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BayBuck
Buckeyes are best
That's my impression. I haven't located a full history, but others who have won it include Clark Kellogg in 2016 and Woody in 1979. They bring in a big OSU name for their annual golf outing and use the proceeds to give out scholarships to local athletes.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
ONE YEAR REMOVED FROM COACHING, THAD MATTA IS ENJOYING LIFE AWAY FROM THE SIDELINE
One year ago today, Thad Matta's reign as Ohio State's head basketball coach came to an end.
After 365 days away from the sideline, however, the winningest coach in program history seems to be doing just fine without basketball.
Matta returned to Columbus on Monday to accept the Agonis Club Person of the Year award, and looked rejuvenated as he met with a handful of Columbus media members before giving a speech in front of around 50 club members.
So what has Matta been up to in the last year since leaving Columbus?
"Just trying to be cool and put food on the table every day, man," Matta, sporting a thin gray beard, said Monday.
After a year removed from the coaching profession, Matta said he has spent extended time with his family, sending his daughter off to prom and spending time in Florida.
Amongst the handful of reasons for Matta's departure on this day last year was his health, which had visibly deteriorated. Matta's well-documented back problems were discussed at length during his exit press conference. One year later, however, the former Buckeye head coach said he feels the best he has felt physically in more than a decade.
"I feel great. I probably haven't felt like this in 10 years. What I found is stress is real. There is no question about that. It's a legit disease. In retirement, you sleep until you're tired of sleeping. You wake up, start your day and away you go," Matta said. "Being able to sleep through the night and wake up in a good mood. I haven't woke up in a good mood in 18 years. That's just what coaching is, you can't be happy.
"You're still on edge. I have come to the conclusion that a successful coach can't be happy," he added. "You've got to be mad about something. To remove yourself from that, whew. It feels good."
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...matta-is-enjoying-life-away-from-the-sideline
One year ago today, Thad Matta's reign as Ohio State's head basketball coach came to an end.
After 365 days away from the sideline, however, the winningest coach in program history seems to be doing just fine without basketball.
Matta returned to Columbus on Monday to accept the Agonis Club Person of the Year award, and looked rejuvenated as he met with a handful of Columbus media members before giving a speech in front of around 50 club members.
So what has Matta been up to in the last year since leaving Columbus?
"Just trying to be cool and put food on the table every day, man," Matta, sporting a thin gray beard, said Monday.
After a year removed from the coaching profession, Matta said he has spent extended time with his family, sending his daughter off to prom and spending time in Florida.
Amongst the handful of reasons for Matta's departure on this day last year was his health, which had visibly deteriorated. Matta's well-documented back problems were discussed at length during his exit press conference. One year later, however, the former Buckeye head coach said he feels the best he has felt physically in more than a decade.
"I feel great. I probably haven't felt like this in 10 years. What I found is stress is real. There is no question about that. It's a legit disease. In retirement, you sleep until you're tired of sleeping. You wake up, start your day and away you go," Matta said. "Being able to sleep through the night and wake up in a good mood. I haven't woke up in a good mood in 18 years. That's just what coaching is, you can't be happy.
"You're still on edge. I have come to the conclusion that a successful coach can't be happy," he added. "You've got to be mad about something. To remove yourself from that, whew. It feels good."
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...matta-is-enjoying-life-away-from-the-sideline
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MATTA RECOUNTS TOP MEMORIES AT OHIO STATE
By Ryan McGladeJuly 20, 2018Basketball, Ryan McGlade
A contingent of former Ohio State basketball players who played for Thad Matta will begin competition in The Basketball Tournament, a winner-take-all event with a $2 million prize, in Columbus at Capital University’s Capital Center on Saturday.
Scarlet & Gray, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, is a team comprised mostly of former Buckeyes who played at Ohio State during Matta’s 13-year tenure, which ended last summer. Those players are William Buford, Aaron Craft, Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, Byron Mullens (who went by B.J. Mullens during his one season at OSU in 2008-09), Greg Oden, Evan Ravenel and Jared Sullinger. Oden won’t be available for the first two rounds because he’ll be out of town.
Along with Scoonie Penn, who was a point guard at Ohio State before Matta arrived, Scarlet & Gray will be coached by Evan Turner, another Matta product.
Scarlet & Gray will play at 4 p.m. on Saturday against the winner of the play-in game between Charlotte Chess Center and the West Virginia Wildcats. Should the OSU alumni team win, it will play again on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Joining Scarlet & Gray in the Midwest Region is fourth-seeded Big X, a team that includes former Ohio State and Michigan players, in addition to alums from other Big Ten schools. Former Buckeyes Andrew Dakich, who transferred from Michigan to Ohio State last summer, Jae’Sean Tate and Kam Williams have teamed up with former Wolverines Mark Donnal, Stu Douglass, Jon Horford and Duncan Robinson. Dakich did not play for Matta, but Tate and Williams did. The other Big Ten products on Big X are Vitto Brown (Wisconsin) and Nnanna Egwu (Illinois).
Big X will face the 13th-seeded Chattanooga Trenches at 10 a.m. on Saturday. If the Big Ten alumni squad is victorious, it will play on Sunday at 4.p.m.
So seeing that 12 players from the Matta era are involved in this year’s TBT, BSB is highlighting some of the legendary coach’s top memories while at Ohio State that he shared with an audience at the Medallion Golf Club in Westerville, Ohio, on June 4, when he was recognized as the recipient of the Agonis Club’s 2018 Person of the Year Award.
The first memory Matta mentioned was Turner’s game-winning three-pointer against Michigan in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten tournament. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes, who hadn’t played in 10 days, were trailing the Wolverines, 68-66, with 2.2 seconds remaining. Having to go the length of the floor, Turner, the 2010 National Player of the Year, received the inbounds pass from Lighty, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give the Buckeyes a 69-68 win.
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http://www.buckeyesports.com/2018/07/20/matta-recounts-top-memories-at-ohio-state/
By Ryan McGladeJuly 20, 2018Basketball, Ryan McGlade
A contingent of former Ohio State basketball players who played for Thad Matta will begin competition in The Basketball Tournament, a winner-take-all event with a $2 million prize, in Columbus at Capital University’s Capital Center on Saturday.
Scarlet & Gray, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, is a team comprised mostly of former Buckeyes who played at Ohio State during Matta’s 13-year tenure, which ended last summer. Those players are William Buford, Aaron Craft, Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, Byron Mullens (who went by B.J. Mullens during his one season at OSU in 2008-09), Greg Oden, Evan Ravenel and Jared Sullinger. Oden won’t be available for the first two rounds because he’ll be out of town.
Along with Scoonie Penn, who was a point guard at Ohio State before Matta arrived, Scarlet & Gray will be coached by Evan Turner, another Matta product.
Scarlet & Gray will play at 4 p.m. on Saturday against the winner of the play-in game between Charlotte Chess Center and the West Virginia Wildcats. Should the OSU alumni team win, it will play again on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Joining Scarlet & Gray in the Midwest Region is fourth-seeded Big X, a team that includes former Ohio State and Michigan players, in addition to alums from other Big Ten schools. Former Buckeyes Andrew Dakich, who transferred from Michigan to Ohio State last summer, Jae’Sean Tate and Kam Williams have teamed up with former Wolverines Mark Donnal, Stu Douglass, Jon Horford and Duncan Robinson. Dakich did not play for Matta, but Tate and Williams did. The other Big Ten products on Big X are Vitto Brown (Wisconsin) and Nnanna Egwu (Illinois).
Big X will face the 13th-seeded Chattanooga Trenches at 10 a.m. on Saturday. If the Big Ten alumni squad is victorious, it will play on Sunday at 4.p.m.
So seeing that 12 players from the Matta era are involved in this year’s TBT, BSB is highlighting some of the legendary coach’s top memories while at Ohio State that he shared with an audience at the Medallion Golf Club in Westerville, Ohio, on June 4, when he was recognized as the recipient of the Agonis Club’s 2018 Person of the Year Award.
The first memory Matta mentioned was Turner’s game-winning three-pointer against Michigan in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten tournament. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes, who hadn’t played in 10 days, were trailing the Wolverines, 68-66, with 2.2 seconds remaining. Having to go the length of the floor, Turner, the 2010 National Player of the Year, received the inbounds pass from Lighty, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give the Buckeyes a 69-68 win.
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http://www.buckeyesports.com/2018/07/20/matta-recounts-top-memories-at-ohio-state/
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“I call timeout,” Matta said. “I said, ‘Mike, here’s what we got. We’re going to run this action. I really don’t care which way you go. I trust you’ll make the right decision.’ I’ll never forget this. Greg Oden was sitting down and said, ‘That’s smart.’ I said, ‘Thanks, Greg.’
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Forever grateful for Coach Matta. I really hope he doesn't coach again at the DI level. I just want him to remain a Buckeye for eternity.
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Herb Kirkstreit
He / him / I like to motorboat boobs
Let's see how Archie Miller handles the expectations and pressure at Indiana and how long of a leash he is given if things don't go so well soon. That's one job I could see piquing Thad's interest.
You just never know where a coach's head is at in Thad's position. He is relatively young to be retired for an elite coach, his kids are growing up and will be out of the house before you know it, and he has a wife who for years had to adjust to her husband not being home very often, and now he's home all the time.
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