B1G Sends Notice of Potential Disciplinary Action [title edited]
November 6th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
yay fml
November 6th, 2023 at 5:26 PM ^
He missed the part where it said POTENTIAL punishment. Not just "punishment".
November 6th, 2023 at 6:16 PM ^
Yeah, that's a pretty big miss.
Wish OP would have spent a few extra minutes on draft/proofread and be more substantive and accurate, instead of focusing on being FIRST. Probably eliminates further unnecessary comments
November 6th, 2023 at 6:29 PM ^
There might be no punishment at all. I suggest people follow David Shuster, a well connected UM alum
https://x.com/DavidShuster/status/1721656112322146324?s=20
It seems that UM's leadership is mad as hell and they are not going to take it anymore
November 6th, 2023 at 6:59 PM ^
The NCAA’s findings do not connect the in-person scouting and recording of opponents’ sidelines to Harbaugh, sources say, an absence of evidence essential to a potential lawsuit from the school and coach against the league.
Hope so. This report by Wetzel seems to be in line with what we have been claiming all along, and any immediate/significant punishment imposed by Petitti/BIG would qualify as unjust and reckless. The mounting pressure seems to be really getting to Petitti
November 6th, 2023 at 7:18 PM ^
This is wishful thinking. There is a picture of Jim listening to Conor on the sideline during a game. Show that to a jury and try to sell he didn't have anything to do with it.
Not saying he did but people believe what they see. That picture is damning. Why would a head coach take time in the middle of a game to talk to a low level staffer?
November 6th, 2023 at 7:26 PM ^
Dude, this has been going on for 3 weeks and you’re still conflating legal sign stealing with proof of a widespread illegal scheme Harbaugh knew about and condoned? It was literally Stalions’ job to interpret signs and pass along information to coaches
November 6th, 2023 at 7:38 PM ^
We’ve seen your posting history, get back to 11W
November 6th, 2023 at 7:38 PM ^
"You have the right to remain silent..."
November 6th, 2023 at 8:08 PM ^
In the Navy, my Captain took the time to talk with his low-level Ensign from the get-go. And I was one of probably 20 Ensigns at the time. An FYI, it is what Coaches do. Damning my ass.
November 6th, 2023 at 8:13 PM ^
I’m trying to decide whether this is parody.
November 6th, 2023 at 8:31 PM ^
You got us! I can’t believe Harbaugh would talk to Conner and I am so mad you tuff Buckeyes figured this out.
November 6th, 2023 at 8:05 PM ^
Good this has been nothing but a witch hunt and ESPN is the one needing sanctioning.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
Mods - can you change the title to "B1G Sends Notice of Potential Disciplinary Action" please?
November 6th, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
Pete Thamel and ESPN have been reporting about Michigan’s diabolical sign stealing efforts. Now it’s slowly being reported that everyone in the B1G has been doing it. Teams have been spying on M and sharing these signs with other conference teams.
This offense may end up being as serious as jaywalking in a cul-de-sac.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:23 PM ^
Not before the try to ruin Michigan's season, brb
November 6th, 2023 at 5:58 PM ^
Will do later, I'm away from home right now and a bit tied up.
[edit @8:25 pm: title fixed]
November 6th, 2023 at 7:57 PM ^
Kinky
November 6th, 2023 at 8:29 PM ^
Busted! (I wish)
November 6th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
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November 6th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
Let the lawsuits begin!
November 6th, 2023 at 5:09 PM ^
I wonder where the whole league teaming up against michigan rank in terms of punishement? Anything short of all big coaches and big ten officialls apologizing publicly is a disappointment
November 6th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
Agreed, but Michigan has 48 hours to respond to this notice and then the Big Ten will decide if they still want to (try to) impose punishment. Petitti stills has his off-ramp, we'll see if he's wise enough to take it. Otherwise, that sweet sweet TRO awaits
November 6th, 2023 at 5:22 PM ^
A TRO is not guaranteed nor necessarily instantaneous. And if they wait 48 hours to respond, they may not have time to get their ducks in a row before Saturday. They should be aggressive but smart at the same time. If this shit is going down it would be better to know tomorrow than Friday.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:25 PM ^
File tomorrow. No reason to wait for official action. Get ahead of this.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:47 PM ^
Seems like he made up his mind. It’s just a matter of time. Buckle up.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:09 PM ^
The dominos continue to fall for Michigan and it’s sign-stealing allegations.
Bruh, WTF. Use some of that paywall money on spelling and grammar.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
What's wrong with dominos?
November 6th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
If you move that apostrophe and capitalize the word, it's a mediocre pizza chain. The plural of 'domino' is 'dominoes'.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:21 PM ^
Eh, I've seen it frequently enough both ways for it to not catch my eye. The more egregious error imo is the "it's", which is objectively wrong. Agreed with your original point - seems like 'journalists' these days sleep through too many of their undergrad English classes.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:39 PM ^
That brings back horrible Dave Brandon flashbacks.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:09 PM ^
War: Declared.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:10 PM ^
So let's say they purposely wait to suspended Harbaugh Friday evening or Saturday morning. Could Michigan still get an injunction before kickoff Saturday?
November 6th, 2023 at 5:13 PM ^
That would be such a dick move to sabotage a team right before an important game like that. They would be outing themselves that this is just pure petty spite against a particular individual.
That kind of bell can't be un-rung.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:27 PM ^
Agreed.
The haters will absolutely be in rapture. But everyone else -- anyone who is a college football fan and doesn't hate Michigan already -- will see it as a total dick move.
Not saying we should leave the conference, but we just might get an invite from the SEC or the ACC the next day.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:35 PM ^
M would take a paycut to play in those conferences. Let's instead follow Al Pacino's advice in Scent of a Woman, "I'd take a flamethrower to this place!"
November 6th, 2023 at 5:44 PM ^
Not a guarantee that Michigan would take a paycut. Michigan is a very high profile name that could command a premium, the ACC could go to (holds back bile) and tell them they could get M back under their banner (and away from NBC, Fox...), but the ACC needs more $ to do so
November 6th, 2023 at 5:46 PM ^
This whole thing is a dick move
November 6th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
Which is absolutely why they'll do it. This whole thing has been personal from the start, both with the NCAA and Stapleton and with the Big Ten. They might as well remove all doubt and suspend him at 11:59 a.m. Saturday.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
I think this is likely. And a total middle finger to Michigan. There is zero point in dragging this out at this point unless it is to create a small window to make it impossible to get this restrained before PSU. This also could signal the B10 knows it likely won’t win in court. This is all about pearl-clutching PR at this point.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:50 PM ^
The last guy that wants Harbaugh to get suspended on Friday so that a TRO can't be implemented is . . . James Franklin (oh, and Drew Allar).
The game plan will already be in place, and it will light such an "us against the world" fire in the Michigan team that they will go scorched earth on Penn State.
I want Mike Hart as the temporary coach for that effort. For two reasons,
1) Moore is great at calling plays and I don't want that diluted,
2) When you want to go scorched earth, Mike Hart is the guy you want leading it.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:11 PM ^
I had thoughts about this today as well as it seems Petite (intentional as he's obviously to small to stand up to the pressure) is set to appease the rest of the league and Jim needs to have a plan in place. Leave Moore and Minter alone to focus on thier game plan and let Hart run the team on Saturday. The team looked better under the Hart/Jay combo than either of the other two.
November 7th, 2023 at 8:55 AM ^
Yes. Hart would be the right move for interim.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:11 PM ^
My guess is that the BIG wouldn't do that--it would try to implement it after Penn State. If it does try to act this week, Michigan could always just say FU, ignore the BIG disciplinary action, and say that Jim is coaching until this has had a chance to resolve itself in court. That could, of course, just create additional actions, including a ruling of a forfeiture of the game, but it would certainly send a message. In that case, does Penn State play the game? Does the BIG back down? Interesting times.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:19 PM ^
If UM lawyers have been prepping for this as we’ve heard, they may preempt that type of thing from happening by filing a petition for an injunction before the B1G takes action against UM.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:51 PM ^
I would hope M anticipates this scenario and is prepping their judicial contacts for a preemptive strike or quick response.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:35 PM ^
Filling a TRO before the Big 10 imposes a punishment runs the risk of dismissal for lack of standing (the case wouldn't be ripe).
November 6th, 2023 at 5:30 PM ^
I would say that the TRO would come before a response to the BIG. Giving Michigan two days to respond is not enough time for them to review the evidence and respond to the allegations. They would point to every other type of proceeding that gives the accused weeks or months to respond. This is an impossible ask of Michigan and only meant to satisfy the bylaws on paper only.