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No. 16 Michigan beats Western Michigan 13-12 on controversial Hail Mary after clock was reset to one second to go
Yahoo ^ | 9/5/2026 | Nick Bromberg

Posted on 09/05/2026 8:25:55 PM PDT by hole_n_one

No. 16 Michigan avoided an upset loss to Western Michigan on Saturday night with a little help from instant replay.

Bryce Underwood hit JJ Buchanan for an incredible Hail Mary as time expired for a 13-12 win. The pass came after the ball was snapped with one second left after Underwood's previous Hail Mary appeared to fall incomplete with no time remaining.

After a short review, a second was added back to the clock. And then Buchanan made the catch.

NBC's numerous replays of the first Hail Mary showed that the ball was not close to touching a Western Michigan player who had stepped out of bounds when he jumped for the pass until the clock showed 0:00. Rules analyst and former referee Terry McAuley was unable to come up with a concrete explanation for why a second was added to the clock.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: clockgate; football; michigan; ncaa; rigged; westernmichigan

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To: DeplorableTrumpSupporter

Rutgers is more hated. But the Big 10 got what they wanted...the New York City area.


Now everyone is laughing at Rutgers, after UMass whupped them.


61 posted on 09/06/2026 8:13:18 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: God luvs America

Even if they don’t get the 1st down, it would have been close enough to go for it on fourth down, and clinch the game.


62 posted on 09/06/2026 8:15:05 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: hole_n_one

Same way of cheating that democrats use in elections.


63 posted on 09/06/2026 8:40:40 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo )
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To: dfwgator

Go Ohio State!😀


64 posted on 09/06/2026 8:50:39 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo )
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To: hole_n_one

65 posted on 09/06/2026 9:00:02 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: hole_n_one

When it happens again, and for gambling interests you can count on it, it will henceforth be known as a “Michigan Mulligan”.


66 posted on 09/06/2026 9:26:55 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (there are demons out there, and they look like people)
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To: hole_n_one
Where did they find one second?……

DraftKings Sportsbook gave it to them.

67 posted on 09/06/2026 9:35:43 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: hole_n_one
It was a great throw desperate heave and great catch to “win” the game…

Fixed

68 posted on 09/06/2026 9:39:11 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Texan4Life



69 posted on 09/06/2026 9:40:09 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: libertylover
Which play is that?

I’m gonna let you figure that one out on your own.

I have confidence in you!


70 posted on 09/06/2026 10:04:55 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Kid Shelleen
NBC has two college games airing today on a rare Sunday.

It will be interesting to see how their yacking heads treat this obscenity.

Will they toe the company line and avoid a rift with the Big 10 that has an agreement with NBC to air prime time Big 10 games and admit that the clocks NBC aired (both scoreboard and their own graphic) showing zeros were wrong and that the Big 10 officiating team got it right while NBC somehow had faulty, real time graphics, or will they say that one second being put back on the clock was wrong and that the Big 10’s so-called “proof” is suspect.

71 posted on 09/06/2026 10:31:30 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one
I think the Dems just found a new ballot counter for the upcoming election.
72 posted on 09/06/2026 11:18:12 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Kid Shelleen
Welcome to Michigan
73 posted on 09/06/2026 11:32:08 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you )
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To: hole_n_one

There seems to be confusion about what clocks are where, and what is or isn’t “the official clock” . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lKiSW82hA

NFL Players and Twitter React to Michigan’s Controversial Hail Mary Win vs Western Michigan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-ZWDIF144


74 posted on 09/06/2026 1:03:13 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

I’m convinced DraftKings controls the clocks ... and likely have for some time!


75 posted on 09/06/2026 1:04:25 PM PDT by glennaro (2026: The year to crush the growing internal communism and jihadism in our free Republic)
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To: Texan4Life
With the sole exception of Michigan fans including David Portnoy, that idiot from Barstool Sports and the Big 10 officials, there is no one else that believes that Michigan won that game fair and square.

Even the Michigan coach is caught mouthing what looks like the words There wasn’t any time to the WM coach.

What a joke.

76 posted on 09/06/2026 1:23:55 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one

I wonder if the actual name of the person that made the final decision to add one second will ever be made public.


77 posted on 09/06/2026 1:34:00 PM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. e)
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The only thing the NBC in studio analysts had to say about it was that the Big 10 officials use a different clock as the “official” clock and that there needed to be better coordination between the Big 10’s “official” clock and the one seen by the players and the viewers.

Ridiculous and absurd.

It is kinda cute how NBC is showing the play and game clock during their current broadcast of Washington vs. Washington St. as if it portrays any semblance of accuracy or relevance.

78 posted on 09/06/2026 3:11:10 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one

So the coaches and players do not know,,,,,,,do not see,,,,or do not react to,,,,,,the time we all see. So the REAL time, to the second, is kept hidden. That makes sense…..(rolling eyes here).


79 posted on 09/06/2026 3:41:51 PM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. e)
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To: volare737

Related

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/09/06/fire-everyone-fans-blast-big-ten-for-clock-confusion-after-controversial-hail-mary-finish-in-michigan-game/


80 posted on 09/06/2026 4:52:18 PM PDT by combat_boots
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