THE VIEW FROM THE HEDGES
Like millions, I am entranced by the mythos of Muhammad Ali.
An undersized heavyweight, Ali became the greatest boxer of all-time and the godfather of talking smack. Throughout his career, Ali made brash statements about his greatness and his opponents. When he was still young Cassius Clay, he emphatically predicted victory over [...]
Catch your breath
Because we’re approaching the recruiting home stretch when, like the Tri Delt semi-formal, anything goes.
Feb. 6th, National Signing Day, marks the first day that high school seniors can sign a letter of intent (LOI) to the college of their choosing. Despite marking when hundreds of minors sign binding contracts with large, [...]
Picking up the piecesWell, that didn’t go the way I would have liked.This is sure to be light on links, as there aren’t too many articles I’d like to read again myself. A few stray observations while attempting to avoid anything too heavy:
Beanie will begin the season with a nice cushion in the Heisman race. [...]
Gameday:
The temptress that is New Orleans did her best to distract us from the reason we came down here, but even hand grenades and hurricanes couldn’t stop the Old Columbus Town reporters from bringing you coverage on the ground. It’s gameday, the game we’ve been preparing for since September, since last January to be honest. [...]
ESPN finds clever new interpretation of SEC acronym
Not much to be said here. Tressel actually gives a comment that could be translated as *gasp* self-promoting and B-Hart continues to illustrate why he’d be much more intimidating if he didn’t talk or remove his helmet and pads.
Terrelle Pyror on Rivals Radio: TP sounds like he really [...]
Been Caught Stealin’
Recruiting services such as Scout, Buckeye Grove and Rivals all agree this is a big recruiting weekend for Ohio State. Several blue chippers will be on campus including Florida State commit Moses McCray and the missing piece to the “Brew Crew,” O-lineman Josh Jenkins who is listed as a soft verbal to [...]
