Go Bucks....wait. I mean Go Browns!

It's been a while since I have felt optimistic about an upcoming NFL season. That's because I am a Browns fan. Since they were ripped out of Cleveland, moved to Baltimore, and then reinstated in Cleveland as an expansion team, the Browns have been dismal. Bad season after bad season made me hang my head and hide my Browns gear deep in the back of my closet. This year, the preseason games have given me a little bit of hope. With a 3-1 preseason record, the Browns are actually looking pretty good. I know, I know: preseason games don't mean squadoosh, but anything positive can make a Browns fan feel good these days. I have joked about becoming a band wagon Colts fan, but if you know how dedicated a Browns fan is, you know that was just a BS statement. After beating the Chicago Bears 19-9 last night, and looking pretty good by the way, I am thinking that maybe we could have a .500 season. Dare I dream about a 9-7 season? Perhaps a Wild Card birth in the playoffs? I dare! The Browns' defense stone walled the Bears first team squad more than once and the offense moved the ball pretty well. Really, special teams was the key to last night's victory. There were several punts that the Browns' kicker put inside the 10 yard line and the punt returner was repsonsible for a touchdown, returning a punt 70 yards for the score. I didn't see the whole game, but what I did see made me feel like this year may be the year of positive change for the Browns.

Dark Angel, revisited

I used to watch the show Dark Angel when it was on. If you don't remember, it is the show that introduced us to a young, HOT, Jessica Alba (she on my list). Well, introduced me to her anyway. I thought it was a pretty good show back in the day. It is a look into the future brought to you by James Cameron. The basic story is that there was a nuclear blast in the US that knocked out most technology, so everyone is living in the dark ages. The corrupt rule and the little guy gets walked all over. Jessica Alba plays Max, a genetically engineered super soldier who broke out from where she was being held and trained as a kid. She's all grown up now and HOT. Have I mentioned that? Well, the show isn't as good as I remembered, but with the improved writing of TV in shows like BSG and Lost, all old shows are cheesey in comparison. She hooks up with a do-gooder and starts fighting the good fight. I don't remember the show well enough to go into details, but Jessica Alba is HOT. The show is pretty good too. I'm getting it through NetFlix, so it seems like it is free since I don't see a bill.

A few side notes: Cameron from Ferris Buller's Day off is in this show and so is a, corn-rows-headed Lt. Gaega from BSG. I recognize a few other people, but don't know from where.

I like shopping

I have two personality issues (ok, probably more): 1. I eat when I am in a bad mood. 2. I shop when I'm in a good mood. Today, I will touch on the second issue.

Last week, you know that the kids started school. To celebrate, Jessica and I both too a day off so that it was just us and Alydia in the house. It was nice. I was in a great mood. Anyway, our couch is falling apart. It has a hole in it and the cushins are getting deformed. They are pillows instead of the attached chushy back things. Also, since my parents come to town alot, I wanted to get a pull out bed rather than making them use an inflatable bed on the flood. It will be more comfortable for them and anyone else that may need to stay the night. Anyway, we went to get a new couch. Actually, it is a sectional shaped like an L with a chaise (sp?) lounge on the side. It will replace the couch and the chair. I also stopped at Best buy to pick up seasons 1-5 of Angel, which was on sale for $15 per season (I am still a DVD whore).

My grill died. I could probably have it repaired, but I was wanting a new one that was bigger. So, I upgraded. I got a Kenmore four burner grill and a rotisserie attachment. I can't wait for it to get here. On top of that, I got myself a father's day/early birthday gift of a workbench for the garage. I had tools all over the place and was tired of the mess. It's pretty nice. One side has three drawers and the other has a cabinet. It was a pain to put it together, but I managed.

Oh, on my previous list of DVDs to get in the coming months, I failed to realize that Heroes is out on DVD this Tuesday. I am looking forward to seeing it again from the beginning. I worry a little about next season a little bit. I wonder where they are going to go with the story. I guess they implied that Sylar was still alive. I think I saw a commercial saying it starts in a month or two. That will be nice.

School Fun

Gabriel and Noah started school Wednesday. Both seemed pretty excited about going. Especially Gabriel. He has been wanting to go to school ever since we moved to Hilliard and took him out of his daycare. He is a very social kid. He is also very clumsy. He already fell at recess and we got a call from the nurse. Just a few bruises, but they always call. He has also met a friend on the sdchool bus that lives a few streets over from us. Gabe's firend's name is, what else? Gabe. If they start hanging out, one will need to be Gabe R (mine) and the other Gabe W (the friend). I'm sure that he will be making more friends from his class, but I am still glad that there is a kid in our neighnorhood that he can play with. Anyway, the house is very quiet during the week. Just me and Alydia on my days off. Plus, when the boys are home, they are more worn out for a long day of classes. Less butting of heads. Hopfully Noah will start making more friends so that he actually goes out and does something. I don't remember sitting around doing nothing when I was a teen. Well, not all the time at least. Oh well, what can you do?

When Hilliard Plays Against Hilliard, Does Hilliard Win?

We had our first central Ohio highschool football experience last night. I had a great time in my highschool days going to football games on friday nights and playing in the band. Hanging out with my firends, playing music, it was a good time. Anyway, now I am getting old and have kids in school. Not highschool, but Noah will be there soon. We live in the Hilliard school disctict. Currently, there are two different highschools in the Hilliard district: Hilliard Darby (our school) and Hilliard Davidson (last years state champs). A third highschool is in the planning stages. Hilliard is a good school system and alot of people (like us) move out here to take advantage. There are currently 9 K-1 classes at Gabe's school. Last night was the first ever meeting between Davidson and Darby. Since it was a bit of a big deal, they held the game at Columbus Crew Staduim. Maybe they wanted a neutral site. You can imagine that the kids of Hilliard like to have the whole 'we're better than you' attitudes when it comes to Darby vs Davidson. Times just don't change. I remember feeling the same way about Rossford or Springfield. Another thing that doesn't change is the circles of kids hanging out and talking rather than watching the game. I would talk to my friends, but I liked watching the game as well. I think that everyone, Darby and Davidson fans alike, expected the Davidson team to win. They were picked as a preseason favorite to go into the playoffs again. Darby was also picked to be one of central Ohio's top teams. Let me tell you, football has changed a bit since my highschool days. they ran alot of misdirection runs and options. Both of the teams QBs were quick and good at running the different plays. One of the Darby playes went for about 80 yards but was called back on a bone head block in the back. There were probably less than ten passes the whole game. It was still an enjoyable game to watch. The Davidson kicker made a 44 yard field goal. The final score was Darby 21 and Davidson 10. Looks like no repeat for Davidson. Alydia likes watching the cheerleaders and the boys seemed to enjoy the game. I found it funny that Darby's mascott was named Bruiser (a panther). The team colors are black and blue. You know, like a bruise.

The bands were OK. Davidson was a little weak and hard to hear at times, but Darby was pretty good. they both played bits of their competition shows. It was weird, both schools had a piece where the director was in the middle of the band with a cow bell keeping time. I had never seen that before. My guess is that it had something do to with the competition aspect of the shows. I thought it was a little cheesey. Especially since the cow bell didn't go with either og the pieces.

TV on DVD to get

It's going to be an expensive next few months for me in the TV on DVD department. I am such a DVD whore and junkie. I already own several seasons of several different shows. Here's what is coming out soon (according to several different sites):

- Charmed, season 8 - The final season of hot witches. To make it hotter, they add two blonde witches to the show that are almost as hot as the Charmed Ones. I know it is kind of a chick show, but I like it. The stories are good and the women are often partially clothed. Out 09/11

- Lost, season 3 - The show I hate to love. It is SO frustrating, but SO addictive all in one. I have all of the shows from this season on ITunes, but it isn't the same watching the show on my Ipod when I have a 42'' flat screen HDTV. Out 12/11

- BSG,season 3 - I hope they do this as a one shot deal. It irritated me that they released season two in two parts. I guess it was good to get 2.0 earlier than if we had to wait for the whole season, but it seemed like a ploy to jack up the price. Out 09/03 in the UK. I could not find a USA release date.

- Smallville, season 6 - Seaon 5 ended on suck a cliff hanger. I wish I would have DVRed season 6, but I forgot until about half way into the season. I didn't want to start watching and find out later that I missed a few shows. Out 9/18

The Sopranos, season 6 part 2 - I heard that the final season was weak, but I need to know what happened to the family. Who got wacked? Who got pinched? Who got pinched and then wacked? Out 10/23

Lefty Tagged me. I usually don't like these chian letter type things, but this one seems interesting.

Here are the rules:
- Each player starts with eight random facts about themselves.
- Those who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight facts and post these rules.
- At the end of the post, choose some people to get tagged and list their names.

I don't know how indepth I am going to delve into my personal side, but here are my 8 facts about myself:

1. When I was small (3 or 4 years old) we had a miniature poodle named Lady. Once Lady escaped our back yard, I chased after, and was found later by a neighbor several streets away.

2. I once broke my humerous (upper arm bone) into three pieces after being checked into the wall while playing indoor soccer. I have a steel plate and several screws in my arm and a wicked scar. It's strange, but breaking your humerous really isn't very humerous. What a dumb name for a bone.

3. Most people know that I was in the marching band in high school and the Ohio State University Marching Band for four years, but you may not know that I sometimes wish I would have played football in highschool instead. I think I may have been big enough and fast enough to have played in college somewhere. The truth of the matter, is that I was too scared of hurting people to go all out when playing football. I would always hold back a little when tackeling or running the ball.

4. I like to garden, but hate pulling weeds. I have great flower beds and a big veggie garden, but some of the weeds are as big as the pretty plants.

5. I once played in a World Series of Poker tournament and lost miserably, but plan on trying again next year.

6. I love Lego Star Wars toys and wish that I could have a room dedicated to displaying a Lego Star Wars battle scene, complete with a Death Star, several Star Destroyers, and an assortment of other Imperial and Rebel ships. I just don't have the room or the funds. Plus, my kids would want to play with the ships too much.

7. I want to go on a reality show. Sure, they are the cause for the end of most good TV as we know it, but I think it would be fun. My first choice would be Hells Kitchen, where I could cook with and be abused by Chef Gordon Ramsey. If you do poorly, he yells at you and calls you names. If you do well, he yells at you and calls you names, but in a complimentary way.

8. I am not very good at these types of lists. If you have read my blog for any period of time, you probably know half of the things I just wrote about. Honestly, I guess I'm not really too interesting.

Since I don't really know too many bloggers, I guess I will have to tag the few that I do know:

Amy, Rinnert, Mona, and Woody.

Sorry. I'm Lazy

Ok, not really, I just haven't been able to post much. I was off Sat and Sun, then had to go into the office Mon, and was off again Tue and Wed. I know.... rough week. I think I am going to take tomorrow off too.

As a side note, today was Gabriel's first day of school. he was SO excited and SO cute getting on the bus. I'm SO proud of my little boy. This is why people have kids. Yes, it is rough and hard work, but rewards like this are great.

Another side note, my job seems to think I am worth while. all of the work from home peeps actually. I got a new IBM desktop and new 19 inch flat screen monitors. They ROCK. I can totally see what I'm doing now.

We also bought a new couch today. The old one is falling apart and the new one is a pull out bed. Since my parents visit alot, I thought it would be nice for them. I got the upgraded matress. It is actually a sectional, with a couch and a chaise (sp?) lounge attatched. It shoudl fit well in our living room. we also got a coffee table that has four stools/ottomans stored underneith (imagine a Trivial Pursuit dick and pie pieces). It will provide more seeting when necessary.

That's all for now. Back this weekend.

Free Shows on NetFlix

I've mentioned it before, but you can watch TV shows and movies online with your NetFlix membership. I think this is GREAT. Not only do I get to watch the movies and TV shows I really want to see on DVD, but I get to browse some 'B' (let's face it, some 'C', 'D', and 'F') movies as well. I probably watch too many movies and shows, to be honest with you. I have been watch ing some old Dr. who shows, and season one of the new Dr. Who series was recently added. I've also watched some ok movies. They weren't great, or else I would probably remembe them better. Anyway, I was excited when I saw a blast from my past added to the 'Watch Online' portion of NetFlix: Voltron, Defender of the Universe. I'm sure that I won't like it as much as I did back in the day, but i bet I wll get a good kick out of it. It's the cool one, with the lions, not the one with the little ships. if you don't remember, Voltron was the Power Rangers of the '80s. Five lion-robots piloted by five teen-types that form into a kick ass robot with a huge sword. It would fight other huge robots sent by bad guys trying to take over the planet. Loads fun to watch. It made me think, what other cartoons did I HAVE to see when I was little?

-Voltron - the one with the lions
-Transformers - With Optimus Prime, instead of Rodamus
-GI Joe - before Cobra-la
-Thundercats - is it weird that I thought the female one was hot?

Then when I was younger:

-Smurfs
-Snorks
-Gummy Bears
-Dungeons and Dragons

Anyone have anymore movie ideas for me to add to my NetFlix queue?

Fun and Strange Stuff

Sorry for all the rantings and ravings yesterday. I guess I was a little worked up. On the lighter side of the news:

Thursday I had the best poker night of my life. I was getting great hands and playing them well. Full houses, straights, flushes, three of a kind, it was great. The best part of it all is that the other players kept thinking I was bluffing or something. I would bet, they would raise, I would call and win. The biggest hand I won was for about $160. I went home with $270 more than I went with. I only made one or two bad calls, which only cost me a few dollars here and there. I'd like to think that I won because of my supurb card playing, but really, it was more the great cards I was getting.

Last night we stepped back into the 80's for some hair metal. We went to the fair to see Slaughter and Quiet Riot. It was OK. I didn't really want to go, but it was a night out without the kids. The crazy thing was that both bands played new songs instead of playing their classics. I guess that they each played two 'classics'. Slaughter played Fly to the Angels and their other big song (I forget the name) and Quiet Roit played Bang your Head and Come on Feel The Noise. Side by side, Quiet Riot played the best set. Not because I liked the music more, but because the mixing for Slaughter was awful. The guitar TOTALLY overpowered Slaughter's singer. All in all, it was an ok time. The best part was making fun of all of the people stuck in their 80's fasion. I saw fishnets and a permed mullet! Not on the same person, of course. There was also a for-the-hearing-impaired signer that they put up on the big screen. It was funny watching her rock out while signing the lyrics of cheesey 80's songs.

Don't Fuck With My Bowling!!!

I almost got nasty with someone last night. I was one more drink away from starting a confrontation. I hate confrontations though. I am a very passive person when it comes to arguements and heated situations. Last night could have been bad. There are very few things that I take very seriously:

1. Don't fuck with my family. If anyone were to do anything to my family, well, let's just say that I have a 38 in my closet and am a pretty good shot.

2. Don't Fuck with my friends. If anyone tries to start something with one of my boys, I totally have his back. (female friends too)

3. Don't be an asshole at the poker table. If I am in the zone and winning, I get pretty quiet and a little intense. I think that is enough to get into people's heads. I see no need to talk trash or be ignorant to throw people off their games. So, if someone is being an ass, I ignore them and remember never to play with them again. (My IPod works well for tuning them out.)

4. Don't fuck with my bowling game. There are few sports that I play and take seriously. I like playing most sports, but if I lose badly, I can brush it off. Bowling is one, however, that I take VERY seriously. Yes, I drink beer while bowling and think it is alot of fun, but if something happens that thows my game, I get PISSED. For example, if I am getting ready to roll and the person next to me jumps up and goes before me, I might suggest that, next time, they may want to wait their turn.

Last night was Jessica's work 'picnic' and it was at a local bowling ally. We went for the free food and free bowling. I didn't really want to bowl at first because there were a bunch of kids running around (their parents seemed to be ignoring them) and I hate bowling next to kids that have no concept of waiting their turn. After a while, I did start bowling because Jessica and the kids were having fun and I wanted to join them (I guess I was being a bit of a stick-in-the-mud). Then, some woman a few lanes down thought it would be great to blow a loud fucking whistle non-stop, thus, fucking with my bowling. Since I was pretty much screwing around, I ignored her. Believe me, I wanted to rip that thing from her and shove it up her ass, but I refrained (it was Jessica's co-workers after all. Did I mention that I take bowling seriously?). Then it happened. A drunk ass, bumbling mother FUCKER stumbled down into the bowling area and spilled his fucking drink on me. Thus, fucking up my $60 bowling shoes and fucking with my bowling. Now, THIS is the prick that almost got his ass kicked. I am a non-violent person by nature. Hurting someone would make me feel guilty. I almost made an exception. Not only did he spill on me, fucking up my shoes, he didn't even bother to make an attempt to clean it up or tell the management so that someone else could clean it up. If you didn't know, wet bowling shoes are a bad thing. You can't bowl in wet shoes. You would stick to the lanes and probably fall. Then, you would transfer the liquid to the lanes, making them wet, so that other people would stick and fall. Drunk fucker almost got a beat down. Again, I refrained. If I wasn't at my wife's work function and in a place with alot of kids around, it may have been a different story.

Shaken, not Stired

Sorry for two posts in one day. I was having Blogger issues. I tried my Dr Who post three times and it wouldn't show up. Now, it is there, out of the blue. Weird.

I watched the latest 007 movie, Casino Royale. It was probably one of the better Bond films that I have seen. They have been pretty cheesey, honestly. Cars that turn into motor boats, insane chase scenes that could never happen, silly weapons that are unrealistic and silly.... you get the idea.

A FEW SPOILERS!!! BEWARE!!!

Anyway, this was a weird scenario. It was supposed to be James Bond just becoming a "00" agent. That would put the time line in the 70's or something, if you follow the previous movies. However, there were references to 9/11 and the cars and equipment were all present day (like Bond's Blackberry). One thing I liked was, there weren't any of those crazy gadgets, like laser pens or wrist watches that had climbing ropes and millions of other accessories. Everything was realistic. The story was good and believable. The one problem I had with the movie was the poker game at the end of the film. In the last hand, one player had an ace high flush, another had a full house, sixes over aces, another had a better full house, aces over eights, and James had a straight flush (best hand). It is nigh impossible for four monster hands that to come up all at once. It was a little cheesey.

The coolest 'Bond' moment was when he was getting tortured. Bond was tied to a chair that had the seat cut out of it so that his ass and balls were exposed. The bad guy was bashing his balls with a homemade mace-type thing trying to get some information. After the third hit, Bond told the guy that he had an 'itch down there' and asked if the guy beating him would scratch it. WHACK!! Another ball shot. "NO! NO! NO!!!" cries Bond. "It's a little bit to the right." I though that was a GREAT line.

Doctor Who Question

Something always kind of bugged me about Dr Who. First, I want to go on record that I LOVE the new Sci Fi Channel version. I liked the classic episodes, but they were always a little cheesey. Anyway, I have been watching some of the older shows on NetFlix and the new shows on SciFi. If you've never watch Dr Who, the Doctor (yes, that's his name) is a Time Lord that travels through space and time foiling the plots of evil doers. In the older version, there are a few other Time Lords and the Doctor was sort of an outcast/black sheep of the Time Lords. Still, they made him their bitch on a few occasions to do things that they couldn't. There was also a bad Time Lord know as The Master (not big on names these Time Lords). In the Newer version, The Doctor is the only survivor of the Time Lords after the Last Time War against the Daleks (evil cyborg killing machines). OK, to my question: If The Doctor can travel through time and space to foil plots of evil doers, why can't he go back and save some of the other Time Lords? I guess that the arguement is that he cannot go back and fix things that have already happened or else it could have negative effects on the present/future, but that's what he does. He goes back and forth in time fixing things and stopping the bad guys. You could say, "Well, he's stopping the bad guys." but what if time dictates that the bad guys were supposed to win? He's altering the present/future to suit what he feels is the correct route. If he goes back in time to stop the Cybermen from dominating the galaxy, isn't he having a negative effect on the time line of the Cybermen? I really like the show, and my question/concerns are not going to discourage me from enjoying the next episode. It's just something that sometimes pops into my head from time to time.

Xbox Ups and Downs

The past few days have been full of Xboxing ups and downs. I think that there may have been a problem with the World Series of Poker servers. On Saturday night, every game I got into had crazy high blinds. At first, I thought someone was setting them like that, but it was four games in a row with $2500 ante and $2500 big blind. So, it was $5000 to play a hand (you start with only $25000). It was really irritating. Then, when I played a game of NCAA 08, I got my ass kicked. That game is SO frustrating. For no rhyme or reason, you fumble or throw in interception. I threw two passes to wide open receivers, but for some reason, my QB thought it would be better to throw it to a saftey five yards away. Whatever.

The bright point of the weekend was when I downloaded Pac Man, Championship edition. It's like the classic Pac Mac game, but different. The maze changes as you clear the dots away. It's difficult to explain, but the game is f-ing addictive. First off, I LOVED Pac Man as a kid. I was a machine when it came to chomping those dots and eatin' ghosts. I forget my high scores, but I would get to the levels where the power pellets lasted less than a second and the ghosts were faster than Pac Man. The Championship Edition is really quite challenging. You have a time limit, and you are supposed to get as many points as you can in that time limit. That means you have to actively go after the ghosts instead of just clearing dots. Xbox Live tracks high scores on the Championship mode (there are five or six different modes to chose from) and there are some crazy high scores (my high is, like 120000, but there are people with 300000+). It's crazy because of the five minute time limit. I think Lefty Brown has a high score of around 250000. How, I do not know. you get bonus points for eating a bunch of ghosts in a row, but a limited supply of power pellets. I don't see myself getting near Lefty. Still it is a fun game. There are alot of fun games that you can download onto your Xbox from Xbox Live. I think Bomber Man may be my next download.

Almost Done.....

I have only 100 pages left in the last Harry Potter book. So far, it is really good...in spurts. There is alot of back story about Dumbledore and some slightly lame side stories. Still, the main plot of Harry, Ron, and Hermione tracking down Voldemort's Horcruxes is great. Lots of action and good story lines. Also, some twists and turns that keep you off guard. One thing that really catched me off guard is when someone important dies. It's not that I don't expect characters to die, but the way that some deaths are presented is a little suprising (I guess that it is the word.) I won't say who died, of course, but it is a few important characters. My biggest complaint about all of the Harry Potter books is that Harry is such a whiney little bitch sometimes. I understand that it makes him seem more human and he is only supposed to be 17, but I just want to tell him to get over himself sometimes. Life is shitty for everyone in the wizarding world in this book. Still, I am reaching the climax of the story and can't wait to see how things end. J K Rowling has really created a great world and a wonderful set of characters. If I were her, I would keep milking the Harry Potter cash cow for all it is worth. I guess if, in the end Voldemort and/or Harry die, alot of the drive and tension behind the story will be gone, but there is still alot that could go on the the world of Harry Potter. Look at all of the Start Wars books out there. Sure, some are complete garbage, but alot of them have some really good stories. Just because Luke offed the Emperor and Vader doesn't mean that he eliminated all of the Empire's forces. The same can be said for the Harry Potter universe. Well, we shall see. Maybe J K Rowling will start seeling licensing rights and let other authors take a stab at Harry's 'verse.

This Season

The 2007 Ohio State Football Season is just around the corner. I have faith that the OSU defense will be dominant with their tight line backer corps, but am a little concerned with the offense. Most of the receivers have gone to the NFL and Heisman winner QB Troy Smith is right there with them. The younger running backs showed some good potential, but the big question mark is going to be which QB is going to step up to lead. I don't know the preseason rankings yet, but here is a look at the upcoming games:

Youngstown State - 09/01 nickname: Penguins I don't really expect this to be too much of a game. The first few game of the Ohio State season aremore like warm up games.

Akron - 09/08 nickname: Zips Another in state game. I don't know much about the Zips, but expect a snoozer.

Washington - 09/15 nickname: Huskies Here is where the season starts to get interesting. Since the rankings are not out yet, I am not sure how good Washington is supposed to be. It could be a pretty tough game

Northwestern - 09/22 nickname: Wildcats The Mild Cats have not been doing too well in the past few seasons. They have some good players, but have not been much of a factor in the Big Ten lately.

Minnesota - 09/29 nickname: Golden Gophers They had a rough year last year. I expect Ohio State to win again.

Purdue - 10/06 nickname: Boilermakers The Boilermakers are always a tough game for OSU. They were almost the one loss to ruin OSU's 2002 undefeated season.

Kent State - 10/13 nickname: Golden Flashes Another instate game. I guess this is as close to a by-week as the Buckeyes will get.

Michigan State - 10/20 nickname: Spartans The rough part of the season really starts here. All Big Ten teams all the way out.

Penn State - 10/27 nickname: Nittany Lions A big one. Penn State is always a tough game, no matter the rankings or where the game is played. Jo Pa may be getting up there in years, but the past few season have shown that he still has the magic.

Wisconsin - 11/03 nickname:Badgers The Badgers are always another tough opponent. They always have a huge O-line and running game.

Illinois - 11/10 nickname: Fighting Illini A mild break before The Game. the Illini have fallen on hard times the past few seasons. Still, they can't be overlooked.

M*ch*g*n - 10/17 nickname: Wolverines THE BIG ONE Any season is a good season with a win over the Wolverines. ESPN has picked them to finish #1 in the Big Ten, with OSU #2. The game is in the Big House, so it is going to be tough for the Buckeyes to come out on top.