PD Ohio State reporter says one reason the game has been so good is it almost always decides the championship race.
Ohio State's Jim Tressel and Michigan's Rich Rodriguez: Will the annual rivalry game move from the end of the season?Welcome to today's edition of Starting Blocks TV, our Web video show about what's going on in Cleveland sports. Today's show is hosted by Chuck Yarborough and Branson "I Love Soccer" Wright. On to the highlights:
• The Big Ten's expansion and realignment causes scheduling challenges, especially when it comes to the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the Michigan Wolverines. How would you feel about the teams playing more than once a year, as would happen if they both made the new Big Ten championship game? Vote in the poll now posted in the Starting Blocks blog.
Today's guest, Plain Dealer Ohio State reporter Doug Lesmerises, blogged Monday about OSU-Michigan and the case against putting them in different divisions. He says on today's show that moving the date of the game to the middle of the season could take away from the rivalry's impact, especially if one of the team's isn't contending for a title. Doug, who was at OSU's practice as he did the interview, also talks about the maturation of QB Terrelle Pryor; and what position battles he'll be keeping an eye on, including at strongside linebacker, which he wrote about in today's paper.
SBTV will return Wednesday morning with Plain Dealer reporter Dennis Manoloff as the guest.