December 14, 2009 • 9:39 am 1
Buckeyes are good for one thing: denting skulls
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November 21, 2009 • 10:10 am 0
Fellow Buckeyes,
THE GAME is almost upon us.
I’m sure you know the details: noon kickoff, @UM, on ABC.
Some previews: Eleven Warriors, Silver Bullet, MotSaG (by the numbers), Our Honor Defend, Sweater Vest Digest, and the always awesome GameDay+ (which I didn’t realize until just recently was also online and not just in the Dispatch on game days).
A brief, sad interlude: in case you haven’t already heard Stephanie Spielman died this week. We all know and love Chris, of course, but Stephanie was an inspiration to a lot of people in and around Columbus and the country for her dedication to breast cancer research, and she will be missed by a lot of people. Say a prayer for Chris & family sometime today.
And in case you needed some specific motivation, here are a few more reasons to get excited about The Game.
My quick thoughts: yes TTUN is awful, but we can never forget: this is THE GAME. Records don’t matter, rankings don’t matter, predictions don’t matter. Winning The Game is all that matters today. Anything can happen, and neither side is ever guaranteed a cakewalk.
What do you want to see? I want to see a victory, I don’t care how ugly it may be, because that’s what this rivalry is about. Oh, and I want to see M*ch*g*n NOT go bowling for the second year in a row. At our hand.
After The Game, if you need more celebration (regardless of the outcome), here’s a fun way to see what 7-1 looks like.
See you on the other side.
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November 19, 2009 • 2:42 pm 0
M*ch*g*n week continues with Thursday’s propaganda, to be filed under “quotations, inflammatory”:
“We want to beat them every year, every year, every year. That’s what we’re doing[...] I’m all for five in a row, six in a row, seven in a row, and I’d be fine with a couple of good coaches getting fired. That wouldn’t be bad, either.”
~ Earle Bruce
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November 17, 2009 • 10:01 pm 0
M*ch*g*n Week continues with Tuesday’s propaganda, to be filed under “photographs, derogatory”:
(via tBBC)
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November 16, 2009 • 3:13 pm 2
Fellow Buckeyes,
Um, dang. Clearly, I should have been a tad more worried than I was about that game. Iowa really brought it, and you know what? That’s awesome, because that’s what a conference championship game is supposed to look like.
First things first: I know I wasn’t the only one impressed with the play of Iowa QB (and redshirt freshman) James Vandeberg. tBBC gives a quick tip of the hat to Vberg, and rightly so. Behind an O-line that protected him well, he showed poise beyond his years. Good show.
On to some recaps: Eleven Warriors, tBBC, Silver Bullet, Buckeye Football Analysis (a blog that’s new to me), and ESPN’s Big Ten blog. And for a few extra kicks, here’s one of my favorite all-around recaps: The Week that Were (which, by the way, gets M*ch*g*n week started nicely with stuff like this).
Fun with numbers: 10 Things, 5 Things, and 5 more things.
My favorite points: TP is now a facilitator (from 10 Things, above). It’s seems odd to feel good about that sentence, but I do. The last few weeks, he has been asked to do less, and it has worked. He seems to be playing within himself better and not trying to do too much, which, frankly, not only limits his youthful mistakes but makes him more dangerous, not less. Also, it seems our Buckeyes have finally figured out their running game (also from 10 Things, above), and you know what? It looks an awful lot like a Big ten running game is supposed to look. Works for me.
Slightly off-point: A number of people are making congratulatory enough remarks while looking slightly askance at Tresselball. The sometimes subtle, sometimes overt theme is that type of game OSU played Saturday is good enough to win in the Big Ten, but as shown by recent history, not quite good enough to win on bigger stages. Among them: Pat Forde, Stewart Mandel, Doc Saturday and ESPN’s Big Ten Blog (again). I’m going to have to chew on that for a while.
On to more important things: it’s M*ch*g*n week. That means it’s time to remember exactly how putrid TTUN is. It’s only Monday, I know, but if you’re having trouble getting the ol’ anger engine revved up, here’s some help: a photo from behind enemy lines; it looks likeTate hasn’t yet learned to keep his moth shut, so he’s going to have to be taught; an early preview; a classic M*ch*g*n choke-job (video at the end of the post); and an open letter to RichRod to remind you how good we’ve got things in Buckeye Nation.
And if that weren’t enough, here are two more timeless photos.
I’ll try to be back every day this week for more tasty anti-M*ch*g*n propaganda.
Remember: it’s M*ch*g*n week, so we don’t want to get complacent, but it’s nice to go to sleep at night knowing we’re already smelling rosy.
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November 13, 2009 • 5:05 pm 1
Fellow Buckeyes,
A brief look at what the internets are saying about his week’s Ohio State football game.
This week’s foe: Iowa.
The vitals: The game will be in Columbus, kickoff at 3:30, televised on ABC.
Some previews: Eleven Warriors, Our Honor Defend, The O-Zone, and MotSaG’s “On Paper”.
Also, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg breaks down the Big Ten title “race” and previews the OSU-Iowa game (from what looks to be his apartment or someplace equally befitting an ESPN production).
The Columbus Dispatch’s Ken Gordon wonders, where’s the grisly demise of Tressel ball? and tBBC is amused by one Iowa blogger attempts to feel better about his team’s chances.
My quick thoughts: Stanzi is out, and Iowa is doomed, period. I guess I shouldn’t be so cocky about it, but I just can’t bring myself to be any more optimistic about this game turning into an actual contest. Some people will always disagree, but I can’t bring myself to care about that, either.
Ok, I’ll back up a bit and put some real thought into this. Iowa’s D isn’t bad, and our offense has struggled. Those two things lead me to believe we are unlikely to embarrass the Hawkeyes, because we probably just won’t be able to score enough points for that. On the other hand, Iowa’s offense will struggle mightily sans Stanzi, and OSU’s D (especially the line) is playing lights-out. Those two things lead me to believe Iowa will be lucky to score many points. At all. Seems pretty straightforward, but as goes the mating call for the people who want a playoff, that’s why the games are played on the field and not on paper.
But seriously, there’s no chance we lose this one.
So, what do you want to see Saturday? I, for one, would like to see OSU punch its ticket to the Rose Bowl, which would be our first since 1997.
(I know, I know: two posts in one day? Don’t get used to it.)
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