Thursday's Buckeye Bits

Good morning Buckeye fans! It's been a long week, but let's see if I can make it go smoother with today's Bits.

OSU v PU and Jared Sullinger. What a game two nights ago! It is rare to see the Buckeyes play a close game at home, but that Purdue game may have been just what the Buckeyes needed. Every run the Bucks had, Purdue matched, every big shot hit by Buford some guy named Byrd (nope not Larry) answered. Sully, even before his injury was not having a marquee game, in fact he just couldn’t get on track. He went 10-15 minutes (at least, I can’t find any exact numbers) between hitting shots from the field. 

However, the shots I recall him making were pretty excellent, first a great 3 pointer then a powerful dunk. In my opinion that was all overshadowed by the mugging he took all over the court. Sully was being tugged, grabbed, and rocked all night capping it off by being yanked to the ground and walking off the court with a severe limp, not returning to the game. I have been checking/looking for news on his possible injury and if he will play this weekend against Sparty and I have found nothing. 

Friday's Buckeye Bits

Good Friday morning! Another lovely early spring day here in Columbus. Fair warning, this weather has brought on the usual nasty cold, so my writing may be somewhat Nyquil-affected.

So the news that Fielding Yost is objecting to Wes Fesler's recruiting tactics should come as no shock to anyone.

Well, actually, Bret Bielema is the one that's not happy. "We at the Big Ten don’t want to be like the SEC," he says. He's seems a bit upset that Kyle Dodson flipped from Wisconsin.  Mark Dantonio is a bit upset, too, after Se'Von Pittman decided that Columbus is a nicer place to live than East Lansing. The coaches seem to be concerned that the "gentlemen's agreements" that had been informally in place between Big Ten coaches are being violated.

Well, too bad. Until the letter is signed and faxed (and, seriously, WHO uses faxes anymore?), everyone is fair game. And, honestly, why doesn't Bert want to be a bit more SEC-like? It's not like we are trying to train these young men to grow into mature, morally-grounded adults...