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Last week, outgoing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith appeared on local radio in Columbus and complained about Michigan football amid the Connor Stalions saga. Smith said that there should be an asterisk next to the Wolverines’ last three wins over the Buckeyes as a result.
Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel, who was one of the journalists who originally reported on Stalions, isn’t having it.
On the ‘College Football Enquirer’ podcast, Wetzel delved deeper into the rivalry and noted that while he believes what Stalions did was wrong, complaining about the end result of what happened on the field itself is weak.
“This is bloodsport. They do everything to compete against each other until they push the lines,” Wetzel said. “Did Connor Stalions seemingly break the rules? Absolutely. OK, not even to question. But, to question all of it — if Ryan Day was going into the 12th game of the season — because you can steal the signs, we know! Totally allowed to steal the signs off of TV, steal the signs off of coaching video, steal the signs from your friends on the other teams that just played them and send you what they figured out in their advanced scouting. If the Ohio State coach goes into the final game — or Michigan coach — with the exact same signals they had all 11 previous weeks after having countdown clocks and refusing to call — ‘I call them ‘Ohio,’ ‘That Team Up North,’ hatch out all of the Ms in Columbus with a piece of tape so there’s no M — if you’re so obsessed with that stuff — you can’t wear blue. An NFL GM shows up to scout one of your players and he’s wearing a blue shirt he has to get thrown out of the thing — and you’re still showing the same signals — it’s like you’re not allowed to get mugged, right? But if you walk down a dark alley waving $100 bills…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2024-05-15 00:36:56
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