We made it. We finally f**king made it.
The Michigan cheating scandal is finally over. We can kiss Conner Stallions into the sunset forever.
The punishments are as follows:
- Michigan receives a significant fine — expected to be more than $20 million — from loss of postseason football revenue for the next two seasons.
- Sherrone Moore gets an additional one-game suspension, which will take place in 2026. The school already self-imposed a two-game ban for this upcoming season (Week 3 and 4).
- Jim Harbaugh: 10-year show cause.
- Conner Stallions: 8-year show cause.
Now here’s the thing… I’m not here to argue whether the punishments were right, wrong, too harsh, or too light. That’s not the point.
The point is this: Michigan fans are going to have to defend their 2023 National Championship for the rest of eternity.
Vacating wins? Would’ve done nothing. We all saw who won those games. Everyone knows the scoreboard doesn’t change in real life.
But this does prove one thing — Michigan did cheat, and that will forever taint their 2023 National Championship. That’s not opinion, that’s fact.
The Players Deserve Better
Here’s what sucks the most — the Michigan players had nothing to do with this.
That team was great. One of the best college football teams of all time. They didn’t need cheating to win. They were a straight-up good ass football team that deserved every bit of their success.
But regardless of how talented they were, the point still remains…
The Legacy Problem
Ten, twenty, thirty, fifty years from now… when someone brings up the 2023 Michigan National Championship, the conversation cannot happen without the mention of cheating.
That’s the legacy. That’s the stain. And Michigan fans are just going to have to live with it.
