{"id":13579,"date":"2023-08-14T02:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=13579"},"modified":"2023-08-14T02:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:54:07","slug":"paul-finebaum-on-jim-harbaugh-ncaa-situation-a-disaster-on-both-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/paul-finebaum-on-jim-harbaugh-ncaa-situation-a-disaster-on-both-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Finebaum on Jim Harbaugh, NCAA situation: \u2018A disaster on both sides\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The story of the investigation around Michigan\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> Jim Harbaugh<\/a> took another turn this weekend when the powers at be called off the four-game suspension<\/a> of the Wolverine\u2019s head coach with the matter now headed for a committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, at this point, Paul Finebaum<\/a> just feels like all parties involved have eggs on their face. While speaking on the matter on SportsCenter<\/a> this weekend, he described it as \u201ca disaster\u201d for both Harbaugh and the NCAA. It\u2019s a bad look for Harbaugh considering he could have avoided it and it\u2019s a bad look for the NCAA considering it\u2019s going to continue on from here.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really been a disaster on both sides<\/a>. If you go back, and nobody wants to go too far back? Harbaugh could have gotten out of this by admitting that he misled NCAA investigators. He refused,\u201d said Finebaum. \u201cNow, again, maybe he\u2019s a great man of principle but most would have wanted to move this away. Now it keeps dragging on. Ultimately, it will probably get to the NCAA committee.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Wolverines kicking off in a little over two weeks, this is a major development to have their coach back on the sidelines. That\u2019s why, in the end, Finebaum believes those in Ann Arbor are the only winners in the whole thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only good news for Michigan fans? He was supposed to miss four games against a bunch of nobodies,\u201d said Finebaum. \u201cThis thing could drag on until the end of the season. And I don\u2019t think, in the end, that it\u2019s going to affect Michigan very much other than negative headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harbaugh has maintained his innocence in the case of a recruiting violation back during the pandemic. The NCAA doesn\u2019t see it that way, though, considering their initial four-game suspension and their continued pursuit<\/a> of Harbaugh.<\/p>\n

Still, it\u2019s an issue that looks as though it\u2019ll continue to draw out for all sides. That lack of resolution is exactly why Finebaum thinks it\u2019s a mess and will continue to be moving forward.<\/p>\n

Finebaum calls NCAA handling of Jim Harbaugh suspension \u2018a clown show\u2019<\/h2>\n

News emerged about one of college football\u2019s anticipated playoff contenders on Tuesday, with a report breaking that\u00a0Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is facing a likely four-game suspension<\/a>\u00a0over alleged\u00a0violations of NCAA rules.<\/p>\n

At least one ESPN analyst is staunchly in Harbaugh\u2019s corner on the whole ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s start with the NCAA. It\u2019s beyond a clown show, Greeney. It is a clown show. And the fact that that they would sanction him for this is really beyond the pale,\u201d\u00a0Paul Finebaum\u00a0said on\u00a0\u2018Get Up\u2019. \u201cI mean, essentially, he\u2019s accused of buying somebody a hamburger. And then not telling the truth about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finebaum seemed to applaud Harbaugh for sticking it to the NCAA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, (Mike Greenberg), don\u2019t eject me out of my seat here, but I\u2019m starting to respect Jim Harbaugh for standing firm and refusing to go down the NCAA\u2019s path,\u201d Finebaum said. \u201cThis could have been over with a long time ago, but Harbaugh would not admit he lied. And because the NCAA is so backward and so antediluvian, they ended up with this agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, the NCAA has no jurisdiction over anyone or anybody and they can\u2019t push things too far, because the schools will take them to court and the NCAA maybe will lose. But, in the end, I think Jim Harbaugh looks really good here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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