The week is finally here. I’m an avid Buckeye fan and I’ve been cheering for “that team up North” to lose all year. I wanted Ohio State to go 12-0 and “those guys” to go 0-12. My friends and family have wanted this match up all year. They want “the game” to be for all the marbles. Jim Tressel and his Buckeyes have had success against Michigan the past 5 years, winning 4. I guess if you go by those statistics, this game should be for the National Championship. I can’t stand “that” team or the thought of them winning anything, so it’s here and it’s time for Ohio State to put final nail in their coffin.

The Ohio State Buckeyes coasted to a 54-10 victory over Northwestern on Saturday and now can start preparing for the biggest game of their life. The offense looked sharp as Troy Smith continued his quest for a Heisman Trophy and a National Championship. Smith’s game was an efficient 12-19 for 185 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Antonio Pittman ran for 80 yards on 19 carries and eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the year, joining an elite group of Buckeyes that have done this for two consecutive seasons.

The Buckeyes and Michigan are both 11-0 and now can go head to head with everything on the line next Saturday at the Shoe.

The Ohio State Basketball team isn’t taking long to make a statement. The young Buckeye team defeated a very experienced Loyola-Chicago team 87-75 and is 2-0 on the season. Ohio State was lead by Ron Lewis, who scored the first 7 points of each half, and ended up with 27 points for the game.

Coach Thad Matta was happy with the 2-0 start, but quickly pointed out that the Buckeyes were a long way from where they needed to be. Tonight, in the championship game, the Bucks will take on Kent State, a fellow neighbor from northern Ohio.

Charlie Frye and the Browns started out hot by opening up a 14-0 lead in the second quarter and held Michael Vick in check enough to preserve their 17-13 victory.

The offense may not have looked pretty at times, but they did just enough to win as the Browns’ defense was very impressive in their efforts to contain the dangerous Falcon offense. Browns touchdowns were scored by Rueben Droughns on a 1-yard run on fourth down in the first quarter and a Braylon Edwards 19-yard pass from Charlie Frye in the second quarter. Kellen Winslow, who led the team with 90 yards on 5 catches, had a couple of outstanding grabs on sideline streaks.

It was the defense which did a nice job of controlling the Falcons when the Browns sputtered offensively in the second half and Sean Jones picked off yet another pass for his fifth INT of the season.

Just what we needed heading into next week’s home battle with Pittsburgh!

When your team is down by 25 in the third quarter, most would chalk it up as a loss and turn the game off in disgust. Most of us probably did that Saturday night with the Cavs, who fell behind 25-6 in the first quarter. But behind LeBron’s 38 points, 25 of which came in the second half, the Cavs staged an improbable comeback and outscored the Celtics 34-17 in the fourth quarter to win a 94-93 thriller at the Q.

“We had no business winning that game,'’ Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. “We willed our way to a win.'’

The Cavs looked lifeless in the first half, especially in the first quarter. Somehow, the lightbulb went on and LeBron James decided to take over in the second half and did not allow the Cavs to lose. Sasha Pavlovic had his second consecutive double-digit scoring night with 14 points while the Wild Thing added nine points and 10 boards for the Cavs.

The Cavaliers have been extremely streaky so far this season and although we won Saturday, it has to be a little concerning that it took us an entire half to get in gear. Great win nonetheless.