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Thad Matta (OSU's All Time Winningest Coach & 3x B1G COY, Butler HC)

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found this on the ozone fan forum.....


"Their new football coach calls us Ohio (as opposed to Ohio State), Matta said. The basketball coach calls us Ohio. ... A reporter asked me one time, Thad, how do you feel about them calling you Ohio? I said, My man, I'm 16-3 against Michigan in eight years. They can call us whatever they want to."


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I guess I will put this one under Coach Matta because I don't understand how Miller and Stevens, not to mention the cheater, can be ranked while Thad only receives mention. I mean Miller was one of his assistants so he must have learned some things from Matta and Stevens was down the ladder even further.

The question is: If you could pick any active coach to lead your program, who would it be?

Tom Izzo (Michigan State): 27 percent
Bill Self (Kansas): 23 percent
Mike Krzyzewski (Duke): 10 percent
Rick Pitino (Louisville): 8 percent
Billy Donovan (Florida): 8 percent
John Calipari (Kentucky): 6 percent
Sean Miller (Arizona): 6 percent
Brad Stevens (Butler): 4 percent
Roy Williams (North Carolina): 4 percent

Others receiving votes: Ben Howland (UCLA); Thad Matta (Ohio State); Bob Huggins (West Virginia); Fran Dunphy (Temple); Tom Crean (Indiana)
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http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...at-coach-would-you-choose-to-run-your-program
 
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Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta still is revered in hometown after 26 years

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Nice article: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/03/ohio_state_mens_basketball_coa.html

I guess Eastern Illinois isn't exactly "Buckeye Country".

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Five Questions: Ohio State's Thad Matta
September, 19, 2012
By Myron Medcalf | ESPN.com

Thad Matta's program nearly capped the 2011-12 season with an appearance in the national title game. But late struggles against Kansas shortened Ohio State?s Final Four experience.

It was one of the few stumbles for a Buckeyes team that earned a slice of the Big Ten regular-season title a few weeks before its Final Four run.

It?s a new day, however, for Matta?s squad. Jared Sullinger, arguably the best post player in America for the past two seasons, is in the NBA now. William Buford, one of the most productive players in the program?s history, is gone, too. Two reserves (Jordan Sibert and J.D. Weatherspoon) transferred in the offseason.

But Matta still returns a crew that should crack the top 15 once preseason rankings are announced.

ESPN.com recently caught up with Matta to discuss his expectations and concerns for the 2012-13 campaign.

How will you move forward without Jared Sullinger?

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Despite some high-profile personnel losses, coach Thad Matta has two leaders he can lean on in Aaron Craft and Deshaun Thomas.

Thad Matta: We?ve had some great players leave this program. ... The thing I always tell the guys is, "We don?t need you to be Jared Sullinger. We need you to be who you are. We need you to be very effective with what you?re capable of doing." That?s always been the approach. Do we maybe change a little bit the way we?re playing? Yeah, we probably will. But I think one of the biggest fallacies a young man can have is "Hey, I?m going to get his points or I?m going to get his rebounds. I got it." It just never works that way.

How will point guard Aaron Craft?s return ease the transition?

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http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...d/64185/five-questions-ohio-states-thad-matta
 
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Saw a clip of Thad running practice during the broadcast of the Illinois game. I guess that might be the first time I have seen him in basketball shorts and his one leg is so atrophied it just makes me wonder how much longer he can continue to coach. His one leg is about half the size of his other probably due to lack of circulation because of his back. Really feel sorry for the guy:(
 
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LitlBuck;2250186; said:
Saw a clip of Thad running practice during the broadcast of the Illinois game. I guess that might be the first time I have seen him in basketball shorts and his one leg is so atrophied it just makes me wonder how much longer he can continue to coach. His one leg is about half the size of his other probably due to lack of circulation because of his back. Really feel sorry for the guy:(
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It's not lack of circulation, it's because the right calf muscle hasn't done anything for five years.
 
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