Michigan Football - 2024 Season.

[edindetroit]

Michigan officially fires Stalions. No surprise here. It had to happen. Won't surprise me if he ultimately falls on his sword over the whole thing.

Won't surprise me if he ends up working for OSU.

[lineygoblue]

This is (supposedly) a copy of an email sent by U-M President Santa Ono to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. It looks like it may have been sent before they met on Friday.

Dear Tony,

“I look forward to our meeting and am writing now to share some of my deeply held beliefs, which I hope can inform our conversation and guide what we do next. “None of us wants to be in this situation. The University of Michigan takes its compliance obligations seriously. We are committed to ethics, integrity, and fair play. It is at our core and always will be. And that is why I am so deeply concerned about the allegations.

“We are fully cooperating with the NCAA in its investigation, as it seeks to separate the facts from irresponsible speculation seen in much of the public and social media discourse.

“It’s precisely at these times — when all key facts are not known but others are all too comfortable offering strongly held opinion — that it is essential for everyone to ensure that investigations are conducted fairly and that conclusions are based on what actually happened. The reputation and livelihoods of coaches, students, and programs cannot be sacrificed in a rush to judgment, no matter how many and how loudly people protest otherwise. Due process matters.

“We, as would any other member of the Big10, deserve nothing less. Our students, our coaches, our program—all are entitled to a fair, deliberate, thoughtful process. We are aware that other representatives of the Big10 are demanding that you take action now, before any meaningful investigation and full consideration of all the evidence. That is not something our conference rules permit. And we both know it is not what any other member would want if allegations were raised against their people or programs.

“The Big10 has not informed us of any investigation of its own, as would be required under conference rules. And, to be clear, oral updates from NCAA enforcement staff do not and cannot constitute evidence, nor do we think the NCAA would ever intend for an oral update to be given that meaning or weight.

“The best course of action, the one far more likely to ascertain the facts, is to await the results of the NCAA investigation. But if you refuse to let the NCAA investigative process play out, the Big10 may not take any action against the University or its players or coaches without commencing its own investigation and offering us the opportunity to provide our position. That is not just required by our conference rules; it is a matter of basic fairness. “

Sincerely,


Santa J. Ono
President
University of Michigan

[lineygoblue]

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If Mark Schlissel were still UM President, Harbaugh would be serving a suspension starting today. And he would have called Gretchen Whitmer to make sure she approved.

With President Ono, we have a President with balls.

[Mike]

I hope that email is authentic. Where did you find it?

[THE_WIZARD_]

Stalion's hard drive

[lineygoblue]

I hope that email is authentic. Where did you find it?

On a page called Detroit Sports Network. I should have linked the page. Sorry.

If I can get it back, I'll edit and link it .

EDIT: I found a link to his statement on another page which is probably more credible. Here it is:

https://www.on3.com/teams/michigan-wolverines/news/exclusive-michigan-president-santa-onos-strong-written-message-to-big-ten-commissioner-tony-petitti/

[edindetroit]

https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/11/michigan-ol-trevor-keegan-we-werent-over-tunnel-drama-with-msu.html?utm_campaign=wolverines_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0agWUFc259Vx9xpmHhS1xTqRjUGBhyZK8KLChJBPO1371_E43SRSQ_M-U

[WM Wolverine]

Might not need to watch the 2nd half

[edindetroit]

Might not need to watch the 2nd half

With the extra hour of sleep tonight there's no reason to not watch the whole game.

[THE_WIZARD_]

shaddup

[WingsFan]

That was a terrible decision by JJ, where the fuck is the RPO?

[WingsFan]

Michigan always plays like shit in Bowls always play like shit after a bye. What the hell is with the time off thing?

[WingsFan]

JJ is just off, why not run him with an RPO????

[WingsFan]

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[edindetroit]

Boy that one angle looked like that Purdue player clotheslined the Michigan kick returner. The other angle told a completely different story.