The 2024 college season has officially begun with Week 0 now in the books but before we get to Week 1, there is a new reminder of the season that just was.
Netflix released ‘Sign Stealer’ on Tuesday, an 87-minute documentary that not only details the allegedly illegal sign-stealing operation by former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions. And for the first time, we get to hear Stalions’ side of the story.
Breaking the fourth wall, perhaps I shouldn’t say ‘we,’ because I am in the documentary as a talking head – and I reveal there that I’ve been speaking to Stalions since the allegations first surfaced.
Statements from Stalions (through either news publications or his lawyers) and Michigan aside, this is the first time we’re really hearing the other side of the story. Up until this point, any details about Stalions and his involvement with the Wolverines have come by the way of scoops from the media or via the NCAA.
Having gotten an early look at ‘Sign Stealer’ I’ve come up with 10 takeaways or questions that come out of it – whether it’s about the details of the story, new revelations and bombshells (at least to the average college football fan), the documentary itself, or the NCAA investigation.
Before we move on, it should be noted that there are massive spoilers for ‘Sign Stealer’ below.
1. No evidence anyone above Connor Stalions knew
Photo: Isaiah Hole
This is the biggest thing, and the draft notice of allegations from the NCAA confirms that it doesn’t have anything connecting anyone above Stalions to his alleged operation.
That’s been the proverbial ‘white whale’ for rival fans and national media, with an expectation that at some point it would be learned that Stalions was directed to go outside of the lines. Based on my conversations with Stalions (which are numerous) and what…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-27 07:00:00
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