Kolek planning to go pro
I think Becky gives OSU a run in Indy...not because Becky is somehow elite...they aren’t...but OSU is in, they know it, and 18 to 22 year old kids let their guard down. They know they manhandled them the first time, they won’t be as focused. Still have OSU winning, but will be much closer in my opinion.
I’m on a flight with dodgy WIFI. Sucks that Wisconsin was up by 14 at half and probably went on cruise control and ran Taylor consistently en route to a comfy win. No way OSU could turn it around. Can they sneak in the playoff?
On United? Badgers did what they do: Choked up a hair ball and got blown out in the 2nd.
https://www.bannersociety.com/2019/8/15/20727271/too-many-bowl-games
Peach BowlLSU -11 Oklahoma Fiesta BowlClemson -2 Ohio State
Interesting line for OSU
Drinkwitz spent one year as head coach after Scott Satterfield spent five years building up that program before leaving for Louisville last year. That's always a bit of a red flag for me.
Mizzou AD Jim Sterk's 4 previous candidates were not received warmly by both Mizzou's Board of Curators and fans. Those names were Blake Anderson (Arkansas St), Skip Holtz (Louisiana Tech), Jeff Monken (Army), Jay Norvell (Nevada)
Ted Roof may be experienced, but he hasn't been considered very good. He was fired at Auburn a year after the national championship (under Chizik), pushed out at Penn State, and fired again at Georgia Tech.I'm not saying it's not going to work, and I know its a tough place to coach, but I'll be surprised.
I don't whine about there being too many bowl games. I simply don't watch them. Aside from the 3 postseason games that help decide a champion, I will not watch one second of one bowl game this year -- just as I haven't for well over a decade.As for athletes making their choices ...Christian McCaffrey skipped Stanford's meaningless bowl game, was healthy on draft day, went 8th overall, and has gone on to be a well-paid superstar. His next contract will be a monster.Jake Butt played in Michigan's meaningless bowl game, got hurt, and went from being a top-50 pick to not getting taken until Round 5, costing him millions of dollars. Butt reinjured his knee early in the 2018 season and has not yet been able to return. He was a "good team player" -- compared to McCaffrey, whom some considered selfish. Sadly, it's impossible to spend "good team player" compared to actual money.I wouldn't call anybody who plays in a meaningless bowl game "stupid," just as I wouldn't say that about any player who decides to return to school for an extra year. Folks should do whatever they feel is right, knowing all the risks involved. But I certainly wouldn't call a player "selfish" for sitting out one of those exhibitions. It's exactly what I would have advised my son to do if there were tens of millions of dollars at stake.
I'm not saying that it will work. I am posting the things I know.It's easy to say what won't work or that you'd be surprised if it did without providing alternatives Who would you have hired instead?
I would have tried for Luke Fickell at Cincinnati. He's a great recruiter who has developed into a solid coach.