Michigan BOR Jordan Acker: I love Harbaugh but I am not interested in negotiating through the public or through the press.

BUT WHAT IF THE NCAA EXECUTES HIM ON STATE STREET?? DO YOU WANT TO BE STUCK PAYING A CORPSE??

I love Harbaugh and my support has never wavered.  Even when most of you wanted him gone.  What, however, does a new contract accomplish?  He would rather be in the NFL and will go regardless of any contract he has with Michigan.  

He has an NOA for a level I investigation with a 4+ game suspension outstanding and very clearly another one pending. I think there’s a good chance the NCAA backs down but there’s no reasonable view that looks at the NCAA and calls a year+ suspension an “extreme long shot.”

The administration and the regents can’t do that or they‘d be in abrogation of their fiduciary duties because obligated to do what is best for the entire university and not just the football program and athletic department. With the uncertainty surrounding the ramifications of the NCAA investigations they would derelict in giving Harbaugh a blank check contract and open themselves up to liability from various stakeholders. Much as I want him to stay, Harbaugh must understand the circumstances that he is confronting. It also has to be said that however minimal the transgressions and stupid the rules are, they are still the rules that the university must abide by as a member of the NCAA. We can’t really blame these wounds on anybody else. They are self-inflicted.

Seriously. Some people just need to log off if it makes them that agitated. We're trying to land Moby Dick, get below deck if you can't even watch without whining.

Don't we all? 

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I hope not. We could lose just about everybody else but I think that Herbert and Poggi were the most important coaches outside of Harbaugh in getting the program turned around.

The strength coach would most likely not go to the NFL from college, at least not to be a team SC. The money, prestige and challenge is in college for those guys. Most of those players come in developed into the NFL and often have their own SC guys. The money is in college because you are developing 17-18 year olds into first class athletes. There are some SCs that think the NFL is a step down. The SC might become someone's personal coach but I'd be very shocked if he leaves for the NFL based on that. 

What is the point of your question? That you believe no rule was broken and therefore the NCAA won't hand down a penalty?

My question - what NCAA rule / guideline that was associated with Advanced Scouting was broken?

I can’t believe we’re still doing this. The guy was an active analyst dressed up in a disguise on the opponent sideline of future opponent. There’s no fake news witch hunt here, it’s overblown, but there were very clearly rules violated. 

Ive read that the BIG asked Michigan to take the 3 games and not fight it like they were going to or else they would push for more games which would ensure he'd miss potential Big Ten championship and playoffs.

I fucking hate this. I hate the fucking conference. They first asked for two games. We said no so they said, fine, it's three. We said, you're breaking your rules now we have to sue, and they said okay now it's six! This is what gangsters do in the movies.

Underrated comment.

Yeah, you absolutely nailed it. We’re all the 1% degenerates regardless of which side we’re on. Any sports media outlets and social media are talking about this. I’m still enjoying the chest pumped out and wearing my UM gear throughout high st in Columbus. The Harbaugh contract has been talked about in circles.  The three years of success and there is always some sort of questionable conundrum. Even being successful is hard for the Wolverines regardless of inner or outer issues.  As more comes out it seems we keep going down this hole where it’s all shit and muddled that any party may or may not be right/wrong. Let’s choose a path and move on.