Hey, basketball is back again today. That's fun, right?
Basketball is back. The Nuthouse is back. Lets have some fun#GoBucks #Team123 pic.twitter.com/hBn7GLYImK
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) November 11, 2021
Buckeyes tip-off against Niagra at 7 p.m. tonight. As much as I enjoy Zed Key buzzer-beaters, let's make this one decidedly less interesting than the season-opener. Cool?
Word of the Day: Regale.
“AND I JUST TOOK THAT PERSONALLY.” Noted former basketball player Dawand Jones is channeling his inner Michael Jordan this week.
Turns out, Purdue elected not to offer a scholarship to the 6-foot-8, absurdly athletic behemoth that grew up 30 minutes from their campus, even once schools like Ohio State and Mississippi State did.
So Dawand wants to do to them what any good giant does – grind their bones into dust.
"I gotta go there and we're gonna smash them. They offered me a walk-on. And so, I just took that personally. And I've just been putting that into this week. Since I've seen the game on our schedule, it's been like a major topic for me, for sure."
(Did it hurt your feelings?)
"A little bit, it did. Just knowing I'm a home-state kid and none of my schools offered a little bit into my recruitment. But I just took it as an L and put it back into my grind.
"They said I could walk onto their football team."
"It plays in my mind at times no matter if it's this week or last week or the week before. That's in the back of my head – that's what they did, that's what they decided to do. I just gotta keep working and work as hard as I can.
I can't tell you how many times I've read something similar about some Ohio kid who got overlooked by Ohio State and wants to prove them wrong on the field, and I gotta say, it's refreshing to be on the other end of this story.
Go get them, Dawand.
STEELE THE STARTER? Steele Chambers was unfortunately barred from playing in the first half of this week's game, but it sure seems like he was about to be in Ohio State's starting lineup.
Ryan Day said the Buckeyes were happy to take the ball first against Nebraska because it would give them an extra defensive possession with Steele Chambers in the second half.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 11, 2021
I cannot stress enough how wild it was that he was playing running back less than three months ago and now he's arguably the best linebacker on the No. 4 team in the country.
To be fair, he should have rolled with linebacker all along with a name like that, but you live and learn, I guess.
“DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.” You know it and you've seen it – dude strolling untouched into the end zone drops or spikes the ball prematurely before crossing the plane, not only taking a touchdown off the board but giving the opponent the ball.
You'd be correct in assuming Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford would absolutely lose his damn mind if one of his players ever did that in a game. But what he probably doesn't want you to know is that he's actually one of the pioneers of that blunder.
Let it be known that @CoachTonyAlford pulled the original too early celebration pic.twitter.com/cbuM1umt2Z
— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) November 11, 2021
To be fair, I'd much rather TreVeyon Henderson learn from his decades-old mistake than create his own in the fourth quarter of a must-win game against a ranked opponent.
So uh... Thank you, Tony!
THE BIG GAME RECLINER GIVEAWAY. Looking to upgrade your Man cave? Our friends at The Furniture Vault at 1271 Edgehill Road in Grandview are giving away an absolutely glorious Scarlet & Grey leather recliner.
Head on down to their store to enter the drawing and check out their showroom. This local small business features American-made furniture with many, many pieces made right here in Ohio. You have until 11/26/21 to enter.
The winner will be drawn on Facebook Live when the good guys are up 50-0 at halftime.
SONG OF THE DAY. "Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC.
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