Nov 25
No matter their record, no matter how the teams are viewed, when Michigan and Ohio State get together for their annual game, it’s going to be a war. It’s the biggest game on the schedule for each team. Beating the other team can turn a down year into an acceptable one. Ohio State under Coach Jim Tressel went 9-1 in the rivalry with a 7 game win streak, although the last win is vacated. Now both teams are with first year coaches and looking to gain control. [...]
Nov 11
Letter From an OSU Fan to Penn State Fans
“Dear Penn State Fan/Alumni,
You don’t know me. Sure, we may have seen each other once or twice at a road game or a tailgate, but aside from a passing glance, and an occasional hello, we are strangers. Heck, we’re actually more like enemies. After all, I’m a fan of The Ohio State University – tOSU, or O$U as you might[...]
Sep 03
Soiled Ohio St. Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel didn’t get far since leaving Columbus, emerging elsewhere in Big Ten country as the Indianapolis Colts’ newest game-day consultant. His primary task will be telling Jim Caldwell when to throw a challenge flag. Stop laughing. Alerting Jim Caldwell to on-field action is harder than it looks, and requires an executive’s talents.
Tressel, you’ll recall[...]
Jul 08
Those two Ohio State Buckeyes games I covered (opening night vs. Marshall and the annual grudge match versus the hated Michigan Wolverines) no longer officially exist; as the entire 2010 season was officially vacated.
Maybe the local rube harassing me about…
Jun 15
So Luke Fickell, age 37, was introduced as Ohio State’s interim (for how long?) football coach today. I watched a few seconds of the press conference, and was immediately turned off. Not by the university or the man himself, but by the machismo; the bluster; the mind-melting cliche (the big advice he received from Jim Tressel: “Be yourself.” Wow.)…
Jun 14
Hello everyone and welcome to today’s “The Stack” with me, Nathan Stacken. What a hockey game last night. We’ll have plenty on that and more so let’s get right to “The Stack”: 1. Bruins cruise, for a game 7. Even before the two teams set foot on the ice for game six, most people believed …
May 31
Hello everyone and welcome to today’s “The Stack with me, Nathan Stacken. Today is the last day of May. Yesterday was the last day for Jim Tressel as Ohio State coach. We’ll have more on that and plenty more today, so let’s get right to “The Stack”:
1. Jim Tressel resigns.
What a bombshell that just dropped in…
May 31
It just gets worse and worse for Ohio State. On top of all of their other problems, it has been announced that QB Terrelle Prior is now being investigated by both the NCAA and the Ohio State Compliance Committee for numerous violations concerning cars. For Ohio State to avoid getting hit with harsh penalties from the NCAA, this is what they MUST do, and soon…
May 30
Jim Tressel resigned as the Head Coach of the Ohio State Football Program. What are the ramifications of this resignation? First, a brief history of the events that led up his resignation. Tressel became aware of numerous NCAA violations committed by several of his players. He hid this information from the NCAA, the Ohio State …
May 30
Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel has resigned, the Columbus Dispatch has reported, citing university sources.
The Dispatch obtained a memo university president E. Gordon Gee sent to OSU trustees Monday morning:
“I write to let you know that later this morning we will be announcing the [ ...]
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