There are 35 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Bill Willis became the first Afri...

I'm a choir and theatre nerd.  I may have mentioned this in a previous blog, but I am in both these activities as well as football.  I mention this because in theatre, one of the cliché questions actors ask is "What's my motivation?"  They need to be given one to know why their chara...

Thanks, guys and gals, for supporting my race attempt. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it done. I just woke up after something akin to a post-race coma and am finally getting some food down and trying to get my head on straight. My hands are cramping painfully (which shows how messed up I am), so I'll...

4 B1G TEAMS, 6 RECRUITS Illinois (2), Maryland (2), Indiana (1) and Minnesota (1) were the four teams to gain recruits this week.   MOVING ON UP Minnesota, Northwestern, Maryland, Indiana and Purdue went up one spot in the rankings. This is two consecutive weeks that Minnesota, Northw...

There are 36 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Jack Mewhort was hand-picked by Urb...

I'm a choir and theatre nerd.  I may have mentioned this in a previous blog, but I am in both these activities as well as football.  I mention this because in theatre, one of the cliché questions actors ask is "What's my motivation?"  They need to be given one to know why their chara...

There are 37 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Urban Meyer described John Simon as...

This series will highlight the commitment anniversary date of Ohio State players. I have commitment dates from 2003-2015. Note: I don't have all of the commitment dates for all of the players from those years, but I have the majority.    Alex Boone had a .993 comp. ...

There are 38 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Mike Vrabel is Ohio State's all-tim...

This series will highlight the commitment anniversary date of Ohio State players. I have commitment dates from 2003-2015. Note: I don't have all of the commitment dates for all of the players from those years, but I have the majority.    Connor Smith had a .978 comp...

There are 39 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the metric* listed at the bottom of this article.   NO. 39 MARCUS MAREK, LB (1979-82...

Looking at the map with all of the pins for 11W members had me reminiscing about the many places I have lived in my 43 years of marriage.  That got me roaming the map to see who lives the closest to each of my former homes. 1 & 2 – We were married in New Philadelphia and had two differ...

When I got the request a little over a week ago to write a research blog on whether children under thirteen should play contact football, I honestly didn't know what my opinion would be.  I'm not exactly an expert on the issue.  Bias may come into play, considering I was thirteen only...

When I got the request a little over a week ago to write a research blog on whether children under thirteen should play contact football, I honestly didn't know what my opinion would be.  I'm not exactly an expert on the issue.  Bias may come into play, considering I was thirteen only...

There are 40 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the metric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Tom DeLeone has a street named af...

This series will highlight the commitment anniversary date of Ohio State players. I have commitment dates from 2003-2015. Note: I don't have all of the commitment dates for all of the players from those years, but I have the majority.    Malik Hooker had a .886 comp...

This series will highlight the commitment anniversary date of Ohio State players. I have commitment dates from 2003-2015. Note: I don't have all of the commitment dates for all of the players from those years, but I have the majority.    Demetrius Knox had a .952 ...

There are 41 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the metric* listed at the bottom of this article.   Ray Pryor is in the first row, 8t...

I stood on the torn-up grass field and watched the rusted gray clock countdown the last seconds of the SYVL semi-final game.  3... 2... 1... 0.   We had lost to the Jaguars.  I was now officially aged out of the league.  And I honestly thought that just like that, my foot...

I stood on the torn-up grass field and watched the rusted gray clock countdown the last seconds of the SYVL semi-final game.  3... 2... 1... 0.   We had lost to the Jaguars.  I was now officially aged out of the league.  And I honestly thought that just like that, my foot...