ESPN's Monday takeaways returned to Michigan's 13-12 escape and the Big Ten's published review of the extra second. [1] The conference showed its work. It did not apologize. Print 13-12. Do not print an overturned result.
Leave Tuesday's MAC appeal to Tuesday. Oklahoma still sits later in the week on a later page. Print the review. Print not a vacated win.
Print 13-12. Monday is not a MAC appeal. The extra second remains in the conference file. Print the review as Monday's named Michigan hold. The conference showed its work and did not apologize. Print 13-12 as still the named score. Leave the MAC appeal to Tuesday. Print the extra second as still in the conference file, not overturned. Print 13-12 as still Monday's named result.
One extra second decided a rivalry game; conferences publish reviews to show the math. Thirteen-twelve stands while the appeal pends. Tuesday owns the MAC's answer.
Published math stands till appeals unstand it; Monday's math stands. Tuesday reads the appeal.
Tuesday reads the MAC appeal; Monday keeps 13-12. One extra second. The conference file still has the math.
Print 13-12 as still Monday's named result. Tuesday owns the MAC's answer. One extra second decided it.
The MAC posted the review so the extra second would have a paper trail. Monday still prints 13-12. Appeals do not rewrite a kickoff.
The extra second has a paper trail. Monday still prints 13-12. Tuesday's MAC appeal does not rewrite the kickoff.
Monday still prints 13-12. Appeals do not rewrite a kickoff. Monday's 13-12 stands through the extra second.
Monday's Michigan file is still 13-12 through the extra second. Do not spend a 17-10 that has not been kicked. The extra second still belongs to 13-12.
-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos