Midweek Mierda Returns
Being that I've been away, it's probably prudent to
get up to speed with news items that have come and
gone. If I have missed something (100% chance of
that), just chime in. I did not follow my 150+
RSS Feeds on a daily basis when I was 'away'.
Fall Practice Begins. Hello Injuries: We are a solid two weeks into fall practice and the injury bug is starting to surface. By now, you all probably know about Ray Small twisting his ankle. On top of that Curtis Terry was carted off the field the other day (HT: BuckeyePlanet), the day after The Dispatch ran a nice piece declaring him injury-free. Jinx! Elsewhere, so many folks are talking about injuries to OL Kyle Mitchum and Jon Skinner that I'm not even going to find links. I believe it to be true. Even the franchise, Beanie Wells, came down with a stinger during a recent Hoot 'n Holler drill.
On the positive side, Anderson Russell appears to be full go and showing no side-effects of his knee injury. The loss of AR last year was a critical blow to the defense. His return to the secondary will bolster a somewhat thin backfield. True frosh Devon Torrence has moved to WR from DB where most thought he'd play.
BTN = Free? The Big Ten
Network (BTN) has yet to formulate an agreement with
the two big dogs - Time Warner and Comcast. A recent
Dispatch article, however, indicated Central Ohio
Time Warner subscribers may receive the first two
games of the year on a free trial basis. When asked
point blank Mark Silverman, BTN head honcho,
said:
Seemingly, this tactic would provide additional negotiation time while satisfying the seething and frothing Ohio State fans. I can live with that because what I'm not going to do is attach one of these to the side of my house. Then again, with just released men's basketball schedule, I made reconsider.
Kosta Koufos: No one will ever truly replace Greg Oden but Kosta Koufos is a much heralded big man who is playing exceptionally well. In the UMCOR U18 European Championship, he was named tournament MVP while playing for Greece. During tournament play, he averaged - averaged! I say - 26.5 points, 13 boards and 3.5 blocks against some of the top competition in his age bracket.
Worst. Cover. Ever: This doesn't necessary classify as old news but pertinent nonethless. The next issue of Sports Illustrated will feature Michigan RB Mike Hart on the cover. Initial reaction is one of 'whatever' but this has an interesting tie-in to James Laurinaitis. For those who aren't aware, there's been a subtle campaign to out JL as a good, but overrated player. To a point, I would agree in so much as he's no AJ Hawk. But, Mike Hart fits 'good but overrated' tag (GBO) about as well as anyone. This is a guy, after-all, who averaged less than 5 yards a carry last year...and the year before. He gets his 1500 yards by virtue of a bazillion carries. On top of that, he and Chad Henne (another who is GBO) have yet to beat Ohio State or a bowl opponent.
Fall Practice Begins. Hello Injuries: We are a solid two weeks into fall practice and the injury bug is starting to surface. By now, you all probably know about Ray Small twisting his ankle. On top of that Curtis Terry was carted off the field the other day (HT: BuckeyePlanet), the day after The Dispatch ran a nice piece declaring him injury-free. Jinx! Elsewhere, so many folks are talking about injuries to OL Kyle Mitchum and Jon Skinner that I'm not even going to find links. I believe it to be true. Even the franchise, Beanie Wells, came down with a stinger during a recent Hoot 'n Holler drill.
On the positive side, Anderson Russell appears to be full go and showing no side-effects of his knee injury. The loss of AR last year was a critical blow to the defense. His return to the secondary will bolster a somewhat thin backfield. True frosh Devon Torrence has moved to WR from DB where most thought he'd play.
"I can't comment on that specific solution, but we're trying to get this (overall deal) done. I'm open to coming up with creative ways to solve this."
Seemingly, this tactic would provide additional negotiation time while satisfying the seething and frothing Ohio State fans. I can live with that because what I'm not going to do is attach one of these to the side of my house. Then again, with just released men's basketball schedule, I made reconsider.
Kosta Koufos: No one will ever truly replace Greg Oden but Kosta Koufos is a much heralded big man who is playing exceptionally well. In the UMCOR U18 European Championship, he was named tournament MVP while playing for Greece. During tournament play, he averaged - averaged! I say - 26.5 points, 13 boards and 3.5 blocks against some of the top competition in his age bracket.
Worst. Cover. Ever: This doesn't necessary classify as old news but pertinent nonethless. The next issue of Sports Illustrated will feature Michigan RB Mike Hart on the cover. Initial reaction is one of 'whatever' but this has an interesting tie-in to James Laurinaitis. For those who aren't aware, there's been a subtle campaign to out JL as a good, but overrated player. To a point, I would agree in so much as he's no AJ Hawk. But, Mike Hart fits 'good but overrated' tag (GBO) about as well as anyone. This is a guy, after-all, who averaged less than 5 yards a carry last year...and the year before. He gets his 1500 yards by virtue of a bazillion carries. On top of that, he and Chad Henne (another who is GBO) have yet to beat Ohio State or a bowl opponent.
