As expected, Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger has declared for the NBA draft. I’m not surprised by his decision. He took a physical beating in every game this season and probably decided if he was going to take that kind of abuse he may as well get paid for it. I wish him well and thank [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Big Ten’
Deshaun’s Decision
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Evan Ravenel, LaQuinton Ross, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, Thad Matta on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Dawn Of The Age Of Urban
Posted in sports, tagged Ohio State, Buckeye football, sports, Big Ten, buckeyes, Big Ten football, urban meyer on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Ohio State football team began spring practice. Although Urban Meyer has been the head coach of the Buckeyes for months, and has been responsible for reeling in a fine recruiting class and for setting a very demanding tone in the off-season conditioning area, today marks his first practice as coach. There’s a lot [...]
Hoping To Bounce The Orange
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Dion Waiters, Fab Melo, Jared Sullinger, Kris Joseph, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, Scoop Jardine, sports, Syracuse, Syracuse Orange, William Buford on March 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »
When the NCAA Tournament field of 64 has been reduced to eight, typically only power programs from big conferences remain. That’s true again this year, where the Elite Eight includes two teams each from the SEC, the Big 12, and the Big East, and one each from the Big Ten and the ACC. The Ohio [...]
Eightward Bound
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bearcats, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jerry Lucas, Lenzelle Smith, Ohio State, sports, Syracuse, Thad Matta, William Buford on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a battle, and the outcome was long in doubt, but Ohio State pulled out a win over Cincinnati tonight. Through their 81-66 victory, the Buckeyes advance to the Elite Eight and avoided getting knocked out in the Sweet Sixteen for the third year in a row. This was a tough, tough win — [...]
Working To Make The Sixteen Sweet
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Bearcats, Big East, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., NCAA Tournament, Ohio, Ohio State, sports, Sweet Sixteen, University of Cincinnati, William Buford on March 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Tomorrow night the Buckeyes play an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The round of games is called the Sweet Sixteen, but recently it has had a decidedly sour taste for Ohio State. This is the third year in a row the Buckeyes have made it this far — and [...]
Onward, And Upward
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Cincinnati, Deshaun Thomas, Florida State, Gonzaga, Jared Sullinger, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, William Buford on March 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was a nail-biter, and Gonzaga came back as you knew they would, but this afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes ultimately prevailed and are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen. This was a very good win against a very good team. The Buckeyes were out of sorts early and were getting killed on the boards. [...]
The Buckeyes Survive, And Move On
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Gonzaga, Ohio State, sports, West Virginia, William Buford on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Buckeyes beat Loyola (Maryland) tonight, 78-59, behind the studly play of Deshaun Thomas, who seemed to grab every rebound and get every put-back bucket. The score isn’t important, and the fact that Thomas led the way isn’t really important, either. What’s important is that the Buckeyes survive and move on — and that is [...]
Go East, Young Buckeyes
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Loyola Maryland, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta on March 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After losing a brusing contest against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, Ohio State will head to the NCAA East Region as a number 2 seed. The Buckeyes will play Thursday against Loyola (Maryland). Before we get too wrapped up in March Madness, I hope all Ohio State fans take a moment [...]
Beat The Wolverines!
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Basketball, Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State, sports, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke on March 10, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Ohio State played very well last night against Purdue. In an exciting, up-tempo game, they put the pedal to the metal in the last seven minutes of the game to pull away from the Boilermakers and win, 88-71. Their reward is . . . Michigan. The Buckeyes and the Wolverines have played twice this year [...]
The BTT
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Basketball, college basketball, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Ten Tournament is underway. Already Illinois and Penn State are out, Iowa and Indiana move on, and Northwestern and Minnesota are fighting for their lives as I write this. Although I think the regular season Big Ten title is the real prize, the tournament has its place. The tournament champion gets the automatic [...]
Wildcat Wishes
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten Tournament, Bill Carmody, college basketball, Dave Sobolewski, Drew Crawford, John Shurna, NCAA Basketball Tournment, Northwestern, Northwestern University, sports on March 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Ohio State fans like me are spoiled. We expect our sports teams to win the vast majority of their games, to routinely move on to post-season tournaments and bowl games, and to win national championships every year. Not every school is like that. I realized that when Richard went to Northwestern and I started following [...]
Huge Win, Huge Boost
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Draymond Green, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Michigan State, Ohio State, sports, William Buford on March 4, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Uncle Mack has chided me for not writing about the outcomes of games after I’ve written a preview. Tonight I’m happy to write about the Buckeyes’ excellent win against Michigan State at the Breslin Center. The Buckeyes shot the ball well this afternoon, which was the biggest difference between this game and their loss to [...]
A Fine (Regular Season) Finale
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Paul, Bruce Weber, Buckeye Basketball, Illinois, Indiana, Meyers Leonard, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, sports, Wisconsin on March 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today the Big Ten regular season basketball season comes to an end. Many consider the Big Ten to be the toughest conference, top to bottom, in the country, and the competitiveness of the teams has made for a wild and entertaining ride. Many people will focus on the game at East Lansing, where Ohio State [...]
Down To The Wire
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Indiana, Jared Sullinger, John Shurna, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes are struggling, no doubt about it — but they aren’t out of the Big Ten race yet. We’ve been saying all season that the Big Ten is balanced, and the regular season has proven that to be true. The top team, Michigan State, already has four losses after getting drilled by [...]
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 »
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 [...]
