Sep 9, 2026 · 47 min · 17 segments
GameTime Full Show 9-8-26: -BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! -The MAC Solves The Mystery Clock & Protest The Michigan Win! -SEC Wants to Kick LSU Out of the Conference?! -Venables & Morris Speak To Media!…
And last night, if you listen to the show, you know that I was – Beside myself, about what I watched over the weekend in Ann Arbor, I thought it was the biggest robbery that I had seen in a long time in all of sports, much less college football.
And I did say that Western Michigan had handled this with class, and I was a little bit surprised that they weren't more adamant that they got screwed on the deal, because they did.
Well, today, the MAC conference, the Mid-American Conference, came out with this statement.
They came out and said after further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed in determining whether time remained on the game clock at the conclusion of the Western Michigan versus Michigan football game.
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 relied upon the clock embedded within the replay system.
I said, how did the clocks change from when they were synced up with 35 seconds left after Western Michigan kicked that field goal? The in-stadium clock and the TV clock were synced up perfectly.
What was not synced up, like they said here in this statement, was the clock feed embedded within the Big Ten's replay system.
And so the Mac says this was not a judgment regarding the proper amount of time to place back 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 in the program feed clock been used and No additional play would have been rewarded, and Western Michigan would have won the football game 12-7.
As a result, the Mid-American Conference has submitted a formal appeal to the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and the college football playoff.
The MAC, Mid-American Conference, is requesting that those bodies recognize Western Michigan as the actual home winner of the game for purposes of their respective rankings, evaluations, and selection deliberations, and take such other corrective action as may be within their authority.
Well, as of about five minutes ago, the NCAA has announced that its rules do not have a protocol for overturning the outcome of a game.
The FBS Oversight Committee also does not have the authority to overturn the outcome of a game.
So, if there was ever a time or ever a situation to set a precedent, this would be it.
The mystery clock that was embedded within the Big Tens, not the Max, but the Big Tens replay system was the clock that showed one.
The clock embedded in the replay system is not the one used by coaches when they call timeouts or quarterbacks when they're looking at the play clock.
And last night, if you listen to the show, you know that I was – Beside myself, about what I watched over the weekend in Ann Arbor, I thought it was the biggest robbery that I had seen in a long time in all of sports, much less college football.
And I did say that Western Michigan had handled this with class, and I was a little bit surprised that they weren't more adamant that they got screwed on the deal, because they did.
Well, today, the MAC conference, the Mid-American Conference, came out with this statement.
They came out and said after further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed in determining whether time remained on the game clock at the conclusion of the Western Michigan versus Michigan football game.
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 relied upon the clock embedded within the replay system.
I said, how did the clocks change from when they were synced up with 35 seconds left after Western Michigan kicked that field goal? The in-stadium clock and the TV clock were synced up perfectly.
What was not synced up, like they said here in this statement, was the clock feed embedded within the Big Ten's replay system.
And so the Mac says this was not a judgment regarding the proper amount of time to place back 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 in the program feed clock been used and No additional play would have been rewarded, and Western Michigan would have won the football game 12-7.
As a result, the Mid-American Conference has submitted a formal appeal to the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and the college football playoff.
The MAC, Mid-American Conference, is requesting that those bodies recognize Western Michigan as the actual home winner of the game for purposes of their respective rankings, evaluations, and selection deliberations, and take such other corrective action as may be within their authority.
Well, as of about five minutes ago, the NCAA has announced that its rules do not have a protocol for overturning the outcome of a game.
The FBS Oversight Committee also does not have the authority to overturn the outcome of a game.
So, if there was ever a time or ever a situation to set a precedent, this would be it.
The mystery clock that was embedded within the Big Tens, not the Max, but the Big Tens replay system was the clock that showed one.
The clock embedded in the replay system is not the one used by coaches when they call timeouts or quarterbacks when they're looking at the play clock.
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