As the college football world, including NCAA investigators, delve deeper into the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, the jokes are practically writing themselves.
The scandal is full of ridiculousness, especially as more characters come into play, such as a Michigan booster known as “Uncle T” allegedly helping finance former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions and the purported elaborate operation, per Yahoo Sports. Plus, there are now allegations that former Wolverines linebackers coach Chris Partridge, who was fired Friday, tried to hide evidence linked to Stalions.
Sign stealing in college football is very common, but what Michigan is accused of doing is on an elevated level and against NCAA rules. As some have noted, including Colorado’s Deion Sanders, it takes more than just stolen signs to win; your team still has to beat its opponent whether or not you know the play in advance.
But perhaps the Wolverines don’t want to take any chances. Saturday during No. 3 Michigan’s road game against Maryland, a Wolverines staffer attempted to block Fox’s camera angles of a team huddle by holding up a giant M flag.
Michigan is blocking the cameras with flags pic.twitter.com/liJiJDQxOc
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 18, 2023
The timing of these camera angles was too much for college football fans, who, of course, had jokes.
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PLS DO NOT STEAL INFORMATION🛑 https://t.co/v4qP0n55Wy
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 18, 2023
This seems ironic on so many levels https://t.co/myEG5uAfQL
— The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast (@SolidVerbal) November 18, 2023
this is like when someone farts and immediately responds by making a face and accusing the person next to them. genius. https://t.co/hUG3SCgXhH
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) November 18, 2023
https://t.co/MSY1A6FoYx pic.twitter.com/H0kpm83EqQ
— Richard🇬🇾Johnson (@RJ_cfb) November 18, 2023
The tone deafness of this program has no bounds. https://t.co/BhevBZnvRp
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) November 18, 2023
You gotta admire this move. https://t.co/5flsJcCYvG
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) November 18, 2023
Not guilty. https://t.co/ZgtANYDGK2
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) November 18, 2023
Oh my god, incredible. The troll job and pettiness is elite 👌 https://t.co/ph706JBmBS
— Rachel Doerrie (@racheldoerrie) November 18, 2023
Afraid someone might steal signs, which totally creates no competitive advantage whatsoever? https://t.co/4MrbwXmooI
— Roll ‘Bama Roll (@rollbamaroll) November 18, 2023
This situation may have officially crossed over to self-parody. https://t.co/zFkmIIl1lj
— Nathan Baird (@nwbaird) November 18, 2023
Going all out to prevent something that gives “little to no competitive advantage” https://t.co/fJ8KIMiNU1
— Moneybagg Hoe (@MoneybaggH0E) November 18, 2023
If this is a joke, it is hilarious.
If this is serious, it is even more hilarious.
This isn’t even protecting signals. It is a huddle. They are talking. With words. https://t.co/c77Co7ylGL
— Matt Burnell (@mdburnell) November 18, 2023
JJ McCarthy was picked off on the goal line right after this the jokes wrote themselves https://t.co/n88O9ejToN
— Graham Coffey (@GrahamCoffeyDC) November 18, 2023
https://t.co/Hl0dXsi97N pic.twitter.com/d4nT8rjKWV
— Shane (@Shan3Jones) November 18, 2023
Genuinely have never seen a program gaslight everyone, including their own team, quite like the way Michigan has this season https://t.co/07Ptd3Q6do
— Chris Marler (@VernFunquist) November 18, 2023
It’s giving a massive amount of “WE’RE ALL TRYING TO FIND THE GUY WHO DID THIS” energy https://t.co/NoovYiO5ef
— Big Tucson Dad (@BigTucsonDad) November 18, 2023
