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LGHL You’re Nuts: Which Marvel character would you add to the Ohio State men’s basketball team?
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You’re Nuts: Which Marvel character would you add to the Ohio State men’s basketball team?
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Disney XD via Getty Images
It’s only week six of the college basketball offseason and we’re already going stir-crazy.
There’s one available scholarship remaining for the 2024-25 Ohio State men’s basketball team, and it’s been that way for several weeks now. The Buckeyes are trying to add another post player to the roster, but it seems like it’s been difficult to find someone who is willing to commit to a lesser role.
With Aaron Bradshaw as the presumptive starter at center and Austin Parks entering his sophomore season, whoever takes that final scholarship knows that they’re stepping in to a reserve role. So far, Ohio State has not found a match.
Last week Connor and Justin debated if the current roster has enough outside shooting. The Buckeyes will need to replace over 80% of its three-point makes from last season, and each of the four transfer additions they’ve added this off-season shot below 35% from three last year. Despite that, 54% of readers sided with Justin and said that yes, the team will have enough shooting. The other 46% sided with Connor, who said no.
Connor- 75
What if we hypothetically gave that final spot to a Marvel character or villain? The co-hosts of Bucketheads and weekly basketball debate participants are short on basketball content at the moment, but not on creativity and certainly not on affection for the MCU.
The Mad Titan nearly wiped out half the population in the entire universe, so I think that qualifies him to play center against Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes in February. On top of that, Thanos stands nearly eight feet tall. That makes Zach Edey look like a little fella, and puts Thanos at the very top of the “tallest Marvel characters” list next to Hulk and jumbo-sized ant man.
Other than his being freakishly tall, intimidating, and beefy, I’m going with Thanos because 2019 ACC Player of the Year and two-time NBA All Star Zion Williamson has an unhealthy obsession with the MCU’s biggest heel. Williamson rocks an infinity gauntlet chain on the court that was made to look like his favorite Marvel villain’s gauntlet.
In 2019, Williamson spoke to SLAM magazine about Avengers: Endgame and was asked who his favorite hero from the film was. His response?
“Avenger?! You know I’m already rocking with Thanos over here (snaps finger). I’m going to be honest. Thanos was supposed to win and I’m going to tell you why. When you think of Captain America, you think red, white, and blue and that Shield. Tell me why Captain America did Thor’s technique and pulled the hammer. What is that? Thanos was about to kill Thor, and Captain America is able to hold Thor’s hammer that nobody else can hold? Are we really doing that? Thanos took on 6 people…Maybe 6, 7, 5… without the Infinity Stones. And he still almost won. Thanos was supposed to win. They just had to give y’all a happy ending.”
Aside from the fact that Zion is just openly dumping on the ending of the movie, he’s not totally wrong. Armed with all six infinity stones, Thanos could have snapped away half the universe and also made any necessary changes to the timeline to stop the Avengers from being able to go back and retrieve them again to undo his work. But that would’ve stopped the plot and basically ended the whole MCU, when there’s so much more money to be made.
But to get back to the main prompt here — eight-foot tall purple monster, weighing over 700 pounds. The basketball game is over, there’s not even a point of showing up against the Mad Titan.
This is me being slightly hypocritical because I have argued that the shooting on the 2024-25 team is underrated, and I still believe that. But when you can add someone who literally never misses, that feels impossible to pass up.
There are a lot of different characters you could pick for this, but at the end of the day, basketball is about putting the ball in the hoop, and Hawkeye is perfect when it comes to accuracy. The only question I would have is whether his accuracy translates to things that aren’t arrows. I would assume yes, since he is a master marksman.
I don’t think this one needs too much explaining, honestly. Do you want the greatest shooter in college basketball history? This is the guy. Talk about opening up the floor.
And no, I am not worried about his size, since he can shoot from anywhere.
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Disney XD via Getty Images
It’s only week six of the college basketball offseason and we’re already going stir-crazy.
There’s one available scholarship remaining for the 2024-25 Ohio State men’s basketball team, and it’s been that way for several weeks now. The Buckeyes are trying to add another post player to the roster, but it seems like it’s been difficult to find someone who is willing to commit to a lesser role.
With Aaron Bradshaw as the presumptive starter at center and Austin Parks entering his sophomore season, whoever takes that final scholarship knows that they’re stepping in to a reserve role. So far, Ohio State has not found a match.
Last week Connor and Justin debated if the current roster has enough outside shooting. The Buckeyes will need to replace over 80% of its three-point makes from last season, and each of the four transfer additions they’ve added this off-season shot below 35% from three last year. Despite that, 54% of readers sided with Justin and said that yes, the team will have enough shooting. The other 46% sided with Connor, who said no.
After 153 weeks:
Connor- 75
Justin- 58
Other- 16
(There have been four ties)
What if we hypothetically gave that final spot to a Marvel character or villain? The co-hosts of Bucketheads and weekly basketball debate participants are short on basketball content at the moment, but not on creativity and certainly not on affection for the MCU.
This week’s question: Which Marvel character would you add to the Ohio State men’s basketball team?
Connor: Thanos
The Mad Titan nearly wiped out half the population in the entire universe, so I think that qualifies him to play center against Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes in February. On top of that, Thanos stands nearly eight feet tall. That makes Zach Edey look like a little fella, and puts Thanos at the very top of the “tallest Marvel characters” list next to Hulk and jumbo-sized ant man.
Other than his being freakishly tall, intimidating, and beefy, I’m going with Thanos because 2019 ACC Player of the Year and two-time NBA All Star Zion Williamson has an unhealthy obsession with the MCU’s biggest heel. Williamson rocks an infinity gauntlet chain on the court that was made to look like his favorite Marvel villain’s gauntlet.
In 2019, Williamson spoke to SLAM magazine about Avengers: Endgame and was asked who his favorite hero from the film was. His response?
“Avenger?! You know I’m already rocking with Thanos over here (snaps finger). I’m going to be honest. Thanos was supposed to win and I’m going to tell you why. When you think of Captain America, you think red, white, and blue and that Shield. Tell me why Captain America did Thor’s technique and pulled the hammer. What is that? Thanos was about to kill Thor, and Captain America is able to hold Thor’s hammer that nobody else can hold? Are we really doing that? Thanos took on 6 people…Maybe 6, 7, 5… without the Infinity Stones. And he still almost won. Thanos was supposed to win. They just had to give y’all a happy ending.”
Aside from the fact that Zion is just openly dumping on the ending of the movie, he’s not totally wrong. Armed with all six infinity stones, Thanos could have snapped away half the universe and also made any necessary changes to the timeline to stop the Avengers from being able to go back and retrieve them again to undo his work. But that would’ve stopped the plot and basically ended the whole MCU, when there’s so much more money to be made.
But to get back to the main prompt here — eight-foot tall purple monster, weighing over 700 pounds. The basketball game is over, there’s not even a point of showing up against the Mad Titan.
Justin: Hawkeye
This is me being slightly hypocritical because I have argued that the shooting on the 2024-25 team is underrated, and I still believe that. But when you can add someone who literally never misses, that feels impossible to pass up.
There are a lot of different characters you could pick for this, but at the end of the day, basketball is about putting the ball in the hoop, and Hawkeye is perfect when it comes to accuracy. The only question I would have is whether his accuracy translates to things that aren’t arrows. I would assume yes, since he is a master marksman.
I don’t think this one needs too much explaining, honestly. Do you want the greatest shooter in college basketball history? This is the guy. Talk about opening up the floor.
And no, I am not worried about his size, since he can shoot from anywhere.
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LGHL I-80 Football Show: Ranking the 10 Games we can’t wait to watch in 2024
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I-80 Football Show: Ranking the 10 Games we can’t wait to watch in 2024
JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2024 season is around the corner, so we discuss the ten games we’re most excited for this season.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
It has been a heavy news week for college football as the sport continues to change in front of our eyes. In a landmark decision, the NCAA and the Power Five conferences have agreed to a settlement that will change the face of college athletics and let student athletes be paid.
Speaking of athletes getting paid, EA Sports has finally released information about EA College Football 25, including its release date of July 19. The game will also have the option to be bundled with Madden.
TNT Sports, which is on its way to losing the media rights to the NBA, has agreed to sublicense College Football Playoff games from ESPN for the next five seasons. In non-football news, the WNBA has announced Toronto as the city for its 14th expansion team. The hope is for there to still be 16 teams before the 2026 season.
The 2024 season is getting close, and while it’s not quite preview season, it is a perfect time to look ahead at which games we’re looking forward to this year. In this episode, we rank the 10 games that have us the most excited including Ohio State vs. Oregon and Michigan vs. USC. Whether we think it’ll be good games or we want a team we hate to lose, this list of games already has our attention in May.
Which games are on your radar this early?
Follow the show on YouTube: @JordanW330
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @I80FootballShow
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2024 season is around the corner, so we discuss the ten games we’re most excited for this season.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
It has been a heavy news week for college football as the sport continues to change in front of our eyes. In a landmark decision, the NCAA and the Power Five conferences have agreed to a settlement that will change the face of college athletics and let student athletes be paid.
Speaking of athletes getting paid, EA Sports has finally released information about EA College Football 25, including its release date of July 19. The game will also have the option to be bundled with Madden.
TNT Sports, which is on its way to losing the media rights to the NBA, has agreed to sublicense College Football Playoff games from ESPN for the next five seasons. In non-football news, the WNBA has announced Toronto as the city for its 14th expansion team. The hope is for there to still be 16 teams before the 2026 season.
The 2024 season is getting close, and while it’s not quite preview season, it is a perfect time to look ahead at which games we’re looking forward to this year. In this episode, we rank the 10 games that have us the most excited including Ohio State vs. Oregon and Michigan vs. USC. Whether we think it’ll be good games or we want a team we hate to lose, this list of games already has our attention in May.
Which games are on your radar this early?
Follow the show on YouTube: @JordanW330
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @I80FootballShow
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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LGHL If I Was in Charge: The NCAA Tournament would never expand
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If I Was in Charge: The NCAA Tournament would never expand
justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Patrick Breen / USA TODAY NETWORK
Stop. Messing. With. Perfection. You will only ruin it.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about what we would do if we were in charge of our favorite position group, team, conference, or sport. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”If I Was in Charge” articles here.
Perfection is a tough bar to clear. Whether it is in relationships, work, family, or responsibility, most people strive to reach something they may never achieve. However, there is one thing that is perfect in the world:
The NCAA Basketball Tournament and March Madness.
Whether it is the men’s or women’s NCAA Tournament, everyone looks forward to the opening two rounds of basketball, filling out their brackets and waiting to see what memorable moment will make it onto One Shining Moment after the national championship game.
And now, there are talks — and unfortunately, very real talks — to expand the tournament from 68 teams to 80 or 96 or an even higher number. So, to keep with the theme this week here at Land-Grant Holy Land, if I was in charge of the NCAA, I would never expand the NCAA Tournament.
I accepted when the tournament went from 64 to 68 teams because that is a small number, and they didn’t add to the actual tournament but instead added the first four, which has ended up being a nice appetizer to the entrée that is the 64-team tournament. But now, I am putting my foot down.
68 is a fine number and four regions of 16 teams is perfect. The No. 1 playing the No. 16 has caused recent drama, and I don’t want that to go away. There is no actual point in expanding the tournament. No one has ever thought, “If only there were more teams, it would be better and more fair.”
And all they would do is add more teams from Power Five conferences that are average or even below average. The one-bid leagues would stay one-bid leagues, and teams from the Big Ten, ACC, and SEC that are 7-13 in the conference and 16-16 overall would continue to get into the tournament without earning it.
Other collegiate administrators share the same concerns.
“It worries me every day of my life,” VCU athletic director Ed McLaughlin told ESPN back in March. “Not only because we’re so focused on men’s basketball and women’s basketball and how important the sport is for our institution.
McLaughlin added, “But it’s the single greatest sporting event in our country. More people get involved in March Madness as casual sports fans, really, than anything else.”
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin also told ESPN in March, “It’s too much of a public trust for us to blow the thing up. You can do a new model [for college sports] down the road while maintaining an inclusive national basketball tournament.”
I live by the motto, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The NCAA Tournament clearly is not broken. It will draw in viewers and eyeballs every single season, no matter the number of teams. Let’s keep it a clean 64 teams (68 before the first four) and continue to love what is the best three-week span of the year.
Keep the tournament as is, and stop messing with perfection. Please.
Continue reading...
justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Patrick Breen / USA TODAY NETWORK
Stop. Messing. With. Perfection. You will only ruin it.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about what we would do if we were in charge of our favorite position group, team, conference, or sport. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”If I Was in Charge” articles here.
Perfection is a tough bar to clear. Whether it is in relationships, work, family, or responsibility, most people strive to reach something they may never achieve. However, there is one thing that is perfect in the world:
The NCAA Basketball Tournament and March Madness.
Whether it is the men’s or women’s NCAA Tournament, everyone looks forward to the opening two rounds of basketball, filling out their brackets and waiting to see what memorable moment will make it onto One Shining Moment after the national championship game.
And now, there are talks — and unfortunately, very real talks — to expand the tournament from 68 teams to 80 or 96 or an even higher number. So, to keep with the theme this week here at Land-Grant Holy Land, if I was in charge of the NCAA, I would never expand the NCAA Tournament.
I accepted when the tournament went from 64 to 68 teams because that is a small number, and they didn’t add to the actual tournament but instead added the first four, which has ended up being a nice appetizer to the entrée that is the 64-team tournament. But now, I am putting my foot down.
68 is a fine number and four regions of 16 teams is perfect. The No. 1 playing the No. 16 has caused recent drama, and I don’t want that to go away. There is no actual point in expanding the tournament. No one has ever thought, “If only there were more teams, it would be better and more fair.”
And all they would do is add more teams from Power Five conferences that are average or even below average. The one-bid leagues would stay one-bid leagues, and teams from the Big Ten, ACC, and SEC that are 7-13 in the conference and 16-16 overall would continue to get into the tournament without earning it.
Other collegiate administrators share the same concerns.
“It worries me every day of my life,” VCU athletic director Ed McLaughlin told ESPN back in March. “Not only because we’re so focused on men’s basketball and women’s basketball and how important the sport is for our institution.
McLaughlin added, “But it’s the single greatest sporting event in our country. More people get involved in March Madness as casual sports fans, really, than anything else.”
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin also told ESPN in March, “It’s too much of a public trust for us to blow the thing up. You can do a new model [for college sports] down the road while maintaining an inclusive national basketball tournament.”
I live by the motto, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The NCAA Tournament clearly is not broken. It will draw in viewers and eyeballs every single season, no matter the number of teams. Let’s keep it a clean 64 teams (68 before the first four) and continue to love what is the best three-week span of the year.
Keep the tournament as is, and stop messing with perfection. Please.
Continue reading...
