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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ohio State’
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
