The Ohio football team has fallen into the Michigan radar. Day after day, the alleged sign-stealing scandal is getting complicated. With the NCAA at the helm, all eyes are on recent findings. They even got the witty from Dave Portnoy in his latest tweet. He picked out the probable in sign-stealing against Michigan Wolverines since the last year.
Standing at no. 3 with an impressive 9-0 this season, the Michigan Wolverines are flourishing in college football. Moreover, they have defeated all the three names coming forward in scouting against them. Be it Ohio State, Rutgers or Purdue, all of them tasted a defeating blow from Michigan this season.
Dave Portnoy calls out Big Ten
Dave Portnoy, the Michigan graduate, has been actively voicing his opinion about the scandal. He is tirelessly working to boost Michigan’s defense against the allegations. In his tweet, Dave humorously suggested banning the teams involved from football. His tweet read, “Looks like the entire Big 10 and all of college football teams are now banned from football.”
Looks like the entire Big 10 and all of college football teams are now banned from football. https://t.co/WEvLxMawrz
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) November 7, 2023
This jibe from Dave Portnoy came after the reported news read that the documents sent to Big Ten revealed something else. Teams like the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Ohio Bobcats, and Purdue Boilermakers, all the college football teams, had communicated over Michigan signals back in 2022. A former Big Ten staffer, whose job was to steal signs, allegedly received the information.
The Aftermath and Reactions
The scandal has raised several questions about the ethics and sportsmanship in college football. Interestingly, stealing signs is not a violation of either Big Ten or NCAA rules. However, if individuals scout in person and record sidelines to steal signs, it would violate NCAA rules. Chiefly the Big Ten has considered citing the league’s sportsmanship policy to speed up the investigation and punishment.
Read more: Dave Portnoy’s 10 Eye Openers Following the Michigan Sign Stealing Scandal
The very future of the Michigan football team largely depends upon the final findings of this investigation. However, the frequently mentioned ‘sportsmanship policy’ could potentially come into play. And NCAA would try to stir it quickly as it has already been called out for the delay in the investigation.
