The Buckeye Weekly Podcast

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr take part in a good, old-fashioned Black Stripe draft.

The fellas have a snake draft to select their picks for which Buckeye freshmen will have their Black Stripes removed first. They also explain and debate their picks throughout the show.

It is the Big Me Kickoff show with Kevin Noon and we are talking about the latest happenings around the world of college sports. The Big Ten Conference may be looking at changing how it goes about doing things with a potential move to eight league games from nine and doing away with divisions. All of that comes from a report from The Athletic and we are here to talk about that. Do those moves put the Big Ten on a better footing in keeping up with the SEC or is it a case of making all the wrong moves?

Plus, the 2022 season is still months and months away but we know that Ohio State opens up against Notre Dame, a team without a conference (by choice) but still considered very much part of the Power Five. There was a day and an age where the Buckeyes would open up against Power Five (or the equal name of the time) to start the season. There was a good decade where Ohio State did not do that but now we see that becoming more of a regular thing. Is that something that we should expect moving forward?

So much going on, even without any college football games for several months, be sure to lock it in here with the Big Me Kickoff on a weekly basis, not missing anything with host Kevin Noon.

The Big Ten is discussing going back to eight conference games and getting rid of divisions. What kind of impact would this have on Ohio State? Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss this matter and whether this would be good or bad for the Buckeyes and how it could harm or benefit the conference as a whole as well.

The fellas also discuss the recent commitment of defensive tackle Will Smith, Jr., as well as the impending departure of Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald and what it means for Jim Harbaugh's future with the Wolverines.

It's never too early for bold predictions, provided you preface things by saying it's way too early for bold predictions.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr hand out 14 bold predictions for the 2022 Buckeyes that are just way too early to be all that accurate. And certainly too early to be tabulated if they're wrong.

Some of the predictions involve players like CJ Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson, Marvin Harrison, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kourt Williams, Sonny Styles, and many more.

College football is in a state of change right now with the influx of the transfer portal and NIL laws being enacted. Change has always been a part of college football, however, and that's what has allowed it to stay so modern and up to date.

But what constitutes the beginning of modern college football? What year did modern college football begin and why?

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss that question and go over a bunch of possible answers over the years. They eventually come to a conclusion, but it may not be one you agree with.

Here on the Big Me Kickoff, it was a wild weekend from the NFL ranks as we saw four playoff games all decided by one score or less. It would be easy to lament about the college season being over but there is plenty of time for that, how crazy were the games over the past two days?

Was Sunday night’s AFC game evidence that the NCAA overtime rules (at least the first and second periods) are superior to the NFL rules or does the old saying of, “Don’t put yourself in a decision to let a coinflip beat you” ring true. And was it really a case of a coinflip determining the game?

We jump back into Ohio State talk but talking about what kind of output changes we can expect making wholesale changes from one defensive staff to another by looking back at the last two times that Ohio State made major changes on that side of the ball to address slipping numbers.

And we are also looking at what kind out offensive output the Buckeyes are losing from the 2021 team to the 2022 team. Is the drop-off from the 2021 team better, worse or on-par with past seasons?

All of that and more with your host Kevin Noon on the Big Me Kickoff. Don’t miss out.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr address a handful of listener questions regarding the Ohio State football program. The discussions this week include the following:

- Julian Fleming's potential in the 2022 offense
- Is it time to move on from the veteran defensive ends and let the younger guys like Jack Sawyer and JT Tuimoloau play?
- Should Jaxon Smith-Njigba stay in the slot or move outside?
- Does the revamped schedule help Jim Knowles' defense solidify?
- Why do Alabama and Georgia look so big and athletic on defense compared to slow and small Ohio State?

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman answer a batch of listener questions. The topics this time around include the following.

- How will the OSU offense benefit from playing against a Jim Knowles defense?
- Where is the biggest area of opportunity on this Ohio State defense?
- How does next year's front seven compare to Alabama and Georgia in 2021?
- Does Ohio State have the talent to win it all in 2022?
- And more.

The deadline to declare for the NFL Draft has come and gone, which means it's time to look at what the Michigan Wolverines have coming back in 2022.

In today's episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss who is returning to the Michigan defense next year and what that means for the Buckeyes and the rest of the Big Ten.

Will the Wolverines be better in 2022 than they were this year? With their losses on defense, it's hard to imagine they'll be as good as they were in 2021.

The deadline to declare for the NFL Draft has come and gone, which means it's time to look at what the Michigan Wolverines have coming back in 2022.

In today's episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss who is returning to the Michigan offense next year and what that means for the Buckeyes and the rest of the Big Ten.

Will the Wolverines be better in 2022 than they were this year? With this offense, it's possible.