This is where we go from "everyone agrees" to "Ohio State fans editorializing".
I don't think Michigan's program is "utter trash". I think this is a giant black mark on their reputation. But I'm not going to fly off the handle about it.
The biggest issue is that this scandal is large enough that I think the AD should have burned it down, canned Sherrone Moore, and started from scratch. Don't let short term stability get in the way of your integrity.
What makes the program utter trash is that they didn't do what you said here.
Tressel cheated. He was a NC winning coach and Ohio State fired him when it became obvious that he broke the rules.
Other institutions that have integrity have done the same thing. Penn State fired Paterno who was a NC winning coach and basically personified Penn State. Penn State and Ohio State reacted appropriately because they have institutional integrity.
Michigan quite simply doesn't. The cheating isn't the issue, it is the institutional response, or lack thereof and the fact that this is far from the first time.
Michigan got kicked out of the league 110 years ago for cheating. Once a dirtbag, always a dirtbag.
They stole a final four with the worst pay-to-play scandal in the modern history of college basketball. Once a dirtbag, always a dirtbag.
They have the worst cheating scandal in the modern history of college baseball. Once a dirtbag, always a dirtbag.
They now have what you called "
the most egregious cheating scandal I've ever heard of--even worse than point-shaving". Once a dirtbag, always a dirtbag.
You guys may not like the way I've phrased it but call a spade a spade. None of the facts I laid out are disputable.