They know it's bad, the Athletic Department has the NOA, multiple copies were issued, any of them could leak it without it being able to be traced back directly to them if there was really "nothing to see here" and it was positive for Michigan. The fact that they haven't tells us it's bad for Michigan.
Well they broke the in-person scouting of future opponents rule/s
to the letter.
There is no "
WeLL iT WaS a tHiRd PartY, sO iT's a LooPhoLe". That's a losing bet for Michigan to answer the NOA with.
If what was done was indeed a "Loophole" then everybody would have been doing it. Michigan fans expect everyone to believe that they were the only program
smart enough to figure out said "Loophole" in near 30 years? LOL
If it were a "Nothingburger Loophole" then there would have been no need to do it
in secret using an analyst to buy tickets for the purpose of scouting future opponents. Using technology (recording device) to do so, no less.
iirc this whole thing started with fans sitting behind whomever Stalions was funding got curious why said individual/s was recording the sidelines of just one team. They reported it to their respective security (or athletic departments) who began digging deeper. Likely reviewing crowd security video to figure out who these people were.
There is clearly a Lack of Institutional Control and it doesn't really matter who in the program knew. That the majority of those involved have moved on makes no difference.
It's
at least one Level 1 violation for a program that had already faced (or was facing) other Lack of Compliance violations.
There is no 'wordsmithing' or 'mental gymnastics' here. Michigan fans are just gonna have to stick to the..... "
i DoN't cArE, At LeAsT wE BeAt oHio StAtE" mantra.
The '
wE'Re GoNNa sUe TeH fUcK OuTTa TeH NCAA and BiG 10' threats fizzled out like a fart in the wind.
