Skull Session: The Thad Matta era still needed to end at Ohio State, Tanner Holden is already making NIL money, Pete Werner was the best rookie against the run since 2014 and more.
Y'all are salty about Chris Holtmann not getting to the Sweet 16, Ohio State missed the NCAA Tournament altogether two years in a row under Thad Matta and hadn't made it past the first weekend in the past four years. And perhaps more than anything else, recruiting had completely stalled to the point that nobody was even remotely optimistic about the future, either.
I think the issue here is we're comparing Holtmann's first five years to Matta's first five years – that's totally fair since that's what people see as the standard for Ohio State basketball. It's also totally fair to be happy for Thad, to think that he's a great coach, or even jealous that he's healthy and going to Butler.
But it's not fair or remotely realistic to look back and genuinely believe Ohio State should have stuck with Thad back in 2017. Because it was clearly better for everyone involved that they move on – Thad included.If y'all wondered just how much NIL opportunities play into recruiting these days, it took Tanner Holden less than 48 hours from becoming a Buckeye to start taking advantage of his NIL, and he explicitly said it was a key factor in his decision.
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