Catch-up

I've kind of(totally) left this place and forgot to look back. That wasn't the plan, I promise. So since the last real post a lot has happened. Ohio State has won a bowl game. The Browns have fired Mangini and replaced him with Pat Shumur. All the suspended Ohio State players have actually returned for their senior seasons. The entirety of the NFL playoffs. Ohio State Basketball has gone undefeated into February.

I'll hit on a few key things. Then hopefully, I'll keep this place updated, so posts like this won't be necessary.

Pat Shumur

I actually rather like this hire. It's never really possible to know how a coordinator will translate into a head coach, but it's nice to see the Browns finally breaking their habits in hiring. I felt it was important to go and get a coach with an offensive background and that's exactly what Shumur is. The Browns were desperately lacking in talent and effective schemes on offense last season. The talent problem isn't going to fix itself very quickly, but at least there should now be NFL level offensive play calling.

It does seem as though there will be switch to the 4-3 defense. That does concern me a bit. Personally I think the 3-4 is better. However the real problem is that the Browns don't have 4-3 personnel. The closest thing to a 4-3 end is Matt Roth. Simply, the Browns defensive roster after many seasons of the 3-4 became quite specialized. I'm just not sure if the defense is good enough for a clean slate.

Of course all this only matters if there is actually football next season.

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Ohio State's Basketball

Periodically on Twitter, I have spammed my few followers with my praise of Jared Sullinger. I honestly believe that he is the best post player I've seen at Ohio State. He might just be the best front court player I've seen in College Basketball. Still, I didn't think things would have gone this well for this team.

Perhaps the thing I'm most impressed with is the defensive strength of this team. Aaron Craft and David Lighty are both fantastic defenders. Effectively when those two are on the court for Ohio State the other team is playing with 3 men offensively.

I doubt this team will remain unbeaten. There's a really tough patch coming up in the schedule. Also, Ohio State teams are notorious for leaving the Big 10 tournament on Friday. Still this team is probably Ohio State's best shot at a National title in many decades.

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Super Bowl

There are few things that I really and truly hate. One of those things is the Pittsburgh Steelers though. I don't want this game to go well for them at all. I don't want it to be close. I want the Green Bay Packers to come out on Sunday and put up 70 points of the Steelers.

I'm not just a Steeler-hater. I'm also a Green Bay lover. You see, Green Bay is my adopted team. In the period when the Browns weren't around, Green Bay was the team I cheered for. So, they too are my team. It's just that if the buildings burning down and I can only save one, I'm saving the Browns.

To help illustrate my point and prove that I have too much time on my hands I've made a list of NFL teams. The order is not about talent. It's not about draft order. This is more like a personal pecking order of teams. Simply put, it's the order in which I like the teams.

The middle, which I put from 3-24, is very murky for me. I suffer from some indifference towards those teams. My opinion of those teams can change based on how they can effect my teams or even the teams I truly dislike. Here's the list:

1. Cleveland Browns

2. Green Bay Packers

3. New Orleans Saints

4. Miami Dolphins

5. Indianapolis Colts

6. Seattle Seahawks

7. Houston Texans

8. St. Louis Rams

9. Tennessee Titans

10. Kansas City Chiefs

11. Philadelphia Eagles

12. Arizona Cardinals

13. San Diego Chargers

14. Atlanta Falcons

15. New York Giants

16. Jacksonville Jaguars

17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

18. San Francisco 49ers

19. Carolina Panthers

20. Detroit Lions

21. Washington Redskins

22. Buffalo Bills

23. Minnesota Vikings

24. New York Jets

25. Chicago Bears

26. Oakland Raiders

27. Dallas Cowboys

28. New England Patriots

29. Denver Broncos

30. Cincinnati Bengals

31. Baltimore Ravens

32. Pittsburgh Steelers

Ok, Here's my Super Bowl Prediction

Green Bay(-2.5) 27
Pittsburgb 25

Thanks for reading and please comment.

-Michael.