The phone rang at 3:30 a.m. on a winter January day in 1987. On the other end of the line was Earle Bruce. “I’m staying” he uttered into the receiver. From the coaches’ convention in San Diego, ol’ Nine-and-Three was mulling… Read More ›
Jim Tressel
Point-Counter Point: Ohio State vs. Michigan, 11/26/2011
In a Pole Position first, yours truly welcomes a guest writer and devout Wolverine fan to debate point and counter-point the 108th meeting of “The Game”. Though we have been friends now for 11 years, Taylor and I have… Read More ›
How do we Know Which B1G Ten Officials are Legends and Which are Leaders?
Insert one Legends and Leaders joke here if you have any new ones left. Please, let’s all gather around the campfire and tell stories about those legendary Midwest values, I just can’t get enough of that shit. Just when you… Read More ›
The Dangers of the Five-Star Recruit in the Age of Entitlement
(6/8/2011) In January of 2003, a little known and even less recruited gangly chemistry nerd from Sterling Heights Michigan helped capture the hearts and minds of a “Nation” when he helped The Ohio State Buckeyes end a 34 year drought… Read More ›
Oversigning: The Dark Underbelly of the College Football Recruiting Process
In 2010, Les Miles, the coach of the LSU football team, offered a freshman offensive lineman out of Waggaman (La) a scholarship to play football for the Tigers. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Elliot Porter signed and returned his letter of… Read More ›
The BCS Poll: Should The Ohio State Buckeyes Be the number One Team in the Country?
Ahead of the release of the first BCS poll (is it “Broken Cash Scheme” or “Bowl Conspiracy Series”–I digress), I decided to tackle the issue of polling, the single most controversial system for determining a champion in all of sports…. Read More ›
