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OSU Staff Changes Officially Announced

Buckeyes prepare for 2009 season COLUMBUS, Ohio – A number of veteran staff members have new responsibilities as Ohio State’s football program prepares for the upcoming 2009 season. Nick Siciliano has been promoted to assistant coach, working...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 07-08-2009

OSU vs. PSU: Let the computer decide

When sitting down today to start doing research for my upcoming breakdown of this weekends Ohio State vs. Penn State game I wanted to try something a little different than the usual "what we think" about the game. Instead I wanted to use the...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 10-21-2008

Joe Paterno announces...

At the Penn State Pep Rally this Friday evening in preparation for their Big Ten finale against Michigan State, Joe Paterno announced he in fact intends to coach in 2009. Rumors had been running rampant through the nittany nation as it was rumored that...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-22-2008

Computer Picks (1/2) All Daily Bowls

Florida vs Ohio State (Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl) - WIN FLORIDA COVERS +5 The AbsolutePigskin computer views Florida as a 3 point favorite over Ohio State. PICK Florida -2 Georgia vs. Michigan State (Outback Bowl) - LOSS MSU COVERS +6 The AbsolutePigskin...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 12-30-2011

PSU's Cornely Considering Football

The Centre Daily Times is reporting that Penn State power forward Jamelle Cornley, a physically impressive 6-4, 248lbs man, is considering his future options after graduation from Penn State and one of those options could be football. Chances are Cornely...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 04-18-2009

Once deceased Vegas sportsbook employee will plead guilty to fraud

More crime news but this one has a slightly better outcome. A month ago, Arthur Gerald Jones turned up in Las Vegas after being declared legally dead for 25 years. He took the identity of various people and worked as a sportsbook ticket writer and bookie...

Posted to College Football Feed by SportsMemo.com Blog | Sports Handicapping Web Log on 08-23-2011

Latest Big Ten APR Scores

The latest Big Ten Academic Progress Report scores have been released. For those who do not know what this is, the APR is a measure the NCAA uses to track teams in the classroom instead of on the field. It is a current rating of the state of a program...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 06-13-2010

AbsolutePigskin.com Top 25 (11/29/09)

A loss from Pitt, loss by Oklahoma State, and a less than stellar performance from Texas coupled with another dominant win from TCU vaults the Texas Christian Horned frogs into the top 3 of the AbsolutePigskin.com Computer Top 25. For those of you new...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-29-2009

Computer Free Pick (11/15) Northern Illinois vs. Ball St.

Well what's a Monday night without looking ahead to the weekly Tuesday night MAC match up? The suddenly unstoppable Northern Illinois Huskies host Ball. St. Let's see what the computer has to say about this one. The AbsolutePigskin computer views...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-14-2011

The Sweatervest Has Stains

For years I've given Ohio State coach Jim Tressel the benefit of the doubt. For as long as I can remember people have made claims that Tressel was a dirty coach and ran a dirty program. This type of talk often comes when teams win and simply put it...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 05-09-2011

Computer Free Pick (11/15) Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan

I'm convinced that the MAC conference exists to give college football gamblers something to do during the week. I'll spare you the commentary and get right to the brass tacks.. let's see what the AbsolutePigskin computer has to say about this...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-15-2011

Ohio State Adds #8

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel often refers to the punt as the most important play in college football so the mood at the "Sweater Vest" house must be a bit happier today. Ohio State received it's second verbal pledge this week, this one coming...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 07-02-2009

Michigan RB considering transfer?

Michigan Wolverine true freshman running back, and Internet sensation, Sam McGuffie, is rumored to be unhappy with his situation at Michigan. Whereas a specific complaint has yet to surface, if rumblings are correct he in fact might be considering a transfer...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-05-2008

More rumblings out of Ann Arbor

Highly recruited Michigan running back Sam McGuffie is rumored to have quit the Michigan football team prior to this past Saturday's contest against Northwestern. Sources indicated to AbsoltePigskin that McGuffie has left the team to return to family...

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-18-2008

AbsolutePigskin.com Top 25 (11/22/09)

Here is the latest top 25 computer rankings from the AbsolutePigskin.com statistical analysis.

Posted to AbsolutePigskin Times by Tom Loker on 11-22-2009