Warde goes ballistic on B1G
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
They would crawl on their belly to get Michigan in their conference.
November 11th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
F the sec they provided the NCAA information against us in this whole mess.
Go Blue
November 11th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
Let's go Warde Manuel!
November 11th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
I'm beginning to believe this might be genuine.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
It's not unfortunately. I checked and his Twitter handle is slightly different. But I mean I think its congruent with the sentiment of his letter.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:58 AM ^
I was commenting on the congruence. I know the real Warde would have capitalized Ol' Thimble Condom, as is proper.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
Well put and thank you.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Leave. Leave as soon as a deal can be made.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Let's fucking go Warde!!!! Redeemed in my book.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Welcome to the war. Help yourself to a cheeseburger.
November 11th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
Up until this point Ward has been equal to Aaron Burr at the beginning of Hamilton..
“Talk less.. Smile more.. Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for..”
Edit: I should add that I’m impressed by this letter.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Well then, OK Warde... I see you. Welcome sir!
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
Yes, and Winter is Coming!!
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Warde(n) of the North
November 11th, 2023 at 11:49 AM ^
Helluva a statement right there - I didn't think he had it in him! Good for Warde!!! And he's completely correct...
November 11th, 2023 at 11:51 AM ^
I’m sharpening the pitchforks, you grab the torches.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:51 AM ^
Today may be a little gloomy for the athletic department but long term is looking better and better. No doubt Jim is 'feeling the love' now and the merits for the Big Ten and NCAA trying to expedite this based on someone's PI continue to have flimsy outlooks
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
I have criticized him in the past, I praise him for this. Excellent statement.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
it is nice to hear him say all of this, but I cant help but chuckle at the refrain that this is setting a dangerous precedent for everyone. Obviously a lot of people are echoing this so Im not knocking warde by any means. And obviously IT DOES set a horrible standard, but...
Its just that this is clearly about punishing harbaugh and Michigan. Thats the point. No other coaches are going to complain about anything or do this kangaroo court shit again for any reason, so the precedent wont matter. It has only ever been, and will only ever be, about punishing harbaugh and Michgan and trying to force him out. This conference wants to be OSU's bitch. Until they are back on top and Harbaugh is gone its always going to be like this.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
No other coaches are going to complain about anything or do this kangaroo court shit again for any reason, so the precedent wont matter.
Huh? They've just seen that they can manipulate the commissioner to do their will. Why would they stop here?
November 11th, 2023 at 1:30 PM ^
Well, as I said, its because its about harbaugh. Hes not part of the club and they've never liked him. They saw blood in the water with the investigation and took their shot at him. They arent going to complain about anyone else, just like no one has ever complained about anyone else. I bet a dollar no coach(es) stir anything up again while the big ten still exists.
They saw an opportunity to get Jim and took it.
November 11th, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
It may be about Harbaugh now, but it will be about someone else later.
The takeaway from all this is that you can bully the commissioner to do your bidding. Bullies don't normally stop of their own volition.
November 11th, 2023 at 5:20 PM ^
Not to mention, we don't even know how many schools it took to pressure him. If it was 13, then it makes sense he would act. But what if it was 6? Or 3?
November 11th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
It's good to know where we stand, with complete transparence. When you trust people for no good reason, stuff like this happens.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
The B1G JCEG voted on this.
Make the votes public. And, in Friday’s hearing - ask the B1G to identify who told ESPN about the suspension before notifying Michigan.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
No more sitting on 4th quarter leads. Bury everyone. Leave no doubt. And leave the big ten.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
“All of the Head Coaches in the Big Ten (some who have been accused of actively participating in the trading of signals of opponents) and my Big Ten AD colleagues can rejoice today that someone was “held accountable,” but they should be worried about the new standard of judgment (without complete investigation) that has been unleashed in this conference.
“You may have removed him from our sidelines today, but Jim Harbaugh is our head football coach. We look forward to defending Jim’s right to coach our football team at the hearing on Friday. He has instilled his pride, passion, and the team’s belief in themselves to achieve greatness. I will continue to support Jim throughout this process, my coaches and staff, and especially our student-athletes as we continue to play this game and fight to win for Michigan and all who love us.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
Win the game, and then burn it all down.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
Strongest work we’ve ever see from the AD. Well done.
November 11th, 2023 at 11:54 AM ^
F....yeah...let's roll
November 11th, 2023 at 11:54 AM ^
He should have ended with #beginning of the end
November 11th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
Very small - can someone enlarge the text?
November 11th, 2023 at 11:58 AM ^
One thing I haven't seen discussed about the B1G punishment is that they say they might not be done. They said take these 3 games and we'll decide if there will be more. What that means is this: when Michigan demolishes PSU, MD and OSU, the B1G can decide that the punishment didn't work and suspend Harbaugh for the B1G title game. Or they can decide to continue this into next season.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
Getting a little teary-eyed, gotta say. What normal human could not feel the indignation and repudiation and lawlessness of what just happened?
Absolutely nobody that I want to know or associate with!
November 11th, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
“They… can rejoice, but they should be worried”
November 11th, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
Just extend Jim already
November 11th, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
GET SOME!
November 11th, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
OSU paying the big bag just to get a recruit to do an on-campus visit is 'unsportsmanlike' and 'violates the integrity of the game.'
So...I guess Petitti now has to suspend Day...
And...therein lies the problem Petitti has created. He has no way to prevent any member school form seeking to use the Sportsmanship policy as a back door way for rush to judgment punishment.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
Make UT vs UM and annual tradition in our new home conference.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
Circle the wagons, extend Jim, go to war, get the fuck out of the B1G.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
Don’t talk to TV. Ever again. Fuck them,
November 11th, 2023 at 12:07 PM ^
Good for Warde! A well stated response and he goes after other coaches and ADs
November 11th, 2023 at 12:08 PM ^
Warde grew a pair.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:13 PM ^
I believe those are his words and his alone. I don’t get the sense that he had lawyers help draft that. It sounds like it’s coming straight from the heart.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:18 PM ^
I read this as follows: yes, we apparently behaved poorly and will punish the offending parties in due time; however, no punishment is warranted without due process. In other words, we'd suspend Coach at a later date - after the process plays out to its conclusion.
Warde is a strictly by-the-book administrator with no real loyalty to or affection for Coach. I've got no expectations of real or vigorous advocacy from him.
My opinion of him (WM) has been lowered from neutral to negative.
November 11th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
Yeah. This thread is for Warde fans. Its fine. Every group deserves their people.
November 11th, 2023 at 12:31 PM ^
The rest of BIG just elect Petitti as a tyranny.