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Eldon Miller (Former OSU BBall Head Coach, 2x Sweet 16)

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Ohio State men’s basketball | Blast from past: Former coach Eldon Miller to visit Thursday
By Adam Jardy
The Columbus Dispatch
Posted Oct 27, 2018 at 5:00 PMUpdated Oct 27, 2018 at 5:00 PM

Eldon Miller doesn’t describe himself as a “yesterday person” save for a specific, vital exception.

“I am not a yesterday person, other than people,” Miller said this week. “The only thing that’s important in my past is people and lessons you can learn. I’m a today person. I’m living with these guys, the (UNC) Pembroke Braves, and I’m loving it.”

Those worlds of yesterday and the present, as well as dozens of people important to his life, will all collide in an emotional way this week. When Ohio State opens the 2018-19 season with an exhibition Thursday night against the Division II Braves, the former Buckeyes coach will be on the bench for the start of his 11th season in his role as a volunteer assistant coach for a program led by his son, Ben.

The matchup initially was the brainchild of Ron Stokes, one of Miller’s former players and now the analyst for the team’s radio broadcasts. Stokes approached director of basketball operations David Egelhoff and coach Chris Holtmann, who gave the green light to the suggestion of playing the Braves.

Miller said he learned of the game when his son delivered the news as a present for his 79th birthday last summer.

“I was very excited,” he said. “I couldn’t believe it. My son is kind of a sneaky guy. It’s a great opportunity for (the Braves), but most of all, and I can’t emphasize this enough, I have a chance to see some people that I haven’t seen in a long time.”

During his 10 seasons with the Buckeyes from 1977 to ’86, Miller compiled a record of 174-120 and went 96-84 in Big Ten play, including three runner-up regular-season finishes, and twice reached the Sweet 16. In 1980, the Buckeyes were ranked No. 10 nationally but were knocked off by UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

“I was (usually) hired to try to build programs that were not competitive,” he said. “We certainly did that. Three years later we might have had the best team in the country and we got upset in the regional by UCLA.”



Midway through his 10th season at Ohio State, Miller and athletic director Rick Bay reached what was described as a mutual decision to make a coaching change. The decision allowed both parties to move on without Miller technically having been fired or quitting, and he ultimately accepted a job at Northern Iowa as the Buckeyes eventually hired Gary Williams as his replacement.

Miller said he doesn’t look back much, but that his contract situation — he had 10 one-year contracts, as was customary at the time — was certainly a challenge.

“I’m not disgruntled,” he said. “I had a great time there, but it was time for them to change and sometimes it means changing the head coach.”

A native of Gnadenhutten, Miller said he has frequently been back to Columbus over the years, both to visit his hometown and visit friends who remain in the area.

“I thought it was a good opportunity to bring a guy back that loves Ohio State and cares about the players that he coached,” Holtmann said. “We always want our guys to have an appreciation for what came before them and this is another way for them to acknowledge it, and it’s a way for us to acknowledge our former players.”

More than a dozen former players, coaches and managers — including the likes of Jim Cleamons, Keith Wesson and Larry Huggins — will enjoy the game together, as well as attend both a pre- and postgame reception for Miller. Holtmann said he plans to visit, as well. It’s exactly the reason why, in addition to being thrilled for the opportunity for the Braves to play the Buckeyes, Miller said he is touched by the gesture.

When asked how he thought the fans might greet him when his name is announced before the game, Miller chuckled.

https://www.buckeyextra.com/sports/...-coach-eldon-miller-to-visit-thursday?start=2

“Don’t know,” he said. “Wouldn’t venture a guess. When you’re in coaching you get a lot of praise and a lot of criticism, and neither one of those things can impact you very much. Seeing some people and looking them in the eye and shaking hands with them, saying thanks, is basically what it’s all about.”
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2018 Week 10 CFB Open Thread

ScriptOhio
No. 11 Kentucky can clinch SEC East title with win on Saturday

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Since the SEC split into divisions in 1992, Kentucky has never finished higher than third place. And they’ve only done that three times in 26 tries.

But that doesn’t even tell the whole story. In those three seasons, Big Blue went 4-4 each time. This means that in 26 seasons of SEC East membership, Kentucky has never finished with a winning conference record.

That streak ended Saturday with the Wildcats’ come-from-behind 15-14 win at Missouri.

The win moved the No. 11 Wildcats to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in conference, equal with No. 6 Georgia, who comes to Lexington on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS).

Both teams hold victories over 4-2 Florida, meaning Saturday’s Cats-Dogs game is the SEC East title game. That isn’t a hypothetical projection: the winner of the game clinches the SEC East crown.

It would be Georgia’s seventh SEC East championship and second consecutive, and Kentucky’s first. (Obviously).

The obvious question: could Kentucky actually win this game? And the answer is… maybe!

Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...t-espn-analyst-not-to-show-up-at-ut-facility/


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Favorite / Best tOSU Prof?

sparcboxbuck
Fuuuuuck.

Just had a conversation with my 8th grader about graphing calculator technology in the classroom and looked up one of my favorite profs at tOSU and found that he passed away.

Who was the best you ever had? For me, Bert Waits in the math department.

For what it’s worth, here’s an email that I sent to his son and it bounced. Kinda sad as I didn’t get to let him know his influence. Posting here as much for prosperity.

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I do not mean to intrude, but are you, by chance, Bert Waits son?

If so, and if interested, I wanted to pass on my condolences on his passing. And, if I I’m correct, the passing of your mom as well. Sorry, the internet is a really spooky thing and I don’t mean to creep you out.

That said, I wanted to share something that if given the chance, I wish I could have shared with him. I’m clearly a bit late on that count, but the words are nonetheless sincere, and I hope that that by sharing them I make the world a slightly better place. While it may be way too late for him, hopefully it will mean something to you and your siblings, should you care to share.

Anyhow, I was one of Bert’s students at tOSU (#GoBucks) in the late ‘80s. Looking back at the educators that I had over the years, there were three who I consider to be Important (intentional) in informing the direction of my life. The first was my jr high math teacher, the second was Bert, and the last was my advisor in grad school — all of them, less Bert, were at my wedding and are dear friends today. I was one of Bert’s students during the time that he was working on writing his text that introduced graphing calculator technology into the classroom. While I was always good in math, and frankly, had tested out of Bert’s class, when I saw the topic / format I was compelled to take the class because I was interested in the technology. Suffice it to say, in the 10-week quarter, everything I thought I understood about math was made incredibly tangible because of how how the material was delivered. I walked out of his class understanding what I thought I knew in completely different ways.

That was maybe fall of ‘88? The following holiday break I took his book and my super cool Casio calculator back to my rural NW Ohio high school and shared it with my calculus teacher because the material and methods were so fundamental in creating a true understanding of math. Within a year my old HS adopted Bert’s book and methods.

So, four or so years after his passing and why am I writing? I’m a dad now. A junior in HS and an 8th grader. The 8th grader and I were talking about what he’s doing in school (a Montessori program) and we had a great discussion about functions and graphing and this use of graphing calculators in the classroom. I told him about my days with Bert and how his views of, and methods of teaching, the material were not only fundamental to my understanding of math, but frankly, created the lens through which I see my world as a quantitative psychologist.

During our discussion I googled Bert and saw that he passed and it really was a bit of a gut punch because, for both my jr high math teacher and my advisor in grad school, I’ve had the opportunity to let them know how much I appreciated the impact they had on my life. While that was easy as I still have close relationships with them, I never got to share that with Bert — even though I was some relatively anonymous kid in his class. What saddens me most in my delinquency in reaching out is letting Bert know that he’s now directly influencing his second generation of us math nerds (typed with love).

I pray that this makes it to you, and that you are who I hope you to be. I know that I have my faults as a dad, and I’m sure that Bert may have had his own... but I also pray that what I share brings a smile to you and yours as the influence he had and has reaches far further than I suspect he would have guessed.

There are three educators in my life that I can point to who changed my world... and your dad was one of them. I pray that some day some strange person should share a similar thought with one of my kids. I should be so lucky to positively influence young people as your dad did me.

Warmest regards,

Sparcboxbuck
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Remember G.D. Ritzy's? Guess who's back in Columbus.

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It's just Ritzy's now. It's at 4615 N. High St. in Clintonville, a few blocks north of Henderson/Cooke. I was too full after my burger to try the ice cream.

The burger was good. The fries were good but not as crispy and stiff as I remember them. It's been a long time, though, so I could be wrong. It was good enough that I'll go back.

They've only been open for a month or so. I hope they have success. I've got to go back soon for some ice cream.
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BTN BTN Announces Coverage of 2018 Big Ten Fall Championships

BTN Announces Coverage of 2018 Big Ten Fall Championships
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

BTN will provide extensive coverage of the 2018 Big Ten fall championships and tournaments, including live broadcasts and streams of the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Soccer Tournaments, the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament and the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships. The Big Ten Cross Country Championships kick off BTN’s coverage this Sunday, Oct. 28. The event will air live on FloSports and BTN Plus at 11:45 a.m. ET, and on television Monday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. The Big Ten has four nationally ranked men’s teams, including No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 18 Purdue, No. 22

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BTN BTN Announces Men’s and Women’s Hoops Talent for 2018-19 Season

BTN Announces Men’s and Women’s Hoops Talent for 2018-19 Season
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

The 2018-19 Big Ten basketball season tips off in less than three weeks and BTN today announced on-air talent for over 200 men’s and women’s games, as well as its nightly studio shows. New this year to the network will be play-by-play announcer Dave O’Brien, who joins Kevin Kugler, Brian Anderson, Brandon Gaudin, and Cory Provus in calling games. They accompany an experienced lineup of analysts including Robbie Hummel, a three-time first-team All-Big Ten performer at Purdue; basketball reporters Andy Katz and Mike DeCourcy; Shon Morris, a Northwestern center who led the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding for three consecutive

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This game was UNFAIR!!!

Oh8ch
From start to finish this game was simply unfair.

1. First of all, there are too many rules. We kept committing penalties. Can't run into this guy. Too late to hit that guy. We moved too soon. We grabbed hold of somebody. Just too many damned rules.

2. Purdue was wearing black at night. How are you supposed to find a player dressed in all black at night? Last year we played at Iowa at night when they were wearing black and the same thing happened. Two years in a row just isn't fair.

3. Our best player can't play for us anymore. That makes me sad and I am sure it makes our players sad. It is hard to play at your best when you are sad.

4. We have not one - but TWO thousand yard rushers. We haven't sorted that out yet. We shouldn't have to play at night against guys wearing black jerseys until we have sorted that out.

5. Our quarterback is setting season records for passing yards. When you are trying to figure out where you are in the record book you have to do a lot of math in your head and that makes it difficult to keep track of where all your receivers are - not to mention the defenders who are all wearing black at night.

6. The fans were wearing black too. There were some red jerseys in the stands but it was hard to see them because of all the damned black. And they were yelling really loud which makes it hard to do math or find players who are wearing black or sort out your thousand yard rushers. Especially when you are sad.

7. But most of all it is the coaching. The Purdue coaches had clearly planned all week to do things that exploited our teams weaknesses . Our coaches didn't do that. In fact, they didn't even try to fix those weaknesses. It just doesn't seem fair.

8. I think we should play this game over. During the day. After we get over losing our best player and have learned all the rules and sorted our our two thousand yard rushers and maybe fixed some of our weaknesses and stopped doing math in our heads.
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