Greetings 11w community. I am a longtime visitor to this site and only recently got my membership. This is my first blog post so bear with me. I was curious as to why the huge amount of D1 talent that Glenville produces hasn't translated to much playoff success? IMO its a lack of any kind of kicking...

Hey buckeye fans! Take a look at what I just saw on twitter while I was checking in on the whole Mike Gesicki decision that is supposed to come this friday!  Just wanted to share what many of you have probably already seen! Mike just tweeted this and posted this to instagram. As you can s...

THE RUNNING START TV: Saturday, 3:30 (ABC) Ohio State leads the series 45-14-3 and is 29-9-1 against the Hawkeyes in the Horseshoe.  The Buckeyes' longest winning streak against Iowa was 16, set between 1963 and 1980. Ohio State has won six-straight home games against Iowa. This k...

Today's polls all seem to be based on perception's, opinion, and bias. I have attempted to create a ranking system that will rank all teams equally and fairly without any human element. The system is simple. When a team beats another team they gain points. Points are determined by the oppone...

I know this is from Bleacher Report, which isn't the greatest of sources, but regardless it is an interested read. Obviously, the SEC is a stronger conference than the B1G, but how on earth can they justify having every SEC team with a winning record ranked in the top 25? I'm sorry, but ther...

I know this is not going to be popular, and I'm going to preface with I'm a diehard buckeye fan. But, the best QB in the B10 IMO is Hackenburg at Penn St. The command of the offense, along with his poise, accuracy and arm strength is incredible.  He is getting pro coachin...

I guess I need to make a couple of things clear to get this started: 1. I am not a ND fan. I am a OSU booster and season ticket holder. I bleed scarlet and grey. Family members make fun of me because most of my non work clothes are OSU related and or scarlet or grey. As a matter of fact, some of my...

First off, DNI stands for "Deadly Nuts Index". This is a ranking that combines quality of opponent and a slight mix of margin of victory. It works like this: *This weeks edition is based off coaches poll rankings *Next weeks will go off BCS Win over top 10 team = 6 points. If you beat ...

With the announcement of Jeff Long's appointment as the chair of the tournament selection committee, seeing that he was from an SEC school automatically made me fear for the worst - that yet again we were going to have an SEC "homer" potentially weighing in on important (i.e. tOSU-impa...

The national media is constantly ridiculing OSU's lack of schedule strength and the weak overall state of the conference. When you see this and consider some of these teams play each other, I think there is some polarity in the schedules and are inflated by big games.  B...

Here's Week 7 of my computer-based power rankings which doesn't factor in margin of victory, poll rank, or how close a game was. Without ado, here they are: 1. Clemson (28) 2. Florida State (27.8) 3. (tie) Oregon (27.667) 3. (tie) Alabama (27.667) 5. UCLA (27) 6. Missouri (26.5) 7. Oh...

Fellow members of Buckeye Nation, I am honored to have a cyber presence in front of you today.  As you know, Thee Ohio State University Buckeyes do not play an opponent this Saturday.  But it is with great joy in my heart that I can say the game against Iowa is only 8 days away.  Ove...

The season is still young, so I have released an updated version of my power rankings from last season. In this format, teams get 24 points for a win over a BCS foe, 20 points for winning over a Non-AQ, and 16 points for beating a FCS foe. (0 points for DII or below if applicable. You deserve nothin...

Hey everyone! A sentiment that used to be quite obvious seems to have been forgotten here in the buckeye nation as of late.  Going undefeated is hard. It seems like everyone is very worried about the possibility of the buckeyes going undefeated and being left out of the championship game.&nbs...

Today's polls all seem to be based on perception's, opinion, and bias. I have attempted to create a ranking system that will rank all teams equally and fairly without any human element. The system is simple. When a team beats another team they gain points. Points are determined by the oppone...

So, there's a lot on and on about how, if there are 3.45 undefeated teams, and a one loss Bama, then OSU is going to the Rose Bowl and that would be an absolute tragedy. (Disclaimer: I'm old enough to still think winning the Rose Bowl is awesome, and that's not sarcasm font, my friend.)&...

The B1G is a looooooong ways from where it used to be, that hardly needs mentioning. We all know the annoying drone of critics who say the conference is mediocre compared to some conferences like the SEC. Now of course UFM has some things to say about that. It's not really worth debating wh...

Another week and another opponent's stats get flipped upside down. It's always interesting to see how a team's stats change after playing Ohio State. Below you will be able to compare Northwestern's stats before playing and after playing Ohio State. The Wildcats were able to imp...

What a great trip to the Windy City for a great game and another great turnout by the Scarlet Invasion.  I really expected to the Buckeyes to play better and win handily but given the near panic I was having realizing we were nearing a loss, I was thrilled with any victory.  Gone are the d...

As anyone can tell by looking at my 11W account profile, my sports fandom doesn't follow the typical pattern.  I grew up in the Pittsburgh area in a house dominated by football and hockey.  Naturally I became a die-hard Steelers and Penguins fan.  The lack of a professional basket...