Dave Portnoy Blasts Big 10’s Cowardly Suspension in Michigan Sign-Stealing Scandal: Calls for Wolverines to Exit Conference

Michigan suffered a heavy blow amid the sign-stealing saga. The Big Ten Conference has suspended the University of Michigan’s coach Jim Harbaugh for in-person scouting. The suspension will remain in effect for the remaining season. This decision came as a banger at a critical time as Michigan, the No. 3 team in the College Football Playoff, is preparing to play at Penn State on Saturday It is the first of the team’s final three regular-season games as it tries to win a third straight Big Ten championship.

The team is already going through a lot. The suspension is sure to impact the Michigan football program as it will last for the whole season. The conference cited the rules and sportsmanship policy as the latest step in the sign-stealing and in-person scouting scandal. Meanwhile, doing justice to being a Michigan man, Dave Portnoy blasted the Big 10 conference for the unfavorable decision.

The Dave Portnoy Outrage on Suspension

Barstool Sports founder and Michigan alum, Dave Portnoy, took to Twitter to express his outrage over the suspension of Harbaugh. He especially lashed out at Big 10 for the fallacy against the Michigan University Football Team. In his recent tweet, Portnoy called the Big Ten Conference “criminal” for how it’s handling the whole scandalous investigation. Therefore calling Big 10 a dummy controlled by Penn State head coach, James Franklin. Dave Portnoy said, “This is Penn State James Franco. Dummy.”

Indeed, this tweet came as his absolute disgust over the disposal of one of the most important men from the Michigan program. He suggested the team should leave the conference as they are treated subpar. “You know what I think we should do? We should leave this f**king conference. Because we’re the only f**king thing they got,” Portnoy added. But what brought this fate to Harbaugh?

Grave allegations against Jim Harbaugh

The Big Ten Conference surprisingly suspended Jim Harbaugh after all the delay. The head coach of the University of Michigan’s football team was suspended for his involvement. As a result, he will remain suspended for the rest of the season. This suspension comes amidst an ongoing investigation into a sign-stealing scandal. The allegations suggest that the school was involved in an “organized, extensive, years-long in-person scouting scheme that was impermissible”, as written by Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti.

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Harbaugh is now banned from the game venue for the remaining three games of the regular season. Despite this, they still permit him to attend practices and other team activities. The decision eventually sparked outrage among fans and alumni, leading to a turbulent atmosphere surrounding the program. As the dust settles on this scandal, the college football world waits with bated breath to see what the future holds for Michigan. However, the absolute end decision is yet to come and there might be more suspensions other than the embattled coach, Jim Harbaugh.

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