Absolute media silence on Signgate since the suspension

And being echoed on the likes of RCMB wondering why it isn't being investigated by the NCAA and B1G and splashed all over the nightly news???? as if random s#*t by anonymous posters on rival messageboards has any basis in fact whatsover.

Posted this question earlier.  Where is the response from UM we’ve been hearing? Was it all a bluff?

I've assumed that the school and the conference are talking during this week between the TRO filing and the hearing, so perhaps there's some negotiations going on about unlike Petitti Michigan is acting like an adult and not trying to burn down all possible bridges.  

I'm coming around to the idea that the two sides will agree that this weekend's game is the second and last suspension game for Harbaugh and that this is the end of all Big 10 punishments toward UM/Harbaugh going forward barring some truly insane thing coming out.  Maybe a fine or something but this would be it, and so in that case the TRO gets dropped and everyone acknowledges this was stupid and they'll await the NCAA's investigation in 2-3 years.

I bet they’re saving some dirt for osu week or soon after so the narrative can be “Michigan bad” and not the final score where osu has fewer points. 

Or maybe they’re waiting to spew their lies next week before The GAME ! 

This fanbase has never been more united in my lifetime.

This team is playing like a hired assassin - no remorse, empathy or doubt.

I would like to thank OSU for helping put all these tumblers in the lock together like they did.  They have nothing else except hell to look forward to in 10 days.   

Thats been my take too. There probably isnt anything else because if there was Thamel or Dellinger or someone else would be gleefully tweeting it already. This PI investigated Stallions for months presumably and how many coaches have been quoted as being involved in it?...not a single one. If they had a name, it would be out there.

The "victim card" complaint is because we're not taking our punishment like good little boys. We're supposed to be sufficiently ashamed that we were okay with suspending Harbaugh for a crime he didn't commit because Petitti asked us nicely, and then we were supposed to be okay with him being suspended anywhere from 3 games to indefinitely despite it violating the conference bylaws.

ESPN bloviator was pissing and moaning about Michigan playing the "victim card,"

If you're mad that someone is playing the victim, that means you're actually just mad that you're losing the PR battle.  True villains cannot play the victim card because it would laughably fall apart.  The anti-Michigan folks are losing the public's interest, and the B1G's bungling of the suspension combined with Michigan still winning has severely dented the PR on the B1G side of things.  If Michigan gets the suspension overturned in court, the B1G is really gonna look bad and Petitti will start having some uncomfortable conversations.

I thought a former Purdue coach/staffer just came forward with that info? Said his motivation was that Harbaugh was being treated unfairly?

Most people point to the alleged "whataboutism" of Michigan's accusations against Ohio State, Purdue, and Rutgers

This talking point from rival fans bugs me because they don't know why Michigan is using it as a defense. They've heard terms like "whataboutism" and have been told since they were children "just because someone else is doing something doesn't mean you should do it too." That's all well and good, but sometimes things that look similar on the outside aren't the same and shouldn't be treated the same way.

It's obvious that this finger-pointing from Michigan serves a greater purpose in their defense of what they've been accused of than simply calling out others. You would have to be pretty naive, stupid, and/or motivated not to understand that.

In my mind, the whataboutism is an argument about the severity of the crime, i.e. the alleged crime didn't give a significant competitive advantage.  And following that, let the punishment fit the crime.  Three game suspension is far beyond fitting the crime.

But the whole point of this clown show was/is to get Harbaugh suspended for the OSU game, so that Day and OSU will have a better chance of winning. Day knows he will probably lose to a Harbaugh-led Michigan and three losses in a row will put him on the hot seat. So he/OSU cooked up this intimidation scheme of the rookie Big Ten commissioner to make this happen.

Remember, the panel that decided on 3 games has/had OSU and PSU as members. I can't think of a more ridiculous set-up.

The only hot take I have left is if Michigan beats OSU this year, then OSU will put pressure on the Big Ten to exclude them from the Championship game, sending OSU in our place. If Michigan wins the conference championship, then pressure shifts to the CFP committee to exclude Michigan.

I have to imagine the BIG realizes they have a lot to lose without making a deal.  1 game reduction makes it seem like they won, although, I'm not even happy with that.  If this does happen, then we need a Jim and John watch party podcast where they discuss the game as they watch it together.  Maybe Jack would be in on it too. 

it was talked about on The Den.  Basically the silence "could" be the fact that there's a level of negotiation happening - or it just could be there's nothing new to report. 

I think Harbaugh was trolling with the "America's team" comment. He does a great job at enraging Michigan haters and I don't think he cares.

He is definitely proud of our program having the most wins in football history.

I will say harbaugh's "america's team" comment was a little cringeworthy,

Nonsense.  It was a fantastic comment.  It put Michigan's critics on the defensive.  

I loved it. WE ARE AMERICA'S TEAM