On Saturday, the Western Michigan Broncos fell on a last-second Hail Mary to the perennial power Michigan Wolverines in a controversy that rages on days later. That 13-12 Michigan win came on a last second touchdown pass that came after the clock had hit 0:00. Officials decided to give Michigan another second, and for the Broncos, disaster ensued.
Whether Michigan should have been given an extra second for another throw or not, the real victim of the situation remains neither of the teams that played on Saturday. Instead, Broncos players say, their opponents for the rest of the season will pay the price. Jake Trotter of ESPN reports that by Tuesday "inside Western Michigan's football building, the focus had already shifted from what happened to what comes next." "Hey, don't feel sorry for us," coach Lance Taylor said.
"Feel sorry for the teams that we're going to play -- because we're going to use this emotion." Trotter reports that the team is indeed newly focused after that narrow loss. "By Tuesday, the Broncos had begun turning their pain into fuel. Just before Western Michigan's first practice since the Michigan loss, [cornerback Jarvarius] Sims addressed the team, urging his teammates to unleash that pain on every remaining opponent," he wrote.
Quarterback Broc Lowry indicated that the strategy is already paying dividends. "You'd think we won the game by the way we practiced," Lowry said. "Guys were just on fire." While many in the college football world are likely happy to see Western Michigan rebound after such a disappointing loss, there's certainly one team that's less than enthused.
The Monmouth Hawks play at Western Michigan on Saturday, and they're likely to be on the receiving end of a lot of frustration.
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