Some quick hits before we all put in some work for the set on this blessed day.
- Cornerbacks and tight ends are on the rise. Kyle's latest practice report is over here.
- The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Aaron Craft the Defensive Player of the Year.
- Ray Small got slapped with a four year bid. (You only do two days, Ray.)
- Kenny Guiton has dance moves to dominate any club in either hemisphere.
- Mickey Marotti wants you (yes, YOU) at next Saturday's Spring Game.
- Mike Conley ain't no fake Buckeye, but his bracket is desolated.
- Newest 11Wer Kyle Jones has a massive write-up about Dontre Wilson and the vaunted "Percy Position."
- It's closing time in the Elite Eight of 11W's Heart of it All Classic. The Final Four opens up tomorrow and it's going to be a barn-burner, folks. (CAN ANYBODY STOP THE WRIGHT BROTHERS?)
- Friday's NSFW Anti-Work Banger: Puff Daddy featuring Rick Ross and French Montana: "Big Homie."
IT'S RAINING FEDS IN TALLAHASSEE. Bad day for ol' Florida State yesterday. First, it was reported by Deadspin Florida State investigated Jameis Winston and two other FSU players for sexual misconduct. No student conduct charges have been brought against Winston, who exercised his right to refuse to cooperate with the investigation. His other two teammates weren't as lucky, and it will be interesting to see the penalties levied against them.
Then, later in the day, it was revealed by USA Today Florida State is facing a Title IX investigation by the Department Education due to their lethargic handling of Jameis Winston's sexual assault case from December 2012.
This is a hot new trend in college football, as Michigan State and Michigan are under similar investigations. (Perhaps these are birds from stuff like this coming home to roost.)
This is all without mentioning their leaked logo redesign is being killed by fans. It also doesn't appear the splinter of the Seminole tribe that's endorsed Osceola and company is either.
SMH, SEANTREL. Jim Tressel and Ohio State went after five-star OL Seantrel Henderson hard in 2010. In the end, Columbus wasn't conducive to Seantrel's father's rap career and the kid signed with Miami.
While he wasn't a total bust, his career in Miami was a disappointment. And despite an up-and-down career, he was still going to get drafted. Now, that's even in jeopardy.
He was a mix between Orlando and Jonathan Ogden?? @LeCharlesBent65 #childplease pic.twitter.com/QxwnkdUYdl
— Kirk Barton (@Kirk_Barton) April 3, 2014
In 2010, I didn't pay any attention to recruiting and was your run-of-the-mill dipshit 23 year-old... but even I remember hearing whispers about Seantrel's dad's rap aspirations and thinking it was a massive red flag. Sometimes, it's as easy as 1+1.
BOALS TO BOBCATS? Ohio's Jim Christian signed a deal yesterday to become head coach of Boston College. (It's his fourth team in seven years.)
OSU assistant coach Jeff Boals is considered by many to be a front-runner for the impending Ohio vacancy. He does, however, lack one thing:
Re: Boals to OU... MT @Matt_NBC4: May want to start with those with head coaching experience. Seems like a requirement to Ohio AD
— Mike Young (@MYoung11W) April 3, 2014
It's curious to me a guy like Boals hasn't gotten his shot at the helm of a team yet, and Ohio could do (and probably will do) a lot worse than Jeff Boals.
If I were Ohio, I'd rather roll the dice on a guy who has been polished under a guy like Thad Matta than hire a failed retread or a coach from a lesser school who sees OU as a mere stepping stone.
SAMMY SILVERMAN IS A VALUABLE ASSET, CHAPTER 36. We've covered the exploits of Ohio State's legendary graphics designer before, and thankfully for Ohio State, other programs haven't caught up to their tastes or standards.
Now, Northern Illinois doesn't have the athletics budget of Ohio State, but this is terrible even if it was designed by a stoned, self-confessed Satanist freshman dicking his (or her) way around Photoshop in a 110-level class.
NIU's birthday tweets to players are a nice touch, but wow this design is illegible: pic.twitter.com/R2qSKnaLs5
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) April 3, 2014
THOSE WMDs. Ohioan Charles Keating Jr. is dead.. Masterful NPR prank asks people to comment without reading... How is this real?... Reminder: We whooped Mexico in Columbus... This man saved 100s of lives in the darkest chapter of modern history... On Harverford's record-setting losing streak... The Dead Zoo Gang... The world's greatest silver thief is looting southern plantation mansion owners... This skydiver almost getting hit by a meteorite is a hoax, right?... In 2013, Ohio ranked fourth in seized meth labs... Yeah this Vine is still great... Spurs shooting chart is Spursy... The most important export of all 50 states... Cubs always tend to Cub...
