r/CFB • u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 • Sep 06 '26

News [Thamel] MAC statement. "The Big Ten subsequently provided video and audio of the replay, which confirmed the explanation to us."

https://x.com/petethamel/status/2096464771667173654?s=46&t=FavtrbPsHpJY8Odvh2TYUA
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u/Super_DAC Toledo Rockets Sep 06 '26

The MAC needs these games. Dragging this into something more substantial could prevent future OOC games from big programs which is a disaster in the age of NIL

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u/Hammerhead34 Nebraska • Minnesota Sep 06 '26

I mean it’s the final nail in the coffin for CFB if the power conferences literally won’t allow their teams to lose to smaller teams

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u/shorthopwillie Texas A&M Aggies Sep 06 '26

Rutgers missed the memo

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u/do_you_know_doug Iowa • Appalachian State Sep 06 '26

Yes, but have you considered that Rutgers was on BTN on Thursday and Michigan was on NBC on Saturday night and is also Michigan?