Sorry About A Spam Post

My friend Bill told me, "Minnich, you've been hacked!" earlier this morning.  I changed my password, and hopefully that will fix the issue.

How Ohio State's 2011 Offense Was Like A Bad Summer Camp

Found this, and thought it was so well-written that I had to incorporate it into a blog post...

A Response From OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith Re: Playoffs

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the financial difficulties the average fan would have under the proposed playoff format.  I also wrote how I was going to contact both Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, as well as Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany with this information.

To his credit, Mr. Smith e-mailed me back.  Below are his comments.  Enjoy...
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Chip,

Thank you for your email. Sorry it has taken some time to get back to you. Appreciate the hard work you put together.

I prefer home sites and so do my colleagues in the Big Ten. Our challenge is we are alone in that position and cannot get the votes necessary to make it happen. Therefore, we have to replenish what is lost and look for what we can gain throughout this process of exploration for how the playoff will be formatted and where. We were the only conference proposing on site contests, and no one else supported it.

I again appreciate your work and support of college football. These negotiations are complex and sensitive. In the end, there will be things we like and things we do not like because our membership is so diverse and we strive to find a happy medium .

Thanks, gene

2 Articles To Read

Neither of these were written by me, but are well-worth your time.

The first is from Spencer Hall of Every Day Should Be Saturday, giving a devout SEC fan's humorous perspective on The Big Ten.

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2012/6/6/3068317/confessions-of-an-sec-fan-to-a-big-ten-fan#storyjump

The second is from Matt Hayes of The Sporting News on Penn State's Bill O'Brien, and his son Jack.  Serious article that will hopefully give everyone perspective...

http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-06-07/bill-obrien-son-special-needs-jack-penn-state-coach-replacing-joe-paterno