Is the Rose Bowl Being Strong Armed by ESPN?

Rose Bowl has been known as the Granddaddy of them all for the bowl games, and has had a sense of superiority over the rest of college football. The Rose Bowl resisted change to join the BCS which lead to a split title in 1997 with Michigan and Nebraska.

Tradition has been a huge part of the Tournament of Roses by having the Pac-10 and Big 10 champs face each other on Jan. 1. They finally…
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Live Blogging: OSU vs. Georgia, Part II

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (approx.)
Place: Dick Howser Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Kyle Peterson.
Radio: WTDA-FM 103.9 in Columbus with Frank Frass and Bob Spears…
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Live Blogging: OSU vs. Marist

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 4 Marist Red Foxes

Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (approx.)
Place: Dick Howser Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Kyle Peterson.
Radio: WTDA-FM 103.9 in Columbus with Frank Frass and Bob Spears.
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Relaxed, ready, and resolute

I’ve been to six Cavalier games this year, and have watched 70+ more.  At this point, I’ve feel like I’ve reached the point that I can tell what LeBron’s going to do by his body language at the top of the key.
Last weekend, I went to Game 2 with my brother and his wife and [...]
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Ranking the Big Ten: Corey Wootton, No. 9

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
Ranking the Big Ten's top 30 players … 
No. 9
Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern, Sr., 6-7, 265
Wootton Why he's here — These rankings are all about past performance and future potential, and Wootton satisfies both categories. After showing flashes early in his career, he broke out as a junior with 10 sacks,…
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Podcast: Feldman on Big 10 expansion

Bruce Feldman agrees with Joe Paterno about the Big Ten needing to expand. Feldman says the conference would have a more balanced schedule.
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Ranking the Big Ten: Brandon Graham, No. 10

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
We've finally reached the top 10 players in the Big Ten, which begin with …
No. 10
Graham Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan, Sr., 6-2, 268
Why he's here — There might not be a better pure sacks specialist in the Big Ten than Graham, who has body-slammed quarterbacks 18.5 times the last two years. He has led Michigan…
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Mullens flashes his potential

Among the big men invited to the NBA’s pre-draft camp in Chicago this week, B.J. Mullens is “the player who may have helped himself the most,” according to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com. “The Ohio State freshman showed freakish athleticism for…
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Drive-Thru: 1999 Sugar Bowl

Reggie Germany celebrates after his TD
Posting has been rather light around here of late.  In my defense, I did just reformat my hard drive and have been monkeying around with Ubuntu for this week.  That, and I found a bar that has PBR nights.  And, I mean, c’mon… c’mon.
That said, in monkeying around with [...]
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Buckeye Banter: Jim Tressel In Iraq On Goodwill Mission

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel had to ask his wife if he still had a passport.

“I’ve never been overseas in my life, even though my kids have,” Tressel said.  “I had to get a passport one other time, maybe seven or eight years ago, for a Nike thing in Mexico. I’ve got one stamp on it.”

Tressel now has a few more stamps in his passport.

The coach, along with fellow coaches Mack Brown…
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