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[THE_WIZARD_]

C'mon liney......really?

[lineygoblue]

C'mon liney......really?

I'm sitting here saying the same thing to you guys, Wiz.

Really?

I read earlier that the NCAA gave a preliminary verbal report to Tony Titties, saying that they had no evidence that Harbaugh had any connection with Stalions activities.

But the B1G still wants to suspend Harbaugh?

Really?

[THE_WIZARD_]

...and there is no link to Biden and millions of dollars from other countries into shell companies either...NO EVIDENCE!!!

Look...IF (and I seriously doubt HARBAUGH!!!!!!! knew nothing of this) and IF he didn't...he should have.

M cheated. Sorry. Cheated in a systematic and widespread way.

[THE_WIZARD_]

....and if no direct link to HARBAUGH!!!!!!! and you are so so sure of that...then you have nothing to fear.

But I'm telling you....you better brace yourself. Not gonna be pretty.

[THE_WIZARD_]

I do think the NCAA/B1G need to administer the punishment quickly. Get it over with and let's move forward. The longer this thing lingers the more harm is done to M, the B1G, players, coaches, fans....get it done. It's going to end being a "the process is the pun shment" if they don't get this done.

[Hannibal]

I need to add to my previous statements that it needs to be proven that Stalions not only did what he is accused of doing, but that his work made it into Michigan's playcalling somehow. That isn't trivial. Was he watching opponents' signals, consulting his spreadsheet, and then telling the coaches what play the opponents were running? And then the coaches would signal in the corresponding constraint play for us? When Rutgers signaled in a run, did Minter then call for stacking the box with 9 guys? Did that actually happen? Is there enough time to make that work? I dunno.

[lineygoblue]

If we/anyone is hoping the NCAA moves quickly, you ought to know better.

You've made up your mind, as have some others, that Harbaugh/Michigan are guilty, and lets get on with the punishment. That's not the rules that everyone agreed to, but thats what they want. Maybe the NCAA and B1G will violate their own rules, and expedite punishment. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

If this goes to court, its not going to be good for either side, in the long run. It will get very ugly. For both sides.

I still refuse to believe that Harbaugh basically said, "screw the rules, we're going to cheat... full speed ahead". No. I will not believe that. He's not cut that way. He may be a pain in the ass to others, and quirky and weird, and all that. He's easy to make fun of for his enemies and detractors.

But he's not a blatant rule breaker. He's just not. If I'm proven wrong, I'll accept it, and I'll be hugely disappointed that I believed in him.

[Hannibal]

The plot thickens...

[THE_WIZARD_]

M's scorched earth policy is intriguing...don't think it's going to work...but going to be interesting...

[lineygoblue]

I'll believe John Bacon before I'll believe a lot of people. He wouldn't have tweeted that without verifying his source(s)

[THE_WIZARD_]

liney...I wish M no ill...honestly. This needs to be resolved...whatever it is...we should be talking football...not iphones...

[Hannibal]

The "competitive advantage" argument is now officially bullshit. It's now down to the technicalities of how the information was obtained. I don't know if what Rutgers, OSU, and Purdue did vis-a-vis sending and receiving info about Michigan's signals is legal. Maybe it is. But if it's not commonplace then it violates the spirit of fair competition far more than anything that we are accused doing.

[Mike]

I read somewhere that sharing info about another team is against Big Ten rules. I haven’t seen the actual rule cited, however. Seems like it would be.

[Cody_Russell]

Damn, I always knew those Ohio State people are CHEATERS. The fans, the coaches, and the cheerleaders. Let’s label them all as cheatin and lying people. Anytime I walk by an Ohio State fan, it will immediately trigger the word CHEATERS.

But Rutgers?! Come on, man.

[lineygoblue]

For me, if OSU and Rutsgers gave info to Purdue for the B1G Championship game, then so what? Michigan still kicked Purdue's ass. Certainly no 'mission accomplished' for them, right? Michigan was probably aware that signals had been stolen, and adjusted. Jesse Minter and Sherone Moore are two of the finest 2nd half adjusters that M has ever had. So if OSU and Rutgers conspired to influence the outcome of the game, they FAILED.

But 'only' Michigan cheats. Nobody else does. Never, ever.