NCAA: Michigan spying scandal / Harbaugh accepts remaining suspension

[trojansoilers]

The Buckeyes lost an undefeated season because of some tattoos on players who no longer played there

USC lost a 13-0 and a 12-1 season because the NCAA thought that we should’ve known that Reggie Bush’s family was receiving benefits from a wannabe agent. Nowadays we call it NIL.

 

[John Price]

 

[Herby]

This guy is something else, wow.

-on potential player safety from knowing your opponents plays-

"if you know what play your opponent is running, then you also know where your opponents’ players will be on the field."

He says this in regards to advanced scouting, I know. But aren't both those things true no matter how the signals are obtained? If Michigan has signals from one of Stallions people recording a sideline, and Day has signals given to him by Greg Schiano aren't both teams "going to know what play your opponent is running" and "where your opponent will be on the field" and thus there is an equal risk for player injury no matter how the signals were stolen?

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm guessing there are plenty of ambulance chasers who are going to be ready to pounce on a commish of a major conference saying in a legal document that sign stealing is a danger to the players health and the competitive balance of the game, while last week telling UM admins and lawyers that "it's common, everyone does it" and "whataboutism" when it comes to the collusion resulting in sign stealing.

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

 

[PanthersPens62]

And this "Fake News' is why I will always choose College Gameday over Big "Nude". Of course we all know FOX is shaking in its boots over the possibility of losing TTUN but please don't report false info. Kudos to College Gameday & Pete Thamel for not spreading false rumors and giving us just the facts this morning.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[John Price]

 

[Troy McClure]

This guy is something else, wow.

-on potential player safety from knowing your opponents plays-

"if you know what play your opponent is running, then you also know where your opponents’ players will be on the field."

He says this in regards to advanced scouting, I know. But aren't both those things true no matter how the signals are obtained? If Michigan has signals from one of Stallions people recording a sideline, and Day has signals given to him by Greg Schiano aren't both teams "going to know what play your opponent is running" and "where your opponent will be on the field" and thus there is an equal risk for player injury no matter how the signals were stolen?

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm guessing there are plenty of ambulance chasers who are going to be ready to pounce on a commish of a major conference saying in a legal document that sign stealing is a danger to the players health and the competitive balance of the game, while last week telling UM admins and lawyers that "it's common, everyone does it" and "whataboutism" when it comes to the collusion resulting in sign stealing.

Yes, the injury reason is stupid. It was added padding that was not necessary.

The injury thing was also not the first or even main reason why this punishment came down, so focusing on it is pretty silly. Michigan broke the rules. That's why there is punishment.

I guess the wishful thinking about a Michigan-alum judge bailing the school out didn't come true.

 

[LT]

Yes, the injury reason is stupid. It was added padding that was not necessary.

The injury thing was also not the first or even main reason why this punishment came down, so focusing on it is pretty silly. Michigan broke the rules. That's why there is punishment.


I guess the wishful thinking about a Michigan-alum judge bailing the school out didn't come true.

I think this was more of a timing thing. The process to get something through that legal system is slow. Big Ten was pretty slimy in waiting until Friday afternoon (with a holiday the next day, no less) to release this.

 

[John Price]

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[John Price]

 

[Unholy Diver]

Or at least Whine Country's team

 

[LT]

Or at least Whine Country's team

Honestly most of the whining has been about Michigan, not from them

 

[GKJ]

Just be the villains that the Astros are

 

[Unholy Diver]

Just be the villains that the Astros are

The Astros made a better villain though because they actually won, Michigan always craps the bed

 

[DaaaaB's]

Honestly most of the whining has been about Michigan, not from them

They're threatening to leave the conference because they got caught cheating. Biggest whiner move ever.

 

[stats1]

Totally agree with Dan Orlovsky. Called it a witch hunt. People do understand that Michigan is a pretty damn good football team. They just ran over the best run defence in college… literally steamrolled them 22 plays in a row. By the way love how pissy OSU is by trying to slime their way into the playoff by trying to help Purdue out. While Michigan was trying to steal signs, OSU already had a the sign sheet. The redacted file was tweeted out. Not sure how Michigan is the big bad villain here when it seems like the whole conference is slime

 

[izlez]

Totally agree with Dan Orlovsky. Called it a witch hunt. People do understand that Michigan is a pretty damn good football team. They just ran over the best run defence in college… literally steamrolled them 22 plays in a row. By the way love how pissy OSU is by trying to slime their way into the playoff by trying to help Purdue out. While Michigan was trying to steal signs, OSU already had a the sign sheet. The redacted file was tweeted out. Not sure how Michigan is the big bad villain here when it seems like the whole conference is slime

"A witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something, often simply because of their opinions and not because they have actually done anything wrong."

And your evidence of them not actually have done anything wrong is that they are good at football and OSU may have also cheated?

Help me understand how you are getting from A to B

 

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[LT]

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we all know ohio st would sit to pee

 

[End of Line]

we all know ohio st would sit to pee

We just piss in parking garages

 

[Herby]

If you to social media posts on twitter, comment sections on articles on facebook, IG, Athletic etc. it is probably 40% OSU fans commenting, 40% Michigan fans commenting and 20% everyone else. Ohio State fans want Harbaugh to be fired and given a show cause, quite the difference from a couple of years ago where they would have hoped for a lifetime contract.

A guy like Marc Givler or the great dudes at Eleven Warriors have spent more time talking about Michigan's coaching future the last 3 weeks than they have about their own team. It's funny considering Ohio St. probably has a better chance of having a different coach next season than UM does.

 

[GKJ]

 

[John Price]

What a shame he won't be around to coach win #1000.