Ohio State Buckeyes Football: Are They Listening?
Posted March 27th, 2008 by George Thomas
I'm trying to decipher what's going on in C-bus lately.
Why?
Because I think the OSU schedule gods are finally listening to the naysayers. You know, the ones who dissed that thing called a schedule last year. Although, in all fairness, that line-up of cream pu…errr…ummm football teams was set up to help a team that was viewed to be in a rebuilding year.
Those critics were right. Last year's schedule wasn't befitting a football program that views itself as a perennial powerhouse. Apparently, however, the times they are a changin'.
The Buckeyes, who previously announced a home-and-home match-up with the Oklahoma Sooners, just announced the same deal with the Tennessee Volunteers. Yes, those Volunteers. That would be an SEC team. In the regular season.
Perhaps they got tired of hearing about all of the experts proclaiming the SEC the best conference - even if it is correct. Even if that is the case, this continues to be a step in the right direction for Buckeyes. It gives them legitimacy in one respect.
However, they will continue to beat up on the state's usual suspects. I have no way of knowing what the future holds, but with these other powerhouses, the Buckeyes need to add one team just below the likes of the Oklahomas and Tennessees to add further legitimacy. The Tennessee series begins in 2018. Gee, get your tickets now.
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:51 am
I'm still trying to decipher who, what or where "C-bus" is. A bit of background, I moved down to Columbus 30 years ago, and it's the first time I've ever seen the term "C-bus" used anywhere. Is the C-bus some sort of new fancy schmantzy taxpayer-funded public transportation system for the Cuyahoga County crippled?
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 am
I wonder if Betty the Travel Lady knows whether C-bus still goes to Chapel Hill mall.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am
c-bus is a term that the syncophants that listen to the jim rome show use. they aren't intelligent enough to actually say the full name of a town. Eg: c-town, c-bus, the natty, to name a few.
mostly juveniles in the 18 to 30 range.
April 12th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Remember the good old days when George would make some kind of lame excuse (a 'rare' vacation) whenever he finally mustered up the energy to post?
He's not even trying anymore and I'm worried.
April 14th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Where has this guy been? OSU almost yearly plays a good nonconference game. How about Texas, Notre Dame, BC, West Virginia, Miami, LSU, etc. Also, before the Oklahoma series was announced, the Buckeyes had deals to play Va. Tech and Miami home and home in addition to the USC series. The killer last year was Washington, at one point they were a pretty good program, which is when the game was scheduled.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:49 am
And what's the purpose? Would the Buckeyes have made the national championship game with a better schedule? Would their recruiting be better?
April 15th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Hey Alan and Larry:
How are Kermit and Miss Piggy.
Awww, Kirk…did I hurt your feeling. Sorry, I was calling Columbus C-bus or Cowtown when I was a student at OSU.
83Buck - Sorry, but Washington last year wasn't very compelling as a competitor and the year they won the national championship they got the beat down for their schedule.
And given the 12-game schedule, the Buckeyes should be playing a Top 10-caliber team and a Top 20 every year, not just one or the other. That's why they took a beating for that cream puff schedule this year.