As 2016 closes, let's take a look back at the year through 11W's lens. Tonight: The endless offseason.
The Good
- Tate Martell decommitted from Texas A&M.
- Good news, the Buckeyes are looking like a top 10 team in 2016!
- Can a true freshman start on OL? “You would hope not to be in that situation,” said Urban Meyer.
- Buckeyes opened -26 vs. Bowling Green, -9 at Oklahoma, -3 at Wisconsin and -6.5 against Michigan.
- Golden Nugget had the o/u on 2016 Ohio State football wins at just 8.5. Hope you bet the kids' college fund.
It seems Mike Weber has been exercising.
- Hello, Joker. Hello, Wyatt Davis.
- Raekwon got lit up at the women’s football clinic.
- Ohio State’s draft class hit minicamp and the initial observations were positive.
- In June recruiting was going well! It was still going well in July!
- Beeeeeeeer! At Ohio Stadium! This season!
- The day Gene, Thad and Urb all went to a parade.
- Recruiting: Still going well!
- Wow, Mike Weber has been working out. Wow, so has B.B. Landers.
- Urban had a pool party.
- Mike Conley got the biggest contract in NBA history. Evan Turner settled for like half of that.
THE SAD
- RIP, Chico Nelson. Gone too soon.
- RIP, Fikayo Idowu.
- Stephen Collier tore his ACL.
- Drushaun Humphrey remembered, in longform.
- Brionte Dunn dismissed from the football team.
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Domestic abuse allegations against Ezekiel Elliott.
HmMm...
- Actual 11W Headline: The Robert Griffin-Terrelle Pryor Connection Will Lead the Cleveland Browns to Super Bowl LI.
Butt and Lewis: You win some, you lose some.
- Michigan’s seniors spurned the NFL specifically to come back and win the Big Ten and beat Ohio State.
- Five recruits running out of time to justify their high recruiting rankings. (spoiler - congrats, Chris Worley)
- OFFFFSEEEEEEASSSONNNNN
- Mark May returned to Twitter. No one cared.
- Five players who must step up for Ohio State to have success in 2016.
- JT Barrett got sick of Pokemon long before everyone else did.
- Eddie George and Zeke were at the ESPYs together.
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The annual 11W Confessional.
Your Faves
- Top Skully for May - key passage:
I hope Herman laughs whenever Texas A&M or Texas come begging for his services. It's easier to type that sentence than turn down a multimillion dollar raise, so it's going to be sickening if it ever happens. Neither school deserves him after failing to make a move in the winter.
On Saturday, Ezekiel Elliott was already better than Adrian Peterson. Today, he's better than Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett. Ezekiel Elliott is already the greatest running back in history, folks.
As a wild card, Rutgers may be too low. It plays at Ohio State and Michigan State, but if it could knock off Michigan at home (people forget Big Blue has never won at Rutgers), it might surprise some people down the stretch. It could also serve as the coffin of Chris Ash's coaching career.
- Top Film Study for May: Joey Bosa's Fit in San Diego's 3-4 Defense.
- Clickiest article in May: Cardale Gets Drafted; Tears Shirt Off
- Busiest forum post for May: More Danny Clark rumors
