Good news: It's Saturday. Better news: We're one Saturday closer to watching Bowling Green get trimmed like a lamb.
OSU QB WANTED: ARM STRENGTH NOT NECESSARY. When we think of quality QBs, we tend to put an emphasis on arm strength. Who doesn't love a quarterback who could throw a ball through a concrete wall?
But Urban Meyer, a man who knows a thing or two about football, theorizes arm strength is one of the lesser attributes in quarterbacks he recruits.
From cleveland.com:
Why recruit quarterbacks if you're concerned about their arm strength? Why be willing to concede that seemingly very important piece of the position when all you're trying to do is bring the best football players to Ohio State?
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"Every great quarterback, and we've had great ones, the No. 1 characteristic is competitive spirit," Meyer said. "No. 2 is toughness. No. 3 is ability to lead. No. 4 is intelligence. No. 5 is ability to extend a play. Notice I never said anything about arm strength or delivery."
[Joe Burrow] Joe Burrow didn't have the greatest arm coming out of high school, but he had the other things Urban Meyer looks for in a quarterback.
It's a lot easier to improve arm strength than imbue a competitive spirit into a man. (According to legend, Urban Meyer offered Tim Tebow after watching him play outfield during a baseball game.)
This also explains why Kyle Boller, who once threw a football threw field goal posts while sitting on his knees at the 50-yard line, didn't go on to capture Super Bowl glory with the Baltimore Ravens.
NICK BOSA WON'T SNITCH ON GRAMPS. As first mentioned by 11W's Vico in May 2013, Joey and Nick Bosa are the great grandsons of Tony Accardo, a capo in Al Capone's criminal organization that went by "Joey Bats" due to his talent with a baseball bat.
This fact got some play as Joey Bosa underwent the draft process. TMZ caught up with Joey's little brother, 2016 Ohio State five-star DE signee Nick Bosa, and asked him to snitch on his dead great grandfather.
The Little Bear didn't take the bait.
"All I know is he was a family man who did family things of which I can't elaborate." The Accardos must've really gotten after it on the Spades table.
Props too to the interviewer, who tried to get Bosa to snitch, switched to mob movies, then tried to get him to snitch again. Bosa will need those skills as he climbs the football ladder.
I also think that lady at the end thinks she congratulated Joey on signing with the San Diego Chargers, because that does not look like Columbus International's baggage claim terminal.
OHIO STATE: YOUNG IN 2016. Just how young will Ohio State be in 2016?
Ohio State loses 6,531 defensive snaps and 6,539 offensive snaps from their 2015 roster
— PFF College (@PFF_College) May 20, 2016
I asked PFF for the total snaps to deduce losses in percentage (my interns swear this is possible through something called "division") but it did not respond as of this writing. Still, the loss of 13,070 snaps seems substantial!
CHICO MEMORIAL FUND. I mentioned this in the former, but I feel this is important enough to mention here as well. A memorial fund for Chico Nelson has been established to help his surviving family through this difficult time.
Click HERE to donate. As of this writing, it's raised $9,260 of its $25,000 goal.
BUCKEYE KINGDOM: STILL TIME TO PROSPER. The Golden Nugget Casino set Ohio State's 2016 win total over–under at 8.5 on Thursday. It's Friday, and apparently that number is still available. It's also possible the Golden Nugget oddsmaker doesn't know Urban Meyer still coaches at Ohio State.
From espn.com:
"Well, OU's going to be a real tough one. Sparty on the road is no fun, and this may be the year Michigan finally takes back the Big Ten," Golden Nugget college football oddsmaker Aaron Kessler said Friday. "Wisconsin and Penn State (on the road) are far from 'gimme' games. I do expect some over money to come in on the Buckeyes, but nothing's showed up yet."
The Golden Nugget is not the only sportsbook in town with tempered expectations for Ohio State. The South Point sportsbook opened Ohio State as a 9-point underdog in their showdown at Oklahoma. That number has been bet down to plus-7 at the South Point, an indication that bettors favor the Buckeyes more than then sportsbooks. Noting Vegas' record against the betting public, that scenario doesn't appear to be a good omen for Ohio State.
Your Saturday itinerary:
- Get to your bank before noon.
- Empty every account and safety deposit box.
- Buy the first available plane ticket to Las Vegas.
- Hail a cab
- Take cab to 129 Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States.
- Place your bet
- ????????
- Profit
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