Braxton Miller is a certified Ohio State legend. He could've transferred anywhere else, and only the moronic would've faulted him.
Here's a guy who stayed committed through the program's 21st century nadir, rolled into camp with a Block O tattoo, got thrown into the fire way too early, suffered a bevy of injuries, and oh, won two Silver Footballs in the process.
The most interesting part, to me, was Braxton saying his "initial goal" is to play quarterback. Since I assume this was a statement issued and vetted by his camp and not an ad hoc tweet, I'm going to deduce Braxton is open to a position change down the road. It may not sit well with his ego, but it's the right call.
All I'm going to say is Virginia Tech better hope Ohio State doesn't deploy Cardale Jones or J.T. Barrett at QB and Braxton Miller at the H on the first snap of the opening game. If that happens, I assume Ohio State's traveling contingent will bring down Lane Stadium and Ohio State will win on merit alone.
Cheers to Braxton Miller, a young dad, who just secured lifelong employment in the great state of Ohio. Not a bad bit of business for a recent graduate.
This week's SFW ANTI-WORK #BANGERS:
- WHEN U TROLL THE WHOLE ARENA.
- Men build world's largest LEGO tower.
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Cute Kittens with Cerebellar Hypoplasia.
OL' JON COOPER KEEPS HAMMERING. Jonathon Cooper will apparently straight up tell you he's unblockable. To his credit, I have never seen him blocked. As in ever.
Two days ago at The Opening, he eviscerated a 2017 four-star commit. Yesterday, he disemboweled Tommy Kraemer, a Notre Dame commit and Ohio's top OT prospect, not once but twice.
Spoiler: His dominance went beyond these two clips.
From Barton Simmons of 247Sports.com:
Ohio State commit Jonathan Cooper isn't wearing pads but that's not slowing down his motor. Cooper creates issues for offensive linemen because he's so quick off the snap that linemen retreat well into the backfield. Once he does engage though, he's so effective at long-arming tackles and leaning into the rush that if he doesn't get to the quarterback, he's sitting an offensive lineman down in the quarterback's lap. I continue to like Cooper's development.
For whatever reason, when I watch Cooper's game, the only good song Bruce Springsteen ever produced comes to my mind:
Note: Austin Mack got busy at The Opening too.
J.T. BARRETT IS AS J.T. BARRETT DOES. #QBgeddon is happening. It's actually happening. There is no bad choice either.
Ohio State has three high-profile QB candidates, each with an impressive resume: http://t.co/GaJQ9oF4XK pic.twitter.com/4KprevlSoL
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) July 10, 2015
From Chantel Jennings of ESPN.com (via Joebuckeye5):
Though it was Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici who “won” the competition part of the event, it was Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett who seemed to be the name that came up the most while speaking with wide receivers.
“He’s on point.”
“He had a good ball, good zip on it, nice touch to it. Good feet -- I like his feet.”
“He was throwing beautiful balls and hitting on all cylinders.”
J.T. Barrett's performance transcended the basics on the field.
But even past the mechanics, Barrett seemed to be the college player who brought the most to the event away from the field as well. One receiver said he was surprised how thankful Barrett seemed to be out at the event, especially after he just won the national title.
Another noted that “he brought hella energy so that was good to have that. He just made everyone feel comfortable.”
You know you're on the west coast when the word "hella" is getting thrown around. The first man that used that word around me got cudgeled to death. I'm glad I'm not the man I used to be.
BIG JIM DELANY DUBBED MOST INFLUENTIAL. I don't care about anyone's arbitrary rankings... unless I agree with them. A panel at CBS elected Delany "the most influential person in college sports." Given this lede, uh, I'd say so.
From Jon Solomon of CBSSports.com:
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany is on the phone from France. He spent a week in Normandy biking the historical beaches, visited Paris for two days, and now he's in a small village in France staying in what he describes as a 16th Century residence located in a 15th Century village.
A 16th Century residence located in a 15th Century village... WHAT IN THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN MEAN, JIM? Do you know what sort of bubble you're in when you're casually making remarks like that to reporters? The first 20 minutes of the interview must've been Jim Delany humbleragging about his summer.
(Somewhere in the distance, Sepp Blatter's ruinous face whimsically nods.)
Anyway, back here IN THESE STREETS, Delany is positioned to increase the conference's leverage even further.
“We've been thinking about it for four or five years,” Delany said of the next TV deal.
The Big Ten's 10-year, $1 billion deal with ESPN/ABC football and basketball and its six-year, $72 million deal with CBS for basketball both expire after the 2016-17 academic year. The Big Ten is the last major property in pro or college sports that will be on the market during this decade.
“I think we're confident,” Delany said. “We think we're stronger than we've been, and we think having established a network gives us a great beachhead to launch from. We fully recognize there will be expedited changes in the next five to 10 years -- the over-the-top delivery system and the effects we've seen of various technologies. … We sought advice from the outside. We've gotten a sense on flexibility of what our people will do. We've done our due diligence.”
I hate myself for even typing this, but Jim Delany is Tywin Lannister. This is the only valid "WHAT IF [NOUN] WERE GAME OF THRONES CHARACTERS?" comparison to be issued in the internet's history. The one that I just made, the one that said Jim Delany is actually Twin Lannister.
URBZ LETTING VACAY GOATEE RUN WILD. Ohio State's frontman is on vacation, and he's hanging out in one of his favorite spots: Put-in-Bay. He's also got a goatee now.
Via Joe Kinsey of BustedCoverage.com:
Another scenario that would wreck Lane Stadium: If Urban comes out rocking 19th Century muttonchops.
LITERALLY EVEN OSU'S SNAPPER NAMED TO WATCH LIST. If Urban Meyer keeps winning trophies at Ohio State, fans are going to start demanding clean sweeps of these individual awards.
What a day for the specialists! Bryce Haynes named to the Roscoe Foster award watch list for nations best snapper! pic.twitter.com/Fpg1gm7jwd
— OSU Specialists (@BuckSpecialists) July 9, 2015
It was as The Fake Lantern said it would be.
EAT SHIT, GRAVEROBBER(S). Yesterday, we ran a story about a temporary Ohio State headstone getting stolen from lifelong fan's gravesite in Mason. Thankfully for humanity, a donor stepped forward with his replacement... that he apparently handmade?
The man who quietly hand made a replacement for a stolen grave marker meets the family. My exclusive story tonight. pic.twitter.com/vGuJH4nQhV
— Scott Wegener WCPO (@SWegenerWCPO) July 9, 2015
I wanna party with that dude.
THOSE WMDs. NBA players love a game called Bourré... No, DeAndre Jordan doesn't have anything on Eric Dickerson... The Lost Girls... The Most Nightmarish Idea for Plane Seating Ever... Hack of security clearance system affected 21.5 million people.
