Fargo is the best show on TV, right? Okay, glad we settled that.
DAMN YOU, RUTGERS. On Tuesday, I mentioned a since-deleted tweet from a Syracuse WR saying Chris Ash would be the next Orange coach. As it turns out, that tweet (like all tweets) was bad.
From usatoday.com:
Ohio State defensive coordinator Chris Ash pulled out of the Syracuse coaching search Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, clearing the way for Bowling Green's Dino Babers to be the likely choice.
Hard to argue with Dino Babers' results at Bowling Green, but I'm still not sold on Syracuse as a great landing spot. (Do you think Houston was the first head coaching job offered to Tom Herman? I don't. Patience is key.)
There is bad news, however. Chris Ash and Ed Warinner are reportedly in the running for the Rutgers vacancy.
From cleveland.com:
Rutgers has expressed interest in Ohio State offensive coordinator Ed Warinner in its search to fill its head football coaching vacancy, a source told cleveland.com on Wednesday.
Ohio State defensive coordinator Chris Ash's name has also been mentioned as a potential target for Rutgers' coaching vacancy.
In a vacuum, Rutgers would be the better job (B1G money, new AD, etc.) but Syracuse isn't in the same division as Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan.
But props to Maryland and Rutgers regardless. At least they're trying and not retaining stopgap interims.
CROWN THEIR ASSES. If Ohio State hits the backdoor portal into the playoffs... remember it's "co-champion of college football's toughest division" not "non-conference winner."
We have confirmation that Ohio State is in fact co-Big East Champions and will receive a trophy.
— Ozone Communications (@theOzonedotnet) December 2, 2015
Oh, are people going to be salty if Ohio State grabs this portal. They might even be saltier than me about the fact I spent four hours of my physical prime watching the 2012 BCS title game.
MICHIGAN STILL ON THE CANVAS. Viagra tells its users to call the doctor if they suffer an erection lasting more than four hours. It's been 113 hours and I'm not making that phone call.
From footballstudyhall.com:
Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh have for years been two of the best field position coaches in the country. Their teams tend to tilt the field, and whoever was able to do that in this game was going to have a pretty big advantage. That team was Ohio State. Teams with a +13 advantage in terms of average field position almost never lose. Thanks to both a ridiculously efficient offense, great kick coverage, and the late-game interception return by Joey Bosa, Ohio State crushed the Wolverines in field position.
Okay, they crushed Michigan in a lot of ways. That was only one. The Wolverines' defense, so good for the first seven games of the year, has not been up to par for a few weeks and got crushed by an Ohio State run game with something to prove.
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Really, Michigan's efficiency was doomed from the start. The Wolverines couldn't run the ball (30 percent success rate) and relied heavily on short passing. But passes within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage were only 16-for-30. The completion rate on those passes should be 70% or higher, not 53%.
I asked this summer where Michigan goes if Jim Harbaugh flamed out, and trolls invaded my Twitter mentions. Six months later, and I'm still salivating at the prospect. Doubt the trolls will brick ruckus on this day, though.
ROLL DAMN TIDE? Outside of this weekend, my plan was always to hop on Undefeated Iowa's bandwagon if Ohio State didn't make the playoffs (and Iowa did).
But...
"I believe if Saban wins a National Title he will seriously consider doing something else besides being head coach at Alabama" - @finebaum
— John Hayes (@JohnHayesESPN) December 2, 2015
I've pondered moving to the Yellowhammer State for the sole purpose of having a ringside seat on the day Nick Saban leaves Alabama. I'd almost be willing to live with another Tide title if it meant Saban leaving, but Saban leaving after an SEC championship debacle against Florida is way more appetizing.
For what it's worth, Saban doesn't seem to be having a real good time. Here he is on Wednesday after people asked him about his defensive coordinator, Kirby Smart, leaving to take the Georgia job:
#Alabama's Nick Saban on Kirby Smart to #UGA: "You can ask the bottle, don't ask me." pic.twitter.com/izK1YuIYPQ
— Kyle Burger (@kyle_burger) December 3, 2015
Protip to the Sabanator: Flipping out about a non-story only makes it bigger.
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