2026 Michigan Off-season Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

I think PR wise, they have to get someone who wasnt there with Harbaugh at this point.

I mean, you and I think that.  Normal CFB programs think that.  Do they?  

[medinabuckeye1]

Haven't heard that he assaulted anyone. 

This is, IMHO, an important question.  The initial reports seemed to indicate that he was arrested pending charges and it was at least suggested that he had assaulted someone (his wife?, the staffer?).  Some reports seemed to suggest that he broke into the staffer's house.  So it was looking like assault and B&E but now it is looking more like protective custody which is a very different situation.  

If he assaulted someone or multiple people then I don't feel bad for HIM but for them and I feel like he is fair game but if he is in protective custody based on threatening suicide then I feel bad for him and hope he gets the help he needs.  

[medinabuckeye1]

She will probably also be fired, even if she felt pressured. Unless she can sue, and then they probably give her money to go away.

I'm not an expert on Sexual Harassment Law but I have some knowledge from a few cases against the entity I work for.  I would imagine that they will put her on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.  Since he was the HFC and she was obviously nowhere near on that level, there is going to be a pretty easy case to make here that he (boss) pressured her (subordinate) and the institution obviously has deep pockets so lawyers will be lining up to try to get a piece of that action.  

it also sounds like this behavior was a running habit with him, so… Not sure what to do with that.

If the behavior was a pattern that the institution knew or should have known about then Michigan had better be prepared to write a substantial check because that is a big problem when defending a Sexual Harassment suit.  If the employer had no knowledge and a reasonable person in the situation of the employer wouldn't have known then they are in decent shape but if this was a situation where everybody knew about it and nobody acted, big check.  

[Temp430]

it also sounds like this behavior was a running habit with him, so… Not sure what to do with that.

Pure made up BS.  Easy to spot since no one knows much of anything at this point.

[SuperMario]

I think there's also an interesting and disgusting part of the story I'm not seeing many touch on yet. The official police report was released and time stamped at 4:10. The story broke when posted on X by Wetzel, Thamel and Schefter all posting at 4:37pm. Was Michigan's response was reactionary to the police report? Did Sherrone react this way due to the termination or was the termination a response to the event where it's an "oh shit" moment we can't cover it up any more. If it's any part of the latter, every single decision maker in the the athletic program needs to be fired immediately. All of them.

[847badgerfan]

I think there's also an interesting and disgusting part of the story I'm not seeing many touch on yet. The official police report was released and time stamped at 4:10. The story broke when posted on X by Wetzel, Thamel and Schefter all posting at 4:37pm. Was Michigan's response was reactionary to the police report? Did Sherrone react this way due to the termination or was the termination a response to the event where it's an "oh shit" moment we can't cover it up any more. If it's any part of the latter, every single decision maker in the the athletic program needs to be fired immediately. All of them.

I was thinking about this too, but I wasn't going to post it here.

[medinabuckeye1]

I think there's also an interesting and disgusting part of the story I'm not seeing many touch on yet. The official police report was released and time stamped at 4:10. The story broke when posted on X by Wetzel, Thamel and Schefter all posting at 4:37pm. Was Michigan's response was reactionary to the police report? Did Sherrone react this way due to the termination or was the termination a response to the event where it's an "oh shit" moment we can't cover it up any more. If it's any part of the latter, every single decision maker in the the athletic program needs to be fired immediately. All of them.

You well know that I have zero respect for the University of Michigan as an institution but even I don't think it was the latter.  

It is MUCH more likely that the firing precipitated the Sherrone going off the rails (either B&E and assault or threatening suicide or both).  My guess is that the University notified Sherrone sometime yesterday afternoon with the intention to go public at some point after that and Sherrone going off the rails simply forced them to go public sooner than they had planned.  If you take Sherrone going nuts out of the equation my guess is that there would have been a bunch of rumors yesterday evening and then a formal UM Press Conference sometime today.  

[SuperMario]

It is MUCH more likely that the firing precipitated the Sherrone going off the rails (either B&E and assault or threatening suicide or both).  My guess is that the University notified Sherrone sometime yesterday afternoon with the intention to go public at some point after that and Sherrone going off the rails simply forced them to go public sooner than they had planned.  If you take Sherrone going nuts out of the equation my guess is that there would have been a bunch of rumors yesterday evening and then a formal UM Press Conference sometime today. 

We don't know that and that's the story that will be spun from here either way. There's liklely only a few people that will actually know the truth unless there's anything in writing or text that would actually come out. 

Either way, there's a lot coming out that this has been on the radar for a while.. their potential relationship. The pay increase is a ridiculous red flag and should piss a lot of people off. The older we get, the more i'm disgusted by so many of these events and weird higher up circles at these universities. There seems to be an overall theme.. protect scumbags if they help you accomplish things.

[nwms]

i figured his meltdown was in response to getting wacked, things falling apart with the mistress, & the prospect of losing his family - maybe even a narcisstic stunt as opposed to being actually suicidal but i'm pretty cynical.

as for the timing it's possible but surely um isn't that far gone. it is the most insufferable school in history but still.

[ELA]

Someone (again, who knows whats real), said that there was an all coaches meeting, without Moore, yesterday afternoon, to inform them that they were firing him.

That one of the assistants then texted him, which is how he found out, but UM hadn't talked to him yet, and that's what caused his reaction.

Then Michigan had to scramble to get ahead of it

[SuperMario]

Someone (again, who knows whats real), said that there was an all coaches meeting, without Moore, yesterday afternoon, to inform them that they were firing him.

That one of the assistants then texted him, which is how he found out, but UM hadn't talked to him yet, and that's what caused his reaction.

Then Michigan had to scramble to get ahead of it

Appreciate the insight. I will say, as someone who has had to be a part of some difficult terminations over the years, the assistant coach that texted him should be terminated too, especially if asked to not share the information. I know the old feeling of "being a good friend," but it so often creates giant messes when events like this are not in controlled situations. It's honestly helpful for all parties, including the one being terminated as it is better in a controlled environment. 

[SFBadger96]

I'm all for schadenfreude, and I have no love for the Michigan program, but this situation sounds really bad for the people involved. Yes, mostly the wife and kids, but even Moore is still a human with human frailties. As for the younger woman involved, most of us don't know a thing about the details, and I'd be real hesitant to blame her.

[utee94]

Appreciate the insight. I will say, as someone who has had to be a part of some difficult terminations over the years, the assistant coach that texted him should be terminated too, especially if asked to not share the information. I know the old feeling of "being a good friend," but it so often creates giant messes when events like this are not in controlled situations. It's honestly helpful for all parties, including the one being terminated as it is better in a controlled environment.

Agree 100%.  I've been forced to enact terminations as well, and it's much better when it's planned and controlled.

It's actually the main reason I bowed out of the "people manager" business.  I just couldn't take it.  

[847badgerfan]

Agree 100%.  I've been forced to enact terminations as well, and it's much better when it's planned and controlled.

It's actually the main reason I bowed out of the "people manager" business.  I just couldn't take it. 

I did it because I hate people.