Archive for the ‘Ohio State Football’ Category
We cry, we cry…on the 28th of July
Monday, July 28th, 2008We 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 ...
Clifford free to pursue “other schools”
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The Dispatch has the story that "reserve safety Eugene Clifford has been granted a release that would allow him to pursue his football career at another school." It's always sad to see someone with such talent waste such golden opportunities. Regardless, he made his bed and now he's sleeping in it. ...
Bengals’ QB hates the Buckeyes
Monday, July 21st, 2008Carson Palmer hates Ohio State, and wants you to know it. "I just can't wait for two years from now when SC comes to the 'Shoe and hopefully we'll have a home game that weekend and I can go up there and watch us pound on them in their own turf... ...
OSU Blue Ribbon Preview
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008The MTV of the sports world has published the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook's 2008 Ohio State Team Preview. It's a must read. It contains enough scary language to shake the knees of Big Ten offensive/defensive coordinators - mostly stuff we already knew, like: "The talent and depth is amazing. Traditionally, quarterbacks ...
Start stocking up on antacids
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008The preseason hype is starting already. So it could be the Big 10 versus the SEC for the third year in a row. Power and speed versus just speed. The good guys versus the bad. 73-16 Tressel versus 72-19 Richt. The Stiff Arm of Justice and Tackling FailTM versus Knowshon Moreno. ...
Once a Buckeye
Friday, May 30th, 2008I wanted to highlight a couple articles that have piqued my interested lately. The first is a little bit old, but it was ESPN's first mock draft for the NBA that had the Cavaliers somehow ending up with Kosta Koufos (h/t The Sports Diva Magazine). I think Kosta will eventually ...
Congrats, Big Guy!
Saturday, April 26th, 2008All of us (including you, our faithful readers and fellow Gholston man-crushers) at the Men of the Scarlet and Gray congratulate Vernon Gholston on his selection as the 6th pick in the 2008 NFL draft, traveling down the Columbus -- East Rutherford pipeline.
Spring rumblings
Saturday, April 12th, 2008OSU'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 ...
Speaking of chafing…
Thursday, March 27th, 2008That sound you hear is the sound of a million groans as Jason Bourne Justin Boren considers transferring Ohio State. (On a side note, and not to jinx ourselves, but we Buckeye Fans are setting ourselves up for a major Schadenfreude-laden fall if (and that's a mighty big freaking IF) things ...
Monday Musings are late again
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008... For which it apologizes. Who says the NIT isn't exciting? I was at the Quaker Steak last night with my bro-in-law, having my way with a basket of chicken wings with the UMass/Syracuse game on in the background. The BIL commented that certainly UMass couldn't come back from 20 down, ...
It’s a boy!!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008JEANNETTE, 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
Monday Musings are sad
Monday, March 17th, 2008The Buckeyes aren't in the tournament? That makes MM muy sad. But that's just the tip of the old iceberg. What else is happening in the world of sports in the Ohio? Anything you can do, we can do better: There's a brief article in the FreeP about Ohio State (and Minnesota) ...
Monday musings are back!
Monday, March 10th, 2008After already failing in my attempts to blog on a regular basis, the Monday Musings are back after a one week hiatus. And just barely! The Terrell Pryor watch continues: Now he's courting offers from places like Memphis. Memphis? I actually told the Monkey last month that he may be one-and-done ...
