I agree. This was for cheeseburger-gate and Harbaugh not cooperating because he thought it was stupid. I am surprised Michigan took the penalty since Harbaugh was suspended for 3 games for this and Moore one game, but it doesn't really hurt them.During "the covid period" ? :blink:
The time when the world was turned upside down? People dying. Zoom meetings, masks, covid shots, etc... I mean they even played games with cardboard cutouts for fans.
I don't mind teams getting fines, penalties and probation. As long as it was outside of that nerve-wrecking crisis time (covid).
The draft, which could be subject to change, states Moore could face a show-cause penalty and possibly a suspension for allegedly deleting a thread of 52 text messages with former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions in October 2023 on the same day that media reports revealed Stalions was leading an effort to capture the playcalling signals of future opponents.
The draft states that the texts were later recovered via "device imaging" and Moore "subsequently produced them to enforcement staff." Moore is accused of committing a Level 2 violation, according to the draft.
Moore, who took over as the Wolverines' head coach in January after serving as their offensive coordinator for several seasons, is considered a potential "repeat violator" by the NCAA because in August 2023, he negotiated a resolution to claims that he contacted recruits during a COVID-19 recruiting dead period.
Former Michigan staff members Jim Harbaugh, Chris Partridge, Denard Robinson and Stalions are also accused of committing Level 1 violations, the most serious category in the NCAA's enforcement process. The school also faces a Level 1 violation charge, according to the draft, because of its "pattern of noncompliance within the football program" and institutional efforts to hinder or thwart the NCAA's investigation. Former coaches Jesse Minter and Steve Clinkscale are also accused of recruiting violations unrelated to Stalions in the draft.
It is legal to have as many paid coaches as you want on the field these days. The NOA Michigan received recently for the 2020 COVID violations was partially for analysts coaching kids. It took 4 years to accuse them of something, that is now legal.Accusations,,,, possible text messages... covid-19
:facepalm:
I know it hurts to lose 3 years straight to Michigan and not winning a Conference Championship...... or being the face of the league anymore, but Ohio State, with the Big Ten, and the NCAA need to let it go.
I mean, college players are getting paid to play these days. Some are making millions by going to your school. And there's a playoff system that is changing from 4 teams to 12 teams to something else in the future.
Things are so different than they ever where. Just let all of this crying go already and shut up. Move forward. It's exhausting.