News and notes from the Ohio State Press Luncheon and around the world of college sports
Buckeye News
- Injury Update- Today, Coach Fickell said that he was hopeful regarding having Jamaal Berry back from his hamstring injury- as of this time, though, there is, no news on Underwood/Philly Brown.
- Captain, My Captain- This weeks’ leaders, based on the performance against Akron: Joe Bauserman, Andrew Sweat, and Nate Ebner. We write about a guy, and good things happen…
- More of the same- No change in the QB rotation/depth chart are in the works for Toledo; if it ain’t broke and so forth.
- Guess who’s back- As of this week, all of the “Trinket Three” (Jordan Hall, Travis Howard, Pittsburgh Corey Brown) have been reinstated as was tattoo recipient Jordan Whiting- however, Coach Fickell was adamant that all will need to earn their positions.
- Get off my front yard! Old Man Bauserman talked about owning a house and mowing his own lawn the only way he knows how.
- Game Awards- Following his first career win, Coach Fickell got a game ball from Gene Smith. Got to wonder if it was autographed, though?
- Picture’s worth a thousand words- Check out this action shot of Evan Spencer’s catch:
Other Buckeye News
- Polling, polling, polling- Ohio State bumps up three spots in the AP, and up one in the USA Today poll to sit at 15 in both. Before you get too invested in these numbers, remember that these are the geniuses who decided that TCU would come in at 25, and the Baylor team that beat them would still be unranked.
- I’m sure he “poked” him on Facebook, though- According to Coach Fickell in today’s press conference, former coach Tressel still has not contacted him since retiring.
- Not like he has anything else to do- Jim Tressel has been suspended for the first 6 games of the NFL season, something that happened along the “If you don’t, we will” line of thinking. While many see this as a continuation of the “The NCAA and NFL are in cahoots” school of thought, my thinking on the matter is less insidious-This decision came about the same time that the NFLPA was convincing Terrelle to appeal his suspension, something that he said earlier he would not do. The NFL, in my opinion, moved to cut off the “If Tress can coach, why can’t Terrelle play?” argument with this decision. At any rate, it does set up an interesting precedent for the future- you’ve got to wonder if Pete Carroll is thankful that he left Los Angles when he did (although some see that as another form of suspension).
- Scheduling- The Miami game will be a 7:30 pm kick off, and will be on ESPN/ABC. Add this to the Nebraska and Wisconsin games, the four letter network has the Buckeyes in “prime time” thrice during the year. I’m hoping that “Gameday” goes to Lincoln- I have several signs already planned.
- Hoops schedule- Today, the B1G announced the conference basketball television schedule, and the Buckeyes will be on CBS or one of the three headed hydra that is the Disney Media Network a total of 12 times this season. Other games will be on the BTN, I imagine… which has a mobile app that’s pretty outstanding.
College Sports News
- Is BCS easy to spell? Not according to this-
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- You ain’t got no alibi- Maryland’s uniforms were the subject of much derision on the twitters last night, and rightfully so (Check out Fox Sports Ohio’s BR-esque slideshow for some of the best). Now, word is that they weren’t even all that original… and were stolen from a roller derby team.
- Expansion Update- Nothing solid to report, although rumors are that the SEC has voted today 12-0 to extend an offer to aTm (as expected). Additional whispers are that either Mizzou or WVa would be the 14th team. While many think that OU/TBPU/TTU/Texas are a done deal for the Pac-10+2+4, there are some who see a move to the ACC for the Longhorns.
- Suspended- Former Ohio State recruit and current Gator Sharif Floyd has been suspended, pending reinstatement by the NCAA. While Florida is clear in saying that this does not involve agents and other issues surrounding his recruitment to come to Gainesville, speculation is that it might involve his visits to North Carolina. Ah, Butch Davis… the gift that keeps on giving.
- In a related story, Davis has been suspended one game by his fantasy football league.
- If you’re like me- this should explain quite a bit.
- No place like… home? Colorado opens it’s home and PAC-12 schedule by hosting Cal this week… in a non-conference game? If you want to go, there are lots of great seats available. C’mon, Buffs fans- if you need extra encouragement, here’s a gift from Dan Hawkins to get you pumped up/give you a seizure
- Know Your Meme- Building off JoeD’s compliment, here’s the newest thing the kids are doing today. Yup, “planking” is passe- leave it to some Boilermakers to come up with something new and even more odd:
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