Report:Sorry, but it won’t hurt the University of Michigan’s championship.
Stars poured in after the Michigan Wolverines put the finishing touches on a perfect season by defeating the Washington Huskies 34-13 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Houston on Monday night.
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Michigan, which finished 15-0, was involved in two scandals this year.
One is the reports of recruiting violations during the COVID-19 crisis, and the other is the sign-stealing scandal that has been a hot topic in college football and all sports in recent months.
University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended twice: the first three games of the season and the final three games of the regular season before the College Football Playoff.
So many Michigan critics feel that this title is forever tainted and deserves an asterisk in the record books to indicate the compromised nature of the championship.
“My friends who are Michigan State football fans get excited when I say this championship always gets an asterisk,” one user wrote, “and we have to deal with it.
” of the title.
The Indianapolis Star ran a headline that read, “Harbaugh’s Cheating Will Make College Football Meaningless if National Title Wins.
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The near-record millions of people who attended this year’s playoff games seem to think otherwise.
Now it’s time to lower the temperature.
It’s a shame Michigan State made a mistake.
4,444 rule violations should never be celebrated.
But let’s assume Michigan stopped illegal sign stealing after news of the controversy broke in October.
Still, the Wolverines won.
They defeated all of the strong opponents they faced that season, including Ohio State, Alabama, and Washington State.
They were the best on the field.
They are great champions.
Stars tend to be overrated.
That’s because in recent sports history, teams that fans hate have continued to win even after they seemed forever tainted by scandal.
These teams have pretty much proven that the rules don’t need to change.
Consider the New England Patriots.
They won six Super Bowls under head coach Bill Belichick, but their future with the franchise remains uncertain after consecutive losses.
“Spygate” broke out during the 2007 season.
New England was found to have filmed the New York Jets’ signals during a September game, and Belichick was fined $500, the Pats were fined $250,000, and the team was suspended for 2008.
He lost a first-round draft pick.
However, New England still finished the regular season undefeated, becoming only the second team in NFL history to do so.
Although the New York Giants upset New England in the Super Bowl that season, the Patriots went on to win three more titles following Spygate and Deflategate in 2015, when New England defeated the Indianapolis Colts.
It has been revealed that an under-inflated soccer ball was used during the AFC Championship Game.
Spygate will definitely be mentioned when Belichick retires.
However, he will probably go down as the greatest coach in NFL history.
Tom Brady received a four-game suspension for Deflategate.
He is still generally considered the GOAT.
And let’s take on the Houston Astros.
In 2020, Major League Baseball announced that Houston stole a sign containing prohibited electronic devices during the 2017 championship season.
Players watched the camera feed from center field, watched the catcher’s signal, and hit the trash can to alert Houston batters to expect a curveball or offspeed pitch.
Manager A.J.
Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired.
Former Astros bench coach Alex Cora lost his managerial job to the Boston Red Sox (though Boston rehired him at the end of 2020).
However, the organization hired new leadership, including manager Dusty Baker, and the team returned to the World Series in 2021.
Houston won again in his 2022.
The Astros proved they’re still a championship team, even without the trash can.
Former University of Michigan employee Connor Stallions resigned on November 3 after allegations that he planned to personally film future opponents, a violation of NCAA rules.
did.
(The NCAA has not yet released official results; some observers wondered whether he would receive a championship ring.
) Harbaugh’s future remains in flux: He recently They hired Don Yee, Brady’s agent, who is a well-known agent in the NFL.
Harbaugh enjoyed success with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014 and would be a welcome addition to the NFL.
He denies any wrongdoing at his alma mater, Michigan State.
Coach Harbaugh said after the game, “We are innocent of any off-the-field issues.
” “We stood strong and resolute because we knew we were innocent.
We just want to point that out.
” Few see Harbaugh as toxic.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared today Michigan Wolverine Day in the state.
President Biden called Michigan a “true winner” in X.
(Is he giving in to Ohio State?
) “Hello!
To the Victors,” the Michigan battle song plays.
Let’s not go too far.
But big respect to the Wolverines.