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Yes, Seantrel Henderson is still on the market
by Jeff at the BBC on Feb 8, 2010 7:14 PM EST
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Despite all the bluster and chest-thumping over the past 6 days, absolutely nothing has changed in the recruiting world since about 2pm last Wednesday. No new recruits, at least of the major-name status, have turned in their signed letter of intent.
Yes, Minnesota's golden boy Seantrel Henderson agreed to sign with USC, but then he didn't. By any thinking man's reasoning, he's still unsigned and still available to be recruited.
But yet, it took a sports talk show today for that point to be driven home.
During an in-studio interview with KSTP-TV sports anchor Joe Schmit on Sunday night, Henderson and his father, Sean Henderson, made it clear that Seantrel will not sign with USC if NCAA penalties are too severe. But the extent of those penalties may not be known for months, and nobody knows how long the Hendersons are willing to wait.
There were those who pushed unfounded rumors that Henderson was going to sign with USC anyway, but those rumors have all been laughably ignored, and the real word is now in black and white.
Seantrel Henderson is available.
Here's hoping his dad isn't still in charge of the recruitment process.
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tBBC Playlist - Super Bowl halftime shows
by Jeff at the BBC on Feb 7, 2010 11:53 PM EST
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With the Super Bowl behind us, let us look back at what I consider to be the best halftime show in the history of the game. No, not The Who....that was horrific. I would have rather seen Up With Everything...
I'm referring to Prince. Enjoy....I sure did
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Ohio State takes out Iowa 68-58
by Eric at the BBC on Feb 7, 2010 2:14 PM EST
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The Iowa Hawkeyes came into Columbus hoping to mimic some of the success of their previous matchup with the Buckeyes, but discovered that they weren't up to the task as the Buckeyes walked away with a 68-58 win. Evan Turner matched his career high in scoring with 32 points and even passed John Havlicek on the Ohio State all time scoring list. Iowa did find some success early, but it clearly felt like it was only a matter of time before the Buckeyes took control.
The previous game between the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes had Iowa controlling the tempo in the game, slowing it down and forcing the Buckeyes to play a half-court style game. That work extremely well for the Hawkeyes, and there was no reason to suspect that it was going to go any differently in this one. Early in the game, Iowa succeeded in controlling the tempo with man defense and by using as much of the shot clock as they could on offense. They also took advantage of OSU's relatively weak post play by consistently driving the lane early which, of course, started opening up some of the outside shooters.
The Buckeyes managed to secure a couple turnovers and convert them into fast break points, including one particularly pretty steal by Evan Turner (assisted by David Lighty's defense). The steal lead to a fast break layup by William Buford off a great downlow pass from Turner and resulted in an and-one that Buford sank easily. The Buckeyes defense was quite stout early and Iowa had some difficulty getting shots off inside with the Buckeyes blocking everything in the vicinity of the basket.
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Iowa GameThread
by Eric at the BBC on Feb 7, 2010 10:07 AM EST
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[Note from Jim at The BBC] Ian over at Inside the Shoe will be hosting a Super Bowl live blog starting at 6:15 if anyone is interested.
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Welcome to your Iowa GameThread!
Here are a couple things to look for today:
- Was the last game a fluke? Is Iowa really that good, or were the Buckeyes playing sluggishly?
- When will Jon Diebler get out of his slump?
- William Buford and David Lighty have become huge scoring threats. Will this continue?
- How many points will the bench score? In the last game against Iowa they scored only 2.
- Will Evan Turner lock up another Triple Double? We'll keep watching for this as long as he continues to skirt the edge of actually doing it.
The game tips at noon, so we look forward to seeing you here!
Go Bucks!
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Pregame Glance: Iowa
by Eric at the BBC on Feb 6, 2010 6:56 PM EST
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The Hawkeyes are coming to Columbus for their return visit this season only 11 days removed from their previous encounter with the Buckeyes. For those that don't immediately recall, that game was a slow plod most of the way with Iowa leading for almost the entire second half until right at the end when the Buckeyes asserted some defensive pressure. The surge of defense shut down the Iowa shooters and gave Ohio State a boost on offense that carried them into a lead that they wouldn't relinquish.
Previous meeting Pregame.
Previous meeting Recap.
The Buckeyes suffered from extremely poor shooting that night, hitting only 42.1% (24-57) from the floor and 25% (4-16) from three. Buford and Diebler were particularly poor sinking 4-14 and 1-6 from the floor respectively for 17 total points. Turner, too, wasn't particularly hot shooting only 6-15, but managed to score 16. Lauderdale and Lighty were particularly solid that night teaming up for 30 points - Lauderdale on 5-5 shooting and Lighty on 7-11.
The lack of bench scoring - Madsen, Hill and Simmons combined for a mere 2 points - were of particular concern. Having great bench scoring is not a major trait of great NCAA tournament teams, but it's often an important aspect as it keeps the starters more rested during the course of the tournament. The complete lack of scoring during this game, and several others, leaves a serious concern that the Buckeyes are going to start having trouble down the stretch because of exhaustion. Luckily that hasn't happened yet. As we certainly recall, the following game against the Golden Gophers turned into a massive route that gave us confidence that the Buckeyes weren't going to fade over the end of the season.
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Recruiting kids at a very young age
by Jeff at the BBC on Feb 5, 2010 3:00 PM EST
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Early this morning, our good friends at Eleven Warriors published a story about USC's latest verbal commitment - a 13-year-old quarterback.
Let's just dip our toes into the ethical pool of this - Lane Kiffin just got a seventh-grader to verbally commit to play college football. To be perfectly honest, that's as far as I can go before I just have to laugh it off.
You want a seventh-grader to play for your college? OK, I can understand that. But go send a scout to watch him play. Make contact with the kid. Have a recruiter mentor the kid for a while, and help him grow and develop, then sign him when he's old enough.
But don't get a commitment from a 13-year-old. He's still AT LEAST two years from being mentally ready to commit to a girlfriend, let alone a college.
So, with that, I bring you the story of modern-day recruitment, courtesy of Kiffykins;
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tBBC Film Room: Flawless Execution
by robharley on Feb 5, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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There's no "perfect play" in football, the magic lies within the execution. Every player doing their job is a beautiful thing, when 11 teammates come together it's like poetry in motion.
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Laugh and point at Mich-again
by MaliBuckeye at The BBC on Feb 4, 2010 12:42 PM EST
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Time now to visit with Canada's Alabama. How're things going up north?
Well, sounds like they had a good signing day... didn't they?
The Free Press found a Demar Dorsey who was charged with two felonies a month apart in Florida’s Broward County in 2008. According to online circuit court records, the young man was arrested July 21, 2008 and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon. He was 16 at the time but was charged as an adult. Bond was set at $50,000. Dorsey went to trial that November and was acquitted.
Records also show the same person was charged Aug. 22, 2008 with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. He had turned 17 five days earlier. Bond was set at $3,500. Prosecutors dismissed the charge that December but records did not indicate why.
Wait... What? Rodriguez took a guy who has a history of off the field issues? Man, I never would have seen that coming
Is Rodriguez that desperate following only eight victories in his first two seasons that he will take a player who, if he just hiccups inappropriately at U-M, could become the poster child for a football program's standards crumbling into dust?
I'm sure it's all fine, and what's done is done. Now that it's behind coach, there's nothing else going on to distract this Mich1gAAn man from... what's that you say?
The University of Michigan Board of Regents held a special session Wednesday morning to hear an update on the NCAA investigation into possible training violations in the football program as the probe appears to be drawing to a close, sources told the Free Press.
Huh. What do you know?
Oh, the trainwreck that is Rich Rod. Fail to the Victors, indeed.
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