Yes, that's right. This will be the final edition ever of The Buckeye Grove. But don't worry. We are taking this popular column in a new direction very soon.
This week's column for premium subscribers runs over 6,800 words and contains notes on:
* Jim Tressel discusses some of the distractions his players face as quasi celebrities in central Ohio.
* The coach talks about the immense time commitment he and his staff put in during the season and also talks about the recent rise in coaching salaries in college football.
* Tressel shares a story about a unique find and a special way to play homage to a special man inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
* We have comments from running backs coach Dick Tressel on the Heisman Trophy candidacy of Beanie Wells as well as his thoughts on the backup tailbacks.
* We use our recent edition of the 2008 Preseason Consensus Poll to plot out which top-25 teams have the hardest (think Georgia and Ohio State) and easiest (think USC, Wisconsin and West Virginia) paths to the national championship game.
* We share comments from Tressel and a pair of his players on the importance of the Sept. 13 game between Ohio State and USC.
* We look at a survey of the nation's top 100 prospects and which schools have already scored big (think Ohio State and Texas) for 2009.
* We look at the remaining spots available in OSU's 2009 class and how things could shake out.
* We have comments from the father of an OSU incoming freshman on his thoughts about his son attending OSU and playing for Tressel.
* We look at the two new additions to the OSU men's basketball program in assistant coach Brandon Miller and UAB transfer Zisis Sarikopoulos. I have comments from a reporter who has actually seen the 7-0 Sarikopoulos in action. We discuss how he might fit in with the Buckeyes and share an anecdote on how he may have arrived at OSU.
* We look at the scholarship situation for the men's basketball program and hone in on the key prospects left to fill spots.
* We also look at the rule change that will push the three-point line in men's basketball back one foot to 20 feet, 9 inches.
* Plus, we have updates on our book and magazine projects.
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