One of the most ridiculous things about this whole affair is how scUM and their media shills (especially the scumbag ridden E-SPiN) have routinely labeled the scandal as "Sign Stealing", which is not an NCAA Violation (the shills and scumbag apologists have labeled it as such in an attempt to minimize the violations knowing that "Sign Stealing" is not against NCAA Rules). The Rulebook Violation that scUM wantonly trampled and did so for the better part of a decade (Stalions was first brought on in 2015 as a Volunteer Coach to implement this scheme that he had marketed to Harbaugh according to his own "manifesto" to bring scUM back to greatness that he published on his personal pages before Harbaugh brought him on) was ILLEGAL SCOUTING ACTIVITIES OF FUTURE OPPONENTS - illegal activities which are delineated in the NCAA's Rules of Competition and scUM/Stalions knew what he was doing was illegal as evidenced by him disguising himself at the CMU/MSU game. Beyond the cheating violation, scUM violated every ethical code within the NCAA Rulebook (Level I Violations in-and-of themselves). Harbaugh and scUM are guilty of "Lack of Institutional Control" - a Level I Major Infraction - even if they want to continue to perpetuate their lame, silly and irrelevant excuse that Harbaugh "didn't know" (the Rulebook specifically states that Harbaugh/scUM are responsible for vetting assistants work product - including recruiting - at the institutional level and Harbaugh/scUM invoking the three monkey "Hear, See and Speak No Evil Defense" (i.e., ignorance) is not a defense whatsoever and does not mitigate accountability under Rulebook Violation Sanctions.). NCAA Football is not the only sport which prohibits such Illegal Scouting Activities of future opponents - virtually all sports ban these activities and label them UNETHICAL; this IN FACT is what FIFA severely sanctioned the Canadian Women's Soccer Team/Program for during this past summer's Olympic Games.
Utterly ridiculous how the parties at the very top of scUM, and their media shills, have attempted to mislabel, deflect the significance of and refuse to accept responsibility for blatant and wanton cheating (i.e., trampling of the Sport's Competitive Codes to gain illegal competitive-advantage) - not just refusing to accept responsibility, but obfuscating to attempt to hinder the NCAA - a Collegial Organization they are a Member of and agree not to act in this Unethical manner. It's disgraceful that the leaders of an Institution of Higher Education would act, and behave, in such a disgraceful and unethical manner. Just disgusting - this is what they are teaching their students is acceptable behavior! Disgraceful.
