Favorite moment was 2011 senior day against Wisconsin. The "Deal With It" game. 14/15 from 3; absolute detonation.
Payback never felt so good.
Payback never felt so good.
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I only now was able to watch the entire announcement. It was clear that the show was over for Thad Matta within weeks of this season beginning. It is with great sadness that we, who loved what Thad Matta did for Ohio State, watched the program's downward spiral and Matta's rapid ageing due to much physical pain in his life. As someone who lived with a very active sportsman father who was levelled by back surgery, I have special insight to just how special Matta's accomplishments have been.
So, while Smith will get accolades for many things, including the hiring of Matta's replacement, I think that the announcement was handled in the most ugly fashion.
Thad Matta is Ohio State's winningest coach. If he had been healthy, I am convinced that Ohio State would have been as successful in basketball as football. He ran a clean program. He produced coaches and players who are winners in life. To see him so clearly near tears, as he delivered the thanks to those who administered the meds that kept him going, and to see the gracious way that he responded to the situation reminded me of the way Fred Taylor was treated when it came time for his departure.
It was a shameful and disgusting display that only magnified the honored persona of Thad Matta. It is amazing to see how he worked through all that to achieve such success. I hope that he will now get that chance to rest and heal. He can rest assured that his legacy at Ohio State will be etched into the history books forever.
Gene Smith has gotten a lot right at Ohio State. Not this announcement. In what should have been a celebration of a successful career, Gene Smith failed dismally in representing the University.
I hope that this will be a learning moment for Gene Smith. This was a sad embarrassment of a Buckeye legend. This was not how the faculty, students, and alumni of The Ohio State University expected him to behave. It was not what Buckeye fans wanted. It was not the way that you attract leading coaches or players to your program in the future.
One way he could reverse some of the damage he did would be to name something at the University after one of the most successful and decent men ever to coach at Ohio State.
So, while Smith will get accolades for many things, including the hiring of Matta's replacement, I think that the announcement was handled in the most ugly fashion.
Thad Matta is Ohio State's winningest coach. If he had been healthy, I am convinced that Ohio State would have been as successful in basketball as football. He ran a clean program. He produced coaches and players who are winners in life. To see him so clearly near tears, as he delivered the thanks to those who administered the meds that kept him going, and to see the gracious way that he responded to the situation reminded me of the way Fred Taylor was treated when it came time for his departure.
It was a shameful and disgusting display that only magnified the honored persona of Thad Matta. It is amazing to see how he worked through all that to achieve such success. I hope that he will now get that chance to rest and heal. He can rest assured that his legacy at Ohio State will be etched into the history books forever.
Gene Smith has gotten a lot right at Ohio State. Not this announcement. In what should have been a celebration of a successful career, Gene Smith failed dismally in representing the University.
I hope that this will be a learning moment for Gene Smith. This was a sad embarrassment of a Buckeye legend. This was not how the faculty, students, and alumni of The Ohio State University expected him to behave. It was not what Buckeye fans wanted. It was not the way that you attract leading coaches or players to your program in the future.
One way he could reverse some of the damage he did would be to name something at the University after one of the most successful and decent men ever to coach at Ohio State.
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My brother and I took to trip over to State College for this one. The whining about how big mean Ohio State was just picking on Penn State was glorious to listen to.
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Looks like there is a "Thad's Boys" party happening.
Turner, Titus, Diebler, Lewis, Craft and others.
Turner, Titus, Diebler, Lewis, Craft and others.
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ScriptOhio
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PAST PLAYERS PAY TRIBUTE TO THAD MATTA AT CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSE PARTY
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ute-to-thad-matta-at-championship-house-party
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Thank you Thad.
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yes thank you a million times over!!!!
since we got the Holtmann Coach Heads added to the emojis could we possibly get one for Thad?
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DZ83CK
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In fairness, we don't know that for a fact. He did at least once say he learned everything about recruiting from Sean Miller ... whose assistant coach was criminally charged today. I don't believe Matta was dirty, but today's news certainly doesn't clear him from any possible wrongdoing.
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