I’ve long said that if I were the Ohio State head coach, my strategy for recruiting the transfer portal would be to simply identify the weakest positions on my team and sign the best available players at those positions.
Revolutionary approach, I know. But the thing is, that’s kinda what Ohio State did this offseason.
The secondary cost the team a real chance at a national title (wild how often I could have written that sentence the past half a decade), so they went ahead and nabbed the top transfer safety and a freshman All-American corner.
And the latter is already turning heads.
From Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors:
Davison Igbinosun is “looking fantastic,” Knowles said. “He gets his hands on a lot of balls. He competes. He’s got a mental toughness to him. Very pleased to have him here.”
I sincerely believe if Ohio State’s secondary was like 7% better last season, the team would have won a national title. And I think Igbinosun is going to improve the team by more than 7%.
- JIM HARBAUGH TELLS NO LIES
Back in November when people were bitching about Michigan planting a flag in Ohio Stadium, Jim Harbaugh fanned the flames of the insufferable few who think celebrating is bad by insisting that the flag belonged in a museum after that.
And folks, it would appear that he is a man of his word.
Honestly, as someone who hates everything about this for obvious reasons, I also simultaneously love it.
Michigan waltzed into the ‘Shoe after a year of Ohio State playing up a revenge narrative and went ahead and kicked that ass for a second season in a row. They’ve earned these shit-talking privileges and I’m genuinely happy they’re living it up.
But I need everybody to understand that when this rivalry does eventually switch back – and it will! – you’re going to need a horse tranquilizer and a straight jacket to keep me from cyberbullying an entire fanbase.
- STEALING BEER FROM YOUR COLLEGE
Tired: sneaking beer into your college football team’s stadium.
Wired: stealing beer *from* your college football team’s stadium.
From Paula Jones of KLFY:
An LSU student accused of breaking into Tiger Stadium and stealing $1,500 in merchandise was arrested Sunday, authorities say.
According to LSU Police, Bryce Pelayo Tilotta, 19, admitted to stealing numerous cases of beer from the arena.
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Campus police were not able to catch them at the time. Investigators found that the group broke into the stadium and took multiple cases of beer. How they entered the stadium, which has a security fence, has yet to be determined.
Honestly, I’m furious he’s even being charged with a crime. If anything, his young man deserves a medal. Someone get him on the phone and tell him I will gladly represent him in court pro bono (also please inform him that I am not a lawyer, although I do not think he will care).
Seriously though, of all the legendary reasons to be arrested, “stealing numerous cases of beer from your university” has got to be damn near the top of the list.
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