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Winslow never met expectations
March 1, 2009 It is time again for another installment of things I think I think: • GOOD MOVE: Remember watching then-Miami Hurricanes Kellen Winslow Jr. more »»
Why are ’roids all the rage now?
February 15, 2009 Can we just stop all the whining and handwringing about steroids? Alex Rodriguez used a performance-enhancing substance? Shocking. more »»
Puff, er, poof: Phelps loses endorsement
February 8, 2009 Random thoughts while wondering if Michael Phelps’ infamous bong hit — captured for eternity by a cell-phone camera — might just be the most expensive puff ever taken: • SNAP, CRACKLE,... more »»
Howland, Angle keep producing talent
February 5, 2009 There was a time when counting Howland High School’s Division I college football recruits could be accomplished without breaking a mental sweat. Those days are gone. more »»
Thunder planning to help area youth
January 28, 2009 Jim Tressel likes to say that successful football programs are all about relationships — those between coaches and players, players and fans and teams and their communitie. more »»
When will Browns do something?
January 25, 2009 RANDOM thoughts, including wondering why the Cleveland Browns still don’t officially have a general manager: • NO KOKINIS YET: George Kokinis was supposed to be hired away from the... more »»
No-win situation for Browns fans
January 18, 2009 So what should a self-respecting Cleveland Browns fan do tonight while the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are playing for a Super Bowl berth? Actually, that’s a trick question. more »»
Out with the old, in with the Boom
January 11, 2009 Random thoughts while wondering who would be favored in a steel-cage match between Chuck Norris and Tim Tebow: • DAN THE MAN: Chris “Beanie” Wells has been taking the handoffs for the... more »»
Sights and sounds from Fiesta Bowl
January 6, 2009 A running notebook for the Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Texas: 8 p.m. — Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer add nothing to FOX’s pregame show. more »»
Another shot for Buckeyes
January 4, 2009 Some observations as we enter the final few days of college football’s bowl season: • THE STORY LINE: Is Monday night’s Fiesta Bowl supposed to be another shot at redemption for an Ohio... more »»
More resolutions we won’t keep
December 31, 2008 What is it about the start of a new year that makes us again resolve to put a stop to our bad habits and embrace the things we knew all along we should have been doing? Force of habit,... more »»
It’s that time of year again
December 21, 2008 Being a last-minute kind of guy, here is my Christmas wish list for the year. Here’s hoping Santa Claus gets this in time. more »»
Steelers get credit for staying relevant
December 14, 2008 If it’s a Sunday in December, and it is, the Pittsburgh Steelers must be playing a football game that means something. And they are. more »»
Don’t blame Sabathia for going to Yanks
December 11, 2008 Ten years ago, CC Sabathia signing with the New York Yankees would have been just cause for us to rattle the keyboard with feverish indignation. But we’ve gone through this before. more »»
Could Meyer coach in the NFL?
December 7, 2008 By ED PUSKAS Tribune Chronicle Random thoughts while wondering if Urban Meyer would fare better in the NFL than Steve Spurrier, the last Florida Gators coach to give it a try... more »»
Barkley was right about LeBron
November 30, 2008 Random thoughts while wondering why it is so difficult for LeBron James to politely decline to answer questions about free agency: • CHARLES IN CHARGE: Charles Barkley hasn’t made many... more »»
Michigan needs anything positive
November 23, 2008 COLUMBUS -- There was some good news for the Michigan Wolverines in the wake of their 42-7 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. more »»
Some thoughts on ‘The Game’
November 22, 2008 COLUMBUS -- Random thoughts about The Game, while wondering if Michigan fans will be telling Rich Rodriguez to get a life by late this afternoon: • FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE: Rodriguez seems... more »»
Let Michigan week officially begin
November 16, 2008 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- So when does Ohio State-Michigan week begin? How about virtually as soon as the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday at Memorial Field? Exactly. more »»
Ohio State-Illinois scouting report
November 13, 2008 RECORDS & RANKINGS • OHIO STATE — 8-2 (5-1 Big Ten Conference). ... The Buckeyes are 10th in The Associated Press Poll, the USA Today/AFCA Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll. more »» |
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