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Except that one play did mean something. They play the games for a reason, and the score was close, and because of a bullshit call the Buckeyes did not lose on that play. If that one play had been called correctly, Miami would have won the national championship. That, by definition, determined the outcome of the game. It changed it from game over, Miami wins, to lets play some more.
In most cases, you're right, Bartman, '86 World Series, etc. all of those are momentum. But Miami was screwed on that one play, and it did determine the outcome.
Same thing with Calgary, they won game 6. The puck crossed the goal line, they were up by one goal, and odds are with that one goal being scored, Tampa would not score in the rest of the game. That call affected the outcome of the game.
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