Late Thoughts on The Game and a 96 Game Winning Streak at Duke

November 28, 2012

Tweet Being the professional that I am, I found myself with very limited internet access during my trip back to Columbus for The Game hence the recent silence on this blog. So before we get to basketball, a few thoughts on the Buckeyes win over that team up north. Paying Tribute to a Legend The honoring of [...]

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Rambling Thoughts on TSUN, the Battle in the Trenches and an Ohio State Reject

November 21, 2012

Tweet Although Ohio native Brady Hoke said that _ichigan quarterback Denard Robinson “is close to 100 percent,” it’s possible that we will see Ohio State reject Devin Gardner taking the snaps come Saturday.  Hoke  has been intentionally coy about who will start for the scUM but expect to see Gardner and Robinson joining forces in [...]

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Maryland to Join Big Ten; Rutgers Expected to Follow

November 19, 2012

Tweet The University of Maryland just announced that they will be joining the Big Ten starting in 2014. During the press conference which was broadcast live on WBAL TV out of Baltimore, the financial benefits of joining the Big Ten were emphasized. Dr. Wallace D. Loh, president of the University of Maryland, said that thanks to [...]

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Michigan Jokes; You Want ‘em, We’ve Got ‘Em (And Maybe a Prize or Two)

November 19, 2012

Tweet It’s time once again for The Buckeye Blog’s 5th (or maybe 6th but who’s counting) annual Michigan Joke Contest. Although the sponsors have been a little tight this year, I think I still have a Woody Hayes documentary laying around somewhere. If I can find it (or if the sponsors come through with something [...]

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Buckeyes Test Integrity of AP; Maryland, Rutgers to B1G? & What Time Is It?

November 18, 2012

Tweet Although the spotlight was on Montee Ball it was Ryan Shazier, John Simon, Bradley Robey and the Ohio State defense who deserve the accolades as the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Wisconsin Badgers in overtime to remain only one of two undefeated teams in the country. In a classic Big Ten defensive struggle, the [...]

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Stop…Wait Penn State…Don’t Go to the ACC

November 16, 2012

Tweet Yeah, I stole the idea from the Daily Show As Ohio State rivalries go, Penn State holds a special place in the Buckeye fan’s heart. Since 2005 when the very first of their beloved “White Outs” caught Troy Smith and an unsuspecting Buckeye team by surprise, Penn State fans have gotten themselves worked into [...]

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Ohio State 3 Point Underdogs to Wisconsin; Keys to the Upset

November 14, 2012

Tweet Although the Ohio State Buckeyes are the stand undefeated, they head into the loony bin that is Camp Randall Stadium three point underdogs. Even with Wisconsin’s home field advantage, I’m going to go out on a limb with this one and call the upset for Ohio State. Wisconsin raised a few eyebrows after they ran straight [...]

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Talkin’ AP Poll, Coach Tressel and Buckeye Basketball; An Open Thread

November 12, 2012

Tweet After seeing Louisiana-Lafayette lose to Florida on a fluke and Alabama lose to Texas A&M, I am doing everything in my power to keep from writing yet another post calling out the fallacy of the SEC and the problems with the Polls. Even more frustrating is the fact that although Ohio State remains undefeated, [...]

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Woody Hayes, a National Championship and the Tale of the Toppled Top

November 9, 2012

Tweet Highlights from the 1954 Ohio State/Michigan game–before the goal post was toppled During the summer of 1954, things didn’t look good for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After two losing seasons, fourth-year coach W.W. “Woody” Hayes was facing possible termination and considering the abrupt end of a number of recent Ohio State coaches (five in [...]

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Five Things the Buckeyes Must Do To Beat Wisconsin and Michigan

November 7, 2012

Tweet With a bye this week and a potential 12-0 season, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a week to prepare for the final two games against Wisconsin and Illinois. Here are five things they need to do in order to their personal wrench into the championship polls. 1) Dominate in the trenches It seems like [...]

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