5-at-10: Weekend winners (Shohei, CHA-ching) and losers (Arthur Smith) and our free bowl contest

FILE - Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., June 21, 2023. Ohtani agreed Saturday, Dec. 9, to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) FILE - Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., June 21, 2023. Ohtani agreed Saturday, Dec. 9, to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

By Jay Greeson December 11, 2023 6 min read

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Weekend winners

Shohei and the Dodgers. Yes, the Dodgers win the weekend too, even giving a unicorn $700 million over the next decade. The Dodgers have flexibility to continue to add players if needed. The Dodgers also now have arguably the greatest 1-2-3 combo in MLB history — and all three have MVPs — with Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. That’s three dudes on track to Cooperstown leading off every game for the next four-plus years at least.

Army-Navy. I love everything about that game. Truly I do, and Saturday was no exception.

Jayden Daniels. Why all the Jayden Daniels angst on social media? Dude deserved to win the Heisman. Moreover, the Daniels’ cash at plus-600 (or higher depending on when you got on the JD train) helped buoy a very entertaining weekend for Jay’s Plays, which went 3-1-1 and landed the Heisman winners before Thanksgiving.