Is it me, or has this Urban Meyer fellow had a bit of an impact at Ohio State? I know there are still some issues with this team - a bit too reliant on Braxton Miller, a tad shaky at times on defense - but that was still a pretty impressive performance on Saturday night. […]
This week?s college football slate is nothing short of phenomenal: Georgia-South Carolina, LSU-Florida, and West Virginia-Texas are among about a half dozen intriguing games. The Big Ten has its share of good ones, including a match-up of ranked teams in Columbus, as Nebraska visits Ohio State. It seems as good a place as any to […]
Conference play is here - and not a moment too soon. I don?t say that for the reasons you might think (though I?m certainly not complaining about not having to discuss which game this weekend is most important for the Big Ten?s national reputation). For me the excitement is purely selfish. I get some time […]
Last week, I opened the column by dwelling on the negative. Not happening this week. We?re starting with the positive - the Big Ten?s three unbeaten teams. Ohio State is the first, and perhaps least surprising, of those unbeatens - and Urban Meyer?s team has gotten there with, no surprise, a high-powered offense. 30: The […]
Wow. Last week didn?t go so well. It was a not a pretty scene, as we sat, mouths agape, in the BTN green room and watched the Big Ten Conference suffer through a difficult Saturday. And that wasn?t just because Gerry DiNardo was drooling. Sorry, too easy. Not true. Though he did pull out his […]
While there?s always a certain excitement surrounding opening weekend, last week?s slate in the Big Ten left quite a bit to be desired. Outside of Michigan?s match-up with Alabama and Michigan State?s battle with Boise State, very few of the games elicited much in the way of excitement. That is far from the case in […]