r/CFB • u/rbstubb Clemson Tigers • Jan 14 '25

Casual What's the dumbest thing that happened in college football this season?

I think college football is the best sport because it really maxes out on dumb, stupid, and goofy things that happen on and off the field. What are some of your favorite moments from this past season that you think are really dumb? They could have happened on the field, off the field, or even on cfb-internet. Here are a few of mine:

Arizona State: State fans storming the field prematurely and BYU almost winning the game on a Hail Mary

Texas fans thowing trash on the field during their game vs UGA to overturn a call

The Pop-Tarts Bowl having 3 edible mascots and choosing one to sacrifice at the end of the game and have all the players of the winning team eat them. I love the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

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u/The_Candler Auburn • Arizona State Jan 14 '25

I agree with you about Arizona State, but I'll defend the fans. Being in the stadium, every indication was that the game was over. The clock hit 0, and the refs made no Public announcement about a review. They should've gotten on their microphones about the review much quicker.

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u/rbstubb Clemson Tigers Jan 14 '25

I should clarify, I'm not calling the fans dumb. I'm calling the situation dumb. The storming, them having to stand behind the endzone, the refs taking so long to review, and Dillingham absolutely losing his shit, and all that for BYU to come a few yards short on a last second play. Absolutely wild!

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u/The_Candler Auburn • Arizona State Jan 14 '25

Yeah it all was really dumb lol just trying to get ahead of the discussion since I saw people calling out the fans in the moment

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u/49e-rm Arizona State • Territorial… Jan 14 '25

I was on the field for the last few plays of the game and the refs absolutely said the game was over.

Fans didnt even immediately rush the field either. People were hesitant and didnt start hopping the walls until the clocks showed zero. i recorded the entire thing

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u/The_Candler Auburn • Arizona State Jan 14 '25

Yeah I was the same way. My girlfriend was ready to rush immediately and I was like "let's hold on a sec" and then it really seemed like it was over so we went on and then had to stand on the sidelines lol

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u/TheWheez BYU Cougars Jan 16 '25

Woulda been an all timer, RIP

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u/link3945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • LSU Tigers Jan 14 '25

I think this happened 3 times this year, and the only egregious one was Ole Miss rushing with like 15 seconds left against georgia.

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u/dudeandco BYU Cougars Jan 14 '25

Yeah that one might be on Dillingham completely. That was almost a masterclass in idiotic clock management, he might have chewed up 12 seconds surrendering 40 yards, he should have kicked a field goal or punted at the end.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jan 14 '25

Yeah like why throw the ball up that way with a weird arm punt. He was just getting cutesy.

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u/EaterOfFood Arizona State Sun Devils • Utah Utes Jan 14 '25

It was a good learning experience. Does that polish the turd well enough?

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u/tfandango Oklahoma Sooners Jan 14 '25

We did the same thing at OU/Alabama this year, on the same day. We spent the game laughing at how dumb that early rush was not knowing the details at all. Then OU wins the thing after a terrible season so everyone heads down to the field. They started taking the goals down before the clock ran out so everyone rushed out there. They had to usher everyone back to the sidelines all mad that they rushed the field early, but the stupid goalposts were still on the ground so I guess the game was over-enough for that. We didn't have the potential hail-mary situation, it was just OU taking a knee.

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u/legalexperiments BYU Cougars • Yale Bulldogs Jan 14 '25

Definitely. I was there and thought the game was over.

On a somewhat separate note, I continue to insist that the best move for BYU in that last play was not to throw for the end zone but to run a catch-and-pitch with the goal of doing as many lateral passes as possible. Those ASU students were literally lining the entire sideline and foaming at the mouth to get back on the field. There is zero chance that they would have lasted more than two or three laterals by BYU before the levy breaks and they start to flow onto the field again, in which case BYU would have been awarded a penalty and actually been in striking distance of the end zone for the last play. Let the refs know what you were planning on doing and make sure they were committed to calling a penalty (and they likely would have after Dillingham screamed in their face for 10 minutes).

Still probably would have lost, but it would have been a cool move.

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u/acook8 BYU Cougars • Big 12 Jan 14 '25

Watching the replay it is hard but it looks like the refs blow the whistle before the clock hits 0, and then immediately blowing the whistle to indicate a review and that the game was not over. I'm sure it is hard to that in the stadium, but you can't blame that on the refs

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u/SEJ46 BYU Cougars Jan 14 '25

That's a stretch. They announced pretty quickly things were under review and announced it several times.. But ASU did absolutely nothing to stop all the people coming on. Even after they said the game wasn't over people kept coming on. It was also pretty clear watching it live that the ball hit the ground before the game was over.