Today is the least intriguing matchup of Ohio State's 2016 schedule. But two weeks ago our lives held no purpose, so I'm not going to complain about a tuneup ahead of next week's banger in Norman.
I don't have any trash to talk about Tulsa, and neither did my interns, who are also my cats. Tulsa seems like a fine school in a humble town trying to pay some electric bills by volunteering for tribute against Ohio State.
We all know what to expect today. We've seen this film a hundred times before. Tulsa's best hope is to keep it close heading into the fourth quarter.
Thunderstorms are expected in Columbus today, so let's hope the game gets played. This game may lack for thrills, but it's still an opportunity to blood some young Bucks.
Current weather forecasted in Columbus tomorrow around kickoff for Ohio State vs. Tulsa. pic.twitter.com/Gr5zFymx77
— Tim Shoemaker (@TimShoemaker) September 9, 2016
Last week's slate was a street-certified banger. This week is garbage. Can I interest you in Wyoming beating Nebraska? A Pennsylvania pee wee kerfuffle?
Friend, have you heard BYU and Utah play tonight!?
TIME (ET) | GAME | FAVORITE | TEleVISION |
---|---|---|---|
12:00 | CENTRAL FLORIDA at No. 5 MICHIGAN | UM (-36) | ABC |
12:00 | WYOMING at NEBRASKA | NEB (-24.5) | ESPN2 |
12:00 | PENN STATE at PITTSBURGH | PITT (-5) | ESPN |
3:30 | AKRON at No. 10 WISCONSIN | WISC (-24) | BTN |
3:30 | SOUTHERN METHODIST vs. No. 23 BAYLOR | BU (-32) | FS1 |
7:00 | LOUISIANA-MONROE at No. 14 OKLAHOMA | OU (-46.5) | -- |
7:00 | ARKANSAS at No. 15 TEXAS CHRISTIAN | TCU (-7.5) | ESPN |
7:30 | IOWA STATE at No. 16 IOWA | IOWA (-15.5) | BTN |
7:30 | BYU at UTAH | UTES (-3) | FOX |
8:00 | VIRGINIA TECH vs. No. 17 TENNESSEE | UT (-12) | ABC |
10:30 | VIRGINIA at No. 24 OREGON | UO (-24.5) | ESPN |
*in my Silky Johnson voice* Bert getting smacked by 20 is always appointment television.
THE GOLDEN HURRICANE DOSSIER. Here's everything you need to know about Tulsa:
- Preview
- Game Poster
- Trailer
- Mailbag
- Roundtable featuring Teddy Heisman and me.
- Tulsa's coach recruited J.T. Barrett while Baylor's OC
- Prognostication
- Tulsa offensive lineman: Beating Ohio State is "what you dream about doing."
Be sure to follow @11W, @EricSeger33, and @TimShoemaker for up-to-the-minute updates.
BILLY PRICE THE BOSS. Out of all the Slobs to roll off the assembly line during Urban Meyer's tenure, Billy Price is the most underappreciated. A low four-star recruit out of Austintown-Fitch High School, Price now stands as a three-year starter, a national champion, and the strongest man on the team.
Which is probably fine to Price, but he's chasing more important things than football accomplishments in life.
From dispatch.com:
“You change somebody’s life and have someone come to you on a bad day, saying, ‘Hey, man, I need to talk to you.’ Or, ‘I have this situation off the field. What would you do?’ I’m more proud of those moments than I am that I blocked the right guy.
“If you can’t change somebody’s life and really show who you are as a person and your type of character, what do you stand for? You’re just a football player.”
Interesting guy, this Billy Price.
The nice thing about Meyer's tenure is he won a lot of games with some quality bros.
HAPPY TRAILS, EVAN SPENCER. Evan Spencer transformed from middling receiver to a key cog in the 2014 national title run. After bouncing around with Washington and Tampa Bay, it appears Spencer is hanging up his cleats:
#Bucs WR Evan Spencer is retiring. Just 23 years old, had been added to TB's practice squad earlier this week. #NFL
— Luke Easterling (@LukeEasterling) September 9, 2016
It's assumed Meyer already placed a call to Spencer about coaching at Ohio State.
#PERTINENTAMESFIREDEPARTMENT. Normally in this spot, I use a crime figure doing crime during a popular television show as analysis for the day's game.
With Tulsa, I figured there is already enough gore in the world. Instead, we turn to Ames, Iowa:
The cat probably passed out when he heard Kirk Ferentz will coach Iowa through 2025.
THOSE WMDs. The disappearance of Justin Blackmon... Parents who won't let their kids study literature... Chinese billionaire linked to aluminum stockpile in Mexican desert... Court clerk at center of massive bribery scheme... The cheetah and his dog.