LB Coach Chris Partridge Fired
November 17th, 2023 at 11:25 AM ^
huh. I could only assume that there were some things that most of us didn't know about, I guess this is one of those things.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
Got to be related
November 17th, 2023 at 11:27 AM ^
November 17th, 2023 at 11:40 AM ^
I mean...they gave up points to Penn State....
November 17th, 2023 at 11:54 AM ^
Within an hour or two, several insiders had said "more to come on coach involvement, but it's not Minter or Clink"
This makes total sense.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:54 AM ^
Typical Friday afternoon coach dump.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:33 AM ^
Many people had knee-jerk reactions last night and thought that Michigan just rolled over. I thought there had to be new information coming out for Santa Ono who wrote a go fuck yourself letter to the Big Ten to change his mind.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
The board has been knee-jerking since this all started, and frankly it's been embarrassing. MLive comments section ass behavior.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
We've been in full on STOP THE STEAL mode since this came out. So convinced the truth is what we want it to be and everybody is out to get us.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:57 AM ^
It's come from the top here as well... this entire situation has been called BS and a persecution from the jump, and every revelation seems to bring the fact that Michigan broke rules and got caught more into focus.
It sucks, and hopefully it doesn't cost them a chance at a B1G and CFP title.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:19 PM ^
Even if Santa Ono knew and was directly financing Stalions, it’s still BS
November 17th, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
If you assume the insiders leaking the super optimism are hearing from someone in the AD, maybe the sudden change of tone this week means they discovered something new - possibly implicating Partridge. It was all we're gonna fight! through the weekend and then it got reeeeal quiet
November 17th, 2023 at 11:42 AM ^
Remember two days ago when some poor plain-spoken poster named Hab got dozens of negs for saying there was more to come? Of COURSE Stalions was GIVING THE DATA TO SOMEONE.
The irony for me has been how we say Michigan's special, then exhibit the same numb nuts knee-jerk behavior that we laugh about from other fan bases.
With this news, it seems much likelier that Harbaugh's taking the bullet in hopes of--or with a deal--that this will help forestall additional penalties.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
Could not agree more. And with Michigan sports “journalists” egging us on. Have you heard the latest MGoBlog podcast with its frothing outrage over how we’ve been victimized? I couldn’t listen to more than a few minutes. I want to think we wouldn’t have defended JoePa if Jerry Sandusky was a Michigan coach, but this whole thing has me feeling pretty certain we would’ve done the exact same things we despised from Penn St fans.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:13 PM ^
we never even took our statue down in the first place, lets be real
November 17th, 2023 at 12:13 PM ^
That's quiiiiiiite the stretch my man.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:04 PM ^
Well until about 30 minutes ago the assumption had been that Stallions was using the results with coaches and they did not realize where the data came from. If Partridge is implicated in this, that flips that narrative on its head
November 17th, 2023 at 12:07 PM ^
Your assumption that your knowledge is so great that it deserves to be considered "OF COURSE" is unfounded. The "someone" that Stalions was "GIVING... TO SOMEONE" were the offensive and defensive coordinators. The LB coach has nothing to do with play calling and couldn't have used the info.
Was Partridge aware that his "buddy" Stalions was collecting data on opponents' signs? That seems likely. But he wouldn't be using the data.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:12 PM ^
Didn't say he gave it to Partridge.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:44 PM ^
His job was decoding signs. Absolutely nobody is disputing that. That's not against the rules.
Since OSU and Rutgers were apparently able to decode Michigan's signs from a combination of TV, All-22, and maybe the scoreboard during the game, there was absolutely no reason to be suspicious that Stalions was doing the same thing.
November 17th, 2023 at 2:32 PM ^
"Absolutely"? No. Maybe? We hope. Unlikely, now with added boosters? Very. Just more wishful thinking. Asserted as fact. Which we've seen a ton of. A ton of.
Someone was suspicious of Stalions, right?
November 17th, 2023 at 2:12 PM ^
Can everyone who suggested this get their negs reversed? ;-)
November 17th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
Double post.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
Given that the investigation remains open, maybe folks should also hold off on the knee-jerk reactions assuming that Partridge was involved. I don't see any actual information suggesting that, just speculation.
Edit: New reporting confirms that there's no evidence of a connection, but he wasn't cooperating with the investigation.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
Well, actually, these people, including me, thought M rolled over BECAUSE there was probably more ammo against Michigan, not because the school just decided to roll over for no reason. There had to be a decent reason behind it.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:37 AM ^
Partridge was Stalions' "in" to UM. I really hope it's not connected....
November 17th, 2023 at 11:43 AM ^
uhh yeah the day after Michigan "gives in" rather than go to court, they fire a coach. Totally unrelated I'm sure.
Looks like Chris was not the trusted agent we thought he was, and brought some of that SEEE EEEE CCCCC sass up north.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
I mean Stalions predates Partridge. He just got here this season.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:52 PM ^
CP *came back* this season. It's his fifth year as a member of the staff.
https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/chris-partridge/254
November 17th, 2023 at 11:45 AM ^
Was he? I thought it was Nua from their time at the naval academy.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
They found some of Stalions' videos on Partridge's computer? Who knows? But it seems very unlikely absolutely nobody else on the staff knew what Stalions was doing. Or helped him decipher the signs contained on his videos.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
It’s being reported that he was fired for destroying evidence and impeding the investigation! Not because he knew about the scheme!
November 17th, 2023 at 2:14 PM ^
that's only because the former was easily determined; the latter will likely come out eventually.
November 17th, 2023 at 2:34 PM ^
He allegedly was trying to delete the evidence that would implicate two other coaches. If true, there will be two more guys leaving and one is expected to be Jay Harbaugh. Getting a mixture of rumors that either Clink is the other one or Clink is the whistleblower. Who knows.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
It begins…
November 17th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
Signs, computer crimes, or other???
November 17th, 2023 at 11:37 AM ^
Signs, crimes, and video tape
November 17th, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
Lies, all lies!
November 17th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
...oh my
November 17th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
This will make a lot more sense soon
November 17th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
Well, let's hope we're reaching the end of all this nonsense and we can move on.
PR optics are fucked though, no matter what happens we're gonna be labeled cheaters and '21 - '23 will forever be tainted in everyone's eyes but our own.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
Not if Patridge is the culprit. He was only here this year.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:57 AM ^
And Stallions was not here in '21 so why mention that year?
November 17th, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^
I believe he was referencing what people "outside of this fanbase" will feel, not the nuances you guys are delivering. The big winning began in 2021 ... to outsiders it will all be clustered together, rightly or wrongly.
November 18th, 2023 at 8:27 AM ^
Yes, this is exactly what I was talking about.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
He was a volunteer before being added to the staff though.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:36 PM ^
Partridge wasn't here in 21, 22 though.
November 17th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^