Various Nuggets of Interest
November 25 2007 09:08 PM -- Filed in: Misc
Jim Tressel's team is exactly where
we thought they'd be in the newest BCS Poll. Our hope is
squarely on the shoulders of the Sooners as no
rational person can expect, let alone think,
Pitt will upset West Virginia. It should be
pointed out that it's always more difficult
beating an opponent twice in the same season and
Missouri did hold the lead going into the
4th quarter. Then again, Missouri scored a
meaningless touchdown with 12 seconds left to
trim the final deficit to 10 points. As I
suspected, Vegas has Oklahoma as an early
favorite. The beauty in all this is we are
guaranteed a fantastic bowl and matchup no
matter what happens.
Ed Orgeron was fired at Ole Miss. I found this particularly ironic for me because I just finished the book Meat Market, written by Bruce Feldman. It focuses on major college football recruiting but not at a powerhouse. Feldman chose Ole Miss and (former) head coach Ed Orgeron who gave him complete access to all their recruiting meetings, evaluations, phone calls, offers, etc.
The book is recommended and there is an Ohio State angle. Both Cameron Heyward and Rob Gronkowski are mentioned along with how Orgeron feels about recruiting in the north. If that doesn't interest you, there's the in depth discussions on player evaluations and what a staff looks for (ie: ankle flexibility, "pop", stiffness or lack of, etc.) when determining whether to offer a scholarship or not.
Big Ten Wonk is no more and he's now at Basketball Prospectus, as we've mentioned before. John cranked out great stuff and, not coincidentally, soon after I started linking his stuff here - those same links started popping up on all the 'major' Ohio State sites. I'd like to think I was some small part of that. Now, I want to pass along a new college basketball site called StatSheet.com. No only does it focus on all just about every college team, it also includes cool charlets for bloggers like myself to embed in their site. Stuff like baseline stats for each game so you can compare great outings with horrific ones, such as:
While we may experience some growing pains this year, Matta is in a class by himself at Ohio State in terms of winning percentage:
Matta's boys are back in action as I type, up 43-29 at the half vs. VMI. Live play by play is here. OSU Student Radio has the call. Othello Hunter of the game it's suspected because of injury and/or cramps?
MGoBlog is reporting that Kirk Ferentz has been offered the Michigan job. UM fans are generally up in arms carrying pitch forks and torches which is puzzling to me. Ferentz is a superior choice to Les Miles in my mind simpy because, well, he knows how to coach a game and manage crucial junctures. Miles does not.
Ed Orgeron was fired at Ole Miss. I found this particularly ironic for me because I just finished the book Meat Market, written by Bruce Feldman. It focuses on major college football recruiting but not at a powerhouse. Feldman chose Ole Miss and (former) head coach Ed Orgeron who gave him complete access to all their recruiting meetings, evaluations, phone calls, offers, etc.
The book is recommended and there is an Ohio State angle. Both Cameron Heyward and Rob Gronkowski are mentioned along with how Orgeron feels about recruiting in the north. If that doesn't interest you, there's the in depth discussions on player evaluations and what a staff looks for (ie: ankle flexibility, "pop", stiffness or lack of, etc.) when determining whether to offer a scholarship or not.
Big Ten Wonk is no more and he's now at Basketball Prospectus, as we've mentioned before. John cranked out great stuff and, not coincidentally, soon after I started linking his stuff here - those same links started popping up on all the 'major' Ohio State sites. I'd like to think I was some small part of that. Now, I want to pass along a new college basketball site called StatSheet.com. No only does it focus on all just about every college team, it also includes cool charlets for bloggers like myself to embed in their site. Stuff like baseline stats for each game so you can compare great outings with horrific ones, such as:
While we may experience some growing pains this year, Matta is in a class by himself at Ohio State in terms of winning percentage:
Matta's boys are back in action as I type, up 43-29 at the half vs. VMI. Live play by play is here. OSU Student Radio has the call. Othello Hunter of the game it's suspected because of injury and/or cramps?
MGoBlog is reporting that Kirk Ferentz has been offered the Michigan job. UM fans are generally up in arms carrying pitch forks and torches which is puzzling to me. Ferentz is a superior choice to Les Miles in my mind simpy because, well, he knows how to coach a game and manage crucial junctures. Miles does not.
