Comments on: Matta’s Troops Voted #1 In Latest Coaches Poll

By: jason

jason — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:08:07 +0000

Gieger made 4 great hires before he left: Jim Tressel, Thad Matta, Jim Foster and John Markell.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:07:22 +0000

how can you give that Cooper lovin’ Greiger credit for anything related to OSU sports…ever???

By: brian

brian — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:06:30 +0000

I think we can pull it off tonight. Matta ALWAYS has his teams prepared.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:05:29 +0000

No doubt being #1 means nothing when it comes to what happens in March. To me, it’s more about symbolism…Kind of letting everyone know that the OSU hoops program is back and plans to challenge for championships in both the conference and the country on a yearly basis from now going forward.

Great point, dytajb, that Matta deserves even more love for looking past the pending sanctions. His positivity and enthusiasm throughout the whole process was infectious and got people believing.

By: jason

jason — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:04:48 +0000

@dytajb: Good point about the sanctions.

I am pretty surprised to see us ranked so high so early. I think pollsters recognize that the Buckeyes have great talent (even without Oden) and most importantly, have a great coach. Matta has had a lot of big wins already in a young career. Ultimately, the ranking isn’t much good beyond bragging purposes in college hoops.

By: dytajb

dytajb — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:03:24 +0000

You also got to give Thad an extra shout out for looking past the possible NCAA sanctions.

Everyone else thought we were going to get nailed.

That is why Thad rules.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:02:39 +0000

I am not sure how they are ranked #1. They play a bunch of young guys and have not beat nobody (yet). Are they for real??? I am a little sceptical.