Did I get your attention? Good. By the way, I’m only half kidding. Which also means that I am half serious. Why do I say that the world will end in 2012? There are several reasons actually and they have to do with all of the attention that Tim Tebow...
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Former Buckeye Mike Conley is the Engine Behind the Memphis Grizzlies
The NBA Playoffs are here, and the Memphis Grizzlies are continuing to look like the favorite in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies play a tough brand of old-school basketball that grinds the other team into a pulp. After defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in convincing fashion the Grizzlies are up 2-1 in the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies have All-Stars Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol playing at a very high level and making it a pain for them to be handled in the paint. The world knows and respects the tandem of Gasol and Randolph, but Mike Conley Jr is making a name for himself as well. Tony Allen, Mike Conley, and TayShaun Prince are the perfect compliments to the Randolph and Gasol. With Conley being the floor general he places everyone in the best position to succeed. Since the trade of Rudy Gay Conle ...
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Buckeye Football Can't Come Soon Enough
Last season was magical as the Buckeyes went 12-0. No the team wasn't rewarded from a national standpoint, but to win twelve games in a row without a loss is a testament to how far this group of young men came from a season ago. With Coach Urban Meyer in the fold for years a come this may be a trend to how football seasons will be at THE Ohio State University. The spring game was exciting to see. Players such as Mike Thomas, Chris Fields, Noah Spence, Curtis Grant, and Aldophus Washington opened a lot of eyes with their play. We all know that Braxton Miller, Bradley Roby, Ryan Shazier, Carlos Hyde, and the Offensive Line brings to the table, but it is good to see that other players are stepping up as well. I am itching to see the Bucks suit up this season. With last season's success it is only right to expect a similar output. Th ...
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Q&A (excerpt from my book)
Is prison really like what they show on TV? Prison is nothing like what you see on TV. I cannot speak for every person or prison but I can speak on my stay here. Television can't describe how mentally challenging prison can be. Having a lot of time can be vice. When I first started my time I had no idea of what to do with myself. Everything about prison is primitive on a lot of levels, so there was a major lifestyle adjustment initially. Different mentalities from different decades and cultures mixed with uncomfortable circumstances don't always make for good environments. I would honestly have to make a week's work of posts to accurately describe prison and it probably wouldn't do any justice because I'd just be describing my personal situation. Every individual sees this experience different. I am just giving you my extre ...
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Buckeye Backs
Great to hang with these Buckeyes! We all know the feeling of carrying the ball for Buckeye pride. ...
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Open Letter (excerpt from my book)
I was given your name by your cousin currently in this facility with me. We good friends and he cared enough to ask me if I could send out some words of encouragement to you. He said you seem to be losing focus in life. I don't have a problem doing this simply because I enjoy the possibility of helping to potentially change someone's life. I started out by asking a little about you and he gave me a brief description. The first thing that popped into my head as he talked about you was George needs to learn to be a leader. Let me let you in on a little secret. Nothing good ever happens when you're hanging out and entertaining yourself with the peanut gallery. I know all the nonsense and foolishness is entertaining at times but please understand this; something you find funny and so entertaining can either put you in an early grave or behind ...
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Big, Buff, Buckeye Football Players and Pedicures
Did my title catch your attention? Good, because that’s exactly what this post is about- big, buff Buckeye football players getting pedicures at a local mall. Does that imagery put a smirk on your face? Of course it does because the thought of strong, burley young men, known for engaging in a violent gladiator-like sport, getting their feet massaged and cared for is a funny thought. The irony of it all is undeniable. In the end, I really want to get your feelings on if it’s “okay,” from a masculinity standpoint, for a man (more specifically football players) to “get his feet did?” Here’s how the story unfolded: I was witness to this event several months ago, just before the start of the 2012 football season. My mom, daughter, and I were visiting Polaris Mall here in Columbus. While leaving the food court, I noticed a sm ...
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Traffic (excerpt from my book)
I am who I am. I do what I do, and it is what it is. It takes a lot of courage and character to keep going on after what I've been through. Some people have gone crazy and have never recovered from the crazy state of mind due to the stress that was imposed on them. Respect the fact that I've put in the work necessary to get my life back in order. Extreme depression and excessive amounts of stress can mess up anyone's life. If everyone will just take a moment to imagine with me an 18 year old who is not well traveled or formally educated and has only been faced with urban challenges. In a nutshell that's who I was when I was dealing with problems that I didn't have the capacity to understand, manage, control, or properly assess. I didn't have the intelligence or the resources to reach out to the appropriate human resources to help me out i ...
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Not My Guy
The Torg, one half of the notorious “Common Man and The Torg” radio show which airs on 97.1 here in Columbus, may have just stamped his ticket to work at “the Citgo.” Over the weekend, Scott Torgerson tweeted a comment about College Game Day’s (and Michigan alum) Desmond Howard. The content of that tweet (pictured below) has sparked a mini-controversy for The Torg and the “Flagship Radio Station of the Buckeyes.” The blowback was swift. The Torg has been suspended for an indefinite amount of time and was not on the show Monday afternoon. Here’s my biggest issue with how this is being handled and it lies with the show’s hosts. If you’ve listened to the show, which I do, then you know that the personalities of the two men are very brash and unapologetic, which is fine. But they spend so much time ripping at ...
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Signed “Buckeye Heroes” Cereal Box Giveaway
It’s time for another giveaway. This time we wanted to give away a real collector’s item, an item that very few Buckeye fans will ever have- a limited edition box of “Buckeye Heroes” cereal commemorating the 2002 National Title team signed by both Maurice Clarett and Roy Hall! The winner will receive 1 signed box of Buckeye Heroes as well as a digital copy of the photo shown below. So what are you waiting for? Use the widget below or on the homepage to begin earning your entries and increasing your chances of winning this collector’s item. Good luck and Go Bucks! ...
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I was on my way home and then I saw on twitter that Whitney Houston was dead. I was stunned to hear that she was gone. I asked myself, how could this happen, she was still young and getting her life in order. A great talent with a beautiful voice is...
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A wise mad once told me, “there’s always a hater in the crowd.” Whenever you’re doing well someone is always plotting on your downfall. That’s definitely true about Wisconsin’s Head Coach Bret Bielema. Last week he accused Urban Meyer of “illegal” recruiting activities concerning a few recruits that he flipped....
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February 2012
One of our TGIS team members has been given the opportunity to serve on a mission in Leon, Nicaragua March 3rd – 10th 2012. She will be on a team of eight others from Tallahassee, Florida.
During the mission, she will be working with 200 families that live...
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We've looked at Dennis Hopson's famed 1986-87 senior season, one in which he ended third in voting for National Player of the Year - an honor required by The Ohio State University before being given consideration to having your number retired. We've looked at the 1986-87 season of David Robinson,...
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Dennis Hopson is not honored in any manner within the hallways or arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on campus in Columbus, Ohio. Neither is Clark Kellogg or Herb Williams. Both are Buckeye greats, each teetering on Legendary, yet they are forgotten heroes within the Buckeyes' basketball program.
Most universities...
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The 1980's were a golden era of college basketball. They began directly off the heels of the famed Magic v Bird matchup in the 1979 NCAA Championship Game and the list of players who won the annual Nation Player of the Year award during the decade is literally a who's...
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The Ohio State University men's basketball program has retired four numbers in it's 113 year history. Dennis Hopson's #32 is not one of them. One prerequisite, aside from John Havlicek, to having this honor bestowed upon you at Ohio State is to have won the National Player of the Year...
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Dennis Hopson is a Buckeye Legend. He's the all-time leading scorer in Ohio State basketball history with 2,096 career points. He also holds the single season Ohio State scoring record with 958 points in 1987. Both are records that have now stood for a quarter of a century. Hopson was...
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Jim Tressel has been hired by the University of Akron as the Vice President of Strategic Engagement. I am extremely pleased that Mr. Tressel has found a new home at the University of Akron. The media has already started on doing another hatchet job on Mr. Tressel’s reputation. I think the...
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Starting and building your own business or non-profit is extremely hard work, especially if you’re doing part time as I am. The hours are very long and in order to dedicate enough time to your business, you have to take it from somewhere else. For me, I am able to...
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To close out the regular season, OSU still must play Mich St. twice, Wisconsin twice, and UMich twice. What number of W's and L's should be expected from those six games?
Surprised no one took my challenge to predict how many wins & losses in the six games with UM, MSU,...
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The rivalry between Penn State and Ohio State will never be the same again. With the loss of Joe Paterno the magnitude of the game will lose some notariety. Paterno lost his battle with cancer not too long after being fired by Penn State Univeristy. I don't want to speak on the...
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Entrepreneurship is hard, period. There are many things about it that can be considered hard including the long hours, the uncertainty, decision making, hiring, firing, etc. But to me, one thing stands out above them all and it can make or break you as an entrepreneur if you don’t figure...
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Hello Buckeye Nation, my name is Maurice Womack and I am the founder of OurBuckeyeHub.com (OBH). I want to take a minute to introduce myself and let you know about my blog here on OBH. As you know, OBH is a community blog and social hub for Buckeyes everywhere. Anyone...
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I may be one of the few but I have mixed feeling of our new head coach Urban Meyer! Ohio state is king and something I care so much about! I just dont like thinking about it being played diffrent than it is. I love watching us run power football and killing...
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If you want to get to know a former Buckeye basketball superstar that's as humble as they come, then look no further than Dennis Hopson on twitter. The former buckeye is currently an assistant coach with The Bowling Green Falcons and spends his spare time on twitter with some of his...
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During the 2011 regular season, the Big Ten Network aired a show titled, Step Into My Office, where the coach at each Big Ten school gave the Network a tour of his actual office and then sat for somewhat of an informal interview.The BTN's Mike Hall visited with then-head coach Luke Fickell...
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It's Crazy what turns life and talent can bring about. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Welcomed a true star to the Hardwood a few years back. Many believed she would go on to be a star from day one. Guess what... She did turn out to become a star. She...
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On September 3rd, 2011, with 14:49 remaining in the second quarter and a 7-0 lead over non-conference foe Akron, a true freshman quarterback nervously jogged on to the Ohio Stadium field turf with sky-high expectations. On his first play from scrimmage he rushed for two yards. He then threw an...
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Michael Brewster bridged the gap between true freshman quarterbacks Terrelle Pryor and Braxton Miller, snapping to both during his four-year stay in
DeVier Posey went from “he and Dane are all we’ve got?” to “I wish we had three of him!” during his time lined up wide at the Horseshoe. Joe Bauserman never got to the same stage two, although he did have his fifteen minutes of infamy earlier this year.
Dionte Allen, Nate Olvier, Donnie Evege, and Chris Maxwell all got to attend “D.B.U.” as defensive backs, although it may not have played out as they had hoped. Meanwhile Nate Ebner walked on as one and made a name on special teams that he likely never dreamed of when he enrolled at The Ohio State University.
Andrew Sweat waited for his day, Tyler Moeller was granted 730 extra ones, and Solomon Thomas made the play of a lifetime in a game that never happened.
While the Gator Bowl isn’t exactly what anyone had in mind back in September, it’s exactly what the Buckeyes dealt themselves this season. It’s a quasi-New Years Day bowl (to be played on January 2nd) but lacks the luster of the BCS bowls we’ve grown accustomed to playing in – Fiesta, Sugar, Rose. There’s much more hype for the start of 2012 under Urban Meyer than there is for the finish to 2011 under interim coach Luke Fickell, but for this year’s Seniors the Gator Bowl means everything.
The “disaster in the desert” otherwise known as the Tostitos BCS Championship Game was on January 8th, 2007. The “let down in Atlanta” otherwise known as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game was on April 2nd, 2007. There was just 84 days between the disappointing end to two of the...
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A repeat-violator is an NCAA member institution in which, “the Committee on Infractions finds that a major violation has occurred within five years of the starting date of a major penalty” (NCAA Bylaw 19.5.2.1.1).
Provision 19.5.2.1.2, on the other hand, is a one that allows for the most painful of intercollegiate...
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The sky is the limit for the Buckeyes this season. Anything less than a title run will be looked at as a failure. With a current ranking standing at number two in the country the Bucks are in perfect position to gain a No.1 seed when March Madness comes around....
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