kickoff.
Underclassmen report to campus today. Fall practices begin tomorrow. In 29 days and about four hours, we’ll be setting up our first tailgate of the 2010 season. I might be a little excited about this.
Category: Sports
wouldn’t miss it.
At noon on September 18, the Ohio University Bobcats, the football team of my Alma Mater, visits Ohio Stadium in Columbus to play the Ohio State Buckeyes, that, uh, other college football team that seems to monopolize my attention every fall. This fall’s meeting will be just the third time OU has played Ohio State… Read More wouldn’t miss it.
the reverend.
On my second birthday — that would be Oct. 12, 1968 — Ohio State opened its Big Ten season in Columbus against Purdue, a team that had held the No. 1 ranking since the start of the season and that had destroyed the Buckeyes in a visit to Ohio Stadium the previous year. Ohio State… Read More the reverend.
weakly.
Last week was an odd one, and it left me sort of unmotivated to write about all the cool stuff that was going on while I was in a funk. My cousin’s death had something to do with it; the fact that I changed my normal Sunday-through-Thursday schedule to accommodate some vacations at work probably… Read More weakly.
insane. in a good way.
Once the college football consolidation fever subsided earlier this summer, the next step for the Big Ten was, naturally, a discussion about a “potential” championship game (in quotes because Jim Delaney continues to lie maintain that a championship game isn’t a given) and where it might be held. We have indoor stadiums in the region… Read More insane. in a good way.
28. tailgating tales.
We take our tailgating pretty seriously. On home game weekends during the fall, we spend a lot of time planning, preparing and executing some pretty impressive spreads, whether we’re sprinting (getting ready for a noon game) or executing an all-day deal (a night game, usually with two complete meals). With the help of a good… Read More 28. tailgating tales.
