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October 2007

College football anyone?

October 30, 2007

Would this Ohio State team beat last season's team? No
Is Todd Boeckman a better player and/or quarterback than Troy Smith? No
Were Antonio Pittman, Anthony Gonzalez and others of great value? Yes
With all of that said, this Ohio State is in a better position to win the title, particularly if Boston College manages its way to [...]

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Cavs thoughts

October 30, 2007

LeBron James said he will lead this Cavs team to great things no matter the holdouts.
That is going to be a tall order.
Not sure if Juwan Howard is the answer, but unless the bunch of no-names on the bench suddenly turn into top shelf performers, I see a first-round exit from the playoffs, if that.
GM [...]

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Plan of attack

October 29, 2007

Coming off my recent post, here is how we are planning to attack the week.
Patrick McManamon will be with the Browns and Cavaliers this week, including covering the Knicks game Friday night.
Marla Ridenour (Browns) and Brian Windhorst (Cavaliers) are on their beats.
Sheldon Ocker will provide some opinions off the Wisconsin-Ohio State game Saturday.
George Thomas will [...]

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Insider politics

October 29, 2007

Part of putting the newspaper and Web site together are questions of staffing and importance.
For us, the unquestioned leader is the Browns, followed by the Indians, Cavaliers and Ohio State football in no particular order.
After that is where it gets murky. High school football, Akron football and KSU football, the college basketball programs. Don't forget [...]

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Worth the time

October 25, 2007

For the Rockies fans out there, here is a good story to keep your head about yourself as you prepare to watch Game 2 of the World Series tonight.
The Cavaliers are getting dissed nationwide as the season is about to get started. Here is the SI.com view.
Anybody remember Mickey Monus? He has an original connection [...]

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Back for more …

October 24, 2007

Sorry for the break in blogging but made a family trip to Denver last weekend.
What a beautiful part of the country. We saw the four seasons in four days. Friday, 60s with more sun; Saturday 80 and sun; Sunday 30s with 4 inches of snow. Monday back in the 50s with sun. Did you know [...]

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Analyze this …

October 17, 2007

First, I want to start this take by saying that I enjoy reading Jayson Stark of ESPN.com.
But … this morning on the Mike and Mike radio show, it hit that we listen to all of these talking heads like they have some inside knowledge but in reality they really don't.
Stark said the reason that the [...]

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Sports journalism

October 15, 2007

This is a well-done piece on the state of sports journalism.

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I was saying …

October 15, 2007

Fox has a TV show, Kitchen Nightmares. … And we wonder why the rest of the world hates us. … Super Bowl in London? Don't do it, Roger.
I think with its victory over Kent State on Saturday, Ohio State won the MAC. … Nothing against the Buckeyes, but I am rooting for a Boston College-South [...]

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A waste of time

October 11, 2007

Why do 103,000 Ohio State fans let the school get away with playing Kent State, Akron and Youngstown State in the same season?
I just don't see why folks waste their money on these type of games, just go out and burn $200 in the driveway.
Kent State coach Doug Martin already has said that he is [...]

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