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Reports: Adams out with injury, awaits surgery
August 21, 2008 by
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Little over a week into spring practice and Jim Tressel may have his first casualty of the '08 season.OL Mike Adams, ranking officer in the Brew Crew with overpowering stature, has sustained a shoulder injury that will require surgery and may sideline him until October, if not...
Rating The Tressel Era Games . . . So Far
April 23, 2008 by
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Run Like A Cheetah, Score Like B. Sanders
April 21, 2008 by
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THE VIEW FROM THE HEDGESLike millions, I am entranced by the mythos of Muhammad Ali.An undersized heavyweight, Ali became the greatest boxer of all-time and the godfather of talking smack. Throughout his career, Ali made brash statements about his greatness and his opponents. When...
Belmont coach employs the sweater vest look, nearly up-ends Duke
April 21, 2008 by
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Rick Byrd, Belmont basketball head coach, put a new face to the sweater vest "trend" this evening during his near-upset of Coach K and the hated Blue Devils (71-70). It's uncertain as to whether the look is inspired by The Vest himself, but a quick scan of the Bruins...
Koufos "update"
April 20, 2008 by
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The Dispatch's OSU bball blog was quick to begin to Koufos watch. "I don't know" was the most reporters could get out of the tight lipped freshman when asked if he'd return to OSU.Though Buckeye fans just getting used to the one-and-done trend in college basketball...
Did Gumbel almost say Ohio St.?
April 20, 2008 by
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Absolutely. Someone get the selection show on YouTube, post-haste.For anyone who missed the show or gave up after the first two regions were named, CBS's Greg Gumbel reeeeeallly sounded like he was about to read Ohio State in place of Georgia for the 14th seed in the West.Alas...
Bucks grab that elusive No. 1 seed after all
April 20, 2008 by
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Only this year it's in the N.I.T., which, evidently, is not as "prestigious" as the NCAA Tournament.Ohio St. will face that venerable, history-rich program from North Carolina, UNC-Ashville, which, evidently, exists. (Tuesday, 7PM, ESPN2)The big story thats making everyone...
Finally, another way to slow workplace productivity
April 20, 2008 by
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The fine scholars at the Syracuse basketball blog, Cuse Country, are hosting their 2nd Annual NIT Bracket Challenge.Thanks to some grade-A Microsoft Office work and a true commitment to the sport (of casual gambling and basketball), Cuse Country has given all of us Buckeye fans another...
Basketball 2007-08: Chernobyl or Mere Three Mile Island?
April 15, 2008 by
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Second Look(NEW FEATURE)Res ThaSequel is a new contributor to the Old Columbus Town. He is the author of The Dimitrious Stanley Story and still wears his 1999 Final Four gear without irony or fear of reprisals. You hear me, NCAA?There is a simple answer to the question of if this year...
"This is what happens when you put an NCAA tournament team in the NIT"
April 12, 2008 by
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Though a few weeks ago I couldn't have disagreed more with the "NCAA Tournament team" portion of the above Jamar Butler quote (inspired by Walter Sobchak's "This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!" tirade?), I'm now fully convinced...
Spring is the time when a young man's thoughts turn to practice (and Henton)
April 06, 2008 by
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THE VIEW FROM THE HEDGES Res ThaSequel is new to Old Columbus Town and once saw Thad Matta at a Columbus Pizza Hut enjoying the lunch buffet. Matta refused him as a walk-on despite ThaSequel's assertion that "he was a five, but could play the two." This clearly makes...
Better than any viral Pete Carroll video
April 05, 2008 by
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ESPN's Jeremy Green knows how to use his hands and make recycled Draft news interesting. For a fun Saturday night, drink every time Green gives the "OK" sign to McShay or the camera.
Terrelle Pryor narrows list down to 1
March 30, 2008 by
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Terrelle Pryor will be attending The Ohio State University and is the dual-threat icing on top of the cake that is the best recruiting class in the Jim Tressel era (with the signing of Pryor, OSU "leapfrogs" USC to claim ESPN's 6th best class.)His anti-climatic press...
Illinios in position to screw us again
March 30, 2008 by
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Foiled again?Top seeded Wisconsin will face the 10th seeded Fighting Illini tomorrow in the Big Ten conference championship. Illinois, smokin' hot off a win over Minnesota, is just a win away from earning an automatic invite to the big dance and slamming the door in OSU's face...
Who's in, who's out?: Pryor, & the basketball Bucks
March 30, 2008 by
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Per Scout.com and the punctual reporting over at Our Honor Defend & Eleven Warriors, Terrelle Pryor is taking the plunge and announcing his decision "sometime" next week.And with days to spare until the April 1 deadline!Check out OHD/ 11W for the particulars of this breaking...
If spring predictions hold true, come December there's gonna be some fussin' and a-feudin' in Georgia (again)
March 26, 2008 by
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College Football News, owned and operated by Scout.com, has long been my favorite of the myriad internet college football, uh, news websites. The staff seems genuinely passionate about the one sport that they tirelessly cover year-round while always making efforts towards non-partisanship...
Chris Long's dad is better than your dad
March 20, 2008 by
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Well, the old NFL combine (not unlike the "old fashioned 3 point play" that Steve Lavin mentioned on more than one occasion during last night's hoops game) has come to an end.Todd McShay of ESPN says some stuff, jumps on the Vern bandwagon and then talks about some other...
Pryor back in the 614
March 20, 2008 by
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UPDATE: Elvis has entered the building. According to Paul, Pryor made a brief, if not premature, entrance as the Buckeyes headed to the locker room for half-time. He exchanged greetings with the Brew Crew before ducking out of view with Tressel. Doug Lesmerises of the Plain Dealer...
Schott off the mark again
March 20, 2008 by
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In an interview with The Dispatch, Bill Jones of the OSU Athletic Dept. says he will be considering a change of policy for seating/tickets for men's basketball games.According to Jones, 4,000 student tickets--of about 19,000 total--were alloted this season. Half in the, ahem, ...
When's the spring game?
March 01, 2008 by
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Saturday, April 19, actually. The question is, will the national runner-up men's soccer team be the honorary coaches?And, fret not, the NCAA requires Terrelle Pryor to nurture his tortured soul and have a decision ready by April 1st.In the midst of fake recruiting scandal, sad...
Terrelle talks the talk
February 29, 2008 by
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The PSU blog, Run Up the Score! (as well as Eleven Warriors,) has posted a hilarious photo with accompanying Terrelle Pryor story du jour.I don't want to steal any of their thunder, but, to summarize, the Boy Wonder got his balls busted during a basketball play-off game by what...
Rich pulls a Hillary
February 28, 2008 by
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Add RichRod to the list of people you shouldn't take to see Atonement. The Michigan Man had a sit down with ESPN's George Smith that ended on a weepy note.The interview naturally led to questions regarding West Va.'s reaction to losing their native son to the Wolverines...
Pryor back in the 614
February 24, 2008 by
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Terrelle Pryor, coming off a huge game himself, is in Columbus today to take in the OSU-Wisconsin game and get some face time with some potential future-teammates.
Michigan posts first win over OSU since Feb. '04
February 24, 2008 by
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After 4 meetings on the football field and 3 1/2 basketball seasons, the Wolverines finally got one. The last 'L' to Michigan came in the Crisler Arena on Feb. 29, 2004. The leading scorer for the Bucks? Tony Stockman.Suffice it to say the victory was a big deal in Ann Arbor...
About that halftime "speech"
February 24, 2008 by
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Maybe I'm still sore about OSU's poor defensive showing this afternoon but, with the prompting of this bit in The Advocate a friend forwarded, I feel like some lingering should be done on RichRod's halftime address.Firstly, Rich all but publicly acknowledged that his appearance...
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