No. 5 in the country, baby! Hell yeah! Keep chopping wood and let King Cardale Jones lead us to the promised land!!! Requisite inclusion to keep the good karma rolling:
And a "good try, good effort" to the men's basketball team who fell to Louisville last night, 65-54. Ohio State made it interesting in the second half, but Louisville is simply the better team right now.
TV REMINDER: Are you a TimeWarner customer?
Set your DVR for 7pm tomorrow night for Gold Pants: An Eleven Warriors Special. pic.twitter.com/0zSNwIusgf
— Chris Lauderback (@Chris11W) December 3, 2014
Yes, at 7 p.m. tonight, Eleven Warriors Worldwide LLC will debut another budding tentacle in its sprawling media empire. (For those of you who don't know the carnal pleasure of Time Warner subscription, I'm told two "segments" will be available online in the wake of the show.)
BARRETT READY FOR SPRING BALL. I will say the "good" thing about J.T. Barrett's injury is it's not in his shoulder. I'm way less concerned about his rehab than I was about Braxton's.
From Matthew Florjancic of WKYC:
The final time Ohio State University freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett left the field at Ohio Stadium, he did so on a cart with his fractured right ankle in an immobilizer in the middle of the fourth quarter of a 42-28 win over the Michigan Wolverines last Saturday.
However, the Buckeyes are hopeful Barrett will be back competing with Braxton Miller for the starting quarterback job in the spring after the freshman underwent successful ankle surgery Sunday.
Glad to see Barrett will be ready for spring ball, but good lord will the QB camp be at a logjam come spring with a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and the reigning College Football Playoffs MVP. Talk about #BuckeyeProblems.
THESE BADGERS KNOW BOSA. Breaking news out of Madison yesterday, as the men responsible for blocking the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Joey Bosa, know it's a tall task.
From Jesse Temple of FoxSports.com:
Badgers right tackle Rob Havenstein, who will be responsible along with left tackle Tyler Marz for protecting quarterback Joel Stave from Bosa, said watching him on film elicits two very different responses.
"If you're watching it from just the fans' perspective, you're like, 'This is exciting to watch. I'm excited seeing this,'" Havenstein said. "If you're sitting in an offensive tackles' shoes, you're like, 'Oh, gosh. He does that real well.' You look at something else, another aspect of the game, he does that real well. This guy's a complete player.
"Those types of challenges are definitely the ones you want. I wouldn't want to go up against anyone else. He's had a tremendous year. I'm looking forward to the challenge. I'm sure Tyler is, too, about seeing what we can do against one of the nation's top D-ends."
I have some advice for Rob Havenstein and Tyler Marz: bring a taser.
TODAY'S SIGN OF ARMAGEDDON. I always knew I'd be dead before I was 30:
Finebaum says it will be "outrageous & one of the most unfair acts I have ever seen in college sports." to leave OSU out if they win Saty.
— Craig Henman (@henman11) December 2, 2014
There has to be an ulterior motive here, right? Is Finebaum hoping Alabama gets in at No. 1 and Ohio State comes in at No. 4 because he thinks Alabama would tax Ohio State? That has to be what the lizard king is cooking, right? Either way, I'm creeped out.
POOR VONN BELL GETS BLOWN UP AGAIN. Remember last year when Vonn Bell hit on a woman and some random bro blew him up on Twitter? IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT:
BREAKING: Vonn Bell on a date at Graeter's. Will be providing details. pic.twitter.com/ubcfgAFpXE
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
We are unable to confirm what type of ice cream Vonn is eating but his date has hot fudge on hers. We can only assume that to be good.
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
Vonn takes a selfie. Girl says he has a great duck face. They both laugh.
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
Girl asks who would win in a fight: JT or Cardale? Vonn: "I'd whip both they ass"
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
Vonn gets a sip from the water fountain. Staying hydrated. Focusing on the game.
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
Girl flips her hair while Vonn is saying something. That's good right?
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
Vonn and his date leave hand in hand. We wish them a great evening.
— TFL TMZ (@TFLTMZ) December 3, 2014
C'mon now, Vonn! Cardale Jones would pick his teeth with fragments of your femur. (Cardale Jones uses every part of his enemies' corpses.)
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FINDING HOKE'S REPLACEMENT. Well, folks, it finally happened: Brady Hoke was relieved of his head coaching duties at Michigan. I don't know about you, but I will miss the guy. The only thing truly contemptible about him was that there was nothing truly contemptible about him.
And, if there is any truth to that speculation, well, it looks like the new guy will be as same as the old in that department.
Some coaches telling me the same thing RT @edsbs: Sort of think Michigan ends up with Addazio.
— FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) December 2, 2014
Steve Addazio? Hell, that's no good. I'm hoping Michigan hires a true baby-eating son-of-a-bitch. (BERT BIELEMA... YOU HAVE A CALLER ON LINE 69.)
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