The Buckeye Battle Cry: Ohio State News and Commentary » Commodores http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com An Ohio State blog for the Buckeye fan in all of us. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 tBBC Preview: Music City Bowl – N.C. State vs Vanderbilt http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-music-city-bowl-n-c-state-vs-vanderbilt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tbbc-preview-music-city-bowl-n-c-state-vs-vanderbilt http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-music-city-bowl-n-c-state-vs-vanderbilt/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:25:40 +0000 Gary Russell II http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=29359

N.C. State (7-5, 4-4 ACC) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4, 5-3 SEC)

Monday December 31st, Noon EST ESPN

Bowl History:  The Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl began in 1998.  The bowl was created to stimulate the economy in Nashville and also so that Nashville could show off it’s beauty to tourists.  ESPN has shown the bowl annually ever since its inception and more 760,000 fans have attened the bowl in person.  While the bowl has played host to many conferences, it is exclusively an ACC-SEC matchup though 2014.  The game has featured many big players such as Jason Campbell, Marion Barber, and C.J. Spiller.

N.C. State Scouting Report:  Offensively, the Wolfpack rely on QB Mike Glennon and WR Tobias Palmer.  Glennon threw for 30 touchdowns and averaged 304 yards/game.  Palmer may not have led the team in yards and TD’s (670 yards this season and 6 touchdowns), he has been Glennon’s favorite target in big games.  … [Read More]

]]> http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-music-city-bowl-n-c-state-vs-vanderbilt/feed/ 0 March Madness 2012: East Region http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/03/march-madness-2012-east-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-madness-2012-east-region http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/03/march-madness-2012-east-region/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:52:29 +0000 Eric http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=23251 The madness continues here at the Buckeye Battle Cry! This has to be one of our favorite times of the year (really, who doesn’t feel that way?) and we love to celebrate by talking about as many teams, games, and players as we can! Joe Dexter was kind enough to get the whole thing kicked off this morning with a preview of the West Region. Now it’s my turn to take a look at the home-favorite East Region. Tomorrow, WVaBuckeye and MaliBuckeye will take a look at the two remaining regions, so that you can have plenty of time to read and peruse your way to what is hopefully a winning bracket!

Make sure you join the BBN’s Bracket Challenge this year!  Bragging rights abound!

Favorites: The East region is graced with a few powerful teams that could be poised to make a deep run. The … [Read More]

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