[Postgame Thread] Western Michigan Defeats Michigan 12-7

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Western Michigan	3	3	0	6	12
Michigan	7	0	0	0	7

[u/Honestly_]

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This is the second post-game thread

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[u/IDontSpeakItalian]

I actually can’t believe what I’ve just witnessed.

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

I am so heartbroken for Western Michigan

[u/ScottyMcFree → u/BurgerNugget12]

They got screwed

[u/DaytimeDancer54 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Same. I’ve always been a lite-Michigan hater so perhaps my judgment is clouded. That win was unethical hoops.

[u/Mjb06 → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

1000% rigged. I am gutted for WMU.

[u/ultimate_placeholder → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

I can, I witnessed Western Michigan win the game in regulation. Everything after that point was extracurricular.

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

BS

[u/VeryRealHuman23 → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

SCANDAL WEEK 1

[u/Internetrovert → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

a crime

[u/dkviper11 → u/IDontSpeakItalian]

Everyone is worried about LSU and there’s literal cheating here.

[u/soundguynick]

Absolute highway robbery by the refs.

[u/cityofklompton → u/soundguynick]

How many times in r/CFB history has a post-game thread been posted and then the game ended with a different outcome?

[u/somebodysbuddy → u/cityofklompton]

I know there was one last year, couldn't tell you the game, but it was a legitimate ESPN website glitch

[u/samhit_n → u/soundguynick]

The playoff selection committee should consider this game a loss for Michigan.

[u/carpenj → u/samhit_n]

That won't be relevant anyway, they couldn't score more than 7 points on Western Michigan.

[u/BananaBouquet]

Big Ten is going to need to show that clock that gave Michigan a second back ASAP

[u/Sea-Flow-7039 → u/BananaBouquet]

They just confirmed on the broadcast that the refs saw the exact same thing we saw. This was just confirmed on air. So that all but proves it was rigged

[u/Outrageous_War4610 → u/Sea-Flow-7039]

Announcers failed the moment. After that revelation they should have gone apoplectic.

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806 → u/Outrageous_War4610]

It was quite literally an illegitimate ending. You have people rushing the field for a play that happened after the game was over.

[u/Jalapenoplanter → u/BananaBouquet]

I think the ACC did a good ref cam last year where we got to hear all the review conversation.

I’m gonna need to hear that conversation and see what they saw

[u/UWMN]

1 second left? Gtfoh. Western Michigan got absolutely fucked

[u/Exact_Package_7264 → u/UWMN]

It was rigged. Don't care about the death threats I get from Michigan fans. Most rigged game in CFB history.

[u/LaFrescaTrumpeta → u/Exact_Package_7264]

missed facemask, missed running into the kicker, missed blatant hold on that last drive, then gave them an extra second to get one more try in.. whewwww boy my condolences to western mich

[u/XVDub → u/UWMN]

Im mad for them. Absolutely ref job.

[u/ard8]

Never forget when Michigan field rushed a win over WMU

[u/TinderForMidgets → u/ard8]

Michigan upsets Western Michigan.

[u/Indefinitivity → u/TinderForMidgets]

“the whittingham era”

[u/Notre_Dame_Football → u/ard8]

They didn't win. Seriously, Western Michigan needs to protest this result.

[u/lmay4 → u/Notre_Dame_Football]

I'm not sure there is precedent to overturn a game result, but if there ever was one to set it this is it.

[u/Meattyloaf → u/lmay4]

Literally a game where they could overturn a single play and it would have no impact on the rest of the game minus the bs last play

[u/ShaunWhiteIsMyTwin → u/Meattyloaf]

The game ended and then they played a scrimmage practice

[u/Rockerblocker → u/ShaunWhiteIsMyTwin]

Bingo, that last play was not an NCAA sanctioned play, that was just the teams' way of shaking hands. Nice of WMU to let Michigan finally do what they couldn't do all game

[u/CptHA86 → u/lmay4]

Western should just file the protest and then keep it as a win in their records.

[u/Beav710 → u/ard8]

A rigged win, nonetheless.

[u/SneakyDeakyJr → u/Beav710]

Am i allowed to be mad about that?? They literally made up bullshit to give them another shot. What the actual fuck.

[u/Blaine1111 → u/SneakyDeakyJr]

Yes idk how you could possibly see 1 second on the clock it was 0 well before it touched the player theres just no way

[u/ewgrooss → u/Blaine1111]

Even the TV ref was dumbfounded

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806 → u/Blaine1111]

The on air ref came on the broadcast at the end and said it was literally zeros before the player touched the ball and that’s the correct clock. They gave them an untimed extra play at the end of the game. Rigged as fuck. I’ve never seen anything like it.

[u/Jealous-Win2446 → u/Beav710]

I’ve seen a lot of bad calls cost games, but that was really a top tier screw job.

[u/thejawa → u/Beav710]

Michigan Screwjob is the official name of this game

[u/Outrageous_War4610 → u/Beav710]

In this day and age you do have to wonder if there was some sort of gambling angle at play.

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/ard8]

Yeah, I don't care how dramatic the win is, if you're having to storm the field after beating Western Michigan when you are ranked... something has gone horribly wrong.

[u/russellx3 → u/ard8]

They didn't win. The clock hit zero with them down

[u/eynonpower → u/russellx3]

Announcers a few minutes after the end of the game reviewed it and are just flabbergasted by it. Literally said, "Big 10 has some explaining to do."

[u/Money-Blackberry-489 → u/ard8]

They field rushed a loss to WMU

[u/Chicago_Blackhawks → u/ard8]

we can only hope they go 1-11 from here on out. otherwise, ball do lie

[u/EarlBeforeSwine → u/ard8]

A stolen win over WMU

[u/ridemooses]

Clock hit zero.

[u/chiefsfan_713_08 → u/ridemooses]

1000% someone gifted them another chance

[u/dubcwa → u/ridemooses]

It was at zero a full fuckin second before anyone touched the ball

[u/itsabearcannon]

So we all agree the refs 100% sold that for Michigan, right?

Clock was VERY clearly at :00 when that ball was caught.

[u/perfectviking → u/itsabearcannon]

100%. This was a fucking joke.

[u/Inquisitive-Sky → u/itsabearcannon]

Even the NBC announcers are saying it was clearly 0:00 and the Big Ten has some explaining to do

[u/Inevitable_Catch_566 → u/Inquisitive-Sky]

After the play was over the announcers were quiet for well over a minute.

[u/origional_esseven → u/Inquisitive-Sky]

Not only that but NBC said the broadcast clock was synced perfectly to the stadium clock so the refs were using some other clock which really feels like BS.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan → u/itsabearcannon]

Literally the worst robbery I’ve ever seen in the sport

It’s actually unreal, it’s gonna become a national story

[u/mrjonesthegod → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

It’s gonna be a infamous play I’m glad I got to see it

[u/MisterPenguiner → u/itsabearcannon]

Yes. No question about it. Complete bullshit

[u/Dgreenmile → u/itsabearcannon]

Worst call I've ever seen in my entire life

[u/Outrageous_War4610 → u/itsabearcannon]

The committee should count it as a loss

[u/Blaine1111 → u/Outrageous_War4610]

Give western Michigan a win as well because we do have an actual outcome to the game it literally ended

[u/djc6535]

The result of this game has me questioning all of cfb.

I mean it. There is literally no excuse. The clocks are very clear. The replay gives no room for doubt. This was nothing short of on the field corruption. And if it’s happening this clearly it’s happening elsewhere too.

This game makes me feel gross for the entire sport.

[u/LastSecondSpecialist → u/djc6535]

A "you shouldn't have done this, but keep the W" from the NCAA in 2 weeks will definitely stop the corruption!

[u/bowdog171 → u/djc6535]

I couldn’t agree more

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Where did they find that one second from?

They got robbed

[u/jon__koa → u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Their ass

[u/AsukaState2]

Most rigged game in the history of the sport 

[u/libsoutherner → u/AsukaState2]

I mean I don’t know how any neutral person could watch that and put one second on the clock

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/libsoutherner]

I fucking can’t believe it, it’s almost fifa levels of rigged

[u/FunkBeaver → u/AsukaState2]

As soon as they showed “official review” I thought it was absolute horse shit, no way there was time left. As someone with no horse in this race, this looks so fucking rigged

[u/thejawa → u/FunkBeaver]

Was it a B1G official crew?

[u/jimmy_three_shoes → u/thejawa]

They were in Ann Arbor, so yeah

[u/thejawa → u/jimmy_three_shoes]

NBC crew is rightfully calling out the B1G now

[u/Warm_Shoulder3606 → u/thejawa]

I know it'll never happen, ESPECIALLY from the Big 10 deciding to do so, but I would love a retroactive reversal from the powers that be. A "hey, that was objectively wrong and the game was over. we're changing the results"

[u/astrothemorkie → u/AsukaState2]

HOW WAS THERE A SECOND LEFT???

[u/Salomon3068 → u/astrothemorkie]

There wasn't, it was the ultimate ref bailout

Lmfao at the thread title. We should not be ranked

[u/kill-devil-films → u/Salomon3068]

At least you can be honest about it. Respect.

[u/RidgeRunner99]

Western Michigan robbed

[u/IMakeOkVideosOk → u/RidgeRunner99]

Clock ran out

[u/saltytradewinds → u/IMakeOkVideosOk]

100%.

[u/jdprager → u/RidgeRunner99]

Absolute clearest robbery I’ve ever seen, completely unjustifiable decision to put a second on the clock. Just full on open corruption by the conference refs

[u/nnosuckluckz → u/RidgeRunner99]

Michigan fans storming the field after beating WMU on a BS call hail mary as 28 point favorites LOL

[u/Indefinitivity → u/nnosuckluckz]

most embarrassing thing i have ever seen in my life

[u/GeorgeOrwell1984Real]

It’s rigged

[u/foomits → u/GeorgeOrwell1984Real]

College football is dead. Maybe some returning NFL practice squad guys will save it.

[u/Non-co-operative]

CLEARLY NO TIME LEFT

[u/DarthNobody14]

What did I just see

[u/penis_showing_game → u/DarthNobody14]

A robbery on live TV

[u/ShadX29 → u/DarthNobody14]

I honestly have no idea what the hell is going on.

[u/ShepPawnch → u/ShadX29]

Western Michigan got fucked

[u/Score_Keepers_Casino → u/DarthNobody14]

Cheating

[u/Toothlessdovahkin → u/DarthNobody14]

Michigan bribing the refs

[u/DarkManX437 → u/DarthNobody14]

A rigged game

[u/Salty_Dog3 → u/DarthNobody14]

Corruption

[u/khardman51 → u/DarthNobody14]

Refs cheating

[u/Thesheriffisnearer → u/DarthNobody14]

Fanduel not needing to pay out western moneyline 

[u/Due-Dirt-8428 → u/DarthNobody14]

You witnessed the refs give an additional free play to Michigan

[u/AbsolutelyHung]

Draft Kings made the call. You can’t convince me otherwise.

[u/Kryzl_ → u/AbsolutelyHung]

WMU got so unbelievably jobbed there. I hope they release whatever footage the refs used to believe that there was 0:01 left.

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

The refs should be criminally charged for match fixing

[u/AnnonymousPenguin_ → u/Dry-Membership3867]

Genuinely one of the, if not the, most rigged games i’ve ever seen.

[u/fathertitojones → u/Dry-Membership3867]

Candidly they should face an investigation, including a scrub of their financial records for betting.

[u/puzzical → u/fathertitojones]

100% no joke they should be

[u/reed20061]

Nope

[u/nolesfan6414 → u/reed20061]

Rigged

[u/juanzy → u/nolesfan6414]

How did the clock not expire? I can’t see anything that shows 1 second left.

[u/UltimateTeam → u/juanzy]

Because Michigan can't lose in week 1 lol

[u/steampunker14 → u/juanzy]

Genuinely I want a real explanation. Unless their clock is somehow different.

[u/GiovannisPersian → u/juanzy]

That's the neat part, it did expire

[u/Takes2ToTNGO → u/nolesfan6414]

I’ve lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money Or ratings in not sure which. I won’t be silent. Just saw it live sry,

[u/TimeBroken → u/nolesfan6414]

Genuinely feels rigged. I know we get hyperbolic, but that seemed like Michigan was given a free shot.

[u/Kvetch__22 → u/reed20061]

Investigate 311

[u/thejawa → u/reed20061]

Michigan Screwjob

[u/psu1994]

When pressed for explanation, NBC rules analysts literally just says Big Ten has a lot of explaining to do. WMU got jobbed.

[u/t1dmommy → u/psu1994]

Damn right they do and I want it overturned. Fucked up. We lost

[u/Benanderson27]

Oops

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/Benanderson27]

How is there a second put back on?????

[u/tb25uga → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

it's a my$tery...

[u/MoundsEnthusiast → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Because the refs cheated for Michigan.

[u/stat_padford → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Michigan hadn’t won yet that’s how

[u/AlphaNathan → u/Benanderson27]

ROBBERY

[u/LameAfro → u/Benanderson27]

Just saw a guy fall down his knees at Meijer

[u/OpportunityDue90]

That’s the worst ending I’ve ever seen. How was there a second remaining? The ball was in the air forever.

[u/SaylorBear → u/OpportunityDue90]

There wasn’t

[u/R_Mac_1 → u/OpportunityDue90]

There wasn't

[u/StartingToLoveIMSA]

The fix is in….Michigan literally got handed a gift by the refs to win. Fuck college refs….so incompetent…

[u/lowes18]

Actually rigged

[u/otherballs → u/lowes18]

With how much sports gambling is going on, FBI should look into this.

[u/brick20 → u/otherballs]

I don’t think gambling is the explanation here, Michigan still didn’t come close to covering and there’s no way there was big money on Michigan money line. I think this reeks of the conference protecting its interests by preventing one of their big name schools from taking an embarrassing, playoff-chance-ending loss in game one. As Mark Mangino once said, dollar signs baby.

[u/DarkHound05]

The clock said 0:00 and Michigan got a free play. Also, storming the field after this is lame as hell

[u/SubstantialTwo5506]

rigged

[u/MetaKoopa99]

One of the most egregious bailouts I've ever seen, clock is clearly at zero before it hits the defender's hands

[u/avsfanwilly15]

Holy wow. Did I really just witness the biggest inside job in CFB history with my own eyes or am I hallucinating?

[u/LouieM13]

PURE CORRUPTION

[u/palabear]

The fact that Michigan is storming the field is pathetic.

That was a screw job.

[u/jsilv0]

Michigan got away with a face mask that would have given Western a 1st down.

Michigan ran unto the punter and it would have given Western a 1st down.

The clock was at 0 and they gave Michigan another play.

This was a robbery

[u/antipane]

Michigan with the most fraudulent win of all time

[u/DrInsano]

Yeah there's nothing controversial whatsoever about that extra second. No siree, nothing controversial AT ALL.

[u/__AJK__]

Wow, just... wow

[u/Wapook]

You guys cannot be seriously storming the field for not absolutely shitting the bed

[u/otherballs]

Disgusting. Refball.

[u/Mercer-Dawg]

That was some bullshit

[u/kayakyakr]

Lol. This aged well.

But holy shit that home cooking to give Michigan another second is just bull

[u/Bubbly_Survey_803]

Western Michigan needs to find a Kalamazoo judge.

That was a highway robbery

[u/AthleteBackground206]

FOR ALL OF THOSE WHOSE BET ON WESTERN MICHIGAN TO WIN PLEASE START A LAWSUIT WITH THE BIG 10

[u/MingoAteTheIto]

Game stolen from Western. What horrid officials

[u/hojomojo96]

REF JOB

[u/ASU_SexDevil]

The most blatantly rigged call I have ever seen in my life.

The way college football is now can a judge actually overturn that?

[u/AdmiralSnackbar816]

I feel so bad for those WMU players and coaches. What an incredible effort that will be forever stolen from them.

[u/Twall1297]

Dear CFB Jesus, please let this be a sign of an ‘07 type season.

Amen

Welp never mind

[u/TrustMeIKnowThisOne → u/Twall1297]

I have bad news for you.

[u/Ash_is_Robot]

Pin it to the top for the whole season

[u/Khaldaan]

Oof - /uf/ - Interjection: An exclamation used to sympathize with someone else’s pain or dismay, or to express one’s own

See also: 2026 Western Michigan vs. (16) Michigan result

[u/TheStinkyPoopy]

Can Michigan get those millions to Bryce refunded?

[u/QuadCring3]

Genuinely investigate the refs, that is the worst robbery I've ever seen in my life

[u/jayjude]

So lets see, they missed a face mask and then they gave Michigan a second they 100% didn't deserve? Thats the most fraudalant win in a long fucking time

[u/Vegetable_Kale_1331]

I guess cheating for the National Championship wasn’t enough… lmao

[u/Thesheriffisnearer → u/Vegetable_Kale_1331]

That replay brought to you by fanduel 

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/[deleted]]

I feel so fucking heartbroken for Western Michigan

[u/DroidAttackWook]

absolute robbery. Feel horrendous for those kids, that is ridiculous. Michigan exposed as total frauds, at least

[u/TheHyzeringGrape]

Crowd rushing the field because Michigan beat a MAC school.. congratulations, you're supposed to beat them.

[u/gottiredofchrome]

My wife, who knows nothing about football, just asked me, "Did Western Michigan just get robbed? That was so unfair."

Do with that information what you will. 

[u/eezmoney]

This sport is dead. What a fucking joke. My kids just witnessed an unbelievable robbery.

[u/JKess207]

R1GGED

[u/PioneerRaptor]

I cannot believe the refs made that call. They just robbed Western Michigan.

[u/trekfan1013]

What?!?!?! I witnessed a ROBBERY! The refs ROBBED WESTERN MICHIGAN!

[u/hard2think2347]

This the most rigged shit I ever seen in my life what the fuck😂😂😂😂

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

Big Ten couldn’t let their team lose

[u/Hawk_Rabbit_5701]

They just got absolutely robbed. How embarrassing for Michigan. They should be ashamed.

[u/Friendly_Limit_5633]

Hate living in a zero accountability post truth state of the world

[u/Meatpuppy]

Even NBC is saying how did this happen.

[u/AllTimeTy]

Disagree. Refs fucked them.

Michigan is ass and they know it. Imagine being stunted on by Western Michigan.

[u/XVDub]

Bro wtf was that

[u/OMLIDEKANY]

Disgusting fake bullshit

[u/Da_Malpais_Legate]

I’ve seen elections in Africa that were less rigged than that ending

[u/AreYouEmployedSir]

Please explain how they got another play there….

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

Michigan just paid the refs in broad daylight to help them beat Western Michigan.

[u/AngrySkate41]

Keep this thread up

WMU won in our hearts

[u/oknovember]

Nope lol

[u/BurgerNugget12]

Uh

[u/designerarachnid69]

Horse shit

[u/Conglossian]

I’ve lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money... Or ratings in not sure which. I won’t be silent . Just saw it live sry.

[u/WCUWildlife]

Needs to be criminally investigated

[u/NagyBiscuits]

Rigged to all fucking hell

[u/Schristie007]

Bryce Underwood is hot garbage

[u/intelligentx5]

They gave them the game. There was not 1 second left. Fucking hell.

[u/nomo25]

if i’m western michigan im fucking pissed that was not the right call

[u/nateflad]

BIG 10 MADE THE CALL

[u/captoficyzombies]

That was 100% rigged by the B1G

[u/Punpun4realzies]

can't imagine a more thorough hosing than WMU just received

[u/buttermansix]

Does anybody have access to the replay that was used to put 1 second back on? Complete bullshit.

[u/Late_String7392]

No they really fucking didn’t … somehow

[u/JDiamond98]

Storming the field for a win against WMU is about to go triple platinum with Ohio State fans.

[u/Tamzariane]

Wow Michigan really struggles when they don't know their opponent's signals

[u/7even- → u/Tamzariane]

Don’t worry, they’ll give them 60:01 total game time to make up for it

[u/RyanNugentHoofkins]

Rigged.

[u/minibogstar]

They stormed the field for unranked Western Michigan as 28 point favorites 💀