I think Harbaugh has an increasingly questionable and sorted history in terms of compliance. And the extent of this and how systematic it “appears” to be is unacceptable in my mind. I think the hammer always needs to come down on these sorts of issues. I doubt it does for Harbaugh and Michigan much beyond this BigTen punishment, but we’ll see.
And I know this doesn’t carry much weight from a Spartan fan, but this is not a hating on U of M thing for me. Our former coach, Tucker, sabotaged our season due to his repugnant behavior, and canning him was more than appropriate. I have a high bar with this stuff, and if someone making that kind of money, for a premier institution, that prides itself on ethics cannot run a clean program…well then, you gotta walk the walk and talk the talk…or walk your rear end out that front door.
The hypocrisy of U of M and their fans right now, and my Michigan alumni brother, are just mind boggling to me. Glad the court order was acted upon and Cheat’n Jimmy is sitting out todays game. If Michigan actually lived up to their ”standards” they would part ways with him. He increasingly brings a lot of compliance baggage that clearly indicates how he operates.
