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Late Night Ramblings: Stark County, The Depth Chart, And Power Rankings
David ThurmanSep 13, 2010
Drew Thurman (10:22 pm)
For those of you who haven't seen the latest YouTube sensation, I had to include it. Phil Davidson, GOP Candidate for Stark County Treasurer, delivers the most interesting speech in local political history. Either this guy studied Hitler's communication style a little too much or he didn't realize the satirical element behind Dwight's speech on The Office. Regardless, we found out that Stark County will always be known for its football talent (Devon Torrence, Mike Doss, Kenny Peterson, Dustin Fox, Jamar Martin, Kirk Barton, Tyler Everett, and Brian Hartline) and not its political figures. Let's hit some of the headlines...
1) In case you have been sedated over the last 24 hours, let me catch you up. C.J. Barnett is out for at least one week after the knee injury he suffered Saturday against Miami. Rumors flooded the message boards that he was out for the season, but that appears to be faulty information. The injury seems to involve the MCL or PCL, and could miss a similar amount of time as Nathan Williams did (four weeks). After his performance against the Hurricanes, let's hope he gets better soon.
2) The official depth chart for this week is out and there are a few minor changes to make note of. First, obviously Barnett has been replaced by Orhian Johnson as the starter at SS. Aaron Gant now appears as the backup for both safety positions. On the defensive line, Adam Bellamy and Garret Goebel have switched positions on the two-deep. Bellamy now sits behind John Simon at DT, while Goebel has moved behind Heyward at the end spot. If you were concerned about the depth at defensive end, this little swap probably won't help your worries. The other big note is that Etienne Sabino has been officially removed from the depth chart. If you wondered, yes, I did shed a tear.
3) Defensive tackle commitment Joel Hale is a bad man. Don't believe me, watch this hit...
4) Adam Rittenberg put out his Big Ten Power Rankings today. Ohio State finds itself on top, but Rittenberg says the Hawkeyes have looked like the most dominant team in the Big Ten. I don't understand why everyone seems so impressed with their 35-7 victory over Iowa State. Just because Kirk Ferentz has struggled to beat them in his career doesn't mean they are good! Iowa is solid, we knew that before the season, but they haven't looked more dominant than the Buckeyes.
No surprise that Wisconsin and Penn State find themselves at No. 3 and 4, but after that I think there is a lot of room for debate. He has Michigan and Michigan State tied at No. 5 and then Northwestern behind them. I would like to see some more love for Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats. When the dust settle at the end of the year they could easily be fourth in the conference. As expected, Minnesota brings up the rear after their embarrassing loss to South Dakota. Thankfully the ACC had such a poor weekend, the Big Ten didn't take much heat for it.
5) Finally, this may be the first time in history I actually enjoyed something Pat Forde wrote. So please read.
For those of you who haven't seen the latest YouTube sensation, I had to include it. Phil Davidson, GOP Candidate for Stark County Treasurer, delivers the most interesting speech in local political history. Either this guy studied Hitler's communication style a little too much or he didn't realize the satirical element behind Dwight's speech on The Office. Regardless, we found out that Stark County will always be known for its football talent (Devon Torrence, Mike Doss, Kenny Peterson, Dustin Fox, Jamar Martin, Kirk Barton, Tyler Everett, and Brian Hartline) and not its political figures. Let's hit some of the headlines...
1) In case you have been sedated over the last 24 hours, let me catch you up. C.J. Barnett is out for at least one week after the knee injury he suffered Saturday against Miami. Rumors flooded the message boards that he was out for the season, but that appears to be faulty information. The injury seems to involve the MCL or PCL, and could miss a similar amount of time as Nathan Williams did (four weeks). After his performance against the Hurricanes, let's hope he gets better soon.
2) The official depth chart for this week is out and there are a few minor changes to make note of. First, obviously Barnett has been replaced by Orhian Johnson as the starter at SS. Aaron Gant now appears as the backup for both safety positions. On the defensive line, Adam Bellamy and Garret Goebel have switched positions on the two-deep. Bellamy now sits behind John Simon at DT, while Goebel has moved behind Heyward at the end spot. If you were concerned about the depth at defensive end, this little swap probably won't help your worries. The other big note is that Etienne Sabino has been officially removed from the depth chart. If you wondered, yes, I did shed a tear.
3) Defensive tackle commitment Joel Hale is a bad man. Don't believe me, watch this hit...
4) Adam Rittenberg put out his Big Ten Power Rankings today. Ohio State finds itself on top, but Rittenberg says the Hawkeyes have looked like the most dominant team in the Big Ten. I don't understand why everyone seems so impressed with their 35-7 victory over Iowa State. Just because Kirk Ferentz has struggled to beat them in his career doesn't mean they are good! Iowa is solid, we knew that before the season, but they haven't looked more dominant than the Buckeyes.
No surprise that Wisconsin and Penn State find themselves at No. 3 and 4, but after that I think there is a lot of room for debate. He has Michigan and Michigan State tied at No. 5 and then Northwestern behind them. I would like to see some more love for Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats. When the dust settle at the end of the year they could easily be fourth in the conference. As expected, Minnesota brings up the rear after their embarrassing loss to South Dakota. Thankfully the ACC had such a poor weekend, the Big Ten didn't take much heat for it.
5) Finally, this may be the first time in history I actually enjoyed something Pat Forde wrote. So please read.
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