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If there’s one thing I have learned officiating two of DRIVEN’s events, it’s that the former Buckeyes involved are just as competitive now as they were when they played. A few are just recently removed from their playing days for the Scarlet and Gray and the others? Well, they all hail from the National Championship Buckeyes and a couple stole the show Friday night at Marysville High School
The night began with a dinner of fellowship with the former Buckeyes and their guests. Some of the players brought family with them and some just brought themselves. After the eating and hobnobbing finished, the emcee for the evening, Pastor Steve Rouch began a question and answer session with each player asking them all about where they went to high school and how they became a Buckeye;what it meant to be a Buckeye; what was their favorite memory, and why DRIVEN.
One of my favorites during the dinner Nate Oliver, HUGE DRIVEN supporter and works with FCA
We are unveiling a new feature at the BBC today.
In order to help us get through the long summer months, we will be starting a countdown of the top 25 Buckeyes of the decade (2000-2009).
The staff submitted their ballots and the votes have been tallied. We will unveil a new Buckeye in the countdown once a week and as the season approaches the frequency may increase (I haven’t done the exact math to figure out how this is going to work out).
We will only be covering football players for this countdown, even though Ohio State has had some fine basketball players over the last decade as well, sorry Evan Turner.
One thing to note is that we didn’t really define what it means to be in the “Top 25 Buckeyes of the Decade.”
Do you measure on the field accomplishments? wins and losses? statistics? post season accolades? who you’d want most on this year’s team?
In the end, it is a mix of all of the above and then some, which means that different people will have different opinions about this list. We tried to eliminate some of the individual biases by polling all five writers here at the BBC, and I have to say I am happy with the results. However, by no means is this list definitive, so feel free to chime in with your thoughts.
And with that, here are the guys that didn’t quite make the cut for the top 25, but did receive votes, making them worthy of an honorable mention. Read More
Ummm, Donnie we're gonna need you to move a little to your right. More.....more.....more
I figured I’d better do today’s countdown before MaliBuckeye (that kicker-lovin’ newbie) gets to.
Jim Tressel has always believed that special teams are the key to winning games. If we didn’t believe it before his arrival, we sure as hell do now. How many other teams have large quantities of fans who can name the past SEVERAL kickers and punters on the team?
Take a walk through the parking lot of Ohio Stadium on any given Saturday, and walk up to anybody. Ask them if they know any of the following names;
I guarantee you that almost every Buckeye fan you encounter will go 6-for-6 on those names, thus proving the theory that Jim Tressel has indeed made us intimately aware of the importance of special teams.
So today, we honor that tradition as we honor one of our punters. Andy Groom, today is your day!
18 days to go! Are you ready yet?
