To be clear...Michigan won't get pinched for stealing signs. Yes, probably most, if not all schools try to do that.

Michigan will get pinched for on campus scouting of opponents which is explicitly forbidden. This was not a one-time incident. It is systemic by Harnaugh and Michigan. 30+ games of 11 opponents over three years. One school provided security footage of the occupant recording video of the sideline from his seat the entire game.

It was systemic not just because of the volume of incidents. First of all, over three years...and in order for such scouting to have had any benefit to Michigan, the entire staff would have had to be in on it. Certainly the coordinators at least. And I don't think any of us believe Harbaugh himself wasn't involved. Second...there must have been reimbursement for the cost of tickets, travel expenses, etc. There will be a financial paper trail leading from the staffer who bought the tickets. Surely no such reimbursement could happen without Harbaugh's approval. Finally, throw in the suspension of Harbaugh to start the season.

Other schools are being very quick to provide evidence to bust Michigan. Clearly there is no love lost. The fact that one school went back through stadium security video footage to find the seat occupant and pass that video on to the NCAA is very telling.

This post was edited on 10/25/23 at 12:00 pm