Yesterday sucked.
Usually, the offseason is a glorious time of bullshit and recharging. Under a week ago, I drank 300 beers a day as the King of Canada. Tuesday, I read about a man under oath accusing Ohio State's defensive coordinator of witnessing sexual assault and doing nothing other than confessing what he saw to a peer.
Former Penn State assistants Greg Schiano and Tom Bradley both denied former Penn State assistant Mike McQueary's allegations they knew of former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky's abuse and that Schiano witnessed it.
Only one of those three men were under oath. Bradley admitting "white as a ghost" Schiano told him what he saw would also indict him for remaining silent in the wake of child molestation.
Schiano and Bradley could be lying to save their jobs and reputations. McQueary could be a shitbag who perjured himself and smeared two men's reputations forever.
I take Schiano at his word because I imagine he had a frank discussion with Urban Meyer. What is darkness always comes to light, however. If Schiano did witness something, lying about it almost 30 years after the fact won't help his karmic alignment within the universe.
I hope the truth comes to light. The countless victims deserve it. Until then, I'm popping Dramamine pills.
BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING. Covers.com lists J.T. Barrett at 15:1 odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy.
I want to see the offensive line perform before I put any fictional money on that proposition.
This article, however, made me a more fervent believer in those odds, even though next year's offense starts as J.T. Barrett, Pat Elflein, and Billy Price against the world.
From bleacherreport.com:
"I want to make some adjustments. I want more of a balance, like we were in 2014," Meyer said after his team's win over the Fighting Irish. "We need to throw the ball. J.T. threw it 31 times. That's more what I'm looking for."
With Ezekiel Elliott and his 1,821 yards headed to the NFL, the Buckeyes may not have any other choice. Experienced playmakers around Ohio State's 6'2", 225-pound quarterback are few, which could force Barrett to increase his workload on the ground, where he's proved to be a more-than-capable runner with 1,620 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns.
With the numbers presumably there, the rest of the necessary criteria provided by HeismanPundit.com could follow. He already plays a premier position at quarterback and possesses name recognition at a big-name school, which should give him plenty of opportunities in prime-time games on national television to state his case.
Another thing I want to see is if Barrett's accuracy is back. If he's slinging it like it's 2014, it could be a brutal campaign for his enemies.
TWITTER FIGHT. We're at the dog days of the offseason. Big Ten Media Days start in two weeks, so you're damn right I'm "covering" Twitter beef between two high schoolers.
High four-star WR and Florida State commit D.J. Matthews, who plays at the same Jacksonville high school as Ohio State commit (for now, anyway) and five-star CB Shaun Wade, demolished the competition at Nike's The Opening.
This is only one video of one offseason catch, but it speaks to Matthews' talent. Some people may not like the celebration at the end. I think it's original and hilarious.
D.J. Matthews is on @dat_dj #Noles #FSU #TheOpening #gotopen pic.twitter.com/ha1tM6Kbb6
Scott Kennedy (@ScoutKennedy) July 10, 2016
Tate Martell, by most accounts, didn't perform up to his talent at The Opening. Even though he can be seen congratulating Matthews in the above video, he tweeted this Monday night:
I can almost guarantee that the 2017 Ohio State recruiting class will go down as the best recruiting class ever! #SELECT17
— Tate Martell (@TheTateMartell) July 12, 2016
Maybe that sparked something visceral in Matthews because he took to Twitter on Tuesday night to blast Martell, saying he'd rather take Jacksonville four-star QB and Alabama commit Mac Jones. Eventually, Wade intervened.
I like Mac jones Over Tate Martel Anyday Easy
— Rip Coby.. (@dat_dj) July 12, 2016
5'3 quarter backs Be like I gotta roll Out an throw
— Rip Coby.. (@dat_dj) July 12, 2016
Don't skip the fact y'all told y'all boy wat route I was running and he still got beat
— Rip Coby.. (@dat_dj) July 12, 2016
I'm done Only cause Shaun told me to Shut up lol
— Rip Coby.. (@dat_dj) July 12, 2016
I don't mind trash talk as long as it's done by guys who perform. Matthews clearly performed. I hope Martell and him meet one day in the playoffs because FSU trails only USC on my Dumpability Index.
90s WERE LIT. Anybody out there call one of these pay-by-the-minute recruiting lines back in the mid-1990s? Come forward and receive your Crying Jordan; $1.49 a minute is a sex-line extortion price.
From @MattRHinton:
Ol' Phil Fritz is probably on a yacht in international waters hunting marlin with assault rifles.
THOSE WMDs. Tumblr of bank robbery photos with inspirational quotes... Pick better songs for your first dance... Army testing genetically engineered spider silk as body armor... Technology disrupted the truth... Ever wonder how enormous American flags get into stadiums?
