I think we focused on the bowl ban because it had an immediate impact.  One could easily argue that it cost us the National Championship.  I'll take our chances against Notre Dame over Florida State any day. (ahh, Gene Smith)  We knew TTUN was going to be our bowl game. ...

Preview by Curt Heinrichs “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” – The Art of War- Sun Tzu On Friday, the Buckeyes will hit the road for a 3rd time in a week to take on a Big Ten foe, but this time, they’ll be staying in...

I really miss John Gasaway.  ESPN hired him and put all of his stuff behind a paywall and now I never get my Tuesday Truths.  Tuesday Truths was when Gasaway would look at every team’s points per possession offensively and defensively during conference play and rank them by margin.&n...

By Curt Heinrichs After a layoff of nearly a month, the Buckeyes hit the road and headed west to take on a pair of Big Ten opponents over the weekend. A trio of Buckeyes went 2-0 on the weekend as the team split a pair of close matches against Wisconsin and Illinois. Ranked #9 in the country hea...

“It occupies a lot of my time. It's a big hire. We have to hit a home run with this next hire.” -Urban Meyer I've been back and forth on Ash.  He hasn't really done much in terms of producing an elite defense but he has produced very good ones.  I was bummed t...

So, I'm going on day 6 without usable tap water. This situation is disgusting, and I'm not even talking about the water itself.  The news reports, for those who have been following, are true, and it does indeed have a licorice smell to it.  And while it's not like it's ben...

Ash is only 40 years old this past December. He started out at Iowa State under Dan McCarney from 2000-2006 as a GA. He also learned some of his defensive strategies from Barry Alvarez. McCarney learned his defensive strategies from Barry Alvarezs while being a D-cord, which is an attaching 4-3 sche...

So here is my thought after waking up this morning and hearing the good news. With all the discussion about National Signing Day and so many guys still on the wire, how are these new hires going to affect that? No only will players be giving a second glance at our new and improved defensive sta...

I don't know if any of you guys remember, because I had forgotten just until a few days ago. TTUn's first opponent of the 2014 season will be their old rivals, the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Yes, their old rivals that they are winless against. They get another shot to lose to them....

Ok, ever since the Big Ten Conference announced it's new divisions back in April of 2013, I've been confused, misinformed, intrigued, and uninterested all at the same time. We all knew what a flop (B1G commish) Jim Delaney's  'Legends and Leaders' divisions were going t...

Interview by Curt Heinrichs (conducted on Thursday, January 9, prior to the match against Wisconsin)   Curt Heinrichs- The season is just about at it’s midway point. Is there anyone whose performance in the 1st half really stands out to you? Tom Ryan- I think Johnni DiJulius has really...

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” – The Art of War- Sun Tzu   In the 1st leg of their weekend trip north and west, the wrestling Buckeyes (currently ranked #7 as a team) will take on Wisconsin in Madison on Friday ev...

Why not reach out to Dick Lebeau for DC position.  Its a longshot but he is a Buckeye and at the end of his career.  He has accomplished everything he could have wanted in the NFL.  Worst he says is no.  Pay him whatever.    After that, start going down the list.  ...

After capturing their first ECAC tournament championship last season, the Buckeyes look to repeat in their last year as a member of the conference. Before making the move to the newly-minted Big Ten, the Buckeyes would love to end their tenure with a second consecutive ECAC title. Doing so will...

  I have found myself feeling down this bowl season. I wasn't sure if it was post Christmas blues, not getting my Red Ryder BB Gun or because I felt a little piece of my fan pride being eaten away after each bowl game. After doing this conference bowl record breakdown I found my answer. T...

I think we can all agree that our defense isn't where it needs to be. But before I start you have to understand our coaches are not stupid. They do what they do for a reason, and here is my speculation as to why we do what we do: Our personnel can't do anything else. Having Curtis Grant on t...

Urban Meyer wants a top ten defense... I'd settle for #11.  Here's Why: Teams can't win titles without a great defense... OSU's defense is not great, it's not bad, it's horrendous. It's they gave up 16 TDs in the last 3 games bad. It's Illinoi...

Football is a game, which many of us forget from time to time because we place far too much importance on it. Within that game, things happen. Some of these things are good and some, not so much. Players train an insane amount of the time, whether taking practice reps, lifting weights, or stud...

1. I think Fickell is the guy everyone is piling only because he's the face and name we know.  I think for all we know the struggles could very well lie more in the lap of Withers, but we don't know him, the camera never shows him, so we don't blame him.  Fick studied unde...

I went to the game last night and sat very close to the field of play, I have played college level sports, and I will be the first to tell you, we are average at best. The Clemson Defense was flying all over the field as if they knew where to be before they got there, conversely the OSU defense pla...