Michigan ‘expected to push back hard’ on potential Jim Harbaugh suspension

There has been talk of Jim Harbaugh getting suspended, but new reports indicate Michigan football will ‘push back hard’ against that proposal. 

If the Big Ten thinks that Michigan football is going to allow Jim Harbaugh to be suspended by the conference without putting up a fight, it has another thing coming.

There is going to be a meeting today between Michigan President Santa Ono and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti (first reported by the Athletic).

Big Ten coaches and athletic directors have each called for Michigan football to be punished immediately, which is interesting because the NCAA investigation is in the very early stages.

According to Isaiah Hole and the Locked on Wolverines Podcast, the worst of the worst has come out. He’s also said that once the truth comes out if the investigation is allowed to run its course, “the truth will set Michigan free.”

I highly recommend giving it a listen. He even touches on the start of the investigation, which stinks to high heaven. 

Chris Balas of The Wolverine reported that he expects Michigan football to push back against any possible suspension of Jim Harbaugh — something I was hoping for this morning. This has also been reported by Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider.

Webb reports that a suspension of Harbaugh, without an investigation, isn’t something that Michigan “would take lying down” and it shouldn’t.

I believe Jim Harbaugh when he said he didn’t know anything about in-person scouting (a level 2 violation) which is the only rule Michigan football is accused of having broken, despite the disinformation being spread by Pete Thamel on recording.

You can’t record signals during your game against another team. But saying you can’t record other games isn’t accurate. You aren’t supposed to be there in person, although the NCAA nearly eliminated that rule a couple of years ago because it provided a minimal advantage.

That’s the rule Michigan is alleged to have violated and why some people are saying that the program deserves the death penalty — without any sort of investigation. Remember that media reports (leaks from Ohio State) aren’t facts.

There is zero proof Jim Harbaugh knew about it, directed it, or even benefited from what Connor Stalions was doing on his own. A suspension for Jim shouldn’t even be on the table, but if it is, I’m glad to hear that Michigan is getting ready to fight back.

It’s about time.