Saint Tacky

Who knew Franklin was an internal hire?

Fiercely loyal to Ohio State and a competitor to his core. He was intense, had a temper and despised losing. So what. His players loved him and his biggest rival, Bo Schembechler, was one of his closest friends. He's one of the greatest college football coaches of all-time and any argument to the contrary is willfully ignorant or biased beyond reason.

Sorry. But this scene was terribly underwhelming and completely overshadowed by Alec Baldwin simultaneously losing his shit over the cameras. The scene where Nicholson traveled to a drug buy and was killed after Mr. French shot himself was infinitely better.

I missed the game this weekend and watched the replay last night. Football move or not, there wasn't enough evidence to overrule to call on the field of possession and fumble. If that catch had been in the end-zone, it would have been in his possession long enough to be considered a touchdown. Not going for two and then the third down bubble screen as well as not going for it on 4th down in the final possession and punting instead certainly fly in the face of the 4th and 1 call for Ohio State's last touchdown. It seemed akin to folding with a good hand on the chance you might lose to a better one. Disappointing because Ohio State versus LSU had a better chance of being more interesting.

Really enjoyed it, but I spent the car ride home trying to piece it back in order and just gave up. It was a disjointed mess because they tried to pack so much into it, but don't care. It was worth it and I'll probably go see it a couple of more times in the theater. Certainly IMAX. If I can't recall it by then it's Alzheimers.

Not a single "my friend," either

I covered Victoria High football when Alan Weddell (Texas '73) was head-coach, and our friendship continued after Weddell took over at La Marque. Coach Weddell was a member of the '70 national championship team, is salt-of-the-earth, and as straight of an arrow as I can recall having ever crossed paths with. I just can't fathom Weddell going to work for Briles and remaining at UH if something dirty was going on there, but you never know.

Her interviews from yesterday have been hysterical. Hung over and hilarious. She wouldn't deny that she's been invited back.

Step-Dad. The best joke ever.

Rumor out there that Matt Luke to Georgia as OL coach. How incestuous is the SEC?

The Heisman Trophy has become an award for quarterbacks, as evidenced by the inclusion of Hurts, and to a lesser extent Fields. Fields isn't even Ohio State's best player on offense. That would be J.K Dobbins. Dobbins' numbers versus top 15 rush defenses faced by OSU this season: Michigan State - 172 yards, one touchdown; Penn State - 157 yards, two touchdowns; Michigan - 211 yards, four touchdowns; and, Wisconsin - 163 yards, two touchdowns and 171 yards, one touchdown in the title game. Not saying he should win it over Burrow, but Dobbins' season stats are better than both Heisman Trophy winners Mark Ingram (2009) and Reggie Bush* (2005). He is the Buckeye's MVP and most recent glaring example of how the Heisman Trophy has just become a more hyped version of the Davey O'Brien Award. *cheater

The walk through "The Grove" before each home game is now going to take forever.

Don't know about these days, but in the past the athletic department would ask BMDs to lend it planes and pay for the trips out of their own pocket.

Which another reason why I believe the Yankees and the New York media went all in on the "scandal." I still don't buy that the accusations will ever rise to that level of malfeasance alleged and firmly believe that the accusations of sign stealing in the ALCS and those since have been greatly exaggerated and perpetuated by the Yankees and the New York media simply to undermine the Astros, and not for the greater good of the game. It wouldn't surprise me if the origin of the whole "cheating" fiasco didn't originate with one or both. Just one fan's opinion. I'll miss Jake from Rake Farm.

Let's compromise and CGI Tom Hardy into the original for Robert Redford.

Can't: Blazing Saddles; the Godfather; and, The Graduate Re-imagined: Jeremiah Johnson

True; but, it sounded better than "very little," and not as self-deprecating as "none."

And you sir, are the bee's knees.

Turns out after the fact that Charlie was zeroed in on at an event in NYC right after the season ended and there was one follow-up trip to Charlie's residence after the fact. To the best of my knowledge no one else was interviewed, and the timing of the hire seems to support that. I was told by a BMD that the new coach had already been hired, but that the BMD wasn't told who the coach was (his source was our former AD). BMD was told only that the deed was done and there was a veiled reference to the new hire's season being over before our own bowl game. We sat down and spent hours making a list of potential hires. Strong was on the list and I don't recall who else. I need to see if that list exists. This may have been contemporaneous with Mack's "killing it in Florida" statement because I seem to recall associating that statement with the hiring, and not the pursuit of Nick Saban as some speculated. Fuck, it's all a blur. I threw what I knew out there on the other site and there was some constructive dialogue that would be interesting to read. I need to go back and look at that thread.

Same with watching Jim Norton try to play Don Rickles. I kept thinking, damn this is disappointing. Jim Norton used to be really funny.

A starting OL for Jesuit went to Philmont with us last summer. Great kid. Actually they're all great kids. My heart is picking Jesuit, but my wallet is on the Mustangs.

For the record, first Raven across the field to shake hands with Kyle Shanahan was RGIII

Agree with @Macanudo I liked it and it got me out of the house and away from the chaos for a few hours.

“Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.”