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What nobody is saying about the playoff argument

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Now that BCS conference commissioners have universally shot down a playoff system, the internets are full of bloggers offering their two Abe's worth on the matter. Some, of course, argue for some type, any type, of playoff. Plus one, four team, six team, eight team - it doesn't matter as long ...

Penn State fans demand Sean Lee win the Butkus

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

ORLANDO, FL - Students from Penn State University entered their fourth day of protest outside the Downtown Athletic Club today, refusing to back down from their demand that Sean Lee, the school's coveted linebacker, should win the 2008 Butkus Award. "It's not fair," said Rufus Engolman, a freshman landscape architecture major. ...

Don’t worry, Manningham can’t read this

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Michigan's proudest WR, Mario Manningham, managed to score a 6 on the NFL's Wonderlic intelligence test. 6. An average score on the Wonderlic is 21, right were OSU's Vernon Gholston landed. That's supposed to represent an average IQ. But how bad is 6? "Charlie Wonderlic Jr., president of Wonderlic Inc., says, 'A score ...

Spring rumblings

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

OSU's offensive line has been hit with injuries... veterans Steve Rehring and Ben Person have been assigned no-contact status and will not be seen in the spring game. Superstar frosh Mike Adams has been sidelined with an injury as well. Just as we were sharpening our pencils to tease Wolverine fans ...

It’s a boy!!

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

JEANNETTE, PA -- OSU football coach Jim Tressel gave birth to a healthy, 6'6", 235 lb., 4.4 forty-runnin', dual threat quarterback this morning. Dad and baby are doing fine. Paternity tests have confirmed that Rich "Enrod" Rodriguez was not the father as had previously been alleged. Link

Nash gets the ‘C’

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

As expected, 23-year-old Rick Nash has been chosen as team captain for your Columbus Blue Jackets. Rick is the fifth captain for the franchise, which has never seen a captain last more than three seasons. It's another in a string of 'good long-term decisions that may not pay off right away,' (something ...

Thoughts on the trades

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

So Howson frees up a couple of million this year, some fans go nuts, and some fans are cautiously optimistic. I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm sure the Jackets could not have done much better with regards to Fedorov. With the possibility of him bolting this summer, at least they got ...

Foote traded

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Today was the trade deadline, and the Blue Jackets have announced that Adam Foote is moving to Colorado. Captain Adam Foote. Foote was traded to the Avs for a 2009 first-round and conditional fourth-round pick. So, who will be the new team captain in 2008/9? Nash is still quite young, but will no ...

MotSaG Mailbag - Jackets whining; Influenza; OSU’s 2008 recruiting class; VG to the Jets?

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Time for a new feature on Men of the Scarlet and Gray, where we respond to comments, feedback, questions, and suggestions provided to us via the MotSaG Contact Form and/or individual post comments. MotSaG reader Rob writes: "You should change the name of your website. Every time I come on here, it ...

They’re starting to give up

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The most disappointing thing about this team since the All-Star break isn't the four losses, or the fact that they're letting teams come from behind to win. It isn't that three of those losses were at home. It's not even that Pazzy - once again - won't be able to pull off ...

To Catch a Recruiter

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

[ Scene: A modern living room, the front door at one end and a kitchen at the other. Separating the two rooms is a long bar, upon which is a computer. Two barstools are present, one on each side of the counter. Cameras are located behind two-way mirrors and hidden ...

So long, Jody

Friday, February 1st, 2008

End of an era. I can't say it was a surprise, especially with how well some of the new guys (like Jared Boll) have worked out, but it's still sad to see Shelly go. Old-school, tough-but-fair enforcers are hard to come by in the "new NHL," and Jody was the classiest. ...

Some of us are willing to have Nash’s baby now

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Rick, you made my six-year-old daughter jump up and run around the room screaming & cheering for five minutes. Yes, it was your high stick that gave the Coyotes the tying power play goal with a minute left. But it was your octuple-inside-outside-deke faking-two-lighter-guys-out-of-their-skates-and-humiliating-the-goalie awesomeness with 25 seconds left that won ...

Michigan math

Friday, January 18th, 2008

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That noise you hear is Pete Carroll’s knees knocking…

Monday, January 14th, 2008

OSU's Little Animal, the 2006 Nagurski and 2007 Butkus Award winner, has decided to return. "I'm having too much fun at Ohio State... Money can't give you this experience, especially your senior season with the way this season could go." Word is that A.J. Hawk gave the young man some good advice. ...