Link: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold Up!"

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Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold Up!"

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The SEC has asked the NCAA to prohibit college football teams from holding spring practice during spring break, commissioner Greg Sankey told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

The move is obviously a direct response to Michigan's recent announcement that it would conduct part of its spring practice at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Coach Jim Harbaugh said on National Signing Day that the Wolverines would begin practice at IMG during their spring break from Feb. 27 to March 6.

There is currently no NCAA rule prohibiting such a move.

One high-ranking source told CBS Sports that an effort similar to Michigan's will most likely be prohibited in the near future but a decision is not expected to be handed down in time to prevent the planned trip to Florida.

“Our primary reaction [is] that, in the face of the time-demand conversations, we've got one program taking what has been 'free time' away,” Sankey said. “Let's draw a line and say, ‘That's not appropriate.'"
 

B1GTide

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I am surprised that the B1G hasn't stepped in to stop this. It seems that every year we (the B1G) slip further and further away from our intent to preserve learning above winning.

The Ivy League schools had it right decades ago. You can't hold on to both as a top priority.
 

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It's going to be a recruiting tool until the NCAA stops it.
 

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There are so many things I'd like to say to this, but I'm just not.

That's good, because if they align with typical SEC fan commentary they would be just as ignorant as the type of things that the typical B1G fans say about the SEC.
 

B1GTide

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Yes, we have very little experience with that kind of ignorance here. If only we had a BIG Ten fan to demonstrate it.
Happy to help fill the void.
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

I don't think it is good to take away players' Spring Break but I also think this looks like sour grapes from the SEC.

There are players who probably want to go home or somewhere else during spring break. I would probably like it though; a few hours of practice and then free time in Florida.

I wonder how far the school can go as far as providing activities outside of football practice before they run into extra benefits issues.

Bama will fight back by scheduling spring break in Michigan.
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

That's good, because if they align with typical SEC fan commentary they would be just as ignorant as the type of things that the typical B1G fans say about the SEC.
Really? It's like you forget this is a message board dedicated to a SEC team.
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Maybe it was just a conference rule but I seem to remember that after the Junction Tx. training camp, a rule was put in banning off campus trainings. Again, it may have been in the old SW Conference only.
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Harbaugh is looking for every loophole, nook and cranny to exploit.
 

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I don't like it, but the only REAL reason I can complain about it (without being sour grapes) is doing it during Spring break. I think it's unfair to guys wanting to go home, and very inviting of trouble taking 100 kids to Florida that time of year.

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Al A Bama

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Is this an EXTRA BENEFIT that his players would be getting? I don't like this at all. Is this because he can't find any quality players in Michigan?

If this is an EXTRA BENEFIT, then other schools should be able to provide players with EXTRA $cash$!!!!!!!
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

i assume the school would be paying for their way to FL? otherwise, it would seem to be an undue hardship on the player if they didn't have the money to get there...
 

Al A Bama

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Maybe if he's able to do this, he can bring that COLD/FRIGID weather to Florida. You know, the kind of weather that that RB, #37, didn't like!
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

What Sankey said:

“The net of that is to say the Southeastern Conference is not going to be outpaced in recruiting,” Sankey said. “If the national approach is that we want to have more aggressive summer camps and coaches touring around all summer, then we will not only engage in that behavior, we will certainly engage in that behavior more actively -- probably more effectively than others.”

What Sankey meant: Do you really want us to unleash Saban?
 

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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Maybe if he's able to do this, he can bring that COLD/FRIGID weather to Florida. You know, the kind of weather that that RB, #37, didn't like!
All his recruits will see what they missed out on for going or staying up north. Weather wise anyway. [emoji846]


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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Really? It's like you forget this is a message board dedicated to a SEC team.
I have never minded hearing fair criticism of the B1G or OSU.
 
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Re: Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold U

Let them do it. I can't imagine he will be successful getting 100% focus from a bunch of college aged men on a free trip to the beach during spring break.
 

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I have never minded hearing fair criticism of the B1G or OSU.
I agree with you. What gets my goat is when the B1G commissioner starts running his mouth about black shirts, warm weather bowls, cheating schools and all the other false crap he spews out. Now if he were to say the SEC office looks the other way on cheating I would have to agree with him, because it appears to me to be, we see nothing, we hear nothing and we know nothing." I could do a better job looking into Cam and now Old Miss and I don't even have a magnifying glass.
 

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