Around the Big Ten

[Dr. Strangelove]

When you’re born on third base to football “royalty” (as Jim was) you get desperate to stay at the top. To not let the family decline. You turn to cheating.

[froot loops]

I'm just worried that the brazen cheating by Harbaugh is going to ensnare Central into some years of probation.

[iam416]

Oh, Central is getting nuked.

[lineygoblue]

Not tonight. They're playing their best game of the season ... on a stupid Tuesday night...

[WingsFan]

I have seen about 20 posts of Conner on the sideline tonight

[lineygoblue]

CONNOR IS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

[WingsFan]

See that is definitely him

[Mike]

That son of a bitch just doesn’t know when to stop. HES GONNA GET US ALL KILLED!!

[iam416]

It's not a Coach Prime press conference, just a survey of coaches....

https://theathletic.com/5013443/2023/11/01/college-football-coaches-thoughts-sign-stealing-michigan/

Some snippets:

How serious are the allegations, 1 to 5? 23- 5. 16 - 4. 9-3. 1 -1 and 2. (out of 50 respondents, head coaches and assistants). So the vast majority say a 4 or 5 out of 5.

“It’s easy to call plays when you know what the defense is,” said a Pac-12 head coach. “It’s a huge deal that someone went to another game and filmed all their signals. That’s Spygate stuff. They were flying around the country? It’s crazy.”

Should they be punished? 47- Yes. 3 - No.

“I think you should be fired for that stuff,” one Group of 5 head coach said. “Doing stuff like that where you violate all the ethics of sportsmanship, that’s horrible.”

Few coaches went that far, but several did say they believe a postseason ban should be on the table. “Everyone is watching this,” one Mountain West defensive coordinator said. “A slap on the wrist and everyone will be doing it.”

“If you’re doing it — which they did — and you’re caught — which they were — and it’s explicitly against the rules — which it is — and everyone believes that to some degree it’s a competitive advantage, then they shouldn’t be able to play in the Big Ten title game,” he said. “The Big Ten owes 13 other programs the competitive balance and owes it to them to protect the sanctity of the conference. If that many programs have confirmed that he bought tickets specifically under his name, they can’t play in the Big Ten title game. There’s no gray area. It’s explicitly against the rules.”

Does Harbaugh have plausible deniability? 6- Yes. 35 - No. 9- Unsure.

“I don’t believe (Harbaugh) organized or started it, but if some young guy comes up to me and says, ‘I’ve got all of their signals,’ well, I’m thinking, ‘I know you did something that you shouldn’t have,’” one Big Ten defensive coordinator said. “That’s on the coordinators. And if I’m the head coach and I’m watching one of my recruiting analysts have a constant flow of information with my coordinators during a game, I’m wondering what is going on there or I’m an idiot.”

Has sign stealing played a part in Michigan's success? 37- Yes. 11- No.

How many points per game is this worth? 3-7 points - 20. More than 10 points - 15. More than 20 points - 4. Hard to quantify - 11.

“I mean, you’re shooting fish in a barrel,” the defensive coach said. “If I was able to do what Michigan was doing, that would be the difference between big-time winning and losing. If you filmed all the signals from a game, you’d take that and put it into the film system and match up the play-by-play with what the opponent is running. And then, I mean, it’s over. Having a steady film of the signals during a game would be mind-blowing.

But, you know....COACH PRIME!!!!!

[iam416]

I mean, that's all fairly obvious to anyone who isn't a M fan. Not one part of that was a suprise to me other than the fact that someone actually undertook the survey.

[lineygoblue]

I doff my cap to the cheating exploits of Michigan Football.

Its about time they joined the rest of CFB in bringing 'enhancements' to their game.

Is someone stealing your signs? Change them.

If the NCAA has their panties in a twist over this, then allow microphoned helmets. Problem solved. They could have allowed miked helmets 10 years ago. But the presidents voted no.

And if the presidents were polled again today, they'd still vote no on miked helmets. Why? Because they don't care about their own rules. They'd rather keep their panties in a twist.

Excellent work by the Michigan coaching staff, and Connor Stalions. Impressive.

[THE_WIZARD_]

I'll remember your words in 2024 when the Dems steal yet another election...

[froot loops]

Every time lineygoblue posts that stuff, Bo crys another tear. He wouldn't have approved of such brazen cheating.

[klondike]

That's coaching them up! Just excellent top tier coaching

[THE_WIZARD_]

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