person with the best possible view) said it certainly went through.
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spiritoftruth · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 1967

It was ruled good on the field. Hypothetically if the goal posts did extend that high up, it wouldn't hit the uprights and bounced off as no good.

That just makes it much sweeter IMO.
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diamondbull424 · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 10033 Location: Baltimore, MD

Well it was good, but it's not what I was looking for. Tucker is definitely going to have coaches gunning for him in pressure situations with regards to trying to ice him now.

But to his credit, it was something that he can correct. It was a rhythm thing, where it looked like he hesitated or something... I think he thought they were trying to "double ice" him and he wasn't sure if it was a "real" kick- and it happened so fast for him.

So at least it was something that he has the chance to correct in the future without any harm having come of this.

I still believe in Tucker!... If I hadn't, I'd already be sporting some other sig... probably a Bernard Pierce one- but I'm not... because Tucker must NOT die!

EDIT: In real time, it seemed like the kick, along with the ruling happened instantaneous. So before I could doubt the kick, an answer was already given. I did however doubt if it would stand... that somehow with our luck something in the rulebook that I didn't know about (yet the replacement refs somehow knew??) would be brought up, a booth challenge of the kick would happen and we'd lose the game on an overturned field goal kick. But yeah.
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wackywabbit · Joined: 20 Dec 2009 Posts: 3871

Espn showed a replay with their object path tracking on the screen which made it clear the kick was good. I certainly had some doubt (not that I was confident it missed) when it was live though.

jpeter15 · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 170

In real time when I first saw it I immediately thought it was wide (I voted as such above) but when I watched the replays it was pretty clear it barely slid through.

Also, I don't think any camera angle would have been better than the ref standing directly under the goal post so reviewing the play would not have accomplished much.

kmvoss · Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 1663

I thought it was wide when I watched it live. I don't think so now!

GaTechRavens · Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 15685 Location: Knoxville, TN

My initial reaction was no good, but the fact that the fans cheered threw me off before I got to see the signal.
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SnA ExclusiVe · Joined: 01 Jun 2011 Posts: 10672 Location: Spokane, WA

When he first hit it, before I saw the refs reaction, I thought it was no good.

After the replays, I definitely think it's good.
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RAVINGMADD · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 2503

tonyto3690 · Joined: 29 Jan 2010 Posts: 5506

At first I thought it was no good, but while I'm pretty sure it's good now, the fact that the same pool of referees that called that INT a TD last night called it, makes me doubt just because they're that incompetent.
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diamondbull424 · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 10033 Location: Baltimore, MD

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