Ohio State won another tough Big Ten battle tonight, beating arch-rival Michigan 62-53. The game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, the Buckeyes were out of sync offensively. They turned the ball over and could not hit open shots. They scored 23 points, had several defensive breakdowns, and went into the [...]
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Finishing Strong
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, David Lighty, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, sports, William Buford on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Ten Basketball Meat Grinder
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, college basketball, E'Twaun Moore, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, JaJuan Johnson, Jared Sullinger, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, sports, Talor Battle, Tom Izzo, William Buford, Wisconsin on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A lot of people have been saying that the Big Ten is the strongest basketball conference in the country this year, and it is beginning to look like they might be right. Five games into the conference schedule (six for Minnesota, Northwestern, and Penn State), it looks like the Big Ten has a number of [...]
Cleaning Out The Gear
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, Rich Rodriguez, Salvation Army, sports on January 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week the University of Michigan cleaned house by firing former head football coach Rich Rodriguez, and now Rodriguez is engaging in his own kind of housecleaning. Rodriguez donated 432 items of Michigan apparel — 12 bags full — to a Salvation Army store in Wayne, Michigan. The assortment includes caps, shirts, and jackets, ranging [...]
Welcome, Coach Hoke
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Brady Hoke, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tressel, Les Miles, Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State, sports, The Game, University of Michigan on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Michigan Wolverines have hired Brady Hoke as the new head football coach. Hoke, who looks somewhat like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, is a former Michigan assistant who was the head coach of San Diego State and formerly the head coach at Ball State. Hoke’s hiring brings Michigan’s coaching search to an end. I [...]
Michigan’s Point Of Decision
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Michigan, Rich Rodriguez, sports, Wolverine football on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Michigan Athletic Director David Brandon said that he would decide the fate of Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez after the Wolverines played their bowl game. The bowl results weren’t pretty — Michigan got waxed, 52-14, in the worst bowl loss in the program’s history — and now Brandon says that he [...]
A Big Ten Bowl Day
Posted in sports, tagged Alabama, Big Ten, Big Ten football, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nittany Lions, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rose Bowl, SEC, Spartans, sports, TCU, Texas Tech, Wildcats, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers, Wolverine football on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today five Big Ten teams play in bowl games. The big game will be Wisconsin versus TCU in the Rose Bowl, but other Big Ten teams also will have a chance to strut their stuff on the national stage. Northwestern matches up against Texas Tech, Michigan State plays Alabama, Michigan will break its bowl drought [...]
The State Of Michigan (Football)
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Dave Brandon, Michigan, Michigan football, Rich Rodriguez, sports on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Michigan Athletic Director, Dave Brandon, is facing a tough decision: what to do about the Michigan football program and its coach, Rich Rodriguez. Brandon is getting viewpoints from all sides. Rodriguez’s detractors cite his overall losing record during his three years at Michigan, its terrible Big Ten record during that same time [...]
Seven In A Row, And Counting
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Boom Herron, Brutus Buckeye, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Carmen Ohio, Columbus, Dane Sanzenbacher, DeVier Posey, Jordan Hall, Michigan, Michigan football, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, Terrelle Pryor, The Game on November 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, on a cold and blustery day in Columbus, the Ohio State Buckeyes pulverized the Michigan Wolverines, 37-7. The win in The Game was the seventh in a row for Ohio State over its archrivals. At Ohio Stadium it was a festive atmosphere from start to finish. A troupe of bagpipers walked among the tailgaters [...]
The Game, 2010 Edition (A Weather Update)
Posted in sports, weather, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, weather on November 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Weather conditions clearly can influence football games, and The Game is no different. The most celebrated example is the 1950 Snow Bowl, when a freak blizzard hit the day of the game and Michigan won 9-3. That loss led to the firing of Ohio State’s coach and the hiring of Woody Hayes — and the [...]
Welcome To Michigan Week
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, Buckeye Nation, Columbus, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, The Game on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For Buckeye Nation, this is one of the most important weeks of the year. It is Michigan Week — seven days of nervous anticipation and intense mental preparation for the Buckeyes’ biggest game of the year. The week will come to an end at noon on Saturday, when Ohio State and Michigan square off in [...]
The Big Ten, With November To Go
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, sports, Wisconsin on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sitting watching the Michigan-Illinois game at the Big House. It’s halftime — and the score is 31-31! Huh? Is this really the Big Ten? The Big Ten is very interesting this year for a lot of reasons. Four teams are tied for the lead with one loss — Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Ohio [...]
The Big Ten Gets Underway
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Denard Robinson, Glen Mason, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan State University, Minnesota, Penn State on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Ten looks like it is in for a very interesting year. After one week of conference play, there are a few surprises. Four Big Ten teams — Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Ohio State — haven’t lost a game this season, and two other teams, Iowa and Wisconsin, are 4-1. It seems odd [...]
Please, Don’t Mess With The Game! (Cont.)
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten football, Buckeye football, mgoblog, Michigan, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
mgoblog.com is a funny, entertaining blog about Michigan sports that is an enjoyable read for any sports fan (even if it is written by a diehard Michigan fan). I am therefore pleased to note that Brian, the redoubtable head man at mgoblog, agrees that messing with the Ohio State-Michigan traditional end-of-the-year matchup would be colossally [...]
A Few Final Thoughts About Northern Michigan
Posted in America, Travel, tagged America, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Travel on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There was a lot to like about our trip to northern Michigan, and a lot that surprised me, too. A few final points: I was amazed at the physical beauty of the place. It seemed as if every turn of a corner offered another striking vista. I’m not sure that pictures can do it justice. [...]
The Wondrous Sound Of Silence
Posted in America, Reflections, Travel, tagged America, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, Reflections, Travel on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kish and I have been staying for a few marvelous days in our friends’ house along the Grand Traverse Bay. The house is just north of Omena, Michigan. It is separated from its neighbors by stands of trees to the north, south, and west; to the east stretch the wide and bright waters of the [...]
