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2025 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.

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How about this nice, quiet, easy Wednesday, huh?

Anyways - I feel I owe a public service to keep us off the ledge.

Here's my post from 11W in full:

A small group of us where chatting backchannel when Justin first got that information last night. Out of respect for the other individuals involved I won't elaborate much on that conversation or process, but I feel comfortable sharing that the *manner* in which that information was given to him makes it nearly impossible to believe... the complete departure from the known facts of the case and UM's self-leaked defense notwithstanding.

At this point we aren't in a notification window. The individuals with direct access to the specifics of the sanctions would be the COI panel, the attorneys who reviewed it, and the comms people preparing it for public release. In multiple conversations with several sources overnight and this morning, absolutely nobody finds it realistic to believe that this information would leak from that group.

However, if it somehow *were* to leak, it's completely unbelievable that it would come out as a "by the way" in an unrelated conversation.

Suspiciously, the sanctions mirror exactly what Boobs has prognosticated from the beginning... even before they became unknowable by taking the case to a full hearing. But if that's really what he thought, why was he constantly crying "overreach" and "overcharged"?

As reported, the committee would be levying essentially zero functional penalties to the university for their charges. We know Failure to Monitor was charged, we know that UM admitted to employees scouting 8 games in their reply to the NOA, we know 2 coaches cooperated on recruiting violation charges, we know the NCAA alleged a culture of non-cooperation, we know their current head coach deleted text messages with Connor... and we are expected to believe that all that filters down to a fine and 2 weeks of PTO for Moore - the premise of which was reported to be insultingly minimal when they finally self-imposed it?

None of this holds up to critical thought. Why wouldn't they have settled ages ago and saved all this? Why is Timmy still threatening to release dossiers? Why would the committee levy sanctions so far under the rubric's core penalties? And - most importantly - 15 hours after it was first reported, why hasn't anybody else been able to corroborate it? It only leaked to this one guy who just so happened to be talking to this other guy at the right time?

None of it adds up, and the simplest explanation is that the info was bad.

My expectations are unchanged.

And I think we'll know soon enough.
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If the reports of there being a light punishment for TTUN, it is just one more indication that the NCAA is running on fumes and there is increasingly less of a fuel source that will keep it moving.

When the SEC announced that they were exploring leaving the NCAA, my gut thought that that news is kind of a fortunate sign for Scum.

If all this is true, either the NCAA is finished, or a greatly weakened arbiter of a financially driven NFL minor league, and this new version is not fully vetted yet.
 
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BB73 said:
This is like the first time you ever went down on a girl.

You’re not sure what’s gonna happen, it seems like it‘s been taking forever, you’re hoping for a big payout at the end.

But when the release finally comes, it was definitely worth the wait.
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What is this "release" you speak of? Is going down not supposed to put her to sleep while doing it?
 
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Premierdrum said:
How about this nice, quiet, easy Wednesday, huh?

Anyways - I feel I owe a public service to keep us off the ledge.

Here's my post from 11W in full:
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I hope they get booty slammed, however, Scum not taking the purported punishment earlier may mean that the NCAA just plain failed to prove the merits of their case at the hearing, and this is just something to make it go away.

That is the only way it makes sense.
 
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osuvictory1 said:
I hope they get booty slammed, however, Scum not taking the purported punishment earlier may mean that the NCAA just plain failed to prove the merits of their case at the hearing, and this is just something to make it go away.

That is the only way it makes sense.
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The hearing wasn't where 2 sides make their case and then a judge decides. The hearing was "this is all the evidence we have been given, and what has been proven to be true. unless you have insane coincidences that can explain away every single violation you've been charged with......buhbye".
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
The hearing wasn't where 2 sides make their case and then a judge decides. The hearing was "this is all the evidence we have been given, and what has been proven to be true. unless you have insane coincidences that can explain away every single violation you've been charged with......buhbye".
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What is the function of the Committee on Infractions then?

It is not run like a traditional court trial, yes, but there is a final arbiter, because there is an appealable decision. Somebody listens to both sides and makes a ruling.
 
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Any supposed inside info coming from Michigan people or their media friendlies can pretty much be written off immediately IMO. They will absolutely flood out a bunch of bogus claims to help further the victim narrative they would absolutely play if they did end up getting hammered. I think Warde and Co would already be doing a victory lap if only a fine and the 2 games for Sherrone were going to be the ultimate conclusion in terms of liability toward the football program.
 
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