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Big 12 admits its replay booth could’ve stopped CMU-OSU game but didn’t

OK, this is the last post on this subject this evening. I think.

Central Michigan was granted an untimed down that it shouldn’t have been, leading directly to its Hail Mary lateral win over Oklahoma State. The head of the MAC officiating crew acknowledged after the game that the group had erred in giving the untimed down. That crew’s conference released a statement in which it further confirmed the massive officiating boner, but expectedly stated “this will not change the outcome of the contest,” a 30-27 win for the team from its league.

While the MAC were in charge of the on-field officials for the game in Stillwater, the Big 12 was in charge of the replay booth -- and they apparently blew it as well.

“Walt Anderson, Coordinator of Football Officials, acknowledges that the Big 12 replay crew missed an opportunity to stop the game to inform the MAC officiating crew of the misapplication of the intentional grounding penalty as time expired that resulted in the untimed down leading to Central Michigan’s game-winning touchdown in its 30-27 win over Oklahoma State,” the rather lengthy first sentence of a Big 12 statement read. “Also by Rule 1.1.3.b the result of the game is final and cannot be overturned.”

So there you have it. Oklahoma State screwed itself by trying to throw the ball out of bounds to run out the clock, an error that was compounded by the NAC crew’s misapplication of a rule, which was further compounded by the Big 12 replay booth missing the opportunity to correct the error. So, congrats to all three parties in screwing one another.

Meanwhile, the Chips will sit back and enjoy the spoils of victory on their way back home.

FIGHT SONG! pic.twitter.com/WsIK9fZwhT


— CMU Football (@CMU_Football) September 10, 2016

Welcome home your CMU football team tonight after their big win! RT to spread the word! #FireUpChips pic.twitter.com/3OSJGnio33


— CMU Football (@CMU_Football) September 10, 2016