Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Catch (college football)

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The result was merge to Carolina–Clemson rivalry. Tone 21:44, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Catch (college football)

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No references, and no indication that this is notable outside Clemson fan base. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No evidence it was all that significant to American college football in general. Granted it was a big deal to those who saw it and in that year of a college rivalry. Reliable sources lacking to show how it was of long-term importance to the football programs of either competitor in the game. Edison (talk) 19:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. -- I'^mperator 20:30, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not weighing in yet, but found this [1] cache version of now-not-free article about this event; I added ref to article. If this article is not kept, content should probably go into Carolina-Clemson_Rivalry --Milowent (talk) 21:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After further reflection, I'd go with Merge --Milowent (talk) 21:26, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Carolina-Clemson Rivalry, didn't look for sources myself, but with the added ref I see no reason to delete.--Giants27 (c|s) 21:45, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per others. Only sense of notability I see is in the context of the rivalry and/or as an important event in the history of the team, not on its own or within "college sports" or other general topic. Also something of a WP:NEO or local jargon--ref specifically identifies the term's usage as "in Clemson lore". DMacks (talk) 07:33, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Carolina-Clemson Rivalry. There is already a reference to "The Catch" in that article that has stood the test of time. It is certainly notable in the context of that rivalry, but I question the value of having a separate article when anyone looking for information on it would probably start with the rivalry article first, right?--CobraGeek ^{The Geek} 21:27, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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