Is anyone else a little surprised (disappointed) that the cache of urban hasn't done more for our national perception? I had hoped his star status would have tempered some of the national reluctance to believe we are actually a championship caliber team, but that hasn't been the case. Anyone...

Many Buckeye fans think that Carlos Hyde is a good back but not quite good enough to be worthy of elite back status. I'm not here to argue that Carlos is the best back in OSU history, however I do think that he deserves to be mentioned when people talk about the great back in OSU history. There ...

I don't want to hear that Illinois has always played Ohio State close.  That doesn't matter.  There are no excuses accepted.   You are playing in what is perceived as one of the weaker conferences in the country.  The Buckeyes must do whatever it takes to separate thems...

Recap by Curt Heinrichs Johnni DiJulius after his 16-0 tech fall win. Photo courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com  Head Coach Tom Ryan and the wrestling Buckeyes breezed past Frank Romano’s Notre Dame College Falcons on Friday night by the score of 29-11. The Buckeyes won 7 out of 10 matc...

May not be a lot of "Big" games this week, but here is a list games I am looking forward to this week and why: Indiana vs. Wisconsin - we should all be Wisky fans as they are our biggest win of the year. I know Indiana will not be able to stop UW but I am interested in Indy's offense ...

I know that this sounds absolutely insane, but, if Duke wins the remainder of their games, they will win the Coastal division of the ACC and will play for the ACC Championship versus... Florida State.  If Alabama and Florida State are both undefeated at the time, then we will have to cheer for...

I am addicted to stats and there is no cure for it. Doctors believes I may have dyslexia and labeled me as a nucking fut and I was forced to report to Room 11W at the Nuthouse for my rehabilitation. Still seeing a blur of numbers and blurting out "I-O" randomly when there's n...

I am addicted to stats and there is no cure for it. Doctors believes I may have dyslexia and labeled me as a nucking fut and I was forced to report to Room 11W at the Nuthouse for my rehabilitation. Still seeing a blur of numbers and blurting out "I-O" randomly when there's nothing, bu...

Ohio State doesn’t play anyone. Kentucky would win the Big Ten most years*. The Big Ten is slightly above the MAC and well below the ACC. These are the new mantras of the sports media outlets. Many writers and/or voters are dropping Ohio State from the title game not based upon losing (they ...

(Disclaimer: this was written in week 8 for some friends.  The records have obviously changed, but the sentiment remains.) Here is perhaps as common a sentiment as there exists among most readers of this site: sports are fun.  On this site alone (which was originally dedicated solely to O...

Good Evening Fellow Buckeye Fans!   My wife and I were having a discussion about my passion/obsession with Ohio State Football and to an extent Basketball.  I have a routine before every football game and I have to watch the game live.  I tried explaining the euphoria of cheering on...

Week 9 here.  Week 10 here.  Week 11 here. Welcome back sports fans.  Another cruel bye week in the books, and we have Buckeye football for at least 3, hopefully 4, Saturdays in a row.  I did better than I expected last week after calling for 3 upsets, clocking in at 2-2.  ...

As I look to the future with a 4-team playoff I am hopeful it will be am improvement.  However, I am not overly enthused with having a selection committee determining who makes the playoffs.  I would like to see that decision largely made on the field.  I would also like to see the re...

Saturday, Ohio State plays the program that has the second most wins against the Buckeyes in football.  The good news is that the Buckeyes have won the last nine games played in Memorial Stadium. During this streak Ohio State has outscored the Illini 244-99; that is an average of 27-...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, Noon (ESPN) Ohio State leads the series 65-30-4* and is 35-11 against Illinois in Memorial Stadium. *I include the vacated 2010 victory in Champaign, NCAA be damned. The Buckeyes last lost at Illinois in 1991. Since 1992 Ohio State has won 9 straight games at...

I normally don't like posting personal stuff on here but I think this is a special exception.  For the last 3 months I've been spending a lot of time getting my application ready for business school and I'm proud to say that I have been accepted into the MBA program at Ohio State! ...

Here they are!  Again, although the process is objective, I acknowledge my probabilities of individual games are subjective, though I think this gives us a pretty good picture of where we are at. As always, my numbers will be attached for anyone who would like to critique. Assumptions: -Ohi...

SUNDAY Campus Browns fans struggled to decide which duct-taped jersey to proudly wear on Monday. MONDAY Commentary: Ohio State sucks! TUESDAY History majors couldn't believe no one else didn't give any Faulkes about it being November 5th. A hopeful Lantern writer scribbled down "U...

Recap by Curt Heinrichs It was just another week in the office as for the 2nd weekend in a row, Nathan Tomasello, Hunter Stieber, and Bo Jordan all won an open tournament. What made the Michigan State Open different than last weekend’s Clarion Open is that the trio was joined at the top of th...

(Update of original blog posted November 10th, 2013) Taking a moment at the end of a what seemed to be a very long bye week to reflect on a couple of mid-autumn dates that stir up the emotions a bit.  November 10th marks the anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, a...