I'm starting a blog about every Buckeye football game going forward. I'm calling it "View From the Aisle" since I have the honor of ushering at Ohio Stadium but road games will be called "View From the Couch." -Favorite Stat: 0 Buckeye Turnovers. Plenty of things may have drove us a little crazy ...

John stared down at his coffee. It was a simple black brew, made for the simple taste of a simple man. John picked up his cup, took a swig and let the hot beverage work its wonders on his tiredness.                 “Stay...

Following another incredible season in which the Ohio State University wrestling team finished as national runner-up to juggernaut Penn State, the Wrestlebucks will host two storied conference rivals at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. The Steelwood Radio podcast (h/t FloWrestling) released the team...

Recruiting Matters.  Nothing new. In fact, recruiting well for 5 straight years is better than a half decade of subpar recruiting. SBNation calculated the 5-Year recruiting ranking scores for ALL FBS football teams…  The metric isn't perfect, but it’s a good indicator of a team’s...

Nice article on Samuel.  http://www.fantasylabs.com/articles/2017-nfl-fantasy-preview-carolina-panthers/ Curtis Samuel, WR It’s easy to say that Samuel is Percy Harvin v.2.0, but it’s easy to say because it’s true — and not just because both played for Urban Meyer in college....

(Originally written for my blog on www.osubucksdad.com) Like most (read: all) Browns fans, I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve with the local team. And, as I've mentioned before, since the regular season hasn't exactly gone well for us in the last <mumbling an incoherent number under my breat...

This Easter weekend marks the 30th anniversary of game seven of the Patrick Division semifinal matchup between the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals, more commonly referred to as the Easter Epic.  In essentially what was the equivalent of a little over two full games, the I...

(Originally written for www.osubucksdad.com) With the NCAA Tournament ruining my wallet and ego (I lost the family pool…again… and wasn’t even close to winning the player pool), a disappointing Game 1 for the Jackets in the NHL playoffs, and the Cavs championship defense not y...

An influential musician from my childhood once said, “Stop whatcha doin’, cause I’m about to ruin the image and the style that you’re used to.” Though a fitting verse for this blog entry, that may be where we part ways with Digital Underground and “The Humpty Dance.�...

(Originally written on http://www.osubucksdad.com/2017/03/01/top-10-basketball-movies/) Now that we're a few days into March, a month that God specifically created for the sport of basketball, it's time for a new top ten list. You may ask, "what makes you qualified to create a list of t...

(Originally posted on http://www.osubucksdad.com/2017/02/12/top-10-sports-movie-villains/) I recently made an interesting discovery with my daughter. As we watched a never-ending stream of Disney movies one weekend, it struck me that she really liked Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) and Urs...

3M's Crustless Quiche INGREDIENTS 18 Eggs 1 lb Spicy Sausage One Green Pepper One Medium Onion One bag shredded cheddar cheese (8 oz) Sour Cream Milk DIRECTIONS In a large stove top (or electric) skillet brown the sausage.  Be sure to use your spatula to make the smallest c...

With the biggest sporting event of the year just a day away, I figured it would be a good time to talk about how my love for football grew exponentially… by actually playing the game. (Please comment with your own football stories and/or any events that may have fueled your passion for th...

Wow. What a rush. Getting to spend an entire fictional work day following a Buckeye football coach, in itself, is amazing. But, getting to shadow Mark Pantoni from the time he wakes up until he goes to sleep on National Signing Day is simply without compare. For anyone unaware, which ...

http://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2016/12/26/14083272/o-h-i-o-h-a-t-e Clemson has attacked not only us but also all that we hold sacred.  Make no mistake, this is more than a game now; this is a reckoning.  (Nothing more needs to be said, other than Eleven warriors' requirement of 250 w...

A warm and ironically welcoming building awaited me on my final classroom-bound trudge of semester one of college. I say the building was "ironically welcoming" because on that night of December 13th it was home to the Calculus final that had prompted some of my classmates to say "see you in th...

First and 4: Recapping week 14 Top-10 Bold Prediction: Oklahoma State claims Big 12 title with win over Sooners Oklahoma won the Big 12 for the second year in a row, but this time they'll miss the playoffs due to early season losses to Houston and Ohio State.  The Sooners' win he...

I may be the only one thinking this, but I think Tom Herman took the easy way out and not staying @ The University of Houston and finishing what he started. He had the opportunity of being different. I get that he and and his wife both did their graduate school in Austin Texas. Yet I can't shake thi...

<poof> "I would imagine them and Alabama would be the No. 1 team as far as NFL prospects in the country right now", Meyer said. In that statement is both truth and psychology. Greetings, my time-bound friends.   Time Traveler here.   Pardon those lingering bi-carb...

Through all of the 2016 regular season games, according to the Football Outsiders Offensive Line rankings, the Buckeyes are #1 in the nation in run blocking, but #79 in pass blocking. Ohio State, according to the Football Outsider metrics (that seems to concentrate on sack rates to rate pass prot...