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You’re Nuts: What will be the result of Michigan’s sign stealing scandal?

In 2024, will Jim Harbaugh still be the Wolverines’ coach?

It’s common knowledge that engaging in lively debate and analysis with friends about the most (and least) significant issues in sports is one of the greatest aspects of being a sports fan. We’re taking it to the LGHL pages with You’re Nuts, our favorite head-to-head column.

In You’re Nuts, two employees of LGHL will present opposing viewpoints on a single issue and engage in spirited debate. Ultimately, you have to decide who is right and who is wrong.

Topic for discussion this week: What will come of the Michigan sign-stealing incident?

Josh’s Opinion: Despite the fact that the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison this past Saturday, not many people appear to be concerned. And I suppose I get the indifference. I mean, the Buckeyes’ victory was a little underwhelming. Still, a road victory over the Big Ten is noteworthy, right? And OSU had fantastic defense. Marvin Harrison Jr. and TreVeyon Henderson were also present. Still, it seems like the Scarlet and Gray are losing ground to the newest, most popular team in NCAA football.

And with whom would that be associated? Connor Stalions, naturally, that is. There’s a solid reason this man is the newest hot thing: his name is amazing. He was a military man who served his nation. He writes. Not of a manifesto,less! Additionally, Stalions is atop all of that. Whoa, what’s that? Was he managing a “ultra-secret” espionage program for the Michigan football team? Would he record his rivals’ sideline signals and try to interpret them for next games? Indeed, that is regrettable. He and the UM program now appear to be a bunch of liars. Presumably.

Keeping that in mind, Gene and I decided to outline the precise consequences of this sensationalized controversy. How will the NCAA and the Big Ten look at these claims and accusations? What is the specific penalty for Michigan football, Jim Harbaugh, the Stalions, etc.? How it will affect college football going forward. And how revisionist history will finally judge the final few seasons of the Wolverines.

Alternatively, we could just mock Michigan, label the whole program as dirty, dirty cheats, speculate about the NCAA’s ability to conduct a thorough investigation and bring out our recommended punishment(s) in the event that these accusations are validated. Yes, it does sound correct.really up our alley.

To begin with, it is said that where there is smoke, there is fire. I think there has been some major line-crossing in Ann Arbor for the previous few years based on what we have heard so far, which comes from a number of reliable media sources. Stealing signals is acceptable behavior (sportsmanship), but in my opinion, paying someone to attend an opponent’s next game just to take sideline videos is wrong. That’s some ‘Spygate’ nonsense.

It’s also prohibited under the regulations. Nearly thirty years ago, preparatory scouting of opponents in-person throughout the season was outlawed. Even worse is the practice of filming opponents’ sidelines using technology! These claimed actions are far more than simple game-playing. They just simply overstep the boundary into dishonesty. I would possess the

same viewpoint if OSU was charged and the roles were reversed.

Ignoring the “legality” of it all, Stalions was in no way operating as a renegade agent. Obtaining video wasn’t inexpensive or simple. Deciphering and dissecting it wasn’t either. Then, according to the story, he went up to the U-M employees and said something along the lines of, “Hey fellas, I know what those hand signals mean.” I learned how to solve puzzles and do charades last week while watching a game on Big Ten Network. I’m pretty good at them! Please give me a moment.

Staff members at TTUN, in my opinion, have to have knowledge of something. What other way to explain a low-level recruiter standing behind coordinators and coaches on the Michigan sidelines, talking right into their damn ear(s) during/during calls?

Not to be overlooked is the fact that Harbaugh and company are finally starting to win some significant games throughout the alleged period of this cheating. It appears that in 2021, “Operation Don’t Let Jimbo Lose His Job” truly got going. At around the same time, his Wolverines, with virtually little difference in talent, coaching, recruiting, etc., began crushing Big Ten teams. Strangely enough, though, U-M hasn’t emerged victorious from a bowl game in a very long time. It appears as though they lack an enigmatic edge over teams located outside of their geographic region. Well…

What does all of this imply, then? Most likely not at all. For the time being, however. Since I genuinely don’t think highly of the NCAA, I honestly don’t have much to say about expected sanctions and other things. I simply needed to let out a little of steam. What, after all, has the NCAA done to inspire any confidence in their capacity to look into these claims, do it quickly, and then impose the proper sanctions? Gene, I remain silent.

Gene’s Opinion
Above all, there is one thing about his entire position that is certain: It is amusing, regardless of how genuine the reports about the scope of Michigan’s sign-stealing operation turn out to be.

In my opinion, Ohio State supporters come out on top, no matter what happens. TTUN’s two victories in The Game over the previous two years are entirely ruined, even in the unlikely event that Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines program are not punished. Is it possible that Michigan did not cheat to defeat the Buckeyes in 2021 and 2022? Perhaps, but since they did, we’ll never know. And that’s what makes the whole thing so lovely. It’s a lovely thing that all of Ohio State’s main rival’s success from the previous two years is now worthless.item.

As I mentioned before, we still don’t fully understand how deep this operation went, but at least we can say with certainty that it happened. It is a known that Michigan dispatched staff members to rival schools in order to record their sidelines and intercept their signals. Over the last few years, they have been to several Ohio State games. In the footage from The Game of Stallion last year, Ryan Day is seen glancing over to his sideline, alerting his defensive coordinator to impending play. Pictures of his laminated sheet of hand signals that he obtained through what we know to be illicit means are available. It would be difficult for Harbaugh and his staff to deny that much occurred.

What I find to be really damning is that there was essentially no growth in recruiting talent throughout Michigan’s explosive surge to prominence. In 2018, No. 10 in 2019, No. 12 in 2020, No. 13 in 2021, and No. 12 in 2022 were the Wolverines’ class rankings. Where in the text am I supposed to read that the squad suddenly improved tremendously and began defeating Ohio State, a team they hadn’t defeated since 2011, by a wide margin both at home and away? Has Harbaugh assembled an enchanted coaching staff that is ideal for defeating the Buckeyes overnight? According to the survey, no.

Ultimately, Harbaugh was tormented so severely by Urban Meyer that he had to compromise his morals and turn to cheating to eventually defeat his greatest opponent. All they received in return for even trying was two disreputable victories over Ohio State, two tarnished Big Ten crowns, and defeats to Georgia and TCU in the College Football Playoffs. Even with teams that were incredibly brilliant without the sign-stealing, they still weren’t good enough to win a national championship, despite gaming the system and going above and beyond to get an advantage over the opposition.

To be honest, I have no idea what the

The result of this entire experience will be. Every day, it seems like we find out more details about the operation, and each time, Michigan’s situation continues to worsen. The Big Ten has the authority to take immediate action in response to the Wolverines’ actions, but the NCAA won’t be able to punish them until the following season, if at all. I believe that they cannot afford to appear weak and give Michigan a pass just because of their name, especially because a few major companies will be joining the league the following year. To teams like Oregon, Washington, USC, and Ohio State, among others, that would appear extremely weak and convey the idea that such behavior will be accepted going forward.

I could very easily see the Big Ten championship being suspended for the following season or two, along with all those victories from the 2021 and 2022 campaigns being nullified. Although it’s unfair to penalize the athletes who weren’t involved in the wrongdoing, it wouldn’t be sufficient to just fire Harbaugh. Since there is no previous precedent to refer to, it is difficult to fully understand the implications. Since there isn’t really any precedent for this in college football history, the entire results of the investigation(s) may result in consequences ranging from negligible to severe. I would be shocked, at the very least, if Harbaugh is still leading the team in 2024, and I can’t see the Wolverines

retain the victories they obtained via deceit.

Of course, this is just satire, and we’re not serious at all, if everything we’ve claimed above turns out to be false.