Sometimes life affords you the opportunity to literally back up all of your talk. If I'm given that opportunity, it won't be long before you hear Fred Flintstone like backpedaling and potential light jogging away from danger. Ohio Bobcats coach John Groce will get his opportunity to talk the talk and walk and the walk this Friday. Three short months ago, Groce, the former Ohio State assistant from 2004-08 took umbrage to Brady Hoke and John Beilien's "Ohio," nickname for Ohio State:
Ohio basketball coach John Groce, a former Ohio State assistant, told the student paper that Michigan's reference to "Ohio" isn't acceptable.
"It is kind of disrespectful, but it is what it is," Groce told the paper. "You can't control what other people say. You can only control what you're doing on a daily basis. For me, it's almost comical. They're going to say what they're going to say."
First of all, don't you dare try to point like Brady Hoke:
Second of all, if you want sound coming out of your mouth to carry farther, you need to bring your fingers together and your hands closer to your mouth in a cupping motion (see here). You need to create a tunnel or manual megaphone to amplify your screamed commands. Anything else is simply an attempt to draw attention to yourself.
Third and maybe most important, I hope you get equally angry when coaches and media members call North Carolina State (where you were an assistant for 4 years) "NC State," and when coaches and media members pronounce Xavier, "XZavier."
Fourth of all and probably least importantly, I want to know how Gary "The Shaq of the MAC" Trent feels about this issue. I will hold my opinion until he texts me back.
The press conferences leading up to this game should be very interesting as both coaches will have to have their "coach spin," games on point to avoid creating bulletin board material.
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