What is it like to live in Columbus?  Realistic and rational Buckeye fans have to listen to crazy people complain about how Jim Tressel handled the quarterback situation.  Do these people know how many teams would kill to be in Ohio State's position?  Todd Boeckman is good.  Terrelle Pryor is better.  Get over it.

And here is some more bitching about a 10-2 season and conference championship.

I didn't get to see the game, but it appears that Samford guard Gaby Bermudez tried to inbound the ball by throwing it at B.J. Mullens' family jewels.  On the same possession, Mullens delivered a hard foul to Bermudez and stared at him while he was on the ground.  Some pushing and shoving followed.  I think it is great to see the Ohio State basketball team play with some fire and show other teams that they will not be pushed around.

Plaxico Burress has gone too far this time.  This is more than missing a meeting.  This is more than not showing up to minicamp.  Someone could have been killed.

Sad...

Marvin Lewis said that the fans will not have to go through another year like this.  How can he possibly say that?  Why does he think that?  It is a slap in the face to all Bengals fans.

They are a dynamic duo, but sooner or later Greg Oden is going to have to grow up and be able to play hard on his own.  Mike Conley shouldn't have to be there to get him going.

Speaking of Mike Conley, do you think you can beat him 1-on-1?

This is one of the most disturbing news stories I have ever read.

The sequel to one of the best Wii games you probably have never played is on the way.

I always love it when I hear or see a great rendition of the National Anthem before a sporting event.  Here is one of the best:

I am a Buckeye first and foremost, but congratulations to The University of Cincinnati!

It sucks being at work the day before Thanksgiving, knowing that the rest of my band is at home.  However, I am sick, and I would rather infect my co-workers than my family.  So there.

Did you see what happened at Madison Square Garden last night?  The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 119-101.  LeBron James was cheered by the New York crowd.  Not just because they respect his ability to play the game, but because they are trying to lure him to their team when he becomes a free agent in 2010.  Am I mistaken, but aren't the Knicks horrible?  Weren't the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals a couple of years ago?  Oh wait, $$$$$.

I have a son and a daughter, and want the best for both, but I would not do this.  What happens when there is a collision at the plate?  What happens if she takes a fastball from some pitching prospect right in the chops?

It's official, but was never in doubt.  No playoffs for the Bengals.

Yes, the Bengals are a mess.  The Browns aren't much better.

Tough economy.  Not for NASA.

Great gift idea for kids who like video games (and big kids who like video games):

This really has nothing to do with anything, other than the fact that it's The Beatles, and that makes it cool:

And finally...

It must be a slow day in Ludwig Land.  Who is Cincinnati's best pro sports franchise owner?  Are you kidding me?  Bob Castellini took over a mediocre team and has surrounded himself with top-notch "baseball people".  He has never pulled rank on a general manager.  He has never insinuated that he has (or wants) a hand in making on-field personnel decisions.  Despite a losing team on the field last year, catching a game at Great American Ball Park was always a great night out for my family.  Mike Brown is a joke.

This sounds like something you would hear coming out of Bengaldom.  Joey Porter refused to leave the game?  They should have called timeout and announced it on the stadium PA system.  They should have had security guards remove him.  What an egotistical, self-absorbed, arrogant piece of trash...

Thoughts and prayers to the family of Glenn Sample.  Also, best wishes and prayers for Ricky Stone and his family.

Here is a non-sports story that nobody in Columbus really cares about.

When asked if he could imagine winning all of his games against Michigan, Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor said, "I don't know, it's a great program and we'll see.  Next year, it's going to be a fight going to Ann Arbor, just like every year.  I'd like to go three, but you never know."  Three?  At least he is honest.

I was born, raised and live in Columbus, so by law I am a Buckeye fan.  However, I am also a Cincinnati sports fan and watched UC on Saturday night.  It was great to see Nippert jammed full and rocking.  They are an exciting team to watch!  Go Bearcats!

And another visual representation of Saturday's events in Columbus:

SI Vault has listed the most difficult things to do in sports.  I don't think they put them in any particular order.  I would certainly put hitting .400 at the top of my list.  There are so many great hitters in baseball today and nobody has been able to do it.  Some of the items on the list are questionable, like the pole vault and bull riding.  Winning the triple crown as a jockey and sled dog racing should be more about the animals than the chumps who are whipping them.  Oh yeah, it is hard enough to throw one no-hitter, let alone do it again your next time on the hill.  Anyway, here is the list.

Hitting .400 for the season.  Ted Williams is the last player to end a season with a batting average over .400.  The Red Sox icon finished with an average of .406 in 1941, and also led the league in home runs (37), base on balls (147), runs (135), slugging average (.735), and on base percentage (.551).

Winning consecutive Super Bowls. in the salary cap era  By defeating the Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX, the Patriots became the first team since the Broncos (1998-99) to win consecutive Super Bowls.

Setting a world record in the pole vault.  Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva holds the world record for women in the pole vault, clearing 16-5 1/4 three years ago in Lausanne.

Finishing with a quadruple double in an NBA game.  Only four players have pulled off a quadruple double, including Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon, who had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocks on March 29, 1990, against Milwaukee.

Winning the Grand Slam in golf.  In 1930 Bobby Jones became the first and only golfer to win the Grand Slam, winning all of golf's four major championships. Tiger Woods achieved the career Grand Slam when he won the British Open at St. Andrews in 2000.

Throwing touchdown passes in 40-plus consecutive games.  Johnny Unitas threw at least one touchdown pass in 47 straight games, an NFL record. Next on the list is a 36-game streak by Brett Favre, from 2002 to 2004.

Pitching back to back no-hitters.  There have been 256 no-hitters in modern baseball, the last being Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. On June 11, 1938, Reds starter Johnny VanderMeer no-hit the Boston Bees, 3-0. Four nights later he followed up by no-hitting the Dodgers 6-0. VanderMeer remains the only pitcher in history to toss consecutive no-hitters.

Scoring 80 or more goals in a season.  Wayne Gretzky's single-season scoring record of 92 goals ('81-82) might be unassailable. Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin led all NHL players this season with 65 goals.

Shutting down Kobe Bryant.  It's one of the toughest assignments in sports.

Starting 253 consecutive regular-season games.  Retired (we think) Packer quarterback Brett Favre finished his career on a streak of 253 consecutive regular-season starts. If you include the playoffs, the number jumps to 275. Giants punter Jeff Feagles holds the all-time record, playing in an NFL-record 320 consecutive regular season.

Winning a world bull riding championship.  Justin McBride is a two-time Professional Bull Riders World Champion (2005 and 2007) and the organization's all-time leading money and events winner.

Hitting the quad in women's figure skating.  Japanese figure skater Miki Ando is the only female skater to have landed a quadruple jump (a salchow) in competition. She first completed the jump at the 2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in the Netherlands at age 15.

Winning the Triple Crown as a jockey.  Steve Cauthen is the last jockey to win the Triple Crown, riding the great Affirmed to victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

Sled dog racing.  Alaska's 1,000-mile Yukon Quest and 1,150-mile Iditarod are only a little more than a month apart, so winning them back-to-back is more than demanding. It had never been done until last year, when Lance Mackey did it. Winning them back-to-back two years in a row? Mackey this year -- on feet frostbitten by the Quest's 40-below temperatures, yet. Matching his feat is going to take some doing.