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Jim Jackson on the Big Ten’s Strengths & Weaknesses

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By Paul M. Banks At Big Ten Media Day, Ohio State alum Jim Jackson was just like the rest of us journalists, he participated in the college hoops version of speed dating that is Media Day, as he went from table to table interviewing players and coaches. At the same time, the NBA veteran of 14 seasons, 1992 #4 overall draft pick and current Big Ten Network analyst was … [Read more...] about Jim Jackson on the Big Ten’s Strengths & Weaknesses

College Football Week 6 Live Blog

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10:30 AM:  Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by!  We'll be chatting up some solid college football action, with a lot of Big Ten early on in the day, and some big national games later on!  Paul Banks will help us get things kicked off live from the Northwestern campus, giving us insight from the "box", and the rest of us will have insights on the games on TV.  The tentative … [Read more...] about College Football Week 6 Live Blog

Memo to Ohio State: End This Matt Barkley for Heisman Nonsense

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This comes to us from our friend Jerod Morris, at Midwest Sports Fans.com I go to ESPN.com this afternoon looking for sound sports analysis (always a mistake) and right smack dab in their headlines is a reference to Matt Barkley's Heisman hopes in '09. After one game. Against a shitty team. And his cocky bravado without winning anything makes it even worse. Here's … [Read more...] about Memo to Ohio State: End This Matt Barkley for Heisman Nonsense

Ohio State Season Preview

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By Anthony Zilis Ohio State has won 33 games in the last three years, winning the conference championship each year. At any other Big Ten school this couldn’t possibly be considered a dry spell. But after losing BCS bowls each season, many consider this period for the Buckeyes just that. Still, Jim Tressel’s group is looking to extend a run of four straight Big Ten … [Read more...] about Ohio State Season Preview

Kurt Coleman Ohio State’s Religiously Faithful Safety

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By Paul M. Banks In Monroe Ohio, about halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, there’s an enormous Jesus statue in front of a church bordering Interstate 75. It rivals the famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue on Corcavado mountain overlooking Rio De Janiero in size. It’s indicative of Ohio’s place as the buckle of the Bible Belt. The Creationist “museum” (or whatever it is) is … [Read more...] about Kurt Coleman Ohio State’s Religiously Faithful Safety

Midwest Well Represented in All-time Coaches Poll

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By Paul M. Banks If there’s one thing the Midwest can produce (in addition to soybeans and corn) it’s coaches. When the new Sporting News Magazine hits newsstands this week, it’ll include a 14 page feature containing the 50 greatest coaches of all time, and the Midwestern region of the United States will be heavily represented. Penn State’s Joe Paterno checked in at No. … [Read more...] about Midwest Well Represented in All-time Coaches Poll

Big Ten Predictions

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By the TSB Staff 1.Ohio St. 2. Michigan State 3. Penn St. It will be tight at the top once again this year.  Ohio State's Terrell Pryor is going to come into his own this year; combined with an always stout defense, the Buckeyes will be hard to keep from the title.   Michigan St. returns 14 starters and will compete for the title if they can find suitable replacements … [Read more...] about Big Ten Predictions

Jim Tressel: Ohio State’s Master of Michigan

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By Paul M. Banks   At Big Ten Media Day he discussed the rivalry with UM, the upcoming season in the Big Ten and much more.  "The" Ohio State University Head football Coach Jim Tressel wears an article of clothing, a red sweater vest, so much that he’s often referred to as “the sweater vest.” Especially by ESPN's Jim Rome. Like Tom Landry and his fedora hat or Bill … [Read more...] about Jim Tressel: Ohio State’s Master of Michigan