For years, the Big 10 were characterized as seeing their teams wilt in the postseason. The league has had the last two NCAA national champions (Michigan & Ohio State), and it was thought the stigma of choking in the postseason was over.
Nope, it's back.
On New Year's Eve, Texas' Arch Manning sliced up the Wolverine defense for 4 touchdowns (2 passes, 2 runs), as the Longhorns won the Cheez-It Citrus bowl over Michigan, 41-27.
Later in the night, Ohio State, the defending champs, and the #2 seed in this year's tournament, fell to Miami, 24-14, at the Cotton Bowl. Keionte Scott had the biggest play of the night when he ran back an interception 72 yards to the end zone. The 10th seeded Hurricanes now await the winner of tonight's Sugar Bowl match between SEC rivals Mississippi & Georgia as they continue their quest to win their first national title since the Jimmy Johnson era of the mid-80's.
Both the Wolverines & Buckeyes had defensive coordinators with NFL experience. RPI grad Matt Patricia (formerly of the Patriots) at Ohio State, and Don "Wink" Martindale (ex-Ravens, Giants) at Michigan. Both were outcoached on Wednesday.
The Dallas Cowboys doubled down on stupid on Tuesday by waiving star defensive back Tre'Von Diggs.
On Wednesday, Diggs reportedly was claimed by Green Bay, meaning a reunion with good friend Micah Parsons could come as early as Sunday. Diggs had been activated off IR two weeks ago, but now finds himself out of Dallas due to reported issues with coach Brian Schottenheimer. With Dallas already eliminated from the playoffs, playing the Giants may not be the layup they thought it'd be.
Just thought of something. With the addition of the Pop Tarts Bowl, Kellogg's now sponsors three bowls, since they bought Sunshine, the original makers of Cheez-It, a ways back. What's next? The Rice Krispies Bowl?
Chip Kelly's latest foray into the NFL lasted just 1 season, and he's not finishing it.
Kelly was bounced by the Las Vegas Raiders, last in the AFC West, and has since returned to the college ranks, where he'll be the new offensive coordinator at Northwestern, meaning he'll coach against he last college employer, Ohio State, next season. Rumors have head coach Pete Carroll following Kelly out of Vegas, but only because people are looking for something to talk about at this point. We won't know for sure until Monday.
Public golf courses in Washington, DC may be the next casualty of Cheato Narcissus (Donald Trump) and his bid to leave his mark all over Washington.
The World's Worst Golfer says he will declare that the National Links Trust is in default on its 50 year lease with the National Park Service, per Yahoo!. There are those that say that, as usual, Trump is lying because he has 0 proof any default took place, and that he wants to take over the public courses for the benefit of his wealthy friends.
The blatant greed and abuse of power will lead to Trump's downfall, and probably sooner than anyone thinks, given his health issues.
