#21 The Ohio State University vs. Nebraska, Tuesday, January 14, 6:30 p.m., FS1

[OSU_Buckguy]

given that it's a coach-determined suspension regarding "program standards and expectations," my guess is the issue is not academic or legal. most likely another suspension due to tardiness or in-practice behavior. certainly less serious than academic or legal problems, but given our current trajectory both as a team and as a position group (i.e., the backcourt), this is hardly ideal. either we gel and resume our earlier ways starting now or the team fully unravels.

almost always foolish to call any early january game a must-win, but this one's pretty darn close.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

 

[Onebuckfan]

I knew this .the conspiracy theorist in me wants to know what happened in practice before Washington got hurt . How he got hurt? Though Washington was shooting well was the teammates perception he was shooting too much while not doing enough passing and defense. Was it a Muhammad faction and a Washington faction? I know their team basketball IQ isn’t there now.

 

[nomatta]

Huskers are so guard oriented, and we will be playing two guards total.

Going to be, uh, interesting.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

a couple nights ago, a poster on another site warned that washington and muhammad would be suspended for nebraska. rumor vindicated. poster also indicated that the suspension is tied to their minutes against indiana. if so, don't understand muhammad being upset with playing time that game since he played only 18 minutes due to fouling out. against uw, wvu, and uk, he averaged about 28 minutes. washington, though, got 8 on a very short leash.

 

[DZ83CK]

If playing 20 minutes a game isn't good enough for you, how about you play better and earn more PT? Complaining about it is pointless.

 

[nomatta]

Maybe once Duane and Luther got a whiff that Holt was thinking about starting Carton and Walker, they threw a temper tantrum.

 

[OhioState001]

Maybe once Duane and Luther got a whiff that Holt was thinking about starting Carton and Walker, they threw a temper tantrum.

I don't want to think they could actually be that selfish

 

[Hetuck]

Pretty strange when it feels like Nebraska is a must win game in basketball.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

wonder if the issue is between the two separately or between the two together. as in, versus or with.

edit: meant to add this tweet...

 

[Hetuck]

Starting out with a turnover. Nice.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

line went from osu -17.5 this morning to -15.5 when the news broke and back to -18.0.

edit: rumors made it outside the program that both would be suspended, so it makes sense that the line didn't effectively move.

 

[nomatta]

Starting out with a turnover. Nice.

It's part of our team identity.

 

[Hetuck]

Andre!

 

[Hetuck]

It's part of our team identity.

Like a false start with Tressel's teams.