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Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz had some fun with Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal Sunday after it was revealed his team would play Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
Appearing on ESPN’s College Football Playoff show Sunday afternoon, Drinkwitz joked that he had to leave his live interview because former Michigan analyst Connor Stalions was calling him.
“Hey guys, I got a quick phone call, Connor Stalions beeping in right here, I’m trying to get a few signals here so I gotta go,” Drinkwitz said as he could hardly contain himself. “But as soon as we get done, look forward to competing against Ryan Day and we’ll go from there.”
Stalions is, of course, the former Michigan staffer accused of an elaborate in-person sign-stealing scheme to help Michigan decipher future opponents’ signals.
It’s a dig that most Michigan fans will certainly not find nearly as funny as Drinkwitz and the ESPN studio crew did. But most neutral observers should be able to appreciate it.
And even if Michigan fans don’t appreciate it, they have bragging rights over Ohio State anyway. The Wolverines beat Ohio State in the final week of the regular season to advance to the Big Ten title game. Michigan won the Big Ten title on Saturday night in an easy 26-0 win over Iowa to earn the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
The win over Ohio State came as Harbaugh was serving the third game of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten for the sign-stealing scandal. While the Big Ten said it didn’t have any evidence that Harbaugh was aware of Stalions’ scheme, commissioner Tony Petitti disciplined Harbaugh because he wanted to minimize any punishment that would affect Michigan’s players.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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