The big news in the last thread is that B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti wrote a braindead letter to the COI requesting no further punishments to TCUN for cheating and expects everyone to settle for Harbaugh's three-day suspension to cover three years of advanced scouting and recording of 58 different games against 13 different opponents in multiple conferences.
Brohio offers a glimpse behind the curtain:
To expand a bit on this, I want to revisit my conversations with the B1G for you all to provide more clarity. It may calm some of you down, it may make you more angry. But now it's out there for the general public to consume so lets talk about it more so we can get a clearer picture. I had multiple conversations with them, one person in particular, about a totally unrelated topic. They were completely unaware that I was "Brohio", a message board contributor, or anything of the like. With this being the case their guard seemed to be down and they would respond freely to the probing questions I tried peppering into what were mutliple conversations totally unrelated to the sign stealing scandal without them becoming suspicious. And again, this person is as important to this scenario as you can possibly be. 22Buck is and has been aware of all of this since it all started happening in March and concluded in June.
So let's chat. I'm seeing a lot of speculation that this is a calculated B1G tactic to protect one of their major brands. Conversely, I've seen some say this is a false flag effort to make Michigan feel that the B1G is trying to give their best effort to help them when they actually want justice to be served. Well at the core of it, and I mean the real core not what the B1G says on record, it's neither of those things. And here's the part that will probably be pretty polarizing. The B1G's tone on this behind closed doors despite what the letter may suggest is neither support of Michigan, nor is it a pursuit of cheater's justice as I stated in June. What is the B1G's tone on this when they don't think anyone outside the conference is listening? It's apathy. Glaring apathy. if you're a Michigan fan taking a victory lap because of this illusion that the B1G is fighting for you or if you're a rival fan or conspiracy theorist smugly saying this is all a smokescreen, you're both wrong. When the biggest names at the B1G are speaking freely with no media trained guardrails or fear of being quoted, they want this all to be over. They just don't care anymore. Outside of some half-assed prepared statement when the conclusion of this saga comes, they aren't going to pursue any sort of white knighting for Michigan if the sanctions are extreme and they aren't going to be up in arms if Michigan gets away scott free. I repeat, the B1G does not care either way. It's so low on their priority list they'd need to dig a subfloor under the basement to store it.
JacksonOhio5 asks:
Maybe I am misunderstanding, but if the Big Ten doesn't care at all, then why write the letter? Why not let the chips fall where they may without offering any input?
Brohio response:
Because how people really truly feel and what they say publicly is a disconnect as old as time. Welcome to corporate America. It's not unique to the B1G or even Michigan. I have become friendly with the OSU beat writers. I had a conversation with one where he lamented how worried he was about Sayin and Keinholz after what he's seen. Less than 2 hours later, he's publicly stating the exact opposite. Same concept. People need to perform the duties of their job. That's the motivation.
22buck provides some insight into the state of the known timeline how much TCUN knew about Matt Weiss as they allowed him to coach in their bowl game:
I don't think it was clear to anyone in authority exactly what Weiss was doing before the Dec. 31 playoff game. After UM police seized his computers and were finally able to open them in January they saw the shocking material. The class action suit is going to drill down hard on details of what was known, when and by whom so the timeline should become clearer.
While no one in authority may have known of the sexual material during the 2022 season, I suspect one assistant coach and possibly one staff member did. They haven't been charged by the DOJ, at least yet, but the civil suit might uncover their awareness.
22buck also makes it clear he is certain that the FBI did not share any information with the NCAA:
Yes, there have been some conflicting reports on this. But I can say with 100% certainty that the FBI/DOJ have not shared any evidence with the NCAA.
As for the civil suit, I'm confident they'll uncover some evidence in discovery that would be of interest to the NCAA. But that evidence will likely be covered by protective orders and I'm not optimistic the NCAA will ever see it.
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