Mar 22 2008
Respect for Ohio State
And not just because their facilities are the shizz. And no, there weren’t cheerleaders on deck tonight either.
I have to give it up for Ohio State.
I know, I know. This never happens. Maybe I’m turning the corner? Maybe you guys should question my Michigan fanhood?
Nah, I wouldn’t go that far. Although I am starting to turn when it comes to football. Don’t tell anyone else, though! What can I say? I miss Mike Hart, Jake Long, Chad Henne, Mario Manningham, Lloyd Carr….the list goes on and on. There isn’t anyone else on their roster that I feel connected to. As a result, my cousin is starting to turn me into a Buckeye football fan. Yes, hell has frozen over. That’s not the point of this post, though.
The point is that Ohio State finished in 15th place (yes, 15th) at the NCAA Championships hosted in their home pool. What was most impressive is that they did it solely with diving points. I can’t recall if I’ve ever seen the OSU women crack the top 25 of the CSCAA dual meet rankings and rightly so. So for them to rock it with a Top 15 finish, without any swimming points, is extremely impressive!
My hat goes off to coach Vince Panzano, and I’m not the only one who is tipping their hat. Coach Panzano was named the NCAA Diving coach of the Year during tonight’s session. Not to be outdone, OSU diver Chelsea Davis was named NCAA Diver of the Year; an honor she shares with Miami’s Brittany Viola and Hawaii’s Emma Friesen.
Another tidbit is that none of OSU’s divers are seniors (1 junior and 2 freshmen), so provided they don’t regress, OSU will be able to count on all of those points at next year’s meet. Wonder if any of the swimmers will help the divers out next time around. Only time will tell!
JOE DOYLE RULES
NOTE: I needed to add that shout-out in this post, since I saw him tonight. It was nice to see him come out and show his support.
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Hell better thaw out! You will NOT become a full-time OSU lover! I can’t have my only Michigan friend do this! Do you want me to cry??
And that is really impressive! I guess I didn’t really think diving points where high enough to place (without swimming, of course). I learned something today…
So I guess this isn’t the best time to tell you that my cousin is taking me to the OSU spring football game next month?
Not the greatest timing, but I have given it some thought and I see what you mean. I feel no connection to the team either. Of course, if you become a full blown OSU fan, you know that I cannot associate with you Friday- Monday during football season.
If U-M had gotten Pryor, that may have kept me interested. Kid is crazy athletic! But alas, OSU did and this city is overflowing with excitement.
Regardless of who I root for you KNOW I will still watch as many games as possible. So while I won’t really care if Big Blue wins, I can still talk about it with you! I really wish they had hired someone else though…
This is true! I tried to list all of my friends that I talk football with, and it was just you and this other kid, but he’s a douche. You >>>>>>>>(x infinity) him.
I watch anywhere from 3-5 games every Saturday, and whatever’s on Thursday night. So don’t worry. I gotcha covered!
First and foremost I am a college football fan
Actually Pryor is going to the “University of Ohio State”
I know, right!
FWIW, he wasn’t the only recruit to say that when he announced.
What’s that say about people who go to Ohio State?!
Your guess is as good as mine! I didn’t even apply to OSU as a “safety school”. My safety school was Kenyon haha