According to the Indy Star, the recruits have a signed letter from OSU stating they will be released from their letter of intent should OSU be sanctioned.
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According to the Indy Star, the recruits have a signed letter from OSU stating they will be released from their letter of intent should OSU be sanctioned.
OSUBasketballJunkie
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That is correct. There is about .000001% chance of additional post season ban. Everyone needs to rest easy.......
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I don't get all of this talk about Matta leaving. Regardless of Indiana as a dream job, there is no finer place in the world to be a respected head coach in football or basketball than Columbus, Ohio. Matta has to be thinking about his life after basketball, as well as his career that lies ahead.
In the now, Ohio State pays extremely well and there are lots of endorsements etc if he chooses to do that more. In the future, he will be a hero.
Although it is true that Fred Taylor did not get the respect he deserved from Ohio State, that was another era. Fred also did not really understand public relations as well as Matta or have the media open to him as Thad does. He also lived in the shadow of Woody.
Indiana? What did Bobby Knight get out of Indiana in the end? Contrast that to Earle Bruce. Bruce was a good coach, not great, and look at what he gets today still.
Bring a national championship to Columbus, perform like you have been, put that down for a decade and Thad Matta will have a security and job satisfaction available nowhere else.
Why go to a dream job when you can create one? Matta has all he needs to build a bigger, better dynasty right where he is.
If you had the chance to become the Joe Pa of basketball at Ohio State, wouldn't you think twice before throwing that away?
In the now, Ohio State pays extremely well and there are lots of endorsements etc if he chooses to do that more. In the future, he will be a hero.
Although it is true that Fred Taylor did not get the respect he deserved from Ohio State, that was another era. Fred also did not really understand public relations as well as Matta or have the media open to him as Thad does. He also lived in the shadow of Woody.
Indiana? What did Bobby Knight get out of Indiana in the end? Contrast that to Earle Bruce. Bruce was a good coach, not great, and look at what he gets today still.
Bring a national championship to Columbus, perform like you have been, put that down for a decade and Thad Matta will have a security and job satisfaction available nowhere else.
Why go to a dream job when you can create one? Matta has all he needs to build a bigger, better dynasty right where he is.
If you had the chance to become the Joe Pa of basketball at Ohio State, wouldn't you think twice before throwing that away?
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The talk is out there because sports programming has voids to fill and this is a good - and at least semi-legitimate - topic. My brother called from Arkansas yesterday to find out what the scoop was becasue he is hearing that Matta is a strong candidate for the IU job. Legit or not, it is out there.
IU is close to 60% in all-time winning percentage and leads the Big Ten. OSU is nearer 50%. That is a significant difference.
You almost have to try to fail at IU. The people in Indiana hate Davis, but he is still bringing in more talented players than Obie was. Win at IU and you are a legend in the state. What happened to Knight he did to himself but he is still worshipped by many Hoosiers.
To talk about whether it is better to build something at OSU is to suppose things about the way Matta thinks that we are not privy to. If your goal is to win championships you might as well do so on an existing foundation than to build one yourself.
And OSU IS a football school. This team went into the Big Ten undefeated and playing exciting basketball. Really exciting basketball. But when we opened the Big Ten against PSU we had 4,000 empty seats. We had
But all that said, I am arguing just for the sake of argument.
I wrote a lengthy post some time ago about OSU being a sleeping giant, arguing that our 'down' years were more the result of poor decision making by AD's than any systemic problems.
And the truth is that in this post Title IX world football schools have a big advantage. At IU BBall has to provide a large share of their athletic budget. Barn or not - IU would struggle to build a facility like the Schott. And I understand that facilities are already a recruiting issue for the Hoosiers.
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I agree with everything you said, especially the sleeping giant belief. I think Matta will get the Schott full for every game. Next year, it will be as hard to get a seat in the Schott as one in Ohio Stadium.
Besides, I lived in Indianapolis for a year. I realize that Columbus isn't New York or LA but, in the same way, Indianapolis isn't Columbus. It is a cultural backwater of note where the word boredom takes on the idiosyncratic meaning of something interesting to do.
Matta has the opportunity to be as loved and as seminal as Woody Hayes in Columbus or to play second fiddle to Indy car and Nascar. Doesn't sound like much of a choice to me.
Besides, I lived in Indianapolis for a year. I realize that Columbus isn't New York or LA but, in the same way, Indianapolis isn't Columbus. It is a cultural backwater of note where the word boredom takes on the idiosyncratic meaning of something interesting to do.
Matta has the opportunity to be as loved and as seminal as Woody Hayes in Columbus or to play second fiddle to Indy car and Nascar. Doesn't sound like much of a choice to me.
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Great points, but IU isn't exactly in Indy. Bloomington is out in the friggin' sticks an hour or two south of civilization. I went to the tOSU-IU football game, and for anyone that has never been there...that place is straight outta "Deliverance". No joke.
<---not beating that horse in the cliche sense, if you get what I mean...
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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Matta being considered for the Indiana job is something for them to talk about and inject some suspense in an upcoming coaching search that in reality will start in Iowa and end in Iowa.
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this I don't agree with. Davis had a decent run at IU, but nobody wants to see his face again. It is a similar fanbase to kentucky, where they worship basketball, but hold their coach to absurd expectations. Lots of people in kentucky are furious with tubby these days despite his track record. Perhaps we will get to that point here in columbus, but I have a feeling that if Tressel stays near the very top of CFB like we are now, OSU fans won't be nearly as grumpy if Matta struggles some years.
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http://www.nbc4i.com/sports/7405872/detail.html
Matta Puts Indiana Rumors To Rest
Ohio State Coach Dismisses Indiana Coaching Rumors
UPDATED: 2:37 pm EST February 24, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta said Friday that he has no reason to look anywhere else for coaching opportunities.
Thad Matta
The second-year coach of the Buckeyes put to rest rumors that he might be interested in the opening at Indiana University, NBC 4's Joe Weasel reported.SLIDESHOW: Images Of Thad Matta
DISCUSS: Matta At Ohio State
SPECIAL SECTION: OSU MEN'S BASKETBALL "I'm as happy as I've ever been, at Ohio State," Matta said. Our goal coming in here was to build this program into a top-20 program and we're on the verge of doing that."Matta's name came up as a potential candidate to replace Mike Davis, who announced last week that he would step down as the Hoosiers' coach at the end of this season.Matta has led Ohio State to a 20-4 record and a tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference this season.The No. 13 Buckeyes host Michigan on Saturday.
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