Not sure what was worse about last night's Michigan–Ohio State broadcast on ESPN: The nausea-inducing courtside angle or Dan Dakich trolling me about how fantastic it was. How did multiple people at ESPN okay that?
Believe it or not, I just ran into one of ESPN camerawomen in the bathroom. She said that she can't pan without hitting anyone...
— Kelly Hall (@KellyHall20) February 17, 2016
It's a good thing the men's basketball team bullied Michigan, 76-66. The students hit the Wolverines with the "just like football" chant, which is always a kill-shot.
Evan Turner saw his No. 21 lifted into the rafters for as long as Ohio State basketball remains a thing. Overall, it was a good night for Buckeye basketball.
FLORIDA SATELLITE ON DECK? Ohio State football rolled a caravan down to Florida Atlantic in 2015 for a summer satellite camp. Michigan is planning to hold a portion of its spring camp at IMG Academy; Michigan State is mulling a similar setup in either Texas or Florida.
Ohio State, however, is reportedly going back to the satellite model. The destination? Jacksonville University. (The Dolphins, baby!)
From Jacksonville radio station 1010XL:
Ohio St. will have a football camp at JU starting on June 6, according to @Frank_Frangie @1010XL
— Rick Ballou (@Ballou1010xl) February 16, 2016
Ohio State has media availability scheduled for 9 a.m. today, so 11W's Eric Seger will be up early trying to confirm this.
If it's true—it makes sense on face value—consider me on board as I'm a fan of anything that infuriates SEC coaches.
HOW OHIO STATE BECAME BETTING FAVORITES. On Monday, Bovada named Ohio State as betting favorites to win the 2017 College Football Playoff. For the uninitiated, this doesn't have as much to do with Bovada feeling the Buckeyes are the team to beat as much as it does it's terrified of the money rolling in on them.
From cleveland.com:
"When we offer futures for the NCAA that much in advance, often we are playing a guessing game based on who is leaving, who is coming in, who is staying and general expectations," [Bovada Sportsbok manager Kevin] Bradley said in the statement. "Ohio State has taken three times more money than Alabama and that is the main reason we have dropped them and the Buckeyes are now the favorites. We have to respect the money coming in to an extent."
It's not the recruiting class. It's those Ohio State fans putting their money where their hopes are.
And that's how Ohio State's odds were slashed in half (12:1 to 6:1) in the course of a little over a month.
Shoutout, though, to all the Buckeye fans putting cold hard cash down on your team. To the degenerates just trying to make a buck: You picked a helluva pony.
SENATOR HEADING INTO A RUSE? It's hard for me to tell if this is a baler-ass move by the Senator or a trap orchestrated by Michigan authorities for the reign of terror he unleashed on their state for the better part of the last decade.
From mlive.com:
Eastern Michigan University will host a five-time national championship coach during its 2016 football coaches clinic at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti.
This year's featured speaker for the coaches-only event is former Ohio State and Youngstown State coach Jim Tressel, who is now the university president at Youngstown State.
Tressel will be joined by EMU's football staff for the March 5 event, which begins at 9 a.m. After Tressel's hour-long presentation, those in attendance will hear from EMU's 2016 NSCA College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, Ron McKeefery, and Eagles head coach Chris Creighton.
You know you're a boss when you're under a show-cause penalty until December 2016 and you're still getting invites to speak to at an NCAA university.
Tickets are $20 per person or $120 for a staff of up to eight members. Registration is over here.
BEEEEEERRRRRT. Though I am thoroughly amused by Bert Bielema's troll persona and his fake southern accent, you could not donate enough money to my favorite charity to rave with him. (Please don't use this as a leaping point to make creepy remarks about his wife in the comments.)
Had a neon night with @jenbielema with a great group of NIKE staff and coaches. #WoooPig good time. pic.twitter.com/jHojCJKMOX
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) February 16, 2016
If Iowa doesn't hire him when Kirk Ferentz retires then I hope it gets booted from the conference.
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