Michigan State Beats Notre Dame 34-31 on Fake Field Goal, But Time Had Expired
Mark Dantonio called the “Little Giants” Play, faking a game-tying field goal in overtime and throwing a touchdown to beat Notre Dame 34-31. One problem, it appears time ran out before the ball was snapped. ESPN’s gameclock clearly reads “00″ before the ball was snapped. Consensus seemed to be MSU snapped the ball a small fraction of a second after the clock expired, so, within the acceptable margin for human error. [Screengrab via @TheBigLead; alternative views that prove the ball was snapped late can be seen here and here; Brian Kelly addresses the issue here.]
[Video via @SpartyFriends]

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September 19th, 2010 at 12:07 AM
1. It’s tough to tell from this screen cap, but it looks like there is time left on the stadium play clock
2. if not, this is karmic payback for all of the boytouching
September 19th, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Arizona’s not gonna have to rely on a fake field goal.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:10 AM
good catch by Fetch. Stadium clock shows :03 left on the play clock.
/Didn’t MSU beat Michigan a few years ago because the clock magically stopped at :01 when time should have expired in East Lansing?
September 19th, 2010 at 12:21 AM
Another Zapruder shot of the clock and the play did get off after the play clock expired.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:23 AM
Rollo, TJ Duckett knows nothing of what you are talking about.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:27 AM
That was like a decade ago. But yeah that happens in E.L.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:35 AM
I’m sure there are plenty of Lions/Michigan St. fans that couldn’t give a crap about any of this right now anyways. I know one from East Lansing and I’m pretty sure he shit his pants both during and after the final play.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:35 AM
former MSU recruit Nick Foles handling his business.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:41 AM
Man, if Clayborn had 2 arms he’d be fucking unstoppable. You guys should have seen him play basketball at Webster Groves. Unbelievably athletic.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Random connection but, Charlie Gantt, the MSU TE who caught the touchdown pass, went to my high school.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Watching that blonde work the vuvuzela just made me horny as hell. Time to go wake my wife up.
/Head up Jersey. Tomorrow is another day
//Oh shit, Jets play Pats tomorrow
///Maybe skip tomorrow and move to Monday
September 19th, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Fuck everyone, including the Little Giants.
September 19th, 2010 at 1:27 AM
That dude shits his pants when he wakes up and again we he goes to bed
September 19th, 2010 at 1:31 AM
Even Rudy Zoltek, the neighborhood gasman?
September 19th, 2010 at 1:35 AM
Iowa aint got no fight in em…
September 19th, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Iowa representing the Big Ten Conference for what it is- SLOW
September 19th, 2010 at 1:47 AM
Iowa is going to win this game. I got a hunch.
September 19th, 2010 at 1:47 AM
Told you
September 19th, 2010 at 1:47 AM
OH MY
September 19th, 2010 at 1:48 AM
/high five SC
September 19th, 2010 at 1:48 AM
/high five sc and mt
September 19th, 2010 at 1:48 AM
what a retard…
September 19th, 2010 at 1:49 AM
SC probably just went from miserable and drunk to elated and drunk this quarter. That’s a pretty big upswing
September 19th, 2010 at 1:51 AM
Read his twitter, a quick enjoyable read.
September 19th, 2010 at 1:52 AM
nice pass coverage iowa…
September 19th, 2010 at 1:58 AM
best d line in the nation? bullshit
stfu davie
September 19th, 2010 at 1:58 AM
maybe the games will just continue until morning and NFL can take over
/can only dream
September 19th, 2010 at 2:01 AM
sweet d
and whizz i dont know about you but i need some sleep like whoa. i’m glad nfl doesn’t start back up till like 1.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:04 AM
I swear to god I can’t handle overtime. It’s 2 in the fucking morning and I’m not getting laid, so, sorry SC, but go Wildcats.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:05 AM
stanzi doesn’t have enough poise to win this game.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:06 AM
Im on west coast so Im ok!
September 19th, 2010 at 2:07 AM
Wow Arizona is going ass to mouth on Iowa’a o-line
September 19th, 2010 at 2:08 AM
Iowa just embarrassed the big 10
September 19th, 2010 at 2:08 AM
the O line must hate Stanzi…Ole blocking
September 19th, 2010 at 2:15 AM
Iowa now plays big ten spoiler with all those home games.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:20 AM
come on vlad still gotta finish Stanford/Wake Forest!
September 19th, 2010 at 2:32 AM
lol @ sc.
September 19th, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Michigan State Beats Notre Dame 34-31 on Fake Field Goal, But Time Had Expired
this is a poorly worded (probably just hastily worded) title. Time Hadn’t expired, the play clock had run out.
September 19th, 2010 at 9:38 AM
I swear I saw this happen. But the refs didn’t throw a flag. I am not happy this morning.
September 19th, 2010 at 10:10 AM
This happens all the time in football. The playclock hits zero and the ball is snapped, and no flag is thrown or whistle blown.
September 19th, 2010 at 10:21 AM
speaking of controversies, albom had a good line about the cal johnson ruling last week: if the call was reversed, who would have complained?
no one would have said hey! that’s no TD!
September 19th, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Forgot to wish everyone in this thread a Happy Fuckoff as well.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:09 PM
I’m suprised Lou Holtz isn’t bitching about this.
September 19th, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Not only that, but he also didn’t completely possess the ball through the entire process of the catch.
/Week 1 NFL Ref’d