The idiocy surrounding this incident is impressive, even by modern standards

Posted on September 8, 2026 at 02:33:24 PM by WestSideBlue

Look, I get that literally everyone else in the country OTHER than Michigan fans wanted a different outcome. Obviously, the hard-core haters (Sparties, Buckeyes, etc.) feel like something important has been taken from them. But for every other college football fan, it would have been way more "fun" for Western to have won. It's a cool upset, it's great to see the little guys win for a change, all that. But guess what . . . they didn't win. No conspiracy. Just a cogent explanation for what happened, coupled with video and audio evidence corroborating it, which has been accepted by both the Big 10, the MAC and both sets of schools and coaches.

Sorry to disappoint. Western played great and we didn't. But we won. It is just that simple.

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To those who are claiming that adding 1 second was part of some sort of conspiracy... - By TomMcC September 8, 2026 at 02:20:16 PM
- Talking heads acting like MSU and OSU fans about this is what drives views/clicks* - By mtb September 8, 2026 at 03:30:11 PM
- Not NCAA but it has been studied in the NFL, Hail Mary odds are in the area of 1/10 to 1/12. * - By Mark II September 8, 2026 at 03:02:53 PM
- I think it's closer to a 1 in 10 play, but your point stands. - By dnvrblue September 8, 2026 at 02:38:48 PM
  - That might have been a little hyperbolic :) * - By TomMcC September 8, 2026 at 02:51:04 PM
  - I’ll go in-between and say 1 in 100* - By ajs September 8, 2026 at 02:49:39 PM
- Not getting what the MAC says above but it's not insane. Saying this is a conspiracy is just saying you think the Big 10 is as stupid as the speaker/writer is.* - By ftb September 8, 2026 at 02:38:21 PM
- The idiocy surrounding this incident is impressive, even by modern standards - By WestSideBlue September 8, 2026 at 02:33:24 PM
- Nebraska and Colorado both won shares of national titles in 1997 and 1990, respectively, after an illegal kicked ball TD and 5th down TD, respectively, saved both of their seasons - By Rich September 8, 2026 at 02:28:51 PM
- Also, recent history suggests that the B1G is unlikely to want to do Michigan football favors*** - By Craig September 8, 2026 at 02:24:59 PM
- They were going to keep finding ways to redo the hailmary play until it worked. Don’t doubt UMs power over the refs* - By WOK September 8, 2026 at 02:24:39 PM
- Yep. Willful stupidity.* - By bluejohn September 8, 2026 at 02:24:25 PM
- Feldman says the refs should ignore the official clock and just go with whatever is on the TV* - By Poster P September 8, 2026 at 02:23:55 PM
  - Haven’t really seen it discussed, but the refs probably didn’t even know what the tv clock showed. We saw what they saw, the replay synced with the official clock* - By WOK September 8, 2026 at 02:25:59 PM
  - LOL* - By LS&Play September 8, 2026 at 02:25:32 PM
- Direct Venn Diagram overlap with Trump voters. * - By Potter September 8, 2026 at 02:22:18 PM

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The idiocy surrounding this incident is impressive, even by modern standards