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 [...]
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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 »
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 — [...]
My God, Are The Republicans Still Playing?
Posted in America, Politics, sports, tagged America, Etch-a-Sketch, Mitt Romney, NCAA Tournament, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, sports on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t paid much attention to the Republican presidential primary race lately. In light of March Madness, has anyone? The Republicans are like a Sweet Sixteen team that has played two dreadfully boring early-round games and then gets overlooked in the talk about the upcoming games. You sort of think: “Wow — are they still [...]
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. [...]
Epic Fail In The Buck Back
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Buck Back Pool, college basketball, Humor, Monty Python, NCAA Tournament, sports on March 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Norfolk State’s epic victory over a shell-shocked Missouri basically guaranteed that I will have my worst Buck Back performance ever. Although my picks have been dismal and the results embarrassing, it’s impossible not to enjoy — a little bit — a huge underdog’s win, especially when they are led by a guy named Kyle O’Quinn [...]
Big Dance, Meet Columbus
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Columbus, Georgetown, Memphis, Michigan State, nationwide arena, NCAA Tournament, North Carolina State, sports on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Columbus gets some first-hand exposure to March Madness this weekend, as the NCAA Tournament comes to town. Four games will be played today in Nationwide Arena, and the winners will match up in two games on Sunday. Among the teams who will be playing are Michigan State, Georgetown, North Carolina State, and Memphis, so we’ll [...]
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 [...]
Call Of The Links
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Golf, Golf Gods, Humor, sports on March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve walked Penny and Kasey around the Yantis Loop recently, I’ve had the sensation that there are whispers in the unseasonably warm air that I’m not quite hearing. It’s those capricious Golf Gods, I suspect. They are enticing me with this spectacular weather and the constant strolls past golf holes that look lush and [...]
The Buck Back Is Back
Posted in sports, tagged Buck Back Pool, college basketball, Gambling, NCAA Tournament, sports on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When NCAA Tournament time arrives, that means it’s time for the Buck Back — the greatest pool in the history of organized sports. Well, okay — that may be an overstatement, but the Buck Back is a lot of fun. Just recruit seven friends who like college basketball and don’t take things too seriously, ask [...]
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 [...]
Not Your Grandpa’s Kegling
Posted in sports, tagged bowling, Carmen Salvino, disco bowling, sports on March 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we had the firm’s annual Carmen Salvino bowling tournament at Sawmill Lanes in Columbus. It wasn’t exactly tournament conditions, with the building darkened, disco lights strobing up and down the lanes, music pulsating, lighted images moving around the alleys, and huge TVs everywhere you looked. But nobody was there for serious kegling, and [...]
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 [...]
