{"id":2059764,"date":"2023-10-08T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-worst-loss-in-football-history-fans-announcers-players-left-stunned-after-agonizing-blunder-leads-to-unbelievable-ending\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:48:20","slug":"the-worst-loss-in-football-history-fans-announcers-players-left-stunned-after-agonizing-blunder-leads-to-unbelievable-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-worst-loss-in-football-history-fans-announcers-players-left-stunned-after-agonizing-blunder-leads-to-unbelievable-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable Ending Leaves Fans, Announcers, Players Stunned in Football&#8217;s Worst Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-worst-loss-in-football-history-fans-announcers-players-left-stunned-after-agonizing-blunder-leads-to-unbelievable-ending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Worst Loss in Football History? Fans, Announcers,\u2062 Players Left Stunned After\u200c Agonizing Blunder Leads \u200bto Unbelievable Ending<\/h2>\n<p>If you happen to have any Miami Hurricane football fans in your life, you may want to \u2063give them a \u2063little\u200b extra space and time today.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Hurricanes just suffered one of the most gut-wrenching, \u2062brutal, and self-inflicted losses \u2014 perhaps in \u2062all of football\u2063 history \u2014 on\u200d Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes \u200dwere upset 23-20 when they played \u2064the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets yesterday, \u2063and any loss would\u2019ve been rough enough.<\/p>\n<p>Miami was the 17th ranked team in the nation, and undefeated, going into Saturday, and should have handily beaten 2-3\u200b Georgia Tech.<\/p>\n<p>(The Hurricanes nearly doubled up the Yellow Jackets in total yardage, 454-250, and first downs, \u200b23-12, to give you an idea of \u2063how handily they should have won.)<\/p>\n<p>But not only did they lose, Miami quite literally snatched \u2064defeat \u200bfrom the jaws of victory in doing so \u200d\u2014 giving late-night college football viewers one of the darndest endings to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">football game<\/a> they\u2019d ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>With precious little time remaining in \u200dthe football game, and clinging\u2064 to a 20-17 lead, Miami had \u200dthe following options given that Georgia Tech was either out of timeouts or had just one (Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401525519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, it\u2019s unclear \u200cdue to a conflicting scoreboard and play-by-play) to stop the clock:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kneel the football, letting the clock either\u200c run\u2063 out \u2064or effectively run out.<\/li>\n<li>Run \u200da play, risk a turnover, and flirt\u2064 with disaster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead of choosing the\u200d option that even \u200cpeople who\u2019ve only ever played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/despite-not-playing-nfl-since-obama-years-kaepernick-given-top-stats-new-video-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video game football<\/a> would\u2019ve chosen,\u200c Miami head\u2062 coach Mario Cristobal,\u2062 apparently, chose the latter \u2014 and disaster flirted back.<\/p>\n<p>Miami running back Don Chaney Jr. ran a\u2062 play \u2014 and\u200b fumbled the ball away.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u200b Tech then\u2062 traversed the\u2063 majority of the \u2063field in half a\u2063 minute, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with just\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-of-the-year-lebron-james-goes-viral-after-exaggerating-injury\/\" title=\"\u2018Actor Of The Year\u2019: LeBron James Goes Viral After Exaggerating Injury\">seconds left<\/a> on the\u2062 clock,\u200d and would hold\u2063 on for the win as hook-and-lateral heroics from\u200b Miami would prove futile.<\/p>\n<p>It was as devastating and dumbfounding a loss as any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaarrrggghhh-washpost-writer-triggered-by-tampa-bay-team-name-buccaneers\/\" title=\"Aaarrrggghhh! WashPost Writer Triggered By Tampa Bay Team Name \u2018Buccaneers\u2019\">football team<\/a> has suffered, perhaps ever.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly the worst loss in early October college football \u200dhistory.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t just fans who were\u200b despondent over this catastrophic loss. \u200dPlayers and announcers\u2063 were stunned at everything that had transpired in roughly 30 seconds of in-game time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThat\u2019s one of the biggest coaching mistakes at this level that I\u200b have ever seen in my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miami could\u2019ve taken a knee and closed \u200dout Georgia Tech. Instead \u2026 disaster struck  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I5vAvtn78p\">pic.twitter.com\/I5vAvtn78p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1710870119558033415?\">October \u20648,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the biggest coaching mistakes at this level that I have ever seen in my lifetime,\u201d one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aaron-rodgers-gives-vaccine-spokesman-travis-kelce-new-nickname-live-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> announcers said.<\/p>\n<p>Miami\u2064 Hurricanes center Matt Lee, a senior, was very clearly cursing when \u200dthe sideline cameras caught him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZrWrfKauR\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZrWrfKauR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ok man (@sportsguy839303) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsguy839303\/status\/1710861443158118462?\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat the\u2062 f*** are we\u200b doing?\u201d a demonstrably \u200cemotional Lee was seen\u2062 saying on the \u2062sidelines, as the \u200dgame was all but assured to end in a loss for the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>Miami will have to get over this unforgettable loss quickly, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-f-22s-head-to-poland\/\" title=\"U.S. F-22s Head to Poland\">team travels<\/a> to face the North Carolina Tar Heels on Oct. \u206214.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Tech, meanwhile, will have an extra week to\u2063 savor the wild win, as the team doesn\u2019t play again until it hosts\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-one-college-footballs-best-hits-weekend-came-ref\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston\u200b College<\/a> on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from\u200b Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Every morning, we at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission of\u200c giving you the important information \u2064you need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that without your \u200dhelp<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>America has been on the receiving end of false narratives. \u200cThe\u2062 purpose of\u200b these false narratives is to make you feel powerless. The Western Journal empowers you by breaking\u200b these false narratives.<\/p>\n<p>But I wouldn\u2019t be honest with you today if I didn\u2019t let you know that the future of \u200cThe Western Journal is in jeopardy \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">without your help<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley and the Big \u2063Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of business. Our faithful donors and subscribers have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never chosen to donate, let me be honest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your help today<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t wait one minute. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donate right now<\/span><\/a>  \u2013 our situation in America is dire. Our country hangs by a thread, and\u200c The\u200b Western Journal stands for truth in this\u200b difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please stand with us by donating today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/worst-loss-football-history-fans-announcers-players-left-stunned-agonizing-blunder-leads-unbelievable-ending\/\">The Worst Loss in Football History? Fans, \u2062Announcers, Players \u200bLeft Stunned After Agonizing Blunder Leads to Unbelievable Ending<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Miami Hurricanes fans\u200c react\u2063 to the devastating loss against Georgia Tech?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Worst Loss in Football \u2063History? Fans,\u2062 Announcers, Players Left Stunned After\u200c Agonizing Blunder Leads \u200bto Unbelievable Ending<\/p>\n<p>If you \u2064happen to have \u2064any Miami Hurricane football\u2064 fans in your life, you may want to \u2063give them a \u2063little\u200b extra space and time today.<\/p>\n<p>Because\u200c the Hurricanes just suffered one\u2062 of the most gut-wrenching, \u2062brutal, and self-inflicted losses \u2014 perhaps in \u2062all of football\u2063 history \u2014 \u2062on\u200d Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes \u200dwere upset 23-20 when they played\u200d \u2064the \u2062Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets yesterday, \u2063and any loss\u2064 would\u2019ve been rough enough.<\/p>\n<p>Miami was \u200cthe 17th\u2062 ranked team \u2062in the \u200bnation, and undefeated, going into \u200bSaturday, and should\u200c have handily beaten \u200d2-3\u200b\u2064 Georgia Tech.<\/p>\n<p>(The \u200cHurricanes nearly doubled\u2063 up the Yellow Jackets \u200bin total yardage, \u200c454-250, and first downs, \u200b23-12, to give \u200dyou an idea of \u2063how\u200c handily they should \u200dhave won.)<\/p>\n<p>But not \u200donly \u200cdid they lose, Miami quite literally snatched\u200b \u2064defeat \u200bfrom the\u2064 jaws of victory in doing so \u200d\u2014 \u200bgiving late-night college\u2064 football \u200cviewers one of\u2064 the darndest endings to a\u2062 football game they\u2019d ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>With precious little time remaining in\u200b \u200dthe football game, and clinging\u2064\u2062 to a 20-17 lead,\u200c Miami had \u200dthe following options\u200d given that Georgia Tech was either out of timeouts or had just one (Per ESPN, it\u2019s unclear \u200cdue to a conflicting\u2064 scoreboard and play-by-play) to stop \u200dthe clock:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kneel the football, letting the clock\u2064 either\u200c\u200d run\u2063 \u2064out \u2064or effectively run out.<\/p>\n<p>-\u2063 Run \u200da play, risk\u200b a\u200c turnover, and flirt\u2064 with \u2062disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of choosing the\u200d\u200c option that even \u200cpeople who\u2019ve only ever played video game football would\u2019ve\u200b chosen,\u200c Miami head\u2062 coach \u2062Mario Cristobal,\u2062 apparently,\u2064 chose \u2062the\u2063 latter\u2064 \u2014 and disaster flirted back.<\/p>\n<p>Miami running back Don \u200bChaney Jr. ran a\u2062\u200d play \u2062\u2014 and\u200b fumbled\u200d the ball away.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u200b Tech then\u2062 traversed the\u2063 majority of the \u2063field in half a\u2063 minute, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with just\u2062 seconds left on \u200cthe\u2062<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you know any Miami Hurricane football fans, give them space and time today. The Hurricanes experienced a devastating and self-inflicted loss on Saturday night, one of the most brutal and gut-wrenching in football history. 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