It’s February and more importantly it’s national signing day for college football players and programs around the country. Take a break from following the updates of who faxed their letter of intent to whom and let’s hit some big topics. Who’s ready? Let’s rumble!

The Athletic O

Late Monday afternoon it was revealed that the Ohio State Athletic Department has revamped the Ohio State athletic crest. As with any type of change, opinions flew around Twitter and the blogosphere quickly and in large quantities.

The new athletic O

It seems as though the overwhelming consensus is that the newly redesigned Athletic O is an atrocity. Despite there really only being one major difference between the old and new (the words Ohio State are filled in with black rather than being white and grey) people have gone off the ledge and are expecting the return of the Lord at any moment. Read More

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Happy Leap Day!! Today’s the day our female readers can finally propose to that guy they’ve been chasin’ around.

Buckeye Bullet, Ready for Leap Day

Buckeye 411… Sort of

• Where’s There’s Bullets, there’s a gun… and where there was a gun, there was Ray Small. Oh, and some weed and herion (hillbilly and otherwise)… you know kids. Yup, the dog house denizen and vaunted Lantern source revealed yet another hiccup in the thought process; and yet we wouldn’t be surprised if the person he threw under the bus wasn’t also one of the first to reach out to him.  Ah well… Personally, I’m chalking this one up to Delayed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  
• Speaking of Bullets:  Certainly seems as if Ohio State dodged a couple in the persons of DaVonte Neal and Stefon Diggs.  First, the latter chose to weigh in on the state of racial and athletic endeavors regarding the most currently famous Harvard grad. He’s since recanted, but this situation makes be glad that I didn’t have thousands of people following my every stupid move when I was 17. Then, today, the Ivy Towers and Golden Dome of South Bend were excited to hear that the latest member of their class of 2012 has some academic issues and has withdrawn from his current school. I’m sure there’s nothing wrong, and that this transfer to another institution for the last semester of his senior year will straighten things right up… otherwise, we probably would have heard about it from another source.
• Not Sayin’, Just Sayin’-  This certainly doesn’t explain some of the Bucks-ketball issues as of late, but it certainly looks like a trend. “I never would have guessed…”- No one, ever.

B1G News

• Gerg’d- As if OSU’s staff wasn’t busy enough these days, now they’ll have to figure out how to defend the awesome Greg Davis offense, since he’s all up in the Iowa staff and whatnot. Rumors that he’s already been awarded the B1G Asst. Coach Of The Year for 2012 are premature… but just barely. Read More

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You're WEAK if you picked Notre Dame in Week 1 - Brian Kelly

There ain’t no thunderstorm bright enough, ain’t no rain storm long enough, ain’t no computer smart enough –to keep me from helping you weaklings! Week 1 is in the books, and though I finished sub .500 in the first week of our picks, I am spry and ready to prove that Week two is my week!

Okay, so finishing 4-5 wasn’t so bad in our first round of games. Considering TCU was a lock ( son of a). Notre Dame never loses in week one right?? (Fight this Irish) I thought Ducks fly together? I guess not when you spread em’ out in Dallas.

Breakdown of Week 1:

So just how ugly was it in the very first analysis for our panel? If your name starts with an E and ends with @tBBC then you’re smilin’ this week.  If you’re the dope that writes this article, then you are just happy you tied the computer! Apparently anyone named Joe is a week 1 WEAKLING. Here is a look at this week’s results.

Experts (David Fox/Yahoo!): 7-2

Eric: 6-3

Mali: 5-4

Jim: 5-4

Joe D: 4-5

Computer: 4-5

Joe L 3-6

Props going to David Fox, for boldly picking Baylor over the favored Horned Frogs. He said it in the interview, this defense has a lot of work to do. Fox’s only lost came from Notre Dame and Oregon.

Eric went toe-for-toe, but chose TCU instead of Baylor. Let’s just say he has been wishing bad things upon the Bears all week. Don’t worry Eric, the whole panel was. The Bulls and Bears swept the panel in week 1.  Eric says this is a true sign from the football gods that TCU belongs in the Big East.

And well, with the Irish, we are used to this by now aren’t we?

The panel got back on track with sweep wins by selecting Oklahoma over Tulsa and Mizzou over Miami (OH).

Week Two Analysis:

Speaking of those Wacos, this week’s guest writer Lisa Horne of Fox Sports.com and I discuss Big Ten and SEC expansion and the Big 12′s role in it to open things up. Lisa then helps us break down Michigan/ND (EWW), Arizona State/Missouri, Auburn/Mississippi State and Wisconsin/Oregon State with us. A very solid interview with Lisa, as she brings us her great football knowledge. And yes, she chose Michigan, but what else was she supposed to do? Take Notre Dame?

Picks of the Weak: Week 2 With Lisa Horne by The Buckeye Battle Cry

Now it’s time to get to the Games!

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