The king who ran away during the crisis of his kingdom is now facing time for his crimes. Yet, it’s almost as if the NCAA is scared to hurt a hair on Jim Harbaugh‘s head since their punishment is almost next to nothing. The sign-stealing scandal that tarnished the legacy of the Michigan Wolverines is hurting the current management staff and the team rather than Harbaugh facing any actual repercussions.

The Michigan Wolverines had a perfect 15-0 undefeated season last year and they were also crowned as the national championships. Soon after their progress didn’t seem to matter since the fans hated them for all their scandals and the usage of unfair practices. Now that the NCAA’s draft has put out charges for everyone who was involved from Connor Stalions to Sherrone Moore, Harbaugh seems to be the least bothered since the 4-year-show-cause won’t really affect him as long as he remains in the NFL till 2028.

Jim Harbaugh’s lawyer says that the coach shouldn’t pay heed to the NCAA judgment

From the 7th August clip of the ‘Riche Eisen Show’, Bruce Feldman came on as a guest and was heard talking about the NCAA’s punishment for Harbaugh which has currently taken over the world of college football by storm. Feldman thinks that the 4-year-show-cause that has been levied on the Chargers’ HC seems to be pointless and here’s why.

Jim Harbaugh’s lawyer in this case, Tom Morris, had an interesting perspective to give regarding this situation. He gave the example of being in college and “getting a letter from your high school, saying you’ve been suspended because you didn’t sign the yearbook.” All in all, a pretty irrelevant punishment to issue. While agreeing with what Morris had to say, Feldman also issued his statement that seems to echo the feelings that the punishment by the NCAA doesn’t seem to matter.

Feldman said, “The four-year show cause again, he won a national title, he’s not going back. Like show cause is not, he wasn’t going back. The thing you’d be more concerned if you’re Michigan. Is on the signal stealing investigation because it’s tied to your current sitting head coach.” Thus, more so than Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore is sitting on a landmine since he’s the newest HC of the Michigan Wolverines, and as per NCAA’s draft, he could be suspended for an unstipulated period. What’s interesting to note is that the NCAA president himself seemed to be a bit too nonchalant about Harbaugh’s illicit activities in the past season.

The NCAA President believes that Michigan won “fair and square”

Maybe these pre-determined feelings of Charlie Baker might’ve played a huge role in ensuring that Harbaugh goes away scot-free basically. Back in January, when the news of the sign-stealing controversies first hit the tabloids, everyone in the community talked about it and had harsh words about Michigan’s unfair practices. Yet, the president of the NCAA had a different perspective to offer, one that nobody saw coming.

After the Wolverines defeated the Huskies in the final showdown, Baker defended his decision to inform the school and the league during the season about their investigation. His reasons were, “And at the end of the day, no one believes at this point that Michigan didn’t win the national title fair and square. So, I think we did the right thing.” It was that fateful day in January and there’s today when almost the entire Michigan staff of the 2023 season is being charged with suspension or other punishments.