The NCAA Has Found That Sherrone Moore Deleted 52 Text Messages With Connor Stalions The Day The Initial Report Came Out

So I already blogged the entirety of the report that the NCAA has basically confirmed that Michigans* entire resurgence to the top* of the college football world was a fraud. But now I'm going to dig a little deeper into my favorite part of the Notice of Allegations: Sherrone Moore deleting 52 texts with Connor Stalions on the very day the initial report came out back in October.

I like this part of the story for a couple reasons, but #1 being that it unequivocally proves the "no one else on Staff had knowledge of the operation" argument to be wrong. Remember when people said that Stalions was a lone wolf? Even this report says they can't for sure prove that other coaches knew. But folks, I have one question regarding that:

The answer is simple: Sherrone Moore was in direct contact with Connor Stalions in regards to his illegal scouting operation. Or else why would he delete the texts? On the very day the report came out, too! It's so clear that even Stevie Wonder could see it. And now I demand that the NCAA release these messages. And I demand the FBI go get the hard drives that it says Stalions took from the facility with him on the day the report came out, too. This is no longer a College Football issue, this is a National Security issue.

So now I guess the question is what happens to Sherrone Moore? I genuinely feel bad for him. Jim Harbaugh got to pack his belongings and head to the NFL for millions, but he left Sherrone Moore to deal with the mess.

Assuming Sherrone gets suspended at minimum. And Michigan will no doubt get a postseason ban and a loss of scholarships. And ultimately he'll get fired because the program is going to downward spiral back to the place it was before the Navy Seal arrived. They say it's tough to be the person that has to follow a legend, but I think it's even tougher to follow the person who had the other team's plays before they ran them.