I know what you’re thinking: “Oh yay…another post full of links…” but it’s not like I was there, so this is what y’all get for now.

STORIES:
Fall Camp Insider: Moeller Returns, Pryor Shines on First Day in Pads (Ozone)
Notebook: Fall Camping (Rivals)
Buckeyes Open Full-Contact Practice (NBC4)
Practice Report: Tues, Aug. 10 (Bucknuts)
Buckeyes try to stay cool in the heat (AP/Dayton Daily News)
More than just the weather was hot (Dispatch)
Pads Pop From The Get-Go (Sports RappUp)

I don’t know about anyone else, but I really like what I’m reading about the 2010 Buckeyes. They seem extremely focused and motivated to be great.

PICTURES:
Ozone’s Gallery
Bucknuts’ Photo Gallery

VIDEO:

Breakdown of a nice Pryor TD pass, with breakdown from Plain Dealer

Lots of good stuff from Sunday as Coach Tressel opened up practice to the media, and it was also family/picture/media day. I waited a day so a lot of the news, pictures, and video could make its way online. That way, I don’t have to edit this post.

We also learned, today, that TP was added to the 2010 Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list.

Also, if you’re interested in OSU-related iPhone themes, check the TPO twitter stream. I shared some screen shots of my creations earlier today. Your feedback is welcomed!

PICTURES:
CoachTressel.com Gallery
Media Day Gallery / Practice Gallery (Ozone)
Media Day Gallery / Practice Gallery (Josh Winslow)
Media Day Gallery Part: 1 2 / Practice Gallery (Bucknuts)
Media Day and Practice Slideshow (Dispatch)

STORIES:
‘Humbled’ Terrelle Pryor says he wants to be OSU’s QB as a senior in 2011 (Plain Dealer)
First glimpse at fall camp (Dispatch)
Pryor showing maturity of a leader (Bob Hunter/Dispatch)
Improved Attitude is Catalyst to Improvement for Pryor (Ozone)
Fall Camp Insider: Bucks Take in Practice and Photo Day (Ozone)
Pryor has ‘business’ plan for junior season (News-Herald)

Check out some video after the jump…
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Raw interview video footage from NBC4 Columbus

Proud Parents Backing Up Their Sons(ABC6)

Maturing Terrelle Pryor at OSU Picture Day (ABC6)

PICTURES:
The Ozone’s Gallery
Josh Winslow’s Pictures
Bucknuts Gallery

VIDEO:
Rivals (Buckeye Grove)
10TV-WBNS
ABC6
NBC4 (Bucknuts)
NBC4

STORIES:
The Ozone: Two Missing as Buckeyes Report for Camp
Dispatch: Buckeyes say focus essential amid hype
Dispatch Blog: Buckeyes report; Smith to arrive shortly
Plain Dealer: Buckeyes check in for start of Ohio State preseason camp

First day of practice is Friday and media day (where we get all the posed pictures of the team in their jerseys) is Sunday.

And that leads me to my new camera. It has a nice zoom. I was in the C-deck on the visitor side of the field. Below is one of my shots, with just a little bit of zoom. You can see how how far away I was:

And here is one of my zoomed in pics of TP on the opposite sideline:

Not bad, huh? View the full gallery here. Regular appearances from Brew Crew members.

Read on for news on Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Big Ten selections.

We already learned that Terrelle is Phil Steele’s pick for 1st team All-American QB. So given that knowledge, we pretty much already knew he’d be the 1st team All-Big Ten. But those picks were released as well and will probably garner a lot of chatter amongst other Big Ten fans.

Conference media/coaches won’t see things the same way. I can almost guarantee it. TP was only honorable mention at the end of last season, and the conference/media picks for All-Big Ten honors were serverely lacking in Buckeyes. (It’s a wonder Jim Tressel continues to dominate the conference with so many below average players…) Mark it down: Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi and Wisconsin’s Scott Tolzien will be some version of 1st team and 2nd team All-Big Ten; ahead of TP. Just watch! There will also be a small fraction of Buckeyes, in general, on those lists as well. It’s just the way it is. Then those slacker Buckeyes will go on to win the conference…again. And Jim Tressel will be passed over for Coach of the Year…again. Same story, different year.

Rather than rehash what each of the Buckeye media outlets said, I thought it’d be more helpful to provide links, so you can see for yourself.

I am the thoughtful one, aren’t I?

PICTURES:
BuckeyeSports.com’s Gallery
Dispatch Slideshow
The Ozone’s Gallery

VIDEO:

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STORIES:
Winder Conditioning Notes (The Ozone)
Buckeyes were up and working hard (Dispatch)

That should tide you y’all over for the next couple of weeks until Spring practice starts April 1. While the media won’t have an All-Access pass (they don’t exist in Tressel’s world), they should get invites for severak sessions.

Til then…

The below picture is how I feel about this win:

No, it’s not the BCS Championship, but this win kind of felt like it after the past few years as College Football’s whipping boy. It was simply huge for the Buckeyes!

TP’s message to his Twitter followers reads as follows:

Thanks for the support for the bucks we played a hell of a game. Go bucks god bless you all

Love it. Go Bucks!

Rivals has a shorter version of the postgame celebration/Carmen Ohio, as does the Plain Dealer.

And how awesome was it that TBDBITL was so loud throughout the game? Loved hearing our Buckeye favorites while watching the broadcast! The loud O-H-I-O during “Hang On Sloopy” postgame was great to hear as well! Should the Big House be renamed The Horseshoe North?

Here’s TP’s postgame presser:

Pictures: Bucknuts, The Ozone

Another 10 win season. Another outright Big Ten Championship. A 6th straight win over TTUN. Ho Hum. A day in the life of Jim Tressel. I didn’t care how they did it, I just wanted a win. Thanks to the staff and team for giving that to me; beating Michigan 21-10 in their house.

As is always the case in Buckeye Nation, many are grumbling about the offense. They do this whether we win or lose. Doesn’t matter. They can never be happy. They want a “sexy” offense here at Ohio State and are the exact “miserable fans” Tress referenced earlier this season. FWIW, he shouldn’t have apologized for that comment. He was absolutely right and it’s sad. This team just won an outright Big Ten Championship with a road win over their hated rivals and people are bitching. It’s embarrassing. These are the fans that give OSU fans a bad name. No one’s saying everything is perfect (it is not), but damn. Calm down and enjoy the win already!

Here are some of my thoughts, IN A NUTSHELL:

• TP threw a pick today, but he still made great decisions overall, taking what the defense gave him, and shredding them with his legs.
• Wish he and Posey could have connected on the deep passes, but it is what it is. They’ll work it out and that’ll be a lethal combo next season.
• The defense was back to its normal dominant self. I predicted UM would move the ball early on, and they did. But they pretty much got shut down after halftime.
• I was wrong about Michigan taking an early lead thanks to Forcier hand delivering us a touchdown.
• As I said on Twitter: TP’s Purdue game = Forcier’s OSU game. It’s too bad that he has to wait until the 2010 season to redeem himself. TP only had to wait 1 week.
• The Oline, led by Justin Boren, was in beast mode today. Anytime you can string together 4-5 games with 225+ yards rushing, you’re line is doing pretty well
• Speaking of Boren, he needs a tattoo that says “Those who transfer will be champions”. It should look like this. That is all.
• UM had quite a few recruits on the hand; several that are considering both schools. I wonder what they thought…
• Seriously, how dope were those unis? I loved, loved, loved those socks. Check out how sweet TP looked.
• The pink Buckeye leaf sticker in honor of Stefanie Spielman was good to see. I also appreciated the respect the announcers showed for the family during the broadcast.
• Thoma has been a whipping boy lately for his punting performances. Appears that he knows it and apologizes.
• Brian Rolle was great today. As was Johnny Simon. Great players step up during The Game. And they did.
• It was quite fun to watch RichRod’s reactions after things went wrong for his team. Considering few things ever go right, he was quite entertaining today.
• I’m going to savor this win knowing that Michigan won’t even have a chance to beat Ohio State for yet another year. I have friends who either attend or are Wolverine fans, so this will be fun!

TP finished 9/17 for 67 yards passing w/ 1 TD and 1 INT. He added 74 yards rushing to go along with Brandon Saine’s 84 and Boom Herron’s 96. That is total rushing domination right there. When you rack up that many yards on the ground you don’t need to pass much.

AROUND THE REST OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL:
Lot of interesting finals today in college football. Didn’t think Northwestern would beat Wisky, but they did. What was a dead even game in the 1st half between Sparty and PSU turned into a butt-whooping! Was not at all surprised UCONN beat Notre Dame. Very exciting game! Was this the end of the Charlie Weis era? I am ecstatic that Ole Miss pulled out the win against LSU. LSU has no quality wins and still sits in the top 10. Ole Miss fixed that for us. I can’t believe Miles’ clock mgt is that bad.

QUICK PICTURES FROM WIRE SERVICES:

Postgame presser, via Bucknuts

Carmen Ohio amongst the fans who rushed the field

And be sure to check out pictures from the usual suspects such as Josh Winslow, The Ozone, Rivals.com, and Bucknuts. Additionally, there is more postgame video from Rivals.

Check out the press release and see some pictures on the official site.

I love the shoes and the gloves!