Michigan clock controversy escalates as MAC appeals to erase Hail Mary victory over WMU, alleging refs broke replay protocol密歇根大学的比赛计时器争议升级，中西部联盟（MAC）上诉要求取消密歇根大学对阵西密歇根大学的绝杀比赛，声称裁判违反了回放规则。
The Mid-American Conference announced it had submitted formal appears to recognize Western Michigan University as the winners of Saturday’s controversial game.
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The Mid-American Conference announced it had submitted formal appeals on Tuesday to recognize Western Michigan University as the winners of Saturday’s game against Michigan , which was won on a controversial last-second play.
The Wolverines defeated the Broncos 13-12 on a final-play Hail Mary pass from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan – a play that many believe shouldn’t have happened. A play before, the clock appeared to run out as Underwood hurled a long pass to the end zone that fell to the field incomplete.
A replay review by officials determined there was one second left, despite replays showing the clock appeared to have hit :00 before the play was over. The Big Ten provided an explanation for the call, stating that a clock that was not seen on TV or in the stadium was the official clock and that reading was used to allow the final play.
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On Tuesday, MAC commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher said the Big Ten had violated replay protocols and WMU should have been declared the winner.
“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 vs. Michigan football game,” Steinbrecher wrote in a statement.
“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 replay crew relied upon the clock feed embedded within its replay system. As a result, one second was placed back on the game clock and an additional play was awarded.
“This was not a judgment regarding the proper amount of time to place 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 and the program-feed clock been used, no additional play would have been awarded, and Western Michigan would have won the game, 12–7.”
Steinbrecher wrote that the MAC is asking the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and the College Football Playoff recognize the Broncos as the official 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.”
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中西部联盟周二宣布，已正式提出上诉，要求承认西密歇根大学为周六对阵密歇根大学的比赛的获胜者，这场比赛的胜利是凭借一个有争议的最后一秒的进攻而获得的。
密歇根狼獾队凭借布莱斯·安德伍德在比赛最后时刻传给JJ·布坎南的绝杀球，以13比12险胜丹佛野马队——许多人认为这球本不该发生。此前，安德伍德向端区掷出一记长传，但球落地后未完成，狼獾队以13比12险胜丹佛野马队。
裁判回看录像后判定比赛还剩一秒，尽管回放显示比赛结束前计时器似乎已经显示“:00”。十大联盟对此判罚做出解释，称电视转播和体育场内均未显示的计时器才是官方计时器，并以此读数作为最终判罚的依据。
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密歇根大学这场充满争议的胜利，加剧了人们对大学橄榄球比赛不公平的担忧。
周二，MAC联盟主席乔恩·斯坦布雷彻博士表示，十大联盟违反了重赛协议，西密歇根大学应该被宣布为获胜者。
斯坦布雷彻在一份声明中写道：“经过进一步的研究和调查，现在很明显，在确定西密歇根大学对阵密歇根大学的橄榄球比赛结束时比赛计时器上是否还有时间时，回放程序没有得到正确执行。”
“既定的回放规则要求使用节目画面上显示的比赛计时器来判断剩余时间。然而，十大联盟的回放团队却使用了其回放系统内置的计时器。结果，比赛计时器被加回了一秒钟，并判罚了一次额外的进攻机会。”
“这并非对比赛时间的判断失误，而是对既定回放规则在比赛结束计时情况下应用错误所致。如果正确遵循规则并使用节目计时器，就不会判罚额外比赛，西密歇根大学将以12比7赢得比赛。”
斯坦布雷彻写道，MAC 正在要求 NCAA FBS 监督委员会和大学橄榄球季后赛承认野马队是比赛的正式获胜者，“以便他们各自的排名、评估和选拔考虑，并采取他们权限范围内的其他纠正措施”。
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