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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. ...

Weak, pathetic Colts embarrass themselves; division

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

The Colts are finally being exposed as an overrated team that doesn't deserve to compete for the title. I mean, losing to a team with more losses than you? How pathetic. Sure, they've won a Super Bowl title and competed in multiple AFC championship games over the past few years, but ...

Luongo out, LeClaire in

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

UPDATE: See Below. It looks like the French Alfalfa is going to start in goal for the Western Conference All-Star team. Way to go, Pazzy. LeClaire was a "distant second" in voting, but Luongo has a very pregnant wife to take care of. Therefore, the Columbus netminder will fill the slot. Even ...

Be proud, Buckeye fans, and have some perspective, will ya?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

For those of you preparing seppuku, here is some 'perspective' -- some major highlights of Ohio State's dynasty the past three seasons. We've highlighted a few of these before, but a lot of you still might not be aware of just how good this primarily junior-led team has been: Since 2005, ...

Life imitates art

Monday, January 7th, 2008

"ESPN didn't invent SEC speed!! I invented SEC speed! ESPN is the DEVIL!!!" ...?!?... "Hey, Little Animal. The SEC is better. It's faster, and more refreshing, too." No! "Ess ee see SPEEeeeedddd..." ...GRRRR... "The BIIIgg Ten sucks!! It really really SUCKS."     USE IT ON THE FIELD, fellas.

Good Coach / Bad Coach

Friday, January 4th, 2008

So, you're the head coach of a team that just played its last game. You're asked to say a few words to (or about) your seniors - your captains - that have sacrificed so much for your program. Young men that have worked hard for you. Men that could have ...

Ohio - Year of the #2

Monday, December 31st, 2007

2007 was the year of the "Almost!!" for teams that hail from the State of Ohio. There were eight sports teams from Ohio that either lost a championship game or had the coveted #1 ranking elude them in 2007. Never before have so many teams from a single state reached within ...

Tyson Gentry - “Dignity and Character”

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

CSTV has been showing a short video of OSU punter/WR Tyson Gentry, and the aftermath of his injury. Pretty inspirational stuff. In a season where it's easy to get pulled into arguments, hyperbole, stats, and trash talk, sometimes we forget that college football is just a game, and most of the ...

Washington was never suspended; Schoënhoft officially no longer an OSU QB

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Jim Tressel told the media on Saturday that cornerback Donald Washington was never disciplined for misbehavior, as many outlets had reported last week. When asked if he had been close to losing Washington, Tressel said no during a brief interview session after the presentation ceremony... He even took a shot at ...

You stay classy, Zherdev

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

SOMEone's got to write a few positive words about the Jackets' prodigal son, and how hard he played tonight. With one coast to coast masterpiece (follow the link on the next page to launch), and a snappy shot on a breakaway that sent the goalie's water bottle flying, Nik had a ...

2007 SEC/Big10 Non-conference Comparison

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Wanna know how "zomgAWESOMEeleventy!!1!!" the SEC is compared to the Big 10? Three percent. As in, "the Big 10 won 80% of its non-conference games, and the SEC won 83%." Specifically, the Big 10 went 36-9, while the SEC went 40-8 (disparagement due to the SEC having one more team than the ...