Are you a good news first or bad news first type of person? Can't decide? Okay, I'll make the call.
First, the good news:
Gene Smith captured the 2010 Sports Business Journal Athletic Director of the Year Award in New York, edging out peers from North Carolina, Boise State, UCLA, and Alabama.
Previously nominated for the award
in 2008, Smith is being recognized for keeping the engine that Andy Geiger built purring, and in some cases, tweaking for the better.
In March of 2009, Smith
negotiated a multi-media rights management deal with IMG worth $110m over 10 years and then, three months later, the AD was appointed chairman of the Division I men’s basketball tournament selection committee for the 2010-11 season. He recently had his first opportunity to make a hire in a big-six sport when he tabbed Badger assistant Mark Osiecki to replace John Markell as coach of the hockey team and he'll get another chance this summer when he selects Bob Todd's successor on the diamond.
The IMG move is likely outside of the evaluation period for the award he picked up Thursday night, but clearly the man is on the roll
1. For proof, look no further than the
latest Director's Cup Standings, where the Buckeyes are 2nd behind the Cup's rightful owner, Stanford
2.
So, yeah. Hat's off to Gene. Now, let's keep this party going by reeling in Tony La Russa!
And now for the bad news. Rumors are flying that running back Jermil Martin was booted from conditioning drills and is now looking to transfer. His Twitterstream
seems to corroborate.
I'm not quite sure what the "F5" means, unless it's a super-
leet way of saying he's about to refresh... his surroundings?
The former Tarblooder delighted fans with his
big day against the Gophers last year, highlighted by his 39-yard rumbler to the paydirt that moved the Buckeye lead to 35–0 in the early minutes of the fourth quarter. The love he received from the faithful was boosted a bit because this outing took place when Ohio State was having difficulties getting any type of traction at all out of their running game.
It's no secret that the backfield will be crowded this fall and it's hard to envision scenarios in which Martin will see a lot of snaps, but being disgruntled over playing time does not appear to be a factor here – or at least from what we've heard.
If Martin does in fact leave, we hope he lands on his feet and gets a shot to play somewhere. And by all means, F5.
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" And by all means, F5.".
That right there is effing hilarious.
Thank you for posting real football things today. Much better than Lost.
sad to see this happen if true.... but it wont make much of a difference on the field.
I don't see the Martin news anywhere else. Looks like you guys broke this one. Good work.
I thought Martin would get a serious look as our big back this season - too bad if he is really leaving. hopefully this can be worked out and he sticks around and has a big year.
when you have six running backs all capable of winning the starting job elsewhere in the country, sometimes one of them F5.
+1
ooops, i think i just F5'd myself.
Anyone have the insight on the true reason he's leaving the team or is it something he was forced to do? He has some of the best balance I have seen in a back since Gerhart. Albeit, that is from minimal game footage. I suppose Tressel knows best.
Best of luck to Jermil, wherever he decides to go.
How would this affect our scholarship situation? Would this open up another spot for the 2011 recruiting class?
Wah.
I doubt he was forced out...there's about 6 reasons he's probably leaving and they are Saine, Herron, Hall, Berry, Hyde, and Smith......if he was booted from conditioning drills he probably did something against team rules or the coaches were trying to motivate him and he didn't take it well.....I always thought he'd be a good Brandon Joe type fullback for us and his skills as a hybrid rb/fb could have been utilized this season and next, but it seems Zach Boren has shown some athleticism to prove he can be a true threat catching passes out of the backfield and that is enough for JT
While I'm biased as a rabid Lost fan, wouldn't you rather have a post of any kind during the off season than none at all?
F5
Given the depth at RB, loosing Martin doesn't really hurt the team on the field. On the other hand, does this hurt the pipeline from Glenville? I'm not suggested anything major here, but maybe in the next couple of years a Glenville player is considering going to Ohio State as lots of former Glenville players have, then he thinks 'Jermil was in my shoes a few years ago, I don't want to end up having to transfer and sit out'.
If a Glenville player is on the fence between OSU and another school, maybe he thinks of Jermil and goes for what he perceives as more guaranteed playing time.
+2
Agreed. He wants to play in the NFL (gettin to the money) and doesn't think he'll get the touches. Hell, he hardly got the touches last year. Don't know where he plans to go though. Iowa, Wisconsin, and West Virginia recruited him, but 2 of those are in the Big Ten.
I wouldn't think it'll affect much with Glenville recruits. If a guy is good and there is room for him, he'll jump on. Seems like lately there's been some pains in the ass coming from that school too! Don't get me wrong, I'd like to keep that pipeline coming but Rose was good but never lived up to expectation and ran into some off field stuff. Small was basically useless for most of his career. Martin sounds like he got ticked off because people wanted him to work harder and earn his keep. Sounds like he quit when given a little competition. Latwaan Anderson, while not a Buckeye seemed to be quite high maintenance through his recruiting. Give me Troy Smith, Ted Ginn, Christian Bryant etc, but seems like it's about 50/50 with Glenville kids. Some turn out to be good or great players and others lazy and in trouble.
+eleventy billion
as long as you weren't using a library computer i think it's ok
not really.
real simple Fuzzy... if Martin was good enough, he would have played more, he wasn't and did'nt and won't...not slamming the kid but no way he plays here unless 4 players get wiped out with injuries
well ok then.
Well, that changes things for my BBC story. Will it be edited to reflect his departure if it happens?
Yeah, check your email. :)
Right back at ya.
I like Dorian Bell's female friend:
@ItsJusKellz ay tell me why this white dude was jus sttarin at me when I was eating?! Haha
RT @ItsJusKellz: Why Do White Ppl Stare So Fckin Hard Den Try 2 Turn Their Head When U Catch Em !! Wtf HI !!!!
F**kin' white people! Twitter is such garbage.
Kill, Kill, Kill, ..............KILL THE WHITE MAN
I was expecting "the poor"
Twitter is a global conversation. You're going to have equal parts bad and good.
Twitter also has my love because it brought real-time search to the internet. Think about that -- before Twitter, you could search things on Google, but the index was delayed. If you see something in a live sporting event or first-run television show, or even, God-forbid, meatspace, you can hit up search.twitter.com to either find more information (or in some cases, confirm what you think you saw).
Still plenty of banality, to be sure, but to me at least, the good outweighs the bad. Much like anything else on the internet, really.
+1 for Private Parts
+1000
Lost a lot of respect for Bell for that comment. Anyone that lives in Ohio knows that it has an abundance of corn/soybean fields and thats where I was raised. I never ran into racial tension when I lived there, granted I may have been in the right spots to avoid that. I live in Alabama now and hear that crap every day. White folk disrespecting Black folk and Black folk doing it to Whites. It's stupid and that is a stupid comment to make when you have a team built of multiple races. Team mates that can't trust you, do not a championship make.
When posting on twitter you have to know that everything you type is retrievable. I hope our Buckeyes are taught some accountability.
I liked J-Mart...I was championing him to get more touches last fall after a few good performances. Oh well F5.
Martin must have seen how good a spring Berry & Hyde had; and then he has to worry about Rod Smith. Sounds like he's bitter.
Bell didn't make the comment.
yah he's got about the same physical stats as hyde and if you are talking FB/RB hybrid he has to compete with boren/homan. rod smith is also another big guy.
even as a senior he realistically could end up being behind berry/hall/hyde/smith/boren in playing time so i respect him leaving if he thinks its best
Apparently you weren't in the right spot to pick up reading comprehension, either.
F5 My life...
As mentioned, Bell never said anything offensive. The comments were from some ignorant female that posted to his Twitter. She should know better.
f5 is out of hound.
I smell a new shirt idea in this F5
He's been around 3 years he got a shot and made the most of it. He should be carrying the rock some where and he will. He has every right to be bitter. There would be something wrong with him if he wasn't.
The Good Shizzy fatty is just unnecessary fellas.
I F5'd
Seriously, where did I miss the f5 thing? Anyone care to fill me in?
second pic, the one of jermil martin's tweets. He's ending every single one with F5 for some reason, not sure why
He played last year and would have played this if he had done what was needed.
So nobody really knows what it means? Ha
Funny though, isn't it?
this is from Jermil's Facebook page....
Im mainly Misunderstood but only by ppl who dnt take the time to get to know me. Currently the CEO of my own Organization (FAB 5) Which is a representation of 5 Brothers that made it out the struggle. Im very Humble and Family Oriented
i would guess that F5 is short for FAB 5
you just ruined my life...
11W > F5
It was on twitter :lol:
F5 is also the computer key that refreshes your page....just a thought
Thanks for the reply. Don't know what the whole tweet thing is about. I thought the Rt@itsjustkellz was a reply like text messaging, assuming it was from Bell himself. Comprehension isn't a weakness of mine but the workings of twitter are. I would like to invite you to jump off a bridge with me. You go first.