It would be great to start a question and answer session that can be placed within this running document, at least one time per week.
Moving forward, there also will be small updates about what has been happening with the Canes, as well as Miami athletics in general – coaching changes come to mind – that Miami fans find interesting.
Additionally, there will be some big box college football discussion about where recruits have been committing, recruiting rankings and how other schools have fared compared to Miami, ACC football, Florida high school football – and especially the playoffs – will be a prime topic, college football conference realignment, the College Football Playoff, the Transfer Portal, college football rankings, television contracts, among many topics.
October 24
Wanted to address all college football fans, regardless of the team he or she follows, with today’s post. Whether a Miami Hurricanes fan or otherwise, this topic has been everywhere the past few days anyway.
I’ve followed virtually every major college football program throughout my lifetime as a fan, as well as covering several of them as a member of the media. That being the case, the current Michigan Wolverines sign-stealing dilemma is funny from multiple points.
First, college football is chock-full of cheaters. In recruiting, it’s a flat-out joke, just as one example. Prospects receiving a cool 100K for signing a letter of intent, that’s been commonplace for years. However, we are talking about sign-stealing today, so here goes.
“If” Jim Harbaugh knew about Michigan using any form of advanced scouting that included stealing signs, I believe he should be suspended. That’s calculated and it’s underhanded. There’s the other side of this as well, and it’s similar to the original point about recruiting.
Does anyone truly believe Harbaugh, or at least someone on the Wolverines staff, would be the only individual(s) doing this? Let’s not act like this is a one-off.
College football is dirty. Very dirty. Call Harbaugh and Michigan whatever you like, but when your school does something illegal – and it’s all but certain that it does – sit there and take it. Not a peep.
Sure, Harbaugh’s blunt and brash personality turns people off. That’s been fair before and it’s still that way today. That doesn’t mean that fans of other schools should complain about the University of Michigan not being allowed in the playoffs, coaching suspensions, or anything else similar.
People often side with what they like instead of facts, however. It’s been that way throughout my lifetime. That’s for sure. It’s just that Harbaugh (or at least someone at Michigan, allegedly) is not even remotely the only one doing this. That’s still the biggest take that I wanted to share. One final point.
The NCAA has proven to be about as straight and narrow as a winding road. Projecting what it will do to Harbaugh or the Michigan football program itself is anyone’s guess. Some fans will be happy and some will continue to complain about Michigan cheating. I’m just laughing because the number of cheating scandals that those of us in the recruiting media hear about every week is commonplace.
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