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Make no mistake, this game wasn't about mi sed calls.It was about mi  Kyle Turris Women Jersey sed opportunities.When the lunacy that was the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl subsides, the key won't be the officiating, the State Farm Stadium turf or the numerous "what-if?" moments from on Saturday. The accountability lies within.The Wolverines (13-1) gagged in the first half, rallied in the second half and then were left looking for a last-ditch targeting call on the last play of the game, in which J.J. McCarthy couldn't field a low snap and Donovan Edwards attempted a desperation shovel pa s to Colston Loveland. The non-call on the field was upheld upon review.MORE:All of that will leave the Big Ten champion Wolverines with a New Year's Day hangover, but the truth is, theywere baited by the Horned Frogs (13-1) into a Texas-style Big 12 shootout.Edwards took the first play from scrimmage 54 yards, but that was the extent of the Big Ten headbanger look in the first half. The Wolverines had 19 rushing attempts for 19 yards the rest of the half. TCU's 3-3-5 alignment took them out of their comfort zone.How else would you explain the failed "Philly Special" down on the goal line on the game's first po se sion?TCU proceeded to follow the upset recipe. McCarthy threw a pick-six to Bud Cook, and Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan led two touchdown drives.Wolverines coach JimHarbaugh said afterward that he wishes he could have that call back.HC Jim Harbaugh on the failed Philly Special: "They had us wired in - I wish we had called a different play Cody Ceci Men Jersey ."   Michigan Football on UMGoBlue (@UMGoBlog) But that's not the questionable call that's being discu sed.After Rod Moore intercepted Duggan in the second quarter, McCarthy went deep to Roman Wilson, who appeared to have scored a touchdown. Replay overturned the call on the field.VIDEO: Roman Wilson caught a touchdown pa s.Officials overturned it.  Brad Galli (@BradGalli) Kalel Mullings fumbled on a quick handoff on the next play, and TCU recovered in the end zone.MORE:That was a viral momentum swing, and it allowed the Horned Frogs to play their style and take over the game. TCU led 21-6 at halftime, and that was only because Jake Moody drilled a 59-yard field goal on the final play. The difference between 21-6 and 21-13? Maybe big.But none of that explains the third quarter. TCU and Michigan combined for 44 points and 420 yards. McCarthy threw a second pick-six, this time to Dee Winters, but he also led a dizzying rally in which Michigan scored 32 points from the start of the second half to 14:13 remaining in the fourth quarter. Wilson's 18-yard TD run cut TCU's lead to 41-38.That's when the Wolverines mi sed another opportunity. On third-and-7, Duggan drifted away from the Nikita Zaitsev Women Jersey  blitz and hit a wide-open Quentin Johnston, who sprinted 76 yards to push TCU's lead back to 10 points.When Michigan threatened, TCU responded. The Horned Frogs  who came in as 7.5-point underdogs  deserve credit for that. This kind of shootout is just another Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. Michigan outscored TCU 39-30 in the second half, but it wasn't the dominant second-half team that everyone expected.So, where does Michigan go from here?As per usual, Harbaugh will feel the fallout. He is now 1-6 in bowl games at Michigan, and this lo s stings more than last year's 34-11 lo s to Georgia in the CFP semifinals. The Wolverines had a happy-to-be-there feel last season. This year, they're back-to-back Big Ten champions and have ended the Ohio State  Gabriel Gagne Jersey hex. This lo s ended their best shot at breaking a quarter-century national championship drought.MORE: Where can Harbaugh be second-gue sed?Michigan's first three trips inside the 10-yard line are a good start. Those eight plays resulted in 15 yards and three points.Did Harbaugh allow too much time to come off the clock in the final minutes? Michigan still had a shot once it got the ball back, but it was more of a lottery ticket.Now, he gets to begin another offseason of squashing back-to-the-NFL rumors.Running back Blake Corum's season-ending injury did make a difference. Corum had 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. The running game wasn't the same in the first half, and the Wolverines lost control of the contest. Harbaugh couldn't play the way he wanted.The good news? McCarthy is back for another season. He shook off the pick-sixes. He pa sed for 343 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 52 yards and a TD. This lo s isn't on him, despite those mistakes. He is a confident quarterback with huge upside; the player who led late-season victories against Ohio State and Purdue in Corum's absence.MORE:Now, the pre sure point: Will Harbaugh turn McCarthy loose in 2023 and let the offense revolve around the program's first quarterback with franchise potential in the NFL since Tom Brady?"We'll be back, I promise you that," McCarthy said afterward, channeling Vince Young after the 2005 Rose Bowl between Texas and Michigan.JJ McCarthy comes in to the postgame pre s conference. Gives TCU credit. Says "we'll back back I promise you that" and he walked out after one question. Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) Now, Duggan who finished with 225 yards, two TDs and  Colin White Kids Jersey two interceptions  will lead the Horned Frogs into the CFP championship game against No. 1 Georgia at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Jan. 9 instead.That game is the final piece for the Wolverines, and that is something else to lament to start 2023. The Horned Frogs deserve credit for making it happen with first-year coach Sonny Dykes in the best, most exciting Playoff semifinal to date.Michigan will always be a part of it.They just mi sed way too many chances to win it.