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Leave it to Michigan

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Leave it to Michigan to lose.

Leave it to Michigan to let down Ohio State fans the one time we’re cheering for the horrendous pairing that is the maize and blue.

It was painful to watch, really. On their home court in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines fell apart late in their game from the free-throw line Sunday against Indiana, losing 72-71. Had Michigan won, Ohio State would have been able to win a share of the B1G Ten Title for the fourth consecutive year.

Instead, Indiana wins the title outright for the first time since 1993, locking themselves in for the no. 1 seed in the B1G Ten Tournament, March 14-17 (Thursday through Sunday).

The Buckeyes earned a 2 seed, winning the tie-breaker against Michigan State for earning a better record against the Hoosiers. The 2 seeds comes with a first round bye, so it could be worse. We could be Michigan, who lost a fourth place tie-breaker with Wisconsin, leaving them in the fifth seed overall.

The Buckeyes take on the winner of Thursday’s Purdue/Nebraska game on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the United Center in Chicago.

Ohio State Coach Thad Matta’s pockets will be a little lighter after this season, as he lost $20,000 in contract incentives due to only coming in second in the conference. But don’t feel too bad for Coach Matta, he still has a $3.2 million salary, so there’s that!

Regardless of what happens in Chicago this weekend, the Buckeye’s will be heading to the big dance at the end of March for a chance to compete for the national championship. However, a fourth-straight B1G Ten Title would look really good to the selection committee when they start picking seeds.

Thanks for nothing, Michigan.

Really B1G Ten

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If you had told me before the season that Ohio State, at this point, would be 17-6 and ranked 13th in the country, I’d have a heart attack from laughing so hard.

There’s no possible way this team could be a whopping 7-4 in the B1G Ten! With Aaron Craft’s lock-down defense and Deshaun Thomas’ knock-down shooting, the Buckeye’s should be the no. 1 team in the country!

But nobody, including me, saw what the B1G Ten conference was going to be like.

At this point, forget Ohio State. Had you told me that there would be five teams in the Top 25 (1 Indiana, 4 Michigan, 8 Michigan State, 13 Ohio State, 20 Wisconsin) with Minnesota, yes, MINNESOTA, getting votes to be in the Top 25, I would have…honestly…I don’t know what I would’ve done.

The conference has never, EVER been this good before! The Big East was this good in its prime (R.I.P.) and the ACC was amazing when North Carolina used to be a legitimate program (key words: used to). But the B1G Ten? Never.

This is what’s so great about college basketball. The fact that any team, no matter how big, or how well known, can go out and make a run and compete with anybody. Anytime. Anywhere.

It sucks that B1G Ten teams are going to continue to beat each other up, it really does. But, come tournament time, we’re all in for quite a treat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ4K2I8eC8Y

Ohio State-Michigan, Round 2

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Tuesday night the Buckeyes take on rival Michigan for the second time this season.

In their first match-up, the Buckeyes knocked off the undefeated Wolverines at home.

Seth Greenberg goes to the game tape and does a great job breaking down the game, check out the video here!

After losing to Indiana on Saturday, you can bet that Michigan will be ready for get back on the right track on Tuesday night. As if playing another top ten team wasn’t enough motivation, the fact that Michigan has the opportunity to get revenge on the rival Buckeyes makes this game even bigger for Ohio State.

The backcourt match-up between Michigan’s Trey Burke and Ohio State’s Aaron Craft might be the most exciting one-on-one battle you see all year. Burke’s offensive explosion and Craft’s dominate defense are enough to make any true college basketball fan excited for the game, let alone its the third versus the tenth best team in the nation.

If Craft can keep tabs on Burke, and Ohio State Forward Deshaun Thomas can knock down jumpers early, the Buckeyes have a good shot at knocking off The State Up North for a second time this season.

Top 5 Ohio State Athletic Traditions

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“O” – “H” – “I” – “O”

“O” – “H” – “I” – “O”

“O” – “H” – “I” – “O”

The cheer circles around the Schottenstein Center and The Horseshoe during every home Ohio State athletic event. As I listened to the student section during last night’s game against Wisconsin, I couldn’t help but think of how great a tradition “The Ohio Chant” truly is.

I then began to think about the rest of the great traditions surrounding Ohio State athletics, and proceeded to compile the following list: The Top 5 Ohio State Athletic Traditions.

  1. Block-O: Overlooking the opposing team’s end zone, “Block-O” is the section of the stadium reserved for Ohio State students only. The section was created in 1938, and has grown to become the largest student organization on Ohio State’s campus (not to mention one of the rowdiest).
  2. The Victory Bell: Residing in the southeast tower of The Horseshoe, the bell is rung following every Buckeye victory. Given as a gift from the classes of 1943-1945, the bell can be heard (on a calm day) from up to five miles away.
  3. Carmen Ohio: Composed by freshman Fred Cornell following an 86-0 loss to The State Up North (M*ch*gan), Carmen Ohio is the oldest song still used by the university. After every home game the Ohio State Marching Band leads the team and fans in the singing of the first verse.
  4. Script Ohio: Before every home game, The Best Damn Band in the Land spells out “Ohio” in what is considered one of the best pregame performances in all of sports. Usually, the ceremonial “Dotting of the I” is done by the drum major. However, many famous Buckeye alums have been given the honor.
  5. The Game: Finally, we come to my favorite Buckeye tradition: the Michigan game. “The Game” is played at the end of every season, and any true Buckeye will tell you it’s the most important game of the season. Ohio State-Michigan is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, so what better way to end the season than with a victory against The State Up North?