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MICHIGAN STAFFER CONNOR STALIONS REPORTEDLY PURCHASED TICKETS TO GAMES AT 11 DIFFERENT BIG TEN SCHOOLS OVER PAST THREE YEARS​

By Dan Hope on October 23, 2023 at 3:52 pm @dan_hope
Connor Stalions on the sideline at the 2022 Ohio State/Michigan game

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The NCAA may have its smoking gun in its investigation into Michigan’s alleged sign-stealing operation.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Mark Schlabach reported Monday that Connor Stalions, the Michigan staffer at the center of the NCAA’s investigation into prohibited in-person scouting by the Wolverines, purchased tickets in his own name for more than 30 games over the last three years at 11 different Big Ten schools.
Those tickets included tickets on both sides of the stadium – across from each bench – for this past Saturday’s Ohio State/Penn State game, though he did not use the tickets after he was suspended by Michigan on Friday, when he was publicly identified as the leader of Michigan’s sign-stealing operation in multiple media reports.
According to the ESPN report, the tickets purchased by Stalions – who is employed by Michigan as an analyst for the football program – were all for games that did not include Michigan but included at least one team that the Wolverines were playing later in the season.
Sources indicated that Stalions forwarded tickets to at least three other individuals, with the ticket transfer showing up through ticket data tracking. Those tickets were used to get in the game by individuals other than Stalions, including the one in the video the NCAA is expected to receive.
Sources told ESPN last week of an "elaborate" scouting system, and that appears to be emerging less than a week after Yahoo Sports first reported that the NCAA was investigating Michigan's scouting. Stalions often purchased the tickets with his own credit card, according to sources. The sources added that tickets at multiple venues were bought via the online retailers like StubHub or SeatGeek.
The ticket purchases fall into a seat location pattern -- somewhere around the 45-yard line and raised up enough for a clear view of the opposite sideline.
One source told ESPN Stalions bought tickets to five different games at that school over the past three years. Another said it was four games over the past two years. A third source said it was nine games over the last three years. Some of the purchases were single tickets, others were for multiple people and sometimes seats were bought on both sides of the stadium near midfield.
One source said Stalions bought some tickets across from the home sideline in order to scout the home team, which Michigan played that year. But the source added there's also been tickets purchased on the other side of the stadium facing the sideline of the opponent, including one purchase across from the visiting sideline in the weeks before Michigan played Ohio State.
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Michigan Staffer Connor Stalions Reportedly Purchased Tickets to Games at 11 Different Big Ten Schools Over Past Three Years

Michigan staffer Connor Stalions reportedly purchased tickets to more than 30 different Big Ten games over the past three years as part of his alleged sign-stealing operation.
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The claims that some random low level staffer would risk everything to go out and do this all on his own with zero knowledge of or help from the university/coaching staff are all time level comedy. That may very well be scUMs only "defense" here though with all the supposed proof. NOBODY is buying it though.

Seeing how this kid wasnt smart enough to cover the trail though, i'm sure a money trail will be found leading back to scUM.
 
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Dryden said:
They're going to vacate three seasons and be banned from the Big Ten Championship Game this year...
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Captain Buckeye said:
30 games? Video evidence and a significant paper trail? Their season might end right now.

It should.

Fuck them. If it means not playing them? I could care less. End their season now.
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OHSportsFan said:
Smoking gun. This had to be bankrolled by higher ups. They should be proper fucked.

I hate these bastards.

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OHSportsFan said:
Also, smart job using his own name when buying these tickets. Moron.

I just love that their only miniscule of recent success is now shrouded in this mess.
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DaiMonMoore said:
How stupid and arrogant.

He didn't even try to have somebody else buy the tickets

Did even try to hide that he was filming the sideline the whole time.

I'm at least hoping he was wearing some kind of disguise in the stadium, like Groucho Marx
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DaiMonMoore said:
How stupid and arrogant.

He didn't even try to have somebody else buy the tickets

Did even try to hide that he was filming the sideline the whole time.

I'm at least hoping he was wearing some kind of disguise in the stadium, like Groucho Marx
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Yep stupid and arrogant, no chance he covered up a money trail that leads back to someone at Michigan either. it will be found.
 
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