Today is the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. America will never forget.
ICYMI:
- Hawai'i will look silky as it's getting mopped by 60.
- Video: Pre-Virginia Tech motivation.
- The Browns waived Terrelle Pryor and replaced him with an injured RB.
- Urban Meyer is an elite recruiter, but even he's had some misses.
- Film Study: Breaking down Braxton's first career TD catch.
This week's NSFW ANTI-WORK #BANGERS:
- Best news bloopers, August 2015.
- Drummers on drugs.
- Key and Peele: Substitute teacher.
LET'S GET IT, IRON KING. Cardale Jones has been at Ohio State since ~1992 and has a national championship to his name, but has yet to start a game in the Horseshoe... for Ohio State.
From ESPN.com:
In yet another quirk of the redshirt junior’s rapid rise to prominence, Jones has won a conference championship, a pair of playoff games and picked up a hard-fought victory on the road to open the season on Monday. But he still hasn’t started a home game in the Horseshoe for Ohio State, though just more than five years ago Jones did acquire his first taste of what it’s like by leading Cleveland Glenville to a win in a hyped interstate showdown against Florida’s Dwyer.
“Man, that was a long time ago,” Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr. said. “Pretty much, I just remember Cardale was game-ready. You know, I mean, he was big time then. With Cardale, he really spoils you as a high school coach for him to be so talented, so early.
“You are always searching, trying to find another guy like that. I’ve had some good ones along the way, but he’s special.”
The idea of some little-ass future accountant trying to drag #teen Dolodale to the turf amused me, so I looked up his high school highlights.
This was back when Jones had a "mere" 10 gauges in his arsenal, but the tape was as hilarious as I expected:
Remaster that tape in high definition and CGI crimson jerseys on those defenders, and I would've believed this was Cardale's Alabama tape.
ALOHA, HAWAI'I. The Rainbow Warriors arrived in Columbus on Thursday afternoon:
Aloha Columbus, the #HawaiiFB team has arrived! #GoBows pic.twitter.com/ZIUmyGyX0Y
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) September 11, 2015
#GoBows. Hot damn, I love everything about Hawai'i's swagger.
WHO THE HELL IS KNUTE ROCKNE?!? One of my favorite things about Urban Meyer's dominance is when they show the "All-Time Winning Percentage" graphics, and Urban's mug is plastered on the screen with a bunch of bozos from the early 1900s.
Even better than that is Urban Meyer is starting to surpass the remaining black and white bozos.
From Dispatch.com:
Urban Meyer’s all-time won-lost record is 143-26 following Ohio State’s 42-24 victory at Virginia Tech on Monday night. With a winning percentage of .846, Meyer is deadlocked with Pennsylvania’s George Woodruff (1892-1901) as the third all-time winningest major-college football coach (minimum 10 years at an FBS institution).
With an OSU victory over Hawaii in Saturday’s home-opener, Meyer would trail only two Notre Dame legends: Knute Rockne (.8812) and Frank Leahy (.8643).Will Meyer pass Leahy and possibly Rockne, and if so, how quickly? His Ohio State teams would need to win their next 23 games for him to raise his percentage to .8646 (166-26) and pass Leahy. Meyer would need 50 consecutive victories to move his winning rate to 8813% and pass Rockne. Ohio State Winning its next 23 games would border on amazing; running off 50 straight is extremely improbable, to say the least.
College football is the most head coach-driven game in sports, and Ohio State has the best ever. He's doing things that haven't been done since 1901! Ridiculous.
Meanwhile, Michigan is trying to claw its way back to whatever the Hell we're calling the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl these days. It's just a beautiful time to be alive.
HMM, I GUESS I COULD SEE IT. Urban said yesterday during his call-in show that their approach to handling the QBs this year could be a "little unorthodox." Could this mean Urban could change the starter by the opponent, like a true Pokémaster? It is "Cardale Jones OR J.T. Barrett" on the depth chart, after all.
From TheOzone.net:
This is just the genius of Urban Meyer.
I mean, think about it: This is essentially a four-day week. The top-ranked Buckeyes, especially Jones, are beat up and sore after a tough Monday night game against a physical defense. Barrett is fresh and ready and focused.
What’s more, he deserves to start.
Ohio State has never done what many head coaches have told me over the years that they will never do again – play a Saturday game following a Monday game.
I think I'll let Urban Meyer determine who "deserves" to start, but alternating quarterbacks would bring a level of gamesmanship never seen before in college football. Usually if teams are changing quarterbacks it's in an attempt to put out a dumpster fire. We know that isn't the case in Columbus.
I'm not sure I buy the theory, but it makes you think for sure.
HOKIES DUMPED IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. Consider this a SFW ANTI-WORK #BANGER:
From @KJetland:
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