Wednesday Skull Session

When did opposing coaches get it in their heads it's some insult to call Ohio State simply "Ohio." First it was that slovenly butterball coaching the clown rodeo up north using it as some pop psychological ploy, and now it's Nick Saban's Padawan putting OSU's name in his mouth during SEC Media Days.

Calling Ohio State "Ohio" is more of an insult to other football programs in the bedrock of Western Civilization, and it probably irritates all 17 of Ohio University's football fans more than OSU fans. Calling Ohio State "Ohio" just means it represents the best state in the Union, and that's something that fills me with pride, and I'm just a guy who drinks liquor in the parking lot outside the stadium on game days.

To people involved in the programs at Cincinnati, Toledo, Kent State, and the actual Ohio University: perhaps it's time to step your game up.

PHILLY BROWN SAYS R.I.P. TO THE COMPETITION. The 2012 Ohio State football team went 12-0, but watching from the sidelines, it appeared to be anything but easy. Yet, I am predicting Ohio State to duplicate the feat and trounce whatever team comes out of the Legends division to win the first B1G Championship game in school history. I'm holding off on crowning Ohio State national champions until at least the middle of August, but Corey Brown (who, along with Devin Smith, was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list) and I seem to be on the same 2013 wave-length judging by his tweets last night:

We got all the answers for any team in the country this year!!!! Come see us #perfection

— corey brown (@phillybrown10) July 17, 2013

We out working every team in the country... And game by game we will destroy the competition. #easy

— corey brown (@phillybrown10) July 17, 2013

YES, PHILLY BROWN, LET'S RUN THAT PLAY AGAIN. I used to think Jim Tressel's passive warrior approach was the way to approach athletics, but then Florida rolled Ohio State up like a cigar, OSU got sucker punched by LSU like they were some drunk idling outside a bar, and USC threw the Buckeyes into a wood chipper. No more. 

I love the attitude and the confidence Urban Meyer has put into this team. The Big Ten should be quaking in their knickers.

MARK MAY THROWS STONES FROM HIS GLASS PALACE. I refuse to discuss Mark May, but this is too good let principles get in the way of passing along. Remember on Monday how I talked about my love for Johnny Manziel because he annoys the right people? Enter this tweet from stage left:

Alright Johnny Football enough is enough this is your last wake up call STOP BRINGING SHAME TO THE GAME !

— Mark May (@mark_may) July 16, 2013

STOP BRINGING SHAME TO THE GAME. Mark May would know a lot about shaming the game even before he embarked on his amateur trolling​ "analysis" career. SBNation's Good Bull Hunting had the scoop on ol' Mark May drunkenly jumping on cars long before Alex Boone waded into the game. He was also arrested for two DUIs during his pro career. Was any of this mentioned during Mark May's moralizing? No, because Mark May is a hypocritical buffoon. In a righteous world, he would retire to the western Pennsylvania woods to chop wood for the Amish and live in anonymity for the rest of his days. I doubt we're that lucky, though.

via Good Bull Hunting comes this gem. Eat shit, Mark May.

SOME FANS ARE THE WORST. Damian Prince, a 2014 five star OL prospect from Maryland (and Ohio State target), is one of the most recruited players in the nation. He was recently prepared to make a commitment, but after some reflection with his high school coach, decided to hold back. This is because Damian Prince is a teenager, and teenagers change their mind all the time. Also, because this is probably one of the biggest decisions in young Damian's life. This is understood by any person with three brain cells to rub together in their skulls.

Has this stopped morons from sending a teenager death threats over his potential college choice? No, because some fans aren't satisfied with merely being creepy, they push it all the way to becoming criminal:

While Maryland has pursued the All-Met lineman the hardest, it pales in comparison to what he’s encountered with some fans. As is often the case with top recruits, Prince has been inundated with tweets and Facebook posts, most of which claim to be from his “number one fan” while clamoring for him to come to their favorite school. But others have taken a more disturbing approach, with one mysteriously obtaining his phone number and sending death threats.

“They were like ‘If you don’t come to our school, we’ll kill you and your family’ and ‘we know where you live,” Prince recalled. “Somehow they got my number and FaceTimed me, flashing guns and saying stuff. But they didn’t block their number or anything, so they weren’t too smart.

Hmmm, a person sending death threats to a soon-to-be high school senior not being smart enough to block his number? COLOR ME SHOCKED. You know, it's just best to leave these kids alone. There's no reason to tweet at teenagers you don't know calling yourself "their number one fan." Leave that stuff for preteen girls with life-size Justin Bieber posters tacked to their bedroom walls.

OSU BUILDING ROSTER CAPABLE OF TOPPLING THE SEC. JC Shurburtt of 24/7 had a free post on their forums yesterday about Ohio State's roster building and their chances of finally ending the SEC's reign of terror, and it's something with which I agree entirely. Shurburtt argues Ohio State has recruited playmakers at the skill positions while both lines are stout. He says Florida State has done the same, and so have Michigan and Notre Dame (once the QB position is cleared up) to a lesser extent. 

Another good point he raises, if Ohio State should meet an SEC team in the title game, is Ohio State has the type of team that gives big, athletic SEC defenses trouble in years past (think Auburn 2010, Texas A&M 2012, and Florida 2008/09): powerful offensive lines with great quarterbacks. One snare he rightfully notes, is Ohio State potentially having to beat Michigan two weeks in a row away from Columbus. To me, that just sounds like a historic opportunity for this year's team.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN REF. I'm not one to complain about referees. There are terrible calls in every game, and the human element is simply a part of sports. However, if you're one of those people who thinks every referee is a lumbering troglodyte, perhaps you should mosey over to the BTN's site and take the official test given to potential referees. (SPOILER: IT'S TOUGHER THAN YOU IMAGINE.)

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