Here are some past articles that are worth checking out

Below is a list of articles from the past that were worth keeping around.  Some have nothing to do with the Buckeyes, but they are well worth taking a look at.

~Sticking to His Game Plan
Doctors had just told Joe Daniels that he probably wouldn't live past Christmas. The cancer from the tumor on his kidney already had spread to his liver and lungs.  His wife hugged him and prayed, his friends offered encouragement, and doctors shuffled in and out.  Shortly after Jim Tressel arrived to visit his Ohio State quarterbacks coach, Daniels asked everyone but his boss to leave his hospital room.  Daniels looked up at Tressel on that June day in 2006 and clasped his hand. Both tried but failed to fight back tears.  If Daniels had only half a year left, he knew what he wanted to do with it.  "I want to coach, Tress," he said.  "Absolutely," Tressel told him. "You are going to coach."  Daniels, his wife, Kathy, son Matt and daughter Kaitlin put together a game plan. It was based on sound medical advice from Ohio State's doctors, overwhelming love from family and close friends, and unyielding support from Tressel.  Most of all, it was built on their collective faith in God and the belief that he has healing powers for those who trust in him.  For the rest of the article click HERE.

~Rodriguez Mess Tells You Plenty About Him
Finally, somebody at Michigan was embarrassed enough to settle West Virginia's lawsuit.  Not Rich Rodriguez. He is way too bullheaded. And not athletic director Bill Martin. He was never going to stand up to his football coach.  It took Mary Sue Coleman, the school president, to end this mess. Coleman was on the verge of being deposed, and she obviously didn't want to be dragged into it. Not so coincidentally, Rodriguez finally settled.  Predictably, Rodriguez got absolutely nothing out of this except embarrassment. His $4 million buyout did not go down a dime, but now Michigan will pay $2.5 million of it and Rodriguez only $1.5 million over three installments.  This whole thing could have, and should have, been settled long ago. But RichRod was determined to fight West Virginia to the bitter end. For the rest of the article click HERE.

~Mountaineer Hospitality
You may have noticed a lull in the site updates recently... and for good reason.  We just returned from a trip down south.  After looking at the map, we noticed how close we were going to be to Boone, NC.  Never one to miss out on a photo opportunity (at the expense of our "friends" up north of course) we made a calculated detour over to Boone to visit with our new friends at Appalachian State University... and had the time of our lives.  Appalachian State University is a gorgeous campus with amazing academic and athletic facilities nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina.  Decked out in our OSU gear we set out to take some photos on campus.  It was pretty evident that we stuck out like a sore thumb amid the sea of black and gold. For the rest of the article click HERE.

~Rising To The Occasion
Jim Tressel was checking e-mail on his Blackberry on the ride back to the airport Saturday night when he saw one that moved him to read it to his fellow passengers.  "It was from a foster father in North Dakota whose foster daughter has been having some problems. He said he was watching [Saturday night's Heisman presentation] and he could tell what a great influence [I'd had] on Troy.  It was the icing on the cake on an already special night."   Troy, of course, is Troy Smith, the senior quarterback for Tressel's top-ranked Buckeyes and now officially the 2006 Heisman Trophy winner. Every player who's ever won the Heisman had his own special achievements and took his own unique path, but as anyone who tuned in Saturday night could see, few have led a more inspirational journey than Smith.  For the rest of the article click HERE.

~Sparty?! Bucky?! Meet the new wolverines
Like a boy named Sue, baby wolverines unveiled Thursday by the Detroit Zoo are saddled with a humiliation unbecoming of their breed. One is named Sparty, as in the fierce-yet-cartoonish, bug-eyed Michigan State University icon. The other is Bucky, a variation of Buckeye, the Ohio State University team nickname inexplicably inspired by the fruit of a tree.  "I heard about that," University of Michigan assistant athletic director Bruce Madej sputtered in mock outrage Thursday. "Sparty and Bucky? OK. Seems to me if they were worried about wolverines becoming extinct, they wouldn't name them after Spartans and Buckeyes!"  ... for more on this Detroit Free Press article, click HERE.

~Buckeyes Have Record Setting 2004 NFL Draft
Just how deep was Ohio State in the 2004 NFL Draft?  Since the NFL adopted the seven-round draft in 1994, only seven programs have had 10 or more players chosen in the same lottery. Miami, which sent 11 players to the league in the 2002 draft, holds the record for the seven-round lottery. The Buckeyes, though, topped that by having 14 players drafted in 2004. "The way we've got them stacked so far," said one NFL personnel chief, "Ohio State has players all over our draft board. Guys at every level. They could hit for the cycle, with at least one player in every round, you know?"  In fact, the Buckeyes, remarkably, could have at least one player chosen from each of the 11 position categories defined by the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. For the rest of the article click HERE.

~Are Wolverines Blue With Envy?
This is a classic, soul searching article written by a Detroit Free Press columnist during the 2003 football season. In his article, McCollough laments "Until Michigan figures it out and plays with the discipline of its greatest nemesis, we'll still just be Wolverines living in a Buckeye world.  I dreamed that THE Ohio State University had taken over the World. I turned on CNN only to see Jim Tressel, the first president of the United States to be inaugurated wearing a gray sweater-vest and a scarlet tie, leading the rabid crowd in a rousing rendition of "Carmen Ohio.  The U. S. Senate and House of Representatives were throwing down Natty Lights. The Senate handled the "O-H!" The House, "I-O!"  To see the entire article from J. Brady McCollough click HERE.