The Beginning of the End?

The Big Ten Conference Network (“BTCN”) is set to announce the new divisions and schedules for 2011. According to multiple sources Ohio State and Michigan are being placed in opposite divisions. Despite some rumors, the question of whether The Game will remain the final game of the regularly scheduled season is still a mystery. ESPN’s Andy Katz reports that the divisional alignment will look... Read More →

They Are Marshall - A Preview

On Thursday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes will embark on the journey that is the 2010 season.  The Buckeyes take on Marshall out of Conference USA, a team most remembered for a plane crash, a broken shin, and a Mike-Nugent-field-goal shy of upsetting the Buckeyes in 2004.  Things are a little different this time, as the Buckeyes return a majority of starters from last season and will hope to be... Read More →

Programming Note: Watch the future tonight.

The latest installment of ESPN’s Rise High School Football Kickoff series should be the most interesting yet for Ohio State fans.  At 7:00pm the Worldwide Leader will broadcast Huber Heights Wayne vs. Moeller.  Ohio State fans will no doubt be interested in Huber Heights superstar quarterback and OSU commitment, Braxton Miller.  The game airs on ESPNU.  Read More →

Michigan Players Interview Redo

Football team can be an extension of the head coach and reflect his personality.  Apparently, that’s evident under Rich Rodriguez.  AnnArbor.com recently published the results of interviews with 19 members of Michigan’s football team.  Answers ranged from the strange, one player rooting for Kansas State before joining Michigan, and the comical, with 6 players voting Terrelle Pryor as the... Read More →

A Must Read: Thank you, Frank.

For the last week or so, roughly 9 out of every 10 seconds of my Ohio State stream of consciousness has been dedicated to the traveshamockery that is the purported rescheduling of the Greatest Show on Earth.  Suffice it to say, I am spent.  I have written email upon email to Gordon, Gene, and Jim. Their email addresses are here if you wish to pick up my slack: gordon.gee@osu.edu genesmith@buckeyes.ath.ohio-state.edu jdelany@bigten.org Thankfully,... Read More →

An Open Letter

Mssrs. Gordon Gee, Gene Smith, and Jim Delaney: Stop what you are doing for a second and hear me out. Most of us fear that it is far too late, but this is too important not to say:  The idea of changing the schedule placement for The Game is an extremely bad one.  In fact, it’s embarrassing.  Stop it.  I am speaking for the vast, vast majority of fans of Ohio State, Michigan, the Big Ten, and... Read More →

It’s that time of year, again.

Here it is, one of the most unofficial preseason college football polls you will ever see. RANKTEAM2009 RECORD2009 RANK 1Alabama14-01 2Ohio State11-25 3Oklahoma8-5NR 4Florida13-13 5Texas13-13 6Virginia Tech10-32 7Wisconsin10-310 8Boise State14-04 9TCU12-16 10Oregon10-311 11Miami9-419 12Georgia8-5NR 13North Carolina8-5NR 14Florida... Read More →