If I were tasked with writing last night's hoops recap, I think would have simply embedded this video and called it a day.
25-point wins just hit a little different when your team is trailing at halftime.
Word of the Day: Torpid.
SHORTHANDED, STILL GOOD! With Seth Towns out the whole year, Justice Sueing missing most of the season, and sporadic injuries to Meechie Johnson Jr., Kyle Young Eugene Brown and probably some others I can't think of, Ohio State has had some rough luck with injuries this year.
But all things considered, the Buckeyes have been pretty damn good anyway.
Here's the games missed by rotation players from top 100 teams, per our ratings at https://t.co/cegyfz8ykZ.
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) February 15, 2022
Houston and Illinois have had to overcome more injuries than any other team by a wide margin. Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and Virginia Tech have had zero games missed. pic.twitter.com/OELtUXgKkU
(If you're wondering what the hell your looking at, up means your team has a lot of injuries and the teams are ranked from left to right).
I want to know what kind of witchcraft Mark Few is practicing at Gonzaga that has them as both the most talented team in the country and the healthiest. Preseason No. 1 and his starters haven't missed a single game? Buy some scratch-offs, Mark.
RUN BEHIND BIG THANOS. This is gonna shock you, but 6-foot-8, 360-pound Dawand Jones excels at moving people against their will.
Only OL in the Big Ten to have 90+ run blocking grades in 2021
— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) February 4, 2022
Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Dawand Jones, Ohio State pic.twitter.com/QPC1TEA5tX
For as complex and strategic as football can be, sometimes it really is just as simple as handing your running back the ball and telling him to follow the biggest guy on the field.
Here's hoping the Buckeyes employ that strategy several times next season. Shit, use him as a fullback if you want. Why the hell not?
GOING FOR GOLD. At least one Buckeye is going to be earning Olympic Gold today, it's just a matter of who it's going to be.
Three Ohio State players will battle for gold on Wednesday evening as Jincy Dunne and Team USA take on Emma Maltais, Natalie Spooner and Team Canada at 11:10 p.m. ET. Undefeated in the tournament through six games, Canada won the preliminary matchup against the U.S., 4-2. Spooner is second among all skaters at the Olympics with 14 points. She has tallied three goals and 11 assists for the Canadians. Maltais has recorded one goal, a helper and a +5 on-ice rating in her first Olympics so far. Dunne, who is also making her Olympic debut this year, has added three assists for the U.S. in the tournament.
We've got ourselves a similar situation in the bronze medal game as well with current Ohio State senior Andrea Braendli and Team Switzerland facing off against former Ohio State forward Minttu Tuominen and Team Finland.
So basically, the Buckeyes can't possibly do anything but claim some hardware today. It is a good day.
SNOWY ROSES. This ain't a scene you see often – the Rose Bowl got itself a fresh white blanket yesterday evening.
Right now at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena! pic.twitter.com/ihfDasMdAc
— emily cline (@emilyclineart) February 16, 2022
Snow or not, Jaxon Smith-Njigba would still go for over 300 yards, thank you.
SONG OF THE DAY. "Sunday Candy" by Chance the Rapper.
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