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Which is Bigger: Charles Barkley’s Mouth or Belly?

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03/24/2013
Charles Barkley

Today The Ohio State University won an NCAA basketball game over Iowa State on a 3 point shot by Aaron Craft. After trashing the Big Ten Conference during halftime Charles Barkley seemed to blame the Iowa loss on a blown call by the officials. His TV partners pointed out that there are blown calls...
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It was Time for Tressel to Leave

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06/01/2011
Jim Tressel

This is a post I didn’t want to write. However, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel has broken the rules and he has paid for it with his job. When you’re asked to resign it means you were fired. I liked Tressel. He seemed to be as advertised. Trustworthy, loyal, courteous, kind, brave, clean,...
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Tressel Out Meyer In, Beano and Bianchi Know ……. Nothing!

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04/23/2011
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John Taylor has an excellent post at College Football Talk on NBC Sports. He reminds us that back in March, the Orlando Sentinel’s Mike Bianchi predicted Jim Tressel would be out as Ohio State’s coach and Urban Meyer would take over. First of all, who the hell is Mike Bianchi. It turns out he...
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Adam Foote, Good Riddance for the Second Time

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04/07/2011
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Today, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL after 19 years. For at least three of those years he was a classless bum while he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He even started to become the face of the franchise over Rick Nash making numerous commercials with his wife....
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Hooley Taken Off The Fan for Ripping Tressel

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03/25/2011
Hooley Taken Off The Fan for Ripping Tressel

Bruce Hooley, host of The Big Show, The Fan’s afternoon call-in show on the flagship station of the Buckeyes has been taken off the air after two days of comments critical of OSU coach Jim Tressel. The coach failed to tell his superiors he had been contacted by a local lawyer who said five...
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Are the Blue Jackets Worth Saving?

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02/04/2010

A new organization called Forward Together thinks so. Today The Other Paper has an article about this new organization who will work to ensure the Blue Jackets stay in Columbus. You can sign a petition at their web site. This is my case for why the Columbus Blue Jackets are worth saving. Here’s what...
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Columbus Blue Jackets Fire Ken Hitchcock

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02/03/2010

I’m not sure this is a good idea, but it was announced this afternoon that the Columbus Blue Jackets have fired coach Ken Hitchcock. Last year Hitchcock was the first coach to lead the Blue Jackets to the playoffs. My only guess is that the Jackets have been getting blown out in some of...
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Happy New Year and My Rose Bowl Prediction

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01/01/2010

To all those who are regular readers of The Madrigal Maniac or just stumble by on occasion I wish you a happy new year. I believe Pryor and the Buckeyes can string enough points together to reach 20. Two touchdowns and a couple of field goals. I also think the Buckeyes defense can hold...
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John Hicks Emotional Speech at his Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction

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12/31/2009

John Hicks is an Ohio State football legend. It is often forgotten by many just how great of a college football player he was during the early seventies. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting. The last lineman to do so. He won the Lombardi Award, the Outland Trophy, and was a first...
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Petition Against Michael Vick Winning the Ed Block Courage Award

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12/30/2009

I recently posted here about Philadelphia Eagle Michael Vick winning the NFL’s Ed Block Courage Award. I thought it was an insult to the award. Today, I received this email from Maria, the Outreach & Communications Coordinator at Change.org. She saw my post on Vick being given the Courage Award and pointed me to...
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