A little football fix...

Had enough curling, ski jumping and hockey?

Me neither.

C'mon it's once every four years for crying out loud. What else are you going to watch? Bullriding?

That all being said, it's never the wrong time for a little Ohio State football conversation. Collegefootballnews.com gives us the 'Ohio State Offseason Lookback & Lookaheads.' That's catchy isn't it? Here's a bit:

2009 Recap: The sky was falling, the program needed to be overhauled, and Jim Tressel had lost his touch. That was concern after the offense struggled with its consistency over the first half of the season and the Buckeyes lost a 26-18 stunner at Purdue in mid-October. And then the team caught fire as the no-name defense stepped up its play, the running game found a groove, and OSU managed to reel off six straight wins including a dominant 24-7 victory at Penn State, a thrilling overtime win over Iowa, and an easy win over Michigan before handling Oregon in the Rose Bowl. While the Purdue loss was a problem and the home loss to a mediocre USC team set the team back early on, but there’s excitement for the future with the expected emergence of Terrelle Pryor into a superstar and with a loaded defense coming back.

Looking Ahead: The Buckeyes are the far-and-away favorites to the win the 2010 Big Ten title and will be in the mix for the national title from the start. Miami is coming to Columbus, but there isn’t any USC to deal with this year. There are only two dangerous road games, Wisconsin and Iowa, but if the team really is national title-good, it needs to win those. The offense is loaded with experience and the defense should be solid once again as the tremendous recruiting classes of the last few years restock the shelves.

Why to get excited: The average fan probably can’t name a Buckeye defender, but seven starters are back from the Rose Bowl team and nine are back on offense including four linemen and everyone in the backfield. Remember, OSU had (arguably) the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in 2009 and will get an influx of supremely talented redshirt freshmen ready to provide solid depth. Basically, if you’re waiting for the Buckeyes to slip, this isn’t going to be the year.


Also, CFN has OT Jim Cordle as the "biggest offensive loss." Jimmy seems like a nice kid, but I'm not exactly losing sleep because we won't have him back next season.