Forde: How Clemson Football Mastered the (Totally Legal) Art of Signal Stealing

"At the University of Michigan, we are committed to the highest ethical and integrity standards for all members of our community.

Furthermore, we will not insist that other programs be held to the same standards we are. We are committed to being the sacrificial lamb for the NCAA. It is our hair shirt and we wear it proudly."

Warde's fat ass cant even man up and speak for the Football program himself. 

What a joke.

It's merely a pretext for the NCAA to vacate Michigan's wins.

But why would Michigan do this with games against teams they knew cannot possibly hold a candle to them on the field.  That really makes no sense.  If they were going to do that, it would seem that they would only do that for 2 opponents.  

Investigating allegations of "play signal stealing" by Michigan football?? Sign stealing isn't illegal unless they're using electronic devices to do it... so that means they think Michigan was stealing signs electronically? Or is this a misstatement and the NCAA is only investigating the potential illegal scouting? 

there was an attempt

here ya go

Hey, it's possible that Michigan is the only school with a certain illegal competitive advantage. How possible?

Think about how many people (in the "vast network") would need to keep quiet. Is that realistic? Does it make sense that Michigan would take that kind of risk when all it would take is one disgruntled staffer for the whole building to burn down?

Problem with the NCAA is that they'll launch investigations with no reasonable suspicion, much less probable cause. Unsubstantiated rumors? A salty vanquished opponent? Good enough for them. Then, they'll launch the investigation and demand documents, interviews, etc. And if you resist at all, they slap you with Level 1 non-compliance charges. 

It's absurd and the inevitable breakaway cannot happen soon enough.

Jesus the chlamydia is really getting to your head, Joe.

Sounds like Fansville dialogue from the first episodic Dr. Pepper commercial this year, overreacting to the first play. What is the evolution of this case and allegation? Based on who's reporting? 

I think you have a future in the Dr Pepper Fansville commercials.

We can haz links?

Feels like a Rico Beard production.

Believe me they do.  Probably every team does some version of it.  The NCAA knows what technicalities they can bring up and use against any team they want at any time.  That's how they maintain leverage and power.  Most schools would tell them to pound sand, but Michigan will bend over for the NCAA every time to maintain their image.  They know that.  Plus they really don't like Harbaugh.  So we're getting fucked.  It is what it is.  Season is over. No playoffs.  Vacated games.  Possibly no more Harbaugh.  Book it. 

The other, larger context that needs to be considered is what degree someone stealing signs and can they prove an impact it has from one game to another.

Are teams stupid enough to use the same signs all season long and how do you determined that a team used the intel to their advantage? The reason this pseudo-rule is hard to enforce any violations on is that the game actually has to play. The optics look bad but let's say Michigan lost to ECU or UNLV!? Would they still bring this up in the news? Fact is whether the team had stole signs or not, can anyone actually confirm that the information gained was funneled back to the team and what help would that have if teams change their play calls or sideline signs week-to-week like they should. There's enough fake or dummy signs coming from the sidelines that who knows whether they helped a team or worked to their disadvantage.

CBS caught footage of Jim, himself, stealing signs earlier this year while on "vacation".

It's definitely time for Michigan to leave the B1G. They should have years ago.

Fucking idiot troll. Lol