Ohio State blitzed Illinois yesterday and avoided having an actual losing streak for the first time in years. Playing in front of a friendly home crowd, the Buckeyes shot lights out in the first half and gave their reserves plenty of playing time in the second half. They ended up beating Illinois 83-67, in a [...]
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Home Cooking For The Buckeyes
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Favorite Commercial
Posted in sports, TV, tagged Men, sports, sports fans, TV, TV Commercials, Women on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This is my favorite current commercial. It’s hilarious, mostly because the male actor perfectly captures that sorry excuses that most American men are when it comes to romance. About 99.9% of the guys I know could be sitting in the sports fan’s chair.
Another Battle For The Big Ten Lead
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Michigan, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke, Zack Novak on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tonight the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor for a game with Michigan. It will be a battle for the Big Ten lead. The Buckeyes are 10-3, tied for first with Michigan State with the Wolverines just behind at 9-4. Playing with first place in the Big Ten on the line has gotten to [...]
It’s My Fault
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Buckeye Nation, Fan Superstitions, Humor, Michigan State, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, sports fans on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Uncle Mack’s post, below, quite correctly points out that I haven’t written anything about the unfortunate outcome of the Ohio State-Michigan State game Saturday night. The superficial reason for the omission is that I didn’t actually watch the game, because Kish and I were out having dinner with friends. The real, unstated reason, however, is [...]
Battling For The Big Ten Lead
Posted in sports, tagged Adreian Payne, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Wood, Buckeye Basketball, Derrick Nix, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, Keith Appling, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Tom Izzo on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight the Michigan State Spartans come to the Schott to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The two teams stand atop the Big Ten, and the winner will have a leg up on winning the Big Ten regular season championship. This should be a classic match-up. Michigan State is coached by Tom Izzo, whose teams [...]
A Beautiful Buckeye Dunk
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Dunks, Ohio State, Sam Thompson, sports on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This year’s Buckeye basketball team has to be the deepest and most athletic team Thad Matta has put on the court during his time at Ohio State. One of the more spectacular athletes is Sam Thompson, who seems like he could jump out of the gym if he really put his mind to it. Thompson, [...]
Concluding The Kohl Center Curse (Finally!)
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Taylor, Kohl Center, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers on February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes have finally — finally! — won a game at Wisconsin’s Kohl Center. They beat the Badgers today today, 58-52, in as tough and hard-fought a game as you would ever expect to see. Jared Sullinger was a beast on the inside; he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Wisconsin [...]
Coach Tressel Finds A New Home
Posted in Family, Ohio, sports, tagged Buckeye Bebe, Buckeye football, Family, Jim Tressel, NCAA Violations, Ohio, Ohio State, sports, University of Akron on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has accepted a new job. He will be moving to Akron and taking a position at the University of Akron — not as a football coach, but as the Vice President for Strategic Engagement. I’m happy for Mr. Tressel (although I will always think of him as Coach [...]
The Challenge Of The Kohl Center
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Bo Ryan, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Berggren, Jordan Taylor, Kohl Center, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Wisconsin on February 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to the Kohl Center to play the Wisconsin Badgers. They’re hoping to come away with their first win at Wisconsin under Coach Thad Matta. The Buckeyes have enjoyed great success under Coach Matta — but not at the Kohl Center. There, they are 0-6, and many of the [...]
Super Bowl Commercials
Posted in sports, tagged Super Bowl, Super Bowl commercials on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Super Bowl is on Sunday and I will be watching it with friends. Since the Browns won’t be participating (will they ever) I am hoping it will be an entertaining game. I typically don’t get to see all of the commercials which are the highlight for a large number of people viewing the game. [...]
How Do I Brick Thee?
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Big Ten basketball, college basketball, Doggerel, Humor, Illinois, Michigan State, Poems, Poetry, sports on February 1, 2012 | 3 Comments »
College basketball is one of my favorite sports. Often, I’ll watch a game even if one of my favorite teams isn’t playing. Last night I watched Illinois play Michigan State. It promised to be a tough game between two teams fighting for the Big Ten lead — but it became an ugly brickfest in which [...]
Urban On The Recruiting Trail
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye football, college football, football recruiting, National Letter Of Intent Day, Ohio State, sports, urban meyer on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Urban Meyer has been the head football coach at the Ohio State University for a little over two months. Tomorrow we will get the first tangible sign of his impact on the program, because it’s National Letter of Intent Signing Day! For those of you not hip-deep in college football recruiting news, breathless updates, and [...]
Time For The Nut House To Rock The Schott!
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Morgan, Michigan Wolverines, Nut House, Ohio State, Schott, sports, The Schott, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke, William Buford, Zack Novak on January 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Tomorrow the Buckeyes play the Michigan Wolverines at the Schott. The winner will stay atop the Big Ten. The loser is, well, the loser. Michigan has a good team this year. Tim Hardaway is one of the Big Ten’s best offensive players. Jordan Morgan plays a tough inside game. Trey Burke has been a huge [...]
The Big Ten, On The Road
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Thad Matta on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Big Ten is tough this year, and road wins are especially hard to come by. Just ask the Buckeyes — they lost two heart-breakers on the road. That’s why last night’s win against Nebraska was so valuable. Nebraska clearly is not one of the elite teams in the Big Ten, but this is a [...]
