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Duke BEAT Miami

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On Saturday, October 31, 2015, Duke University played the University of Miami in football. Throughout this game there were numerous bad calls made by the refs. In the end, Miami scored a touchdown which caused Duke to lose, but this play was very controversial. The missed calls on this play included:

- The replay official erred in not overturning the ruling on the field that the Miami player had released the ball prior to his knee being down. If called, this would have ended the game.

- The on-field officials erred by failing to penalize Miami for an illegal block in the back at the Miami 16-yard line. If called, the ball would have been placed at the Miami 8-yard line and the game would have been extended for an untimed down.

- A block in the back foul was called at the Duke 26-yard line. After the officials conferred, which is appropriate, they correctly determined that the block was from the side, which resulted in the flag being picked up. The replay official was not involved in the decision to pick up the flag; however, the referee did not effectively manage communication and properly explain why the flag was picked up.

- In addition, the on-field crew failed to penalize a Miami player for leaving the bench area and entering the field prior to the end of the play. This foul would not have negated the touchdown because it would have been enforced as a dead ball foul. (yahoo.com)

The ACC acknowledged that Duke should of won the game and decided to suspend the referees, but this does not change the outcome of the game. Duke BEAT Miami and the record should show that. Please sign this petition, along with me, Mark G., which will hopefully change the outcome of this game to a Duke victory.

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