In Reply to: OT: MAC urges CFP, NCAA to recognize Western Michigan as winner over posted by mh on September 08, 2026 at 13:01:30
Was listening to Serious College Sports sat. radio in my car today. One of the guests who broadcasts games was watching the Michigan game with his producers and others on his team. After the game, he producer made two posts that he hadn't been aware of:
First, the clock on the TV screen is not the official clock they are showing. The broadcast projects it. They continually update it and it's within a fraction of a second of the official clock. But the Big Ten review room has the official exact time. The two make be a fraction of a second off.
Second, the key to the clock situation was that the intended receiver on the first Hail Mary attempt had a foot out of bounds when he leaped for the ball. Therefore, the instant he touched the ball, the play ended. Ordinarily you would expect the clock to run until the ball hit the ground, BUT because an out of bounds player cannot touch the ball , the play ended instantly when the ball was touched.
Stopping the clock at that point, the Big Ten found there was still a fraction of a second on the clock so they set the clock to one second and gave Michigan one more play.
What the discussion led all the talking heads/reporters to agree was that greater transparency is required from the review room so people can see the actual ruling and the reasons behind it.
I found it an interesting discussion having only seen replays as shown on ESPN.