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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Buckeye football’
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 »
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 [...]
The Buckeyes Try To Forget 2011
Posted in sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Jim Tressel, NCAA, Ohio State, sports, urban meyer on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By the time New Year’s Eve rolls around, most people are eager to see the dawn of a new year. I’d wager that no one was happier to see 2011 in the rear view mirror than the participants in the Ohio State University football program. 2011 was a year of embarrassments unparalleled in the history [...]
The Buckeyes’ Ban — And Embarrassment
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Buckeye football, NCAA, NCAA Violations, Ohio, Ohio State, sports on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After months of trepidation and speculation about the ongoing investigation of tattoos, non-disclosures, and lack of institutional control in the Ohio State University football program, the NCAA dropped the hammer today. The sanctions were more severe than was expected. The NCAA deprived the football program of scholarships, put the Buckeyes on probation for five years, [...]
Urbanization For Buckeye Nation
Posted in Columbus, Ohio, sports, tagged Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, college football, Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, urban meyer on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Normally Columbus is a grim place when Ohio State has lost to Michigan. If you walked around Columbus right now, however, you’d see a lot of upbeat people — and it’s all because Ohio State has hired Urban Meyer as its head football coach. It’s not just because Coach Meyer has been an extremely successful [...]
The Lost Season
Posted in sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Luke Fickell, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, urban meyer on November 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It was a tough loss to Michigan today — but then, it’s been a tough season all around. Give credit to Michigan and Denard Robinson, who played lights out. Being a Midwesterner, I was raised with the notion that if you’ve done something wrong you deserve to be punished. Ohio State players broke the rules, [...]
It’s Michigan Week!
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, The Game on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This has been a dreadful season for the Buckeye Nation. We’ve seen our coach, Jim Tressel, resign under fire. We’ve dealt with an embarrassing NCAA scandal that cut out the heart of our offense. We’ve watched the Buckeyes give up big leads, fritter away games, and play like pretenders rather than contenders. But all of [...]
Sacred Ground
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Buckeye football, Ohio Stadium, Ohio State, sports on November 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tonight a friend invited me to a function that allowed me to visit Ohio Stadium, see the recruit lounge and the press box, and walk out onto the field. (Thanks, Shaun!) To stand at the 50-yard line, on the one little patch of the Earth’s surface where the Griffins and the Spielmans and the Georges [...]
The Fickell Finger Of Fate
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Columbus, Luke Fickell, Ohio State, sports on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a difference a few games — or maybe even one pass — can make! After Ohio State lost a home game to Michigan State by the grim score of 10-7, then blew a big lead and lost at Nebraska, the Buckeye Nation was ready to run head coach Luke Fickell out of town on [...]
Braxton Comes Of Age
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Boom Herron, Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, John Simon, Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State, sports, Wisconsin on October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a great game! What a great homecoming victory! And what a great coming of age moment for Braxton Miller! This was a game where Ohio State’s defense, led by John Simon and Johnathan Hankins, was dominant for three quarters. In the meantime, the Buckeye offense was playing the ball control game, running the ball, [...]
Finding Horrible New Ways To Lose
Posted in sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Jim Tressel, Joe Bauserman, Nebraska, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports on October 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After years of great success, it’s like Ohio State is learning how to lose. And doing it in so many different and awful ways. Against Miami and Michigan State, it was offensive ineptitude. Tonight, Ohio State built a three-touchdown lead and seemed to have the game in hand when a turnover, an injury, and the [...]
An Angry And Embarrassed Buckeye Nation
Posted in Columbus, Humor, sports, tagged Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Columbus, Humor, NCAA, Ohio State, sports on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Columbus is one of those places where you can tell how the local college team is doing just by walking down the street. Ohio State’s win-loss record has a direct, visceral connection with the emotional makeup of the city’s residents. When the Buckeyes are winning, Columbus is the happiest place this side of Disney World. [...]
Bouncing Back
Posted in sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Colorado Buffaloes, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Braxton Miller era started with a win today. It wasn’t a great win, and it wasn’t against a great team, but it was a win. Doing something positive after last week’s ugly loss against Miami was important, and the Buckeyes accomplished that goal. I think Braxton Miller could develop into a great college quarterback [...]
Let The Braxton Era Begin!
Posted in sports, tagged Braxton Miller, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Joe Bauserman, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a few hours, Ohio State will take the field against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Buckeye Nation hopes that it is the start of a new era — the era of Braxton Miller. We’ve been told that Miller will start for the Buckeyes, and I’m glad to hear it. It’s time to put the image [...]
How Able Are The ‘Canes? (And The Buckeyes?)
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Jacory Harris, Jordan Hall, Luke Fickell, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight the Ohio State Buckeyes play their first road game of the 2011 season, at 7:30 against the Miami Hurricanes. Pundits are having fun with the fact that both teams have had to deal with off-season NCAA issues — emails about ‘Tats vs. ‘Tutes have burned up the internet in Columbus over the last few [...]
