The Buckeye Battle Cry: Ohio State News and Commentary » Marquette

Carrier Classic Cancelled due to Court Condensation

Eric — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:14:25 +0000

Ohio State and Marquette met on the decks of the USS Yorktown tonight for the Carrier Classic. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen weather concerns, the coaches, athletic directors, and officials chose to cancel the game. Considering the condensation that was building on the court, this was certainly the best decision for the safety of the players involved. It did, however, serve as a fantastic tribute to the music of Kenny Loggins, as the PA blared “Danger Zone” before the expected tip-off time.

It’s terribly unfortunate that the service-men and -women were unable to see a great game between these two excellent teams. You have to give credit to the authorities involved to make the tough decision to call the game. Not risking the players is always the best idea.

At this point, the game is simply cancelled. There will be no make-up game in the foreseeable future, if ever at this

Pregame Glance: Marquette University – Carrier Classic

Gary Russell II — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:01:37 +0000

Last week, if you subscribe to BTN.com, you got a glimpse of the Ohio State Men’s Basketball team in their exhibition against Walsh. This week, members of tBBC gave you an inside look at the coaching staff. Today, we will take a deeper look at the matchup against Marquette in the Carrier Classic.

School:	Marquette University
Location:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Founded:	1881
Student Population:	12,002
School Type:	Private Nonprofit
Division:	NCAA Division 1
Conference:	Big East
Stadium:	BMO Harris Bradley Center
Seating:	18,850
Opened:	1988
Head Coach:	Brent “Buzz” Williams
Experience	4th Year

For those of you who get the NBC Sports Network, the game will be shown live at 7 p.m. Eastern on Friday November 9. Besides the fact that this game will played on the U.S.S. Yorktown in Charleston, S.C., there a couple more reason that this game will be unique.

First of all, Ohio State will … [Read More]

Silver Bullet Points Gets Some R&R

MaliBuckeye — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:54:06 +0000

It’s the bye week, and there’s only one song for the occasion. Well, two… something for everyone.

Buckeye 411

Injury Update- Tuesday, Coach Meyer said that it was better than 50/50 for Etienne Sabino to return for the Wisconsin game, something that will add a much needed boost to the Ohio State linebacker corps. No other injury news was given, so it’s safe to assume that Reid Fragel and Orhian Johnson are both OK following their leaving the Illinois game.
Freaking Flyer Miles- There’s no rest for the Buckeye coaching staff, who are traveling the nation reconnecting with current verbal commitments and starting to reach out to some new names. Joe will have an update later this afternoon, but we do know that the coaches are hitting Ohio harder than the presidential candidates as well as canvassing Texas, the DC area, and renewing connections in the south

[Read More]