Stalions fired per Dan Wetzel
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:10 PM ^
This supports the lone actor theory. If this were orchestrated from above, they’d have kept him on staff to buy his silence.
I feel sorry for him. His dream job just exploded in flames, and the thing he appears to love more than anything else in the world is now going to bring him nothing but misery. He brought it on himself, of course, but there’s still a human being involved here.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
I hear you. At the same time he almost took down the thing he loved the most. UM is not out of the woods yet. CS seems to have skills and should be able find a buyer.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:45 PM ^
I bet the media is going to be chasing him for his version and he may have a book deal in place at some point. They’ll probably try to get him to say that harbaugh was the mastermind. Will be interesting to see whether he tries to stretch his moment in the spotlight and sensationalize the story or be truthful.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:24 PM ^
Portnoy will take care of him
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
Nope. Dont feel sorry for him. If he doesn’t do this, none of this happens. Full stop. He’s a nutter
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:17 PM ^
He’s a nutter
This does not preclude one from having compassion for him. He may have brought it on himself, but it's still a tragic story. In his passionate but misguided single-minded pursuit of the thing he loved most, he wound up hurting and losing that very thing.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:19 PM ^
One can, but I don't. The guy was selfishly trying to gain power and didn't love the thing he loved enough care if he damaged it. No compassion here
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:19 PM ^
Well, it is theoretically possible that he could lie and implicate Harbaugh. There may be details to the firing that preclude that (severance pay, nondisclosure, etc), but usually you don't see those with a pure firing.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:28 PM ^
Apparently Stalions refused to cooperate with either internal or external investigations, and didn't show up for a meeting with Michigan investigators, possibly on the advice of his lawyer. This is the strongest possible evidence of the rogue staffer theory:
Connor Stalions refused to cooperate with any internal or external investigations or discussions, source said. https://t.co/NuvOehnRb3
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 3, 2023
Source confirms Michigan has fired analyst Connor Stalions, at the center of the NCAA signal stealing investigation, as @DanWetzel first reported. I’m told Stalions did not attend a meeting with Michigan officials today, possibly on advice of his counsel.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 3, 2023
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
Not cooperating with the investigation is the way you get fired. Working in a place with a big HR system like UM, that's one of the quickest ways to get fired. I don't think it implies anything other than that he didn't cooperate.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:58 PM ^
Or the Michigan Money Cannon made his decision for him.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:10 PM ^
Name, rank, serial number, date of birth. Connor knows the code of conduct.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:20 PM ^
We can take solace in Sopwith's original post on this matter and assume Stallions will land on his feet in some bizarre corporate espionage role one day soon.
I suggest he get a better wig before then though, and maybe a cheek lift to throw off facial recognition.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
Put Neidermeyer on it. He's a sneaky shit like you, right?
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:54 PM ^
I heard he was interviewing with Ryan Day this afternoon.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:16 PM ^
some bizarre corporate espionage role
He tried to make this his job and absolutely bombed at it. Shitty op-sec makes this kind of role a non-starter.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:33 PM ^
I love Michigan football as much as he does and I know enough that there are boundaries you can’t cross.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:00 PM ^
"This supports the lone actor theory. If this were orchestrated from above, they’d have kept him on staff to buy his silence"
Right, Michigan would not fire him until they were 100% that Harbaugh wasn't involved.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:02 PM ^
I know they're not out of the woods yet and I'm sure some type of sanction is forthcoming but the dude stole signs that are clearly visible to anyone in the fucking stands. He didn't break into a vault to get them or kidnap an opposing coach to extract the play calls.
That said, he shouldn't have recorded them and dispersed a team of minions to help but it's not like he fixed the fucking game or took out the opposing team's QB's legs with a pipe Kerrigan-style. Folks acting like this is the ultimate shame need to sit down. How he got on CMU's sidelines says more about CMU/MSU than himself. Dude's a creep and we're all glad he's gone but one rake through the coals is enough for this transgression.
He got caught, lost his job, and brought an unwanted shitstorm to the program he loved. By all accounts, he hasn't disparaged the program verbally and he's taking his licks like a dude. At least by my account, he's square with the house again.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:05 PM ^
Nah, fuck him. He’s a selfish little prick. Think about how much time guys like like JJ, Blake, CJo, Mikey have put in. Blood, sweat, and tears literally. Broken bones and injuries that may impact them for the rest of their lives. They’ve probably shaved years off their lives. And this dumb fucking idiot may have cost them that and cast a shadow over their accomplishments. Seriously, fuck him. I don’t feel bad for him at all.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:23 PM ^
So if Stalions now goes on to film other teams sidelines from the stands, posts it to YouTube along with an entire breakdown of their signals, can our coaches look at it? Portnoy got this one right.
November 4th, 2023 at 3:36 AM ^
This is why our last podcast is titled "Think of the Children"
This is victim theater and socially accepted. The thing is the participants of vicitm theater are actively and disingenuously trying to cause more harm then all of this "spygate" crap would ever cause.
There are 100,000 people at these games with cell phones
There are millions watching a national broadcast. What the fuck super secret event is this that these pearl clutchers think is going on?
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:10 PM ^
Goodnight, my sweet prince 🥺
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:11 PM ^
I'm thinking this is them appeasing the conference. They fire him and in exchange, it's accepted he acted alone.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:42 PM ^
I think its much more likely michigan was just doing their due diligence during his suspension and fired him once they determined the allegations against him were true. I doubt the big ten was involved
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:49 PM ^
Agreed. Rival coaches see this as a chance to get rid of Harbaugh. They couldn't give less of a crap what happens to Stallions because they aren't really as offended as they pretend to be about this whole matter anyway.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:12 PM ^
As others posted above, it appears Michigan apparently fired him for refusing to cooperate in our internal investigation. That is very incriminating, and it is certainly a very logical and reasonable inference, if true, that he did something wrong. But it is far short of Michigan knowing/proving for a fact that he did something wrong.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:49 PM ^
Is Harbaugh's head on a pike? No?
They're not appeased.
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:18 PM ^
Seems to me this is Michigan firing a guy that cheated, jeopardizing the program. And lied to our coaches about it. It's the right thing to do regardless of who it appeases. If he really acted alone, and I think he did, he's hurt the program more than anyone else in a long time.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:12 PM ^
About time
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if he got a show cause from the NCAA, but once that is up he's back in the game somewhere.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:24 PM ^
He’s toxic at this point. No one will take him.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:31 PM ^
People said that about Art Briles, Hugh Freeze, etc etc. It'll be a minute but people will forget.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:37 PM ^
Throw DJ Durkin up there too.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:38 PM ^
Briles is coaching American football in Italy. No one forgot.
Freeze was fired for calling escorts and players were getting paid by the program under his watch. Only the latter has to do with football and no one cares.
CS is a lone wolf who acts outside of generally accepted bounds. And he doesn’t have a track record that demonstrates he’s remotely worth the risk. Anything is possible I guess, but I’d put money against it.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:59 PM ^
Urban will hire him when he goes to Staee
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:39 PM ^
Stonner Calions is interviewing with Ryan Day as we speak.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
Is it just me, or have all these tweets been deleted?
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:25 PM ^
Think it happens when you don’t have a ‘X’ (Twitter) account - I don’t have one and same message when I click
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:53 PM ^
I don't have Twitter and I can see everything just fine. 🤷♂️
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:14 PM ^
he will return to MGOBLOG and we can ask him all the questions we want
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:42 PM ^
He has probably been here all along with a screen name different to his original one.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:49 PM ^
Think he was Mineral King?
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:53 PM ^
Come on man, we all know that was Shea
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
There is a CStalionsUofM
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:14 PM ^
Anybody who thinks this appeases the mob is crazy and hasn’t been on twitter/x lately. They are all sorts of batshit crazy over there and demanding everybody who ever said a word to stalions needs to be fired.
that said, fuck the mob. Do what’s right.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:29 PM ^
November 3rd, 2023 at 8:14 PM ^
The mob wants the damage done now because if Michigan goes undefeated and wins the CFP, the results will speak louder than the calls for Harbaugh's head.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:14 PM ^
There will be a large number of teams who will want him, I bet.
Maybe he can get a huge raise and a new job tomorrow if he wants it.
November 3rd, 2023 at 7:37 PM ^
Maybe with CMU?