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I am not on the investigation team but is Michigan really dumb enough to sign the guy to an extension in the midst of receiving level 1 NCAA violations? Come on. The truth is somewhere in the middle and the Michigan lawyers, university personnel and athletic administration obviously feels confident in their case. You let your dislike for me and Michigan get in the way of common sense.

I'll deflect some more... Urban Meyer covered up domestic abuse from one of his staff members... Mel Tucker sexually assaulted a woman over the phone... Pete Carroll was handing out bags of cash and having sports marketing companies hire his players as interns... But a low level staff member on Jim Harbaugh's staff paid to have interns film other team's signals with an iPhone... Could list tons more. All have landed/will land on their feet and are respected within the coaching community. Spare me the "holier than thou" nonsense. Its a dirty business.

People are wanting action based on EMOTIONS without the facts. There is a process to these things. I would also like to point out that most B10 teams stated they knew this was happening prior to the start of this season and having watched every second of Michigan football this season, they have seemed to figure out a solution....HUDDLE. To pretend that Michigan is the only one stealing signs (whether illegally or not) is extremely shortsighted and the fact that they are laying it on people this season makes folks connect two dots that simply aren't there. Notice the ONE B10 coach who said "they could have had every one of our signs and it would not have mattered, they are LOADED with NFL guys" quote is a footnote.

Oh yes, nothing screams booming enrollment, growth and explosion like the local flea market, lol.

Small percentage of the fan base. Every fan base has em. Michigan has not even received a notice of allegations from the NCAA and once they do they have 90 days to respond. This is lunacy.

A win Saturday almost assuredly earns the Irish a NY6, no?

2023 wager?

Especially if he wins a title this year.

1. It all depends on what the head coach knew and when. Both are not above punishment but.. a. If the head coach knew and the university was FUNDING these trips then this should be an egregious level 1/2 violation. No amount of bias can be inserted here on my part. b. If the staffer went “rogue” and was doing this on his own, then he should be fired immediately and a level 3 violation should be the penalty, maybe more for Harbaugh and/or the coaching staff. I know many will laugh at the notion of option B but come on. If this dude truly was roaming the sidelines in East Lansing (still unconfirmed) there is no way that Harbaugh or any of the higher-ups at Michigan would condone him doing so and sign off on it. Hell, McElwain (CMU’s head coach) was on the UM staff midway through Harbaugh’s tenure and knows Stalions. Option B is going to be Michigan’s play and it will outrage many. 2. The HC is the CEO and should know what each member of his staff is doing at all times PROFESSIONALLY. If you look up Stalions’ history, he is a lifetime Michigan “Superfan” and cut his teeth volunteering to get a job on the staff for years. He wrote a 600+ page manifesto about taking the reins of Michigan football himself. Guy has a few loose screws and is fairly delusional. Harbaugh/the university will pay the price for this, it’s just a matter of how steep. I don’t see anything happening this year. Now, it’s open season on Michigan football as the narrative has been painted and the pitchforks are out. Many will gloss right over my statements above because they want blood. The way this story has been painted nationally makes villains out of Michigan and while I am not insinuating that they deserve pity or sympathy, they do deserve due process. I mean, in your own article linked above 1/3 of the coaches interviewed admitted they employed a “sign stealer” on their staff…and that’s assuming the other 2/3 were being honest. This type of behavior is likely more widespread that folks want to admit it you or I even imagine. It’s an outdated rule.

Yep. Best resume.

LOL, “Deadspin.”

Meanwhile, Michigan is prohibited by the NCAA by-laws to say ANYTHING about an ongoing investigation so the story is clickbait/one-sided. This is "journalism" in 2023. Presumed guilt and consistent hit jobs/death by 1000 cuts without all of the facts. Michigan is inching towards a new contract with Harbaugh (would have been done last week if it were not for "sign gate") so it doesn't seem they are too worried about any potential ramifications at this point.

Only 17 of 50 coaches pulled have a "sign stealer?" C'mon. Put your name on it. That's what irks me about this entire thing. If you are man enough to have an opinion, sign it at the bottom. Kudos to those who have. Cowards.

I see your point. There is no such thing as an "accurate rating" as its all just opinion and for fun. Keep rolling man. Appreciate what you bring to the board.

“Almost” sigh…Warren has zero quality wins…eventually that has to matter. Every other team mentioned has at least 1 quality win.

Well if Warren is “around 15” and lost to LN by 41, I assume you have LN top ten?

1. Ohio State 2. Georgia 3. Michigan 4. Florida State 5. Washington 6. Oregon 7. Texas 8. Alabama 9. Oklahoma 10. Ole Miss 11. Penn State 12. Missouri 13. Louisville 14. LSU 15. Notre Dame 16. Oregon State 17. Tennessee 18. Utah 19. UCLA 20. USC 21. Kansas 22. Oklahoma State 23. Kansas State 24. Tulane 25. Air Force

If Warren is around 15, where is LN? I need to see this top 15-20.

Required “professional development” book study in some central Indy school districts…I’m not kidding.

Damn, can’t blame me for trying.

C’mon…gimme New Pal +27.

Or hit the cast icon, lol.

Good call. I had forgotten they scored prior.

You found it! Some folks about to be big time mad at some news I just heard… The contract that was “rescinded” wasn’t for long…

Nobody could find Bargersville on a map until the early 90s.