MAC wants Western Michigan recognized as winner vs. Michigan
The MAC has appealed the outcome of the game between Western Michigan and Michigan, asking the NCAA and CFP to recognize the Broncos as the winner.
Well this should be fun to watch.
Good. They were awfulThe polls are treating it like a loss anyways. Michigan was dropped completely out of the new rankings.
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Michigan falls out of AP Top 25 college football poll after win
LSU moved into the top 10 in the AP Top 25 college football poll, while Michigan fell out of the rankings after its victory on a last-second Hail Mary vs. Western Michigan.www.espn.com
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained. Instead, the Big Ten Conference replay crew relied upon the clock feed embedded within its replay system. As a result, one second was placed back on the game clock and an additional play was awarded. This was not a judgment regarding the proper amount of time to place on the clock.
"It was an error in the application of the established replay protocol governing this specific end-of-game timing situation. Had the protocol been properly followed and the program-feed clock been used, no additional play would have been awarded."
| School (1st) | Rec. | LW |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio State (46) | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2. Georgia | 1-0 | 3 |
| 3. Notre Dame (4) | 1-0 | 4 |
| 4. Texas (2) | 1-0 | 5 |
| 5. Indiana (8) | 1-0 | 6 |
| 6. Oregon (3) | 1-0 | 2 |
| 7. Miami (1) | 1-0 | 7 |
| 8. LSU (5) | 1-0 | 11 |
| 9. Ole Miss | 1-0 | 9 |
| 10. Texas A&M | 1-0 | 8 |
| 11. Oklahoma | 1-0 | 10 |
| 12. Alabama | 1-0 | 11 |
| 13. Texas Tech | 1-0 | 12 |
| 14. Southern Cal | 1-0 | 14 |
| 15. BYU | 1-0 | 14 |
| 16. Penn State | 1-0 | 18 |
| 17. SMU | 1-0 | 19 |
| 18. Tennessee | 1-0 | 20 |
| 19. Washington | 1-0 | 17 |
| 20. Utah | 1-0 | 21 |
| 21. Iowa | 1-0 | 22 |
| 22. Houston | 1-0 | 23 |
| 23. Missouri | 1-0 | 25 |
| 24. Louisville | 1-0 | 24 |
| 25. Virginia | 1-0 | NR |
I don't blame them, Michigan did not win that game legally, but I don't see the NCAA doing anything against one of it's protected teams.![]()
MAC wants Western Michigan recognized as winner vs. Michigan
The MAC has appealed the outcome of the game between Western Michigan and Michigan, asking the NCAA and CFP to recognize the Broncos as the winner.www.espn.com
Well this should be fun to watch.
If the roles were reversed and Western Michigan needed the Hail Mary for the win the game would have ended after the first Hail Mary. The extra play should have still been stopped by the defense but the extra play should have never happened.They have a point here, in stating that this isn't question referees' judgement but rather is an example of referees OBJECTIVELY not following protocol.
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