Missouri is one of the most entertaining teams in college football after their incredible season. Much of the enjoyment stems from their candid head coach Eliah Drinkwitz. And when the team was chosen to play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Ohio State Buckeyes, he had a great joke today.
Drinkwitz made a joke about using Connor Stalions, an alleged Michigan sign-stealer, to assist the squad win against Michigan’s bitter foe. Look it over.
“Hey folks, I’m trying to get some signals here, so I got a little call from Connor Stalions beeping in right now.
If you haven’t been paying attention to sports news over the last six months, Michigan is currently mired in a scandal involving suspected sign-stealing, which was started by now-fired staff member Connor Stalions.
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Allegations suggest that Stalions organized a group of friends to attend upcoming Wolverine opponents’ games and record their placards on video. When Michigan played them, the signals were used to interpret the opponent’s moves. Michigan, who has won the Big Ten Championship three times in a row, continued their impressive run over the past three years.
In the meantime, Missouri has experienced a rebirth season akin to Michigan’s in 2021. After finishing 17–19 in his first three years at Columbia, Drinkwitz was clearly under pressure this year. However, they are ranked ninth in the final College Football Playoff rankings and in their first New Year’s Six Bowl of the College Football Playoff era thanks to a fantastic 10-2 season driven by a potent passing attack.
Drinkwitz has previously discussed the Michigan controversy. He criticized Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh last week for referring to his team as “America’s Team.” Although he was not directly involved in the incident, Harbaugh was suspended for three games in November of last year.
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