No, nobody is saying they are connected. But that would explain how this information the Washington Post reported last night might have gotten out. Just like Tattoogate.
I've been wondering about the source here for a while. I've seen multiple Michigan fans blame Ryan Day / Ohio State but that seems extraordinarily unlikely to me.
Just for clarification, I'm not saying this defensively. I wouldn't hold it against Day if he was behind it. Michigan was cheating and if Ohio State's coach managed to prove it, good for him.
Before the WaPo revelations dropped I considered it a possibility but now no way.
I didn't read the full WaPo (paywalled) but apparently an "outside investigative firm" went to the NCAA with documents and videos proving Michigan's cheating. The evidence allegedly came from "computer drives maintained and accessed by multiple Michigan coaches." That almost has to be related to the Weiss termination. AFAIK, Weiss was terminated due to computer access crimes.
So what is going on?
Is Weiss a whistle blower?
Is Weiss a disgruntled former employee with an ax to grind?
My totally off the cuff thinking is that whoever found this had to know what they were looking for which is why Weiss seems like an obvious possibility.
If it wasn't someone who knew what they were looking for then it almost had to be an investigator with the resources to study entire drives, but why?
It seems like knowing what Weiss is accused of would clarify a lot of things.
