I woke up yesterday hoping the nightmare Ohio State scheduled Hawaii was just that — a nightmare. It wasn't. Even worse, I read Ohio State is shelling out $1.2 million to stomp a mudhole in Hawaii in the confines of the Horseshoe.
I get Gene Smith is old chums/colleagues with Hawaii's current athletic director, but couldn't that money be given to, oh I don't know, one of the myriad of D-I programs within the state of Ohio? Surely Cincinnati, Toledo, Ohio or hell (judging by Michigan's performance) even Akron would give the Buckeyes a much more respectable game? (See: 2014 schedule.)
The Big Ten isn't going to get better overnight, and I honestly don't see much hope in 2015 either. We can't rely on them, and perhaps it will take getting locked out of the 2013 title game (a possibility I'm seeing as more and more likely as the weeks pass) to light a fire in Ohio State's scheduling department and make them realize that.
In 2015, it's at Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.
I really wish we could have done better than Hawaii and Western Michigan, especially since the playoffs will be afoot and losses won't be a complete death knell.
URBAN MEYER CALL-IN SHOW INFO DUMP. *regurgitates information like a mother bird feeding her flock*
On 97.1, Urban Meyer said Christian Bryant's ankle surgery was successful. "He's made Glenville very proud."
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Meyer said the secondary can/needs to be tighter in man and zone coverage.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Meyer said the goal is to get Tommy Schutt in for 15-20 plays next week against Iowa.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Meyer said Joey Bosa is a starter right now. Calls it remarkable for a freshman to start on DL at Ohio State.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Meyer says Braxton Miller was loose with the football last week. Said it's something they'll work on the next two weeks.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
"Our offensive line won us that game last week." -Meyer on Ohio State's 40-30 win at Northwestern.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
"I saw the eye of the tiger, which I needed to see. So we stuck with No. 5." -Meyer
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Meyer said Cameron Johnston's fake punt was designed to go up the middle. On replay, you can see it was wide open. Would've had 1st down.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Urban Meyer says he wants the punt unit to set a record for fewest return yards against. "We're going to work our freaking tails off."
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Urban Meyer says a majority of the recruiting efforts this weekend will focus on the 2015 class.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
Urban: "Coach Tressel is welcome back here. I spoke to him this summer, and he's always welcome back."
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) October 10, 2013
HOOPBALL STUFF. Yesterday was Ohio State basketball media day, and as you may have guessed, Mike and Kyle were all over it. They were unable, however , to secure the exclusive interview with Aaron Craft. That duty was left to Craft's roommates. Some highlights:
“@leahxopaige: @CRAFTroomies Aaron- if you hand to choose between waffles and salad, what would you pick? #important #AskAaron” Waffles
— Craft's Roomies (@CRAFTroomies) October 11, 2013
“@ler_ty: @CRAFTroomies #AskAaron What is your favorite dinosaur?” Velociraptor
— Craft's Roomies (@CRAFTroomies) October 11, 2013
“@ecast2308: @CRAFTroomies what type of toothpaste do you use #AskAaron” Colgate Sensitive Multi Protection
— Craft's Roomies (@CRAFTroomies) October 11, 2013
“@jbiggs96: @CRAFTroomies ninja turtles or power rangers? #askaaron” Ninja Turtles
— Craft's Roomies (@CRAFTroomies) October 11, 2013
“@TheFakeLantern: .@CRAFTroomies Do you feel that your roommates are exploiting you for a false sense of importance?” Most definitely
— Craft's Roomies (@CRAFTroomies) October 11, 2013
(Fake Lantern: 1. Craft's Roomates: 0.)
Waffles, tho? You're damn straight, Craft. I had some waffles yesterday (WAFFLE HOUSE GOON SQUAD, REPRESENT!!). And TMNT? I knew you had your head on straight. Although, I could have done with a rant against Michael Bay's impending defiling of the legendary franchise.
***THIS CONCLUDES THE LAST EMBEDDED TWEET IN THE BROADCAST***
The best sign in OSU football history.RICH RODRIGUEZ IS STILL SALTY. Rich Rodriguez was easily my favorite coach in Michigan history. I wish he was still roaming those sidelines and crying to Josh Groban. He was the coach the Wolverines deserved. Honestly, I think he got a raw deal.
Yesterday, he talked with Seth Davis, and his candor did not disappoint:
Rich Rodriguez is still fired up about the NCAA violations the Michigan football program committed under his watch.
... "I get mad when I think about that, to me -- and I don't mind saying it -- I thought it was a bunch of BS. We got in trouble for, in the offseason, a strength coach putting a rubber ball on a stick for a get-off thing when (players) did their running. A rubber ball on a stick.
"Now think about that, I could have put a hat on a stick -- that was something I got in trouble for."
A rubber ball on a stick led to major NCAA violations and the downfall of the Rich Rodriguez era at Michigan? AS IF I DIDN'T HATE YOU ENOUGH ALREADY, NCAA, AS IF I DIDN'T HATE YOU ENOUGH ALREADY.
CHANGE A LETTER RUIN A MASCOT. As you may have guessed by now, I'm a big fan of Twitter. One thing I detest though is hashtag games. Usually, they're dumping grounds for people's spur-of-the-moment witticisms that are duller than a rusted butterknife in a house that's been abandoned for three decades. (I almost hanged myself over #SeinfeldDerbyNames.) One that wasn't too bad, however, was #addawordruinamovie.
The guys over at SBNation's Good Bull Hunting, who are wizards in the graphic department, came up with #changealetterruinamascot. This, without a doubt, is my favorite:
Whom must I petition to christen the Alabama Crimson Tire? #ROLLDAMNTIRE just does so much for me. I want to make it a thing. Can we, Santa? PLEASE!?
GOOD GAWD, IS THAT LANE KIFFIN'S MUSIC? Buried in this TJ Simers' article about baseball, is this gem:
Lane Kiffin texted to say he’s not talking to anyone now on the advice of his agent. And yet he said he’s going to appear on ESPN’s “GameDay” this Saturday before the Oregon-Washington game.
As if GameDay wasn't already insufferable, they've decided to ratchet up the levels of insufferability? Just stay home in your multimillion dollar mansion, Kiffin. Have you read about what happened when King Joffrey tried to mingle with the small people? He almost got his whole entourage butchered in broad daylight. STAY IN YOUR IVORY TOWER.
THOSE WMDs. The Chinese gladiator cricket... Ohio Senate picks up House bill that bans red light cameras... Jadeveon Clowney will start vs. Arkansas... OH TO BE A FLY ON THE ALL DURING THIS HOME VISIT: Notre Dame offers Snoop Dogg's son... The most insufferable things written about the Cardinals' win ranked... A cool (NSFW) hockey thing that happened... Breaking Bad writers almost made Walter White a Phillies' fan... Rick Reilly misquoted his (Native American) father-in-law about him being cool with the Redskins name... LSU-Wisconsin at Lambeau almost official... Iowa might ban punt returns... Neyland Stadium fits comfortably inside Bristol Speedway... Some Marionaire has set eight cars on fire since October 1st... Federal Agents: "What's in the bag?" Florida Man: "Cocaine."... Why the Sinaloa cartel loves selling drugs in Chicago... Ray Horton 4 President... Brandon Marshall > NFL... POLAR BEARS, YO!...
