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In reply to the discussion: Congratulations to Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines - [View all]hlthe2b
(107,853 posts)17. Uh huh. If it were an ACC or SEC team, I'd bet I'd hear something quite different from you.
Not "everyone does it." Nor as your quarterback said on camera, "we had to do it because Ohio State was doing it." Good gawd. If I were you, I'd acknowledge the issue and hope that NCAA comes together with the conferences to come up with a strategy going forward to prevent this--the obvious being a technological solution like NFL uses for "calls" but likewise a uniform investigation and penalty system. I don't want the team members penalized--especially after their win. But, this is not a token issue. It is cheating, even if low tech and relatively unsophisticated.
I suspect you won't read this, but you should:
How would college football react to Michigan as champ after sign-stealing scandal? 'It's not good for the game'
https://sports.yahoo.com/how-would-college-football-react-to-michigan-as-champ-after-sign-stealing-scandal-its-not-good-for-the-game-223302445.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/how-would-college-football-react-to-michigan-as-champ-after-sign-stealing-scandal-its-not-good-for-the-game-223302445.html
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I thought it was a good game until Washington let it get away in the fourth quarter
calguy
Jan 2024
#10
It was apparent to me before half time where this was going. So, off to bed I went...
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#14
There will be an asterisk on the win, IMO. NCAA really needs to get its act together, but on this, I predict
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#15
Uh huh. If it were an ACC or SEC team, I'd bet I'd hear something quite different from you.
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#17
Your claims are meaningless. If you were correct the Big 10 would have ignored it--not hastily
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#20
One of the open investigations concerns meeting with a recruit during Covid when all recruiting was prohibited
MichMan
Jan 2024
#22
It appears to be your obsession, given the wide swath of sports punditry mentioning the permanent *
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#25
You seem to ignore this is a discussion board & more importantly nearly all sportscasters & pundits
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#31