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Penn State’s Quad-Annual Rise to Relevance and Increased Message Board Fodder…

Friday, October 24th, 2008

We see this about every 4-5 years with Penn State...the stars align...the pure talent or blind luck of a Penn State QB is able to overcome the quarterbacking developmental ineptness of Jay Paterno (Insert Zach Mills or Anthony Morelli joke here). Regardless of the success that this PSU team is experiencing, ...

The more things change the more they stay the same…

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

This was an echoing statement during the course of my entire trip back to old Columbus town this past weekend. After the standard Northwest Airlines red-eye from Seattle to Columbus (via 4-fricken-hour layover in Detroit), I spent most of the day recovering from sleep deprivation, which is odd as ...

You know what really grinds my gears? **In-State Edition

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

People that went to school to a smaller school in Ohio and feel the need to belittle the quality of education provided at The Ohio State University. Really? Really?  Is that you Case Western?  Kenyon? Dennison? John Carroll?  Bluffton College? Ohio Northern? Central State? Seriously? Honestly, I only hear this ridiculous banter ...

ZOMG…I can haz newtrd ofenz???

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Guess how many passes on first down in the second half?  Not many...maybe one.  I guess this is Bollman and JT's approach to "getting better." If it wasnt for the pure talent of Terelle Pryor, the Troy Trojans would have won this game since T. Boeckman looked like "2004 Zwick" on ...

Do you hear that? That is the sound of inevitability

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

...the sound of Columbus becoming an Indians town... There was nothing more annoying about living in Columbus than hearing about how everyone was a Yankee fan, because the Clippers were the AAA affiliate for the club.  I mean really...who wouldnt be a Yankee fan when you would get to watch Derek ...

Wednesday’s weekend reflections and meh…

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Alright...I have had a few days to take in the massacre and it's effects Extreme situations often call for extreme measures.  These measures do not include Todd Boeckman on a QB run on 2nd and 22.  My god JT, wtf was that?  Then again, maybe Todd was rolling out to throw ...

Things that are said with a straight face…

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I really dont like to link to video, but it is Friday before the USC game...and Mark May gave me little to no choice whatsoever. Now, I am the first one to admit that Mr. T. Pryor is probably not going to be the determining factor in this weekend's game against ...

Most of us cant do this with two good feet…

Thursday, September 11th, 2008



Keeping things in perspective on a Sunday..

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Wow...you would have thought that OSU lost yesterday with the negativity flying around the interwebs yeserday and this morning. First things first...OSU won.  A win is a win.  I remember a certain team in 2002 knocking off win after win in an ugly fashion.  It happens (See UC in 2002).  In-state ...

Who will play the role of Sgt Hulka this weekend for OSU?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Per "Jimmy T" Call-In Show, Beanie is a "no go" for this weekend. This shouldnt really surprise anyone. Lighten up Francis...Contrary to the popular belief of every mainstream media mouthbreather out there, the sky is not falling this week or the following week. Whether Wells plays this week orthe following, OSU will ...

ESPN ships eleventy-billion dollars to SEC. SEC ADs spend immediately on Jorts, Corn Dogs, and a Case of Lucky Strikes

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Not sure if you heard the news... EPSN has locked broadcasting rights to all of the SEC games that are not covered by CBS. Eisner's Army ponied up a total of 2.25 billion dollars for the next 15 years of...SHESH-SHEE-SHEE SHPEED... This means a few things to college football, ESPN, and ...

Click…Click…”Thug Life”

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

The above headline conveys an entirely different context to UGA and Bama fans this offseason, but to the OSU faithful it can really mean only one thing...duh... Ohio State has started tinkering with the "Pistol" offensive set. This offense has been linked to a few teams in D-1, but is exclusively showcased ...

A History Lesson provided by Jacobs Field

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Every once in a while a special moment will occur for the general sports fan. Sometimes these moments will include your favorite team, which can be all sorts of awesome or a craptastic dose of terribleness. Being an Indians fans has been a tough go for the YNBA this season and most ...

ZOMG!!!! The Pre-Season Coaches Poll is out!!! A Top 3 “Dine and Dash”

Friday, August 1st, 2008

It is the moment that everyone has been waiting for since whenever... The first installment of poll provided by the coaches (ahem...Grad Assistants and University SIDs) was released in this morning's USA Today. The "Top 5" looks about right with one glaring exception. Let's take a quick gander at just the ...

We cry, we cry…on the 28th of July

Monday, July 28th, 2008

We are a few weeks away from the beginning of fall camp and you can see that the mainstream college football writers are starting to get back in the swing of things.  Obviously, there can only be so many Barwis articles written before you want to stab yourself in the ...