Mario Cristobal eviscerated on social media following major mistake regarding 'basic math'
Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes had the game won. All they had to do was take a knee.
Instead, they ran a play. And that play led to a fumble, recovered by Georgia Tech.
You can see that ill-fated, inexplicable play below:
Miami was in position to win with 0:30 seconds remaining, only needing to kneel down the ball
They instead run the ball, fumble, Georgia Tech drives down the field for the win
Unreal
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 8, 2023
The Yellow Jackets didn’t waste any time making the most of their opportunity. Former SEC standouts Haynes King and Christian Leary connected for a 44-yard touchdown to give Georgia Tech an extremely unlikely victory over the Hurricanes:
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U pic.twitter.com/3FGxDF1scy
— wow that was crazy (@CowardlyDoggo) October 8, 2023
As one would imagine, Miami coach Mario Cristobal was absolutely lit up on social media following the loss. Here’s a sampling of some of the ire directed toward the coach:
Hahahahahahaha
Cristobal is so stupid. I’m glad Hasselbeck is all over this on the broadcast. This is literally basic math. It’s not complex analytics / probability https://t.co/QMwG5EWeD5
— Doug Kezirian (@DougKezirian) October 8, 2023
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WK2joPVCWw
— Katie Tumbleson (@kdmagness104) October 8, 2023
Miami with an all time choke job against Georgia Tech, all they had to do was kneel the ball 🫤😐
— Kevin Waterman (@KevinWaterman9) October 8, 2023
Inexcusable coaching mistake by Miami…and incredible by Georgia Tech. Simply unbelievable.
— Ben Dickson (@bendickson__) October 8, 2023
Mario Cristobal should be fired before he leaves the stadium
Georgia Tech 24 Miami 20
— Frankie (@CaptainKnots888) October 8, 2023
Oh my, Miami! What a coaching blunder. Ran the ball instead of taking a knee. Georgia Tech takes advantage of fumble and throws TD with 0:01 left to go up 23-20!
— Keith Whitmire (@Keith_Whitmire) October 8, 2023
Georgia Tech just won the game because Miami didn't take a knee and the ACC blew the call.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 8, 2023
Oh my God. Former Alabama WR Christian Leary catches a game-winning touchdown for Georgia Tech at Miami.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) October 8, 2023
MIAMI COULD HAVE KNEELED THE GAME OUT
THEY INEXPLICABLY HANDED THE BALL OFF AND FUMBLED
GEORGIA TECH HIT A 44-YARD TD PASS AS TIME EXPIRED TO RUIN MIAMI’S UNDEFEATED SEASON
THIS IS THE WILDEST ENDING OF THE SEASON 💀💀💀
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 8, 2023
Holy sh*t: Georgia Tech beats Miami on last play of game. Tech drove 74 yards in final 26 seconds
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 8, 2023
What just happened to Miami is a border-line fireable offense.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) October 8, 2023
Cristobal is definitely going to be asked about this decision. There’s no explaining that will satisfy Miami fans, but you can bet he’ll face numerous opportunities to discuss that choice.
Miami now suffers an embarrassing loss and will have to regroup moving forward.
