SEC looking to block Michigan from holding spring practice in Florida

he's playing the (1) "spring break belongs to the students" card as opposed to the (2) "U-M shouldn't be holding practices at IMG because it is a method for them to possibly build relationships with the IMG football players and coaches" card.

We all know, of course, that Sankey's motivation is the latter as opposed to the former.

Hmmmmmmm.  Reading between the lines, there are some SEC coaches (who are better geographically-positioned vs. B1G schools) who would like to practice at IMG too.

I see why they SEC would be against it. I fail to see the NCAA prohibiting it. As far as I understand, football teams are alotted 15 days of practice in the spring. Traditionally, these practices are held on campus. Harbaugh is simply moving 5 practices off campus. He's not holding an additional week of practice, so what's the problem?

Keeps Harbaugh and Michigan in the news, reinforces with recruits that Michigan has come up with a cool spring break/spring practice idea, and continues to show that Michigan is a forward-thinkig program where it is fun to play.  Keep whining, guys!

The SEC can practice anywhere on earth and U of M can practice anywhere but not in the southeast......If they were smart they would come up here and practice in Ohio and steal some B1G kids if they can.........BUT that sentence started with; If they were smart.....

Have teams take spring break trips to practice and/or compete. (See softball/baseball for example). I went on spring break track trips to Clemson. It was fun.

I'm not sure how having the spring practices occurring during school is better??

They know Harbaugh will out work them with enthusiasm unknown to them. It has nothing to do with the students. The SEC is a farce of a conference. 

What a bunch of whining bitches!

I was surprised this hasn't been done before. In college we took spring break trips to Florida and San Diego to play other teams.

Northern baseball teams have to play 4-5 weeks of what are essentially road games due to weather. This forces them to travel south I winter, yet southern teams have no problem with that. Also, I rowed in college, and we went to Oak Ridge, TN and Jacksonville for spring training, but, again, not s problem. This is fucking weak.

“No word on whether the SEC will be asking the NCAA to ban

sleepovers, tree climbing,

enthusiasm unknown to mankind,

or offering a better quality education.”

http://thebiglead.com/2016/02/09/sec-schools-are-still-terrified-of-jim…

Sankey is an arrogant SOB.  Too bad there isn't a damn thing he can do about Michigan holding Spring Practice down south this year....

They scurred

Are they also trying to ban baseball and golf in Florida as well? Good lord.

Funny how that article never mentions one of the benefits for the Michigan student-athletes: no football during finals.

"Everybody's going to get a spring break," he said. "There won't be a youngster who can't afford to fly somewhere and not enjoy a spring break.

"What better way to be doing that than playing football?"

Harbaugh also said that by practicing during Michigan's spring break, both winter finals weeks this semester will feature zero football -- allowing players to focus solely on their exams.

"Those will be discretionary weeks so our guys can focus and concentrate on finals," he said. "Then, we'll be outside, we'll be in Florida, we'll go to the beach. It'll be a good time for the team to connect and be together.

"That's a lot of levels right there ... very much looking forward to it."

MLive article.

What Harbaugh's planning seems similar to the foreign trips that the NCAA allows basketball teams to take (but only every four years). Those are great opportunities for team bonding.

At Dee Hart/Clinton-Dix's high school when they were seniors.

The SEC conference theme song.  

 

Honestly I am really disappointed with the rest of the Big Ten and the Jim Delany. The SEC is showing their strength in joining together. Their commissioner is out in front and all 14 teams are supporting him. Where is our commissioner and where is the rest of the SEC? If Nick Saban and Gus Malzhan can agree on this, and many other issues, than Urban Meyer who wants to do these camps as well should be out supporting this. Michigan is fighting this all alone and it will make it that much tougher to win. The Big Ten needs to be working with the Big 12 and Pac-10 to fight against the SEC and ACC. 

Now if the Big Ten is in this fight alone that is one thing but I think Michigan is in this fight alone and it is very disappointing. 

Then the SEC should also try to ban college baseball and softball teams from doing the same.

This is like the civil rights movement all over again.

/s (sort of)

So the SEC is sitting over there all like

 

While we're just

I'm okay with that.

 

SEC should have their spring break in Traverse City. While they are at, we should have all the bowl games in East Coast and Mid West. That is only fair. Right?

SEC Logic:

- 1860's: We need to keep slavery. It's important for our economy.

- 1960's: Segregation is necessary.

- 2016: We do not want to compete with Jim Harbaugh.  Ban him.

...take 'em to court.

Harbaugh is a genius. 2 days after superbowl EVERYONE is talking about Michigan. Finebaum discussed it heavily on his radio show today and went to bat for harbaugh with callers. Just now here in Birmingham they discussed it on the local news and will later tonight on the local news. Love it with all the bammers and aubies getting their panties in a wad.

We should see if the NCAA would entertain the idea of making a rule against paying student-athletes.

We should thank the SEC...the more shade they throw at Michigan the more recruits look at us.

They'll find a way to block it, but Harbaugh will just find another way to get his name out there and get the attention of elite recruits.

At this point, I'd just hope the NCAA allowed more transparent uses of money by teams and schools, because a whole bunch of SEC teams are putting up tents outside places like IMG all year round but get pissy because UM has enough money to fly down and practice there for a week.  I'm not saying UM should start buying recruits, but if you aren't going to stop the Ole Miss's of the world (and I know the report came out today about violations, but I'll believe the hammer coming down when I see it) from doing what they do, at least let UM exercise their financial advantages above-board.

Harbaugh is obviously the biggest threat to all of college football.

And yet if Saban set up a satellite camp in Detroit, in Chicago, or somewhere in Ohio, he'd be lauded as a ballsy go-getter who takes what he wants.

"these kids need time off" and then two breaths later says, " but if it is OK, we're going to do it twice as good as you".

If they need time off, go back to a 10 or 11 game schedule.  Drop the cream puffs that the presidents added only for dollars.

The best thing about Harbaugh is this shit is just non-stop. Gotta appreciate the SEC hateraid!