Their argument is essentially:

Posted on September 8, 2026 at 05:17:42 PM by tman

"The replay officials relied on the more accurate timekeeping device. Protocol requires that replay review use the less accurate device and ignore the more accurate measure in their own system. They should instead try to synchronize their video with the TV displayed game clock and, after this is accomplished, make their replay judgment."
"In summary, protocol requires that replay officials use the more cumbersome and lengthy method, which also necessitates more subjective judgment and magnifies the risk of error."
"Although not written down anywhere so that it is available to replay officials, this protocol is implicit in the structure of the universe."

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The MAC statement is basically - ok B1G may have used the right clock but they didnt follow the right protocol - By y2wolv September 8, 2026 at 05:08:06 PM
- It's bizarre to me that there is this much outrage when, as far as I've seen, nobody is claiming that the clock on TV was absolutely correct or that the play took a full nine seconds* - By michjd September 8, 2026 at 06:39:30 PM
- Even more basically, it’s we heard Mike Pereira say this and we’re going with it. * - By Mark II September 8, 2026 at 05:57:50 PM
  - And it's utterly absurd. Yes we should rely on the clock no one in the stadium can see.* - By LewisBullox September 8, 2026 at 06:04:36 PM
- Their argument is essentially: - By tman September 8, 2026 at 05:17:42 PM
- Except they did exactly what the Big Ten rulebook says* - By Voltron Blue September 8, 2026 at 05:15:59 PM
  - And the NCAA rule book which says you have to use game clock, and defines the game clock as any device under the direction of the appropriate official used to time the 60 minutes of the game. * - By Mark II September 8, 2026 at 06:00:52 PM
- MAC Statement... - By rkm September 8, 2026 at 05:13:10 PM
  - That’s absolutely humiliating. They lost and everyone knows it. In a sane world, people would now be saying, “ well we felt bad for you bc it was a gut punch loss, but now you’re a bitch and you can get fucked.”* - By ameriKa September 8, 2026 at 05:15:08 PM
    - it is not a sane world * - By Nikos September 8, 2026 at 05:15:51 PM
- But actually they did* - By AuntLilly September 8, 2026 at 05:10:59 PM

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Their argument is essentially: