I have been to and experienced the places you have seen, and they are awesome. California, the place? Great. California, the people, the politics, and the economics? Shitty. I can't wait to get out of this state, and I am working feverishly to be able to do it. The sights can be visited anytime without having to deal with all of the bullshit that comes with living here.

Sorry, not sorry.

Yeah, crazy, huh? I think he must have pictures of someone consorting with a goat or something, otherwise he'd be long gone. 

That's California for you.

Lane Kiffin is quietly glad that the trace of his path through USC will look further away today when viewed through the lens of the med school dean's hijinks. Jeesh.

Zeke - learn to walk away, man. Shit's about to get real.

Great Skully, DJ. Along with all of the *ichigan recon, I loved the WMD article about Johnny France. My great uncle was a Granite County sheriff's deputy in Missoula back in the 1950's, and he had a lot of great stories about the mountain men and having to interact with them in the Lewis and Clark and Lolo National Forests. Tough hombres.

...or coach Coombs....

Weird isn't in our vocabulary about anything describing TBDBITL.

Al Bundy, aka Ed O'Neill, is yet another native son of our great state. Actually quite a story, too, in that he was a pretty good HS athlete and one of the very early students of what we know today as MMA. 

Who the hell DV's THAT?!? +1 to counteract!!

I think locals say "north of Lane and south of Lane", right?

Now THAT is a great piece of inside knowledge, there. +1

All good, DJ. I chalked it up to a long recovery from what must have been an incredible vacation - I love that part of the world, and I am jealous.

Did anyone else read the excerpt from Sirius Fantasy Sports and go, "Erm, did you really say anything meaningful here?" That's the epitome of doubletalk, and why I think 24/7 media is over-saturated.

Glad to see I wasn't the only one scratching my head over that one...

Took the plunge today. Life's been pretty good to me and Mrs. WC lately, and in a lot of ways, it might not have been possible without Coach Hayes' examples, of which there are many. When we try to emulate great peoples' decency and kindness, it usually makes us better people and the world a better place. There can't be anything wrong with that.

I see that we're almost halfway to the goal - come on, 11 Dubbers, let's get it done!

You are to be commended for your good judgment and common sense.

Nope. Dodgeball.

Fuck that Colorado fan.

I hope you're standing up while you're saying that!

He won't find that leadership where he's looking. Ball <> Bryant. 

There is a longstanding debate between the AMA and the ACA about chiropractic and its effectiveness. My view is that you have to match the need with the treatment, either way: don't ask your chiropractor to cure cancer, and don't ask your GP to fix your sciatica. The best prevention for back problems and promoter of general good health is a good regimen of stretching, diet, and regular exercise.

Also: we have to be careful about saying that all chiropractors are quacks, when statistically they are responsible for far, FAR fewer problems than their "board certified" MD counterparts. 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/05/03/476636183/death-certificates-undercount-toll-of-medical-errors

Caveat emptor.

That's the problem with chiropractors and chiropractic - experiences tend to be pretty binary. They are either really good or absolutely horrible.

Mine was on the plus side: lower back and sciatica pain got to the point that I couldn't walk, sit, or lie down without pain. It finally got so bad that I couldn't stand it any longer, and the ibuprofen stopped being effective. Against the advice of my ex-wife, I went to a chiropractor, and inside of two weeks I could sleep without pain, inside of a month could walk and sit without pain, and inside of six weeks start playing basketball again. Still good to this day, 30 years later.

My advice: do your research, look for referrals, and don't stick with anyone who tells you chiropractic can diagnose, prevent, or cure cancer. Caveat emptor.

I am not at all surprised to hear a story like this - Spiels always was incredibly strong. He was a specimen in high school, and when he got to Ohio State he just blew up. Can you imagine what Marotti could have done with him?!?

Favorite Spiels story: when he was four, he tackled his grandma off her front porch. Dad new he had a baller right then and there. Got to watch him play HS ball, and I thought he was even more intimidating on the hardwoods.

We are so privileged to see great Buckeyes doing great things. The traits that they demonstrate through their examples are what I would characterize as "midwestern" in nature: hard work, humility, self-sacrifice, and integrity. Thad Matta brought him, Oden, and Cook to Columbus from Indiana - everything fits in the sense of the the midwestern ethos, and they brought that to the court in the relatively short time we got to see them play.

But let's not forget that Mike Conley is "Mike Conley Jr.": his dad has always had a strong reputation as a solid citizen and good person, and he and his wife have obviously raised some tremendously good people. Good things happen when you recruit athletically gifted people, but outrageously good things can happen for years to come when you recruit talented people with great values.

How firm thy friendship, Mike.

I'm with you, in that I think that Holtmann will be another hire just like Thad. While I don't expect 81 wins (an absurd number), I also don't expect 49 in his first 3 years. High hopes.

Unfortunately, I think it's safe to say that he'll probably be the last Ohio State BB coach for whom this is true.