*****Western Michigan at Michigan game thread*****

Bierhalter

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Seriously, I can't get over this. You know if the roles were reversed the game would have been over. You know that if this was Iowa or any other but a handful of programs nationally, the game would have been over. At minimum the refs who did this should never be allowed to officiate again, at any sanctioned level.
 

OnlyTheObscure

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Jul 3, 2025
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The clock on the screen is the stadium clock they said. Even the announcers can’t understand it.
Big ten will explain it to them like this … “Do you like broadcasting Big Ten games? Shut up and get behind the story “.
 

HawkBall23

Heisman
Oct 6, 2001
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The WMU coach is clearly a better man than me.

I would have went total apepoop if I was the coach and all that unfolded.
 

LetsGoHawks83

All-American
Mar 20, 2015
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Seriously, I can't get over this. You know if the roles were reversed the game would have been over. You know that if this was Iowa or any other but a handful of programs nationally, the game would have been over. At minimum the refs who did this should never be allowed to officiate again, at any sanctioned level.

Yep. Absolute SCREW job.

Western Michigan coach seems like a guy that will want to move on, but he should be fighting this. Video evidence is right there.

Big double ZEROS and the ball is in the air. GAME OVER
 

HawkBall23

Heisman
Oct 6, 2001
5,339
10,122
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Seriously, I can't get over this. You know if the roles were reversed the game would have been over. You know that if this was Iowa or any other but a handful of programs nationally, the game would have been over. At minimum the refs who did this should never be allowed to officiate again, at any sanctioned level.
Or at least the replay officials, since it seems they were the one(s) to make that ruling.
 

HawkBall23

Heisman
Oct 6, 2001
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Any bets Michigan jumps a few spots in the polls as well after that?


(especially if all the talk about coaches not really paying attention and having someone else fill out their ballots for them is true)
 
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Bierhalter

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Any bets Michigan jumps a few spots in the polls as well after that?


(especially if all the talk about coaches not really paying attention and having someone else fill out their ballots for them)
Bigger issue will be how many spots the media bumps them up (and they will).

To think I'd just been imagining where we'd be slotted above Michigan, right before the conference rigged this result for them.
 
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LetsGoHawks83

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Has any game result ever been overturned in the history of the big ten, or any ncaa football game, due to error?

This one should be. It's literally OVER at that point. Change the final score. Done.

No way there's some magic replay video the refs have that have 1 second left. That replay took all of 20 seconds too.

Pretty sure they were going to throw a late roughing the passer if Michigan failed on their free play anyway
 

Phat Stax

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Nov 9, 2001
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Based on how they looked tonight, that's going to be the difference in playing in the Pinstripe Bowl vs the Cactus Bowl for Michigan.
 

Hawkfan_08*

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Wtf are you talking about? The fumbled snap had no impact on the game whatsoever

Sorry, I disagree. They get a first down and the game is over. They were running outside with the other rb coming to block. You get 1 yard and it's 4th and 1. You go and get it, you win.
 
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AFM22

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Oct 31, 2022
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Michigan is back on the rise.
get out of here saturday night live GIF by Dianna McDougall
 

BlIIlken2

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Dec 4, 2021
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ABC crew just laughing it up, pretending like it was NBD. The sports media machine won’t criticize the big brands and them, Vegas and the ncaa will protect them at all costs. It’s not a fair playing field.
 

AFM22

Heisman
Oct 31, 2022
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ABC crew just laughing it up, pretending like it was NBD. The sports media machine won’t criticize the big brands and then, Vegas and the ncaa will protect them at all costs. It’s not a fair playing field.
ESPN has already shared it like 30 times on social media. They’re loving the clicks
 
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