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How did we win this game? Maybe it's selective memory on my part but it feels like every play @Longestday posts is a bit of a cluster.
#60 was a beast!!! I thought Shamire just fell on his own, but it appears just enough of his arm/leg to trip him and disrupt the play after being blocked pretty well. Great effort play
On the other hand, Virginia Tech was flat...
This play might have been a TD if the pulling lineman didn't trip. There was a 2 on 1 setting up in the alley.
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Is that legal to trip a player running past you?
Regardless of why Shamire went down (and I agree it wasn't his fault), had he been able to make his block, the play makes some major yardage. Just goes to show how this offense doesn't have to be perfect to make big plays.
No. That's defensive holding. Everybody does it anyway because it is virtually impossible to detect unless the D player tackles his target. This is a particularly good example of why this kind of penalty is so seldom called. With slow motion and magnification (I tried it) it is still difficult to tell if Baron tripped Shamire or MJ did by bumbling the snap and getting in the way. (I'm inclined to think it was Woody.) Now think about how hard it would be for the refs.Is that legal to trip a player running past you?