My reviews of Super Bowl 50 commercials: Trash. Mortgages through phones, what could go wrong? Trash. Some laundry detergent for which I won't betray Oxiclean. Trash. Random mashup of celebrities pitching me trash. Budweiser trying to hustle me into thinking it's a scrappy underdog. Trash, anthropomorphic intestines(!?!), and trash.
But hey! Bradley Roby, Jeff Heuerman, Fred Pagac, and Papa John are Super Bowl champions, so that's cool.
SEARCHING FOR A BUCKEYE VONN MILLER. Super Bowl MVP Von Miller (with some help from Demarcus Ware) Crying Jordaned Cam Newton and the Carolina OL on Sunday night.
This will mean every quick-twitch DE/OLB hybrid will be looking for Von Miller comparisons in the lead up to the 2016 NFL Draft. Normally 1+1=3 comparisons drive me up the wall, but I'm going to make an exception for this one:
Noah Spence the next Von Miller on my momma.....
— Mike Thomas (@Cantguardmike) February 8, 2016
I lied. I will also accept this comparison because Jalyn Holmes still plays for the Scarlet and Gray and it's coming from a guy who routinely practices against him:
Bro @JayHolmes_ reminds me of Von Miller
— Jamarco Jones (@jjones_74) February 8, 2016
To which, Holmes responded:
@jjones_74 pic.twitter.com/T63iVoFhNt
— QBKILLA (@JayHolmes_) February 8, 2016
Let's hope Holmes backs that up with offseason development. It's impossible to have too many edge rushers.
GOOD GUY LUKE FARRELL. Urban Meyer makes no bones about it in his Ohio State recruiting: The Buckeyes will pass on talented players if the cultural fit isn't there.
Luke Farrell, one of two four-star tight ends in the 2016 class, passed that test. His stats and measurables take a back seat, however, when you read about Farrell's impact on Perry, Ohio.
From news-herald.com:
What they don’t know is what the people of Perry DO know, and what the people of Perry will miss the most when Farrell heads to Coach Urban Meyer’s program this summer.
They know the Luke Farrell who works summer basketball camps.
They know the Luke Farrell who instructs youngsters at area football camps.
They know the Luke Farrell who joins teammates putting together bicycles at Christmas time and volunteers with a local physical therapist as part of a service learning program.
With attitude and talent like that, the world will be his oyster even if the ball is never thrown to him.
HARBAUGH MOVES BACK INTO OHIO. Jim Harbaugh, for whatever reason, struck out in Ohio in 2016.
It was a bold play considering Michigan has never had success without Ohio blood, and it looks like he'll try to rectify that with his 2017 class.
From cleveland.com:
But it's a new recruiting class, and things seem to be changing. Michigan has historically made its living in Ohio, and the Wolverines have already sent out nine offers to Ohio prospects in the 2017 class. That's already two more than all of the previous year. [...]
his could be the beginning of Michigan's full-blown infiltration of Ohio, and Harbaugh and his staff are doing the right thing and picking their spots. [...]
Also keep in mind that Ohio State already has 10 commitments in its 2017 class in a year where the Buckeyes already have very limited room.
Four-star ATH Lynn Bowden and four-star WR JaVonte Richardson are the two latest Ohioans to be offered by Michigan. Neither have yet earned an offer from the in-state Buckeyes, though.
I'm hoping Bowden earns a Buckeye offer. It's been too damn long since a Warren. G Harding alumnus ran wild with Ohio State.
If I were a high school coach, however, I'd make Harbaugh sign his offer sheets to my player in his own blood.
HIGH STREET DEVELOPER TAKES RARE LOSS. There were plans for a 10-story, 251,750-square-foot, 400-bed apartment building on High Street between W. Oakland and W. Northwood avenues on High Street. Ten of the 12 standing buildings were set to be demolished before neighbors pushed back.
The developers scaled the project down, including dropping the 10 demolitions to eight. This wasn't good enough for neighbors either.
From dispatch.com:
Public pressure apparently has forced a developer to scale back controversial plans for an apartment building along N. High Street in the University District.
James Maniace, a lawyer representing JSDI Celmark, sent a letter on Wednesday to University Area commissioners that said the developer is preparing an updated plan for the View on Pavey Square project that will not require razing any of the eight buildings it bought along High Street. Four in the back, however, would be demolished.
“It is apparent that preservation of the streetscape is critical to many stakeholders in the neighborhood," the letter reads. The developers' "commitment to the University Area District is that if the economics of preserving the streetscape does not work, they will not do the project."
It's unclear how Columbus would survive the devastating economic impact of losing the potential of a sterile apartment complex.
The neighborhood cabal should hold out for something cooler, like a massive gyro manufacturing plant.
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