For curiosity’s sake, when is willingly breaking a rule not cheating?

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Jan 11, 2024
12:08:36pm

thirdgencoug Starter

Especially if breaking the rule gives you an advantage.

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thirdgencoug

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This is terrible news for the 'but they cheated' crowd.

Avery

Jan 11, 7:36am

"Nobody can say?

Courtimedes

Jan 11, 7:38am

lol, He didn't take CB moralists into account.

Avery

Jan 11, 7:46am

Not just CB.

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 7:50am

rant all you like. Take to the internet. Shout it. I'm sorry for your loss.

Avery

Jan 11, 7:53am

It’s silly to try to claim that only CB moralists care about cheating. It’s a

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 7:56am

I believe you. This is a wide spread sentiment among people.

Avery

Jan 11, 8:02am

College football fans and sportswriters don’t matter, in college football?

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 8:03am

not random, narrow minded, internet vigilantes...no.

Avery

Jan 11, 8:08am

Are these guys random, narrow-minded internet vigilantes?

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 8:13am

YES!

Avery

Jan 11, 8:14am

RE: yes

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 8:15am

Joe Scarborough is a noise making putz.

DawgHaus

Jan 11, 9:19am

Do "people" include Michigan who fired Stallions and suspended Harbaugh over it?

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 8:04am

no...and you may have worded that incorrectly.

Avery

Jan 11, 8:15am

So Stallions was fired for...........? Harbaugh was suspended for............?

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 8:17am

Stallions resigned amid the chaos...Harbaugh was suspended by the BigTen for

Avery

Jan 11, 8:22am

Nobody said there was a rule against sign stealing. Where'd you get that idea?

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 8:27am

I got that idea from people insisting Michigan were quote "cheaters."

Avery

Jan 11, 8:31am

That's not why they were cheaters.

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 8:34am

good to know.

Avery

Jan 11, 8:35am

Michigan are cheaters because they cheated. Multiple times.

Japan Coug

Jan 11, 8:37am

Hey so I'll be level with you...Michigan broke the in-person advanced scouting

Avery

Jan 11, 8:47am

Additionally, Connor Stallions scheme may not be the only messed up thing in the

Avery

Jan 11, 9:06am

They did cheat, and no, we didn't expect the NCAA to do anything about it

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 7:56am

link to BIG "neutering the NCAA?"

Avery

Jan 11, 8:09am

link to SEC "neutering the NCAA"? Why do you assume one and not the other?

Corn Pop

Jan 11, 8:15am

Are you asking why I didn't also ask about the SEC? Its cause

Avery

Jan 11, 8:21am

I wish they would just do it and quit pretending.

coolblue

Jan 11, 8:52am

It’s literally why the real name of power 5 is “autonomous 5” because they’ve

ColonelMustard

Jan 11, 11:24am

Because saying so over and over makes it so.

Accipiter

Jan 11, 8:08am

was his quote a repeat? Where did he say this before?

Avery

Jan 11, 8:11am

You mean the guy who wants to protect himself says stuff to protect himself?

stoils

Jan 11, 8:13am

Yes, and the border is secure because Mayorkas said so.

LifeLongLakerFan

Jan 11, 8:17am

So the NCAA was waiting to see how the season played out? If Michigan didn't

Y05

Jan 11, 8:18am

hmmm...I don't think that is what ANY of those articles said.

Avery

Jan 11, 8:26am

Ummm... the headline says ongoing investigation. That means, still investigating

NYC and Japan

Jan 11, 10:04am

Meanwhile, Central Michigan getting the death penalty for sign stealing

yahtzee

Jan 11, 8:26am

RE: Meanwhile, Central Michigan getting the death penalty for sign stealing

Accipiter

Jan 11, 9:25am

Oh how things are different between the P(pick a number) and the G5...

TrueBlue67

Jan 11, 9:21am

Is that Mr. Burns next to Harbaugh?

Great38

Jan 11, 9:22am

Baker is trying to avoid a Houston Astroesque fiasco that would

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 9:39am

That makes him smarter than I originally thought. I agree that Scallions

Avery

Jan 11, 10:58am

During the Monica Lowinsky scandal, Bill Clinton was quoted as saying,

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 11:07am

No he said “it depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”

stoils

Jan 11, 11:10am

I stand corrected…

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 11:12am

ah! I think I see what you're saying. Basically, 'if you break a rule = you're

Avery

Jan 11, 11:20am

For curiosity’s sake, when is willingly breaking a rule not cheating?

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 12:08pm

off the top of my head, I can think of a half dozen scenarios

Avery

Jan 11, 1:11pm

Sooo, if for example a team was doing in person scouting outside of their own

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 2:00pm

No... for 3 reasons

Avery

Jan 11, 2:24pm

That’s a lot of “because I said so” and not really based in fact

stoils

Jan 11, 2:42pm

In response to your three points:

thirdgencoug

Jan 11, 3:15pm

Specifically, you don't know if Stallions was successful...and even if he was

Avery

Jan 11, 3:22pm

responding to 2 and 3 that you added

Avery

Jan 11, 3:38pm

RE: No... for 3 reasons

Accipiter

Jan 11, 3:18pm

Then why did harbaugh get suspended TWICE?

davidmj10

Jan 11, 11:02am

so the NCAA actually didn't suspend Harbaugh (yet). The first suspension

Avery

Jan 11, 11:26am

Yeah good point. I still stand beside the fact he was suspended for a reason

davidmj10

Jan 11, 12:30pm

Shocking that they’d say that

I'mBatman

Jan 11, 12:38pm

I was going to say but Michigan did cheat. Apparently I can’t though.

davidmj10

Jan 11, 12:45pm

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