The Drought is Over
Caleb Downs has Ohio State’s first punt return touchdown since 2014.
The Coolest Of The CoolHappy Tuesday everyone, and welcome to your morning Skull Session. Since you're reading this website, you're reading this either eagerly waiting for me to reveal the final resting place of the Al-Insharah, Stone of the Four Winds (which I will never do), or you have come to discuss possibly the worst NCAA Championship game in the history of the sport.
The game being bad was irritating enough, partly because it appeared to justify the haters when they claim that the BCS is somehow superior to college basketball in that inferior teams end up being crowned champion in the tourney. That BS argument aside, what's more annoying is that while watching this game you couldn't help but think that Ohio State would've flat out destroyed both teams on the court last night. Granted, your average CYO basketball team could've beaten Butler given how bad their shooting was, but that's what was so astounding about it: UConn shot only 34.5% from the floor and still was never seriously threatened after about the ten minute mark of the game, finally pulling away to win by 12.
I know women's college basketball is considered something of a joke, but I am 100% sincere when I say that the semifinal between Texas A&M and Stanford was a far, far more entertaining game to watch, and that if you're a fan of basketball in general you are praying to the Stone of the Four Winds (which I repeat, I will NEVER DISCLOSE THE LOCATION OF) that the Aggies and the Irish put together something more interesting than what the Huskies and the Bulldogs did. I know I will, and will probably enjoy their attempt much, much more than I did the men's game. Yeesh.
The Annual Scout.com Award For Achievement In The Field Of Excellence Scout has recently released their initial rankings of the top 350 player for the class of 2012, and of the first 100 of those 350, several future and potential Buckeyes figure in quite prominently. Top 100 commits include OT Kyle Kalis at #22, RB Brionte Dunn at #28, and RB Warren Ball at #53. Some big time OSU targets also make an appearance, like DE Adolphus Washington at #21, OT Jordan Diamond at #40, and OLB Ifeadi Odenigbo at #58. Many other guys also show up, so go ahead and check it out.
Entitlement Kills Just ask the Texas Longhorns. After a disastrous 5-7 season that saw Mack Brown calling out everybody from the assistant coaches to the players, the Longhorns have a new, rejuvenated attitude thanks mostly to the new offensive and defensive coordinators with the team: Bryan Harsin from Boise State and Manny Diaz from Mississippi State, respectively. I should point out that this article misses the mark somewhat (Ivan Maisel, missing the mark?? No!). The new coordinators are key, but the focus really should still be on Mack Brown.
Brown allowing his team to reach the state that it did was more or less inexcusable from a coach that entrenched in the program, Greg Davis or no. The real challenge for Texas this season (and where the real drama will come from), will be watching Mack Brown as he attempts to manage and work with two young coordinators who might not share his philosophy on football as much as their predecessors did. Their success will be the team's success.
We Broke Jacory After the Miami game last year, I felt pretty great about some of that patented Hurricane swagga being shoved back down their throats. But as the season went on, I'll admit to feeling pretty bad for Jacory Harris. Jacory, who for all intents and purposes seems like a really great dude, had a horrible, horrible year, as pointed out by Dr. Saturday. He regressed totally from his 2009 campaign, and looked like pretty much the opposite of the Heisman candidate he was supposed to be. As Jacory points out, this year they're going to go with a more of a ball control passing game, with shorter, higher percentage routes. That's all well and good, but when you consider that the Miami offensive coordinator is Jedd Fisch (former Golden Gopher offensive coordinator in 2009), I think I have to agree with Hinton when he says that a turnaround is not too likely.
Haha Hey Remember That Image Macro From Back In December? Yeah, this one:
Boy that sure made us feel better about a crappy situation, didn't it? WELL GUESS WHAT, JERKS! IT HAPPENED FOR REAL.
Get revved up with the Pawn Stars as they check out a rare REO Flying Cloud hot rod from the 1930s. Will Rick muster the strength to crank up an offer for this classic ride or will the deal take a detour and sputter out? Then, Rick and Corey are presented with a well-known Picasso etching called "Poor Roby." Will the guys draw themselves a masterpiece of a deal or will critic reviews call it "Poor Rick?" And later, Rick and Chumlee meet a man trying to sell his pair of pants -- miniature gold plated pants awarded to Ohio State football players when they beat Michigan. Will the guys cautiously step into this deal one leg at a time or jump right in with both feet?
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