Wow. Michigan and Big10 settle before the injunction hearing tomorrow, with JH agreeing to serve the 3-game suspension and the conference concluding it's investigation.
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My initial reaction is that Michigan's lawyers (and Tom Mars) weren't confident that they could get a ruling ahead of Maryland and possibly OSU, and even if they could that they might lose. So by serving the suspension, the team can focus on gameplanning and training, and JH can come back for the CCG and playoffs if Michigan qualifies.
I get the logic, but man the school has a history of rolling over for bullshit stuff when much worse is going on elsewhere in the country.
From a football perspective, Michigan gets the Maryland game this weekend to iron out playcalling/coaching duties ahead of The Game. Seeing who calls the offense will be key thing I look for--I really don't think Sherrone Moore (or almost any HC) should call the O--there's just too much going on, and the HC needs to be hyper-focused on game state and strategic decisions.
Edit: There's also the possibility that the investigation turned up more violations or other problematic findings, and that JH/Michigan. What I was trying to convey in this post is my confusion about the fact that Michigan "settled" the litigation but didn't seem to get any concession from the Conference. The two possibilities that make sense to me are either 1) Michigan wants to get this out of the way to avoid later consequences (e.g., delaying the suspension, getting a postseason ban, etc.), or 2) the Conference found worse information in the investigation that has been publicly disclosed.