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Is Spygate Legal in NCAA

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November 23rd, 2011 at 11:55 AM
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Ziff72
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Is Spygate Legal in NCAA

I have heard some chatter recently about stealing play signs in some various things I have read.   Just curious if anyone knows if this kinda thing is considered honorable/legal in college football.

Personally I have no problem with it and think it's all fair game.   I just don't hear about it talked about much in college where you would think it would be more common considering the lunacy of the rivalry games.  You would think coaches would look for any advantage and even if it wasn't true there would be more conspiracy stories/rumors out there.

  

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:03 PM
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BlockM
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If they're dumb enough to put

If they're dumb enough to put their playcalls somewhere where we can see them, then they deserve to have them observed and schemed against.

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November 23rd, 2011 at 1:38 PM
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havkarl
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Agreed

Couldn't agree more. If you put them up for the other team to see, would they really feel justified in saying, "unfair, don't look over here!" They might as well yell it and then blame the other team for not covering their ears.

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:08 PM
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Ziff72
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Yes

I know, I'm just wondering with all the technology nowadays, it would seem pretty easy for Hoke to send someone to every MSU game armed with a videocam and try and decode the Spartys signals.

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:14 PM
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Section 1
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Sparty's signs have actually been posted online.

Sparty's signs:

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:36 PM
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ryanfourmayor
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Punch them sign.

Punch them sign.

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:14 PM
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BlockM
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Let's just get Will Hunting

Let's just get Will Hunting to go to MSU games and decode them on the spot.

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:17 PM
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Section 1
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The best sign-stealing story I know of...

http://thewizardofodds.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-two-ballboys-saved-michigans-97.html 

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:43 PM
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Ziff72
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True

It's a good story but it lives up to the Michigan football rep as less than cutting edge.

I want to hear how we outsmarted someone. 

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:18 PM
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NFL commentators have doubted

NFL commentators have doubted the effectiveness of spygate, and I tend to agree.  There's too little time during a game to examine video of the signs, analyze the play and establish a pattern.

And to try and do it before the game starts also has risks that make it not worth it.  So many players on both sides of the ball use wristbands, that you'd have to believe most every school is effectively changing the signals from game to game by updating the wristbands.  

It's much easier to study tendencies and tells, such as position groups, slight alignment differences, and linemen give-aways.  

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November 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 PM
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Wish I could upvote you.

But since I cannot, +1 to infinity and beyond!

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November 23rd, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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My favorite story comes from Ole Miss

http://www.redcuprebellion.com/2011/11/14/2560943/our-offensive-signals-not-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader

 

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