Should Gibbons have been called for a false start on the winning-kick?

Not to be a douche because WOOOOOOOO SUGAR BOWL WIN WOOOOOO

But he did not set himself for a second.  However, spirit of the rule and all that: He gained no advantage for moving forward at the snap (so no Illegal Motion).  He gained no advantage for simulating a snap (false start).  Therefore, there's no reason to throw a flag.

Technically, yeah it could have been called.  But you ask the VTech coaches and they'll say no, it's not a call-worthy offense.

I dunno man the tip of that ball definately hit the ground.

Eh, if they could have got their ground game going, or converted in the red zone, or not fumbled, (I'm gonna give that Frank Clark interception entirely on Frank Clark), or not missed thier last field goal, or threw a better ball on that corner to Coale, then it wouldn't have mattered.  The only legitimate gripe they have is that ridiculously lucky botched FG at the end of the first half.  Plus, after the end of Iowa game, I would say karma owed us a bit. 

Boo-hoo.  Our All-America center got hurt 10 minutes before the game.  That's a worse break than anything they got.  

They don't really have a right to bitch about the officials, but VT fans have every reason to be pissed at their team for dominating in the stats but losing in the only stat that really counts.  Ultimately, though, it will go down in the books as a Michigan victory, and nobody except VT fans and Michigan fans will give a shit in a week or so.  

When someone is going through the scores, all they are going to see is a Michigan victory.  That's good enough for me.

He didn't have possession.  The ball wasn't in his hands so much as between his forearms, and the nose of the ball hit the ground at the same time his elbow did. 

I just assumed the replay gods would give it to them, because that's the way it has gone all year.

Seems like a funny comment coming from a guy who starts 12 threads a day. :)

I've got the west, if someone wants to cover the east

Seriously.  How about the no call block in the face on our DB on that 4th and 11 play that Logan ran for?  He almost knocked our guy's helmet off.  That would have saved the TD.

where I was so thrilled with the defense and so frustrated at the same time. They totally shut Wilson down, but could not seem to make a 3rd down stop. Ryan, Clark, & RVB had a great game....Gordon, not so much.

credit to Michigan. Yes, the V-tech D did dominate but so did the Michigan D. The majority of V-tech's offensive output = field goals. The Michigan D was on, as was V-tech's. We need to give credit where credit is due.

It must be legal... otherwise he did it four times. His most exaggerated one was on the fake.