Absolutely. I went deep dive on this. There are lots of angles out there, you can stopwatch the play and all sorts of things. There are explanations on why the NBC broadcast slowly diverts from the pregame "sync." I went into it believing Western Michigan got screwed but after reviewing it all and talking to experts, there was time left. There just was. Michigan deserved the extra play. The replay protocols were not followed - which is what the MAC protested and the NCAA is saying - but in real life, in the actual stadium, under the actual clock, Michigan won. Believe whatever you want, doesn't matter to me. In the end this is a game that is always imprecise - spotting the ball, the clock, etc - so expecting it to be precise at the end might be too much. But the facts are the facts here.

I get that games have protocols, but there was 1 second left on the stadium clock when the first Michigan Hail Mary ended. NBC’s feed was slightly delayed (but its clock was accurate) causing the confusion. There is an entire rabbit hole you can go down to understand why this is somewhat common. The coaches, players and fans see the stadium clock, not the TV broadcast. In real life, inside the actual stadium, the B10 was right and NBC was wrong but due to protocols it’s the opposite.

In the case of Western Michigan-Michigan, the wrong protocol got the right clock, but the right protocol should have been followed even thought it would have used the wrong clock. Putting the “college” in college football: