Posts by Bobby Carpenter
A Title Two (50) Years in the Making
For the nearly the past decade my family and I have been traveling south to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida for the Fourth of July weekend. The week is always eventful as my wife and I are able to rendezvous with old friends from across the country. Relaxing on the beach and sharing old stories is…
Read MoreEpisode 033: Can the Cavs win Game Six? OJ: Made in America, & GOT Episode 8
All hope seamed lost. The Cavs fell apart late in Game 4 and blew seemingly any chance of a NBA. However, an improbable win in Game 5 changed the paradigm. Although the “Nutcracker” Green didn’t play, the Cavs have a home game to force a seventh and decisive game. It’s not how many planned it,…
Read MoreEpisode 032: Cavs crack the win column, Beer in the Shoe for ALL & GOT Wrap up
The term “must win” in sports is used almost to the point of nausea. However, if the Cavs were going to have any hope of winning a NBA Title Game 3 was a “must win.” There was no way to expect Cleveland to reel of 4 straight against the best regular season team in NBA…
Read MoreEpisode 031: OSU LB Joe Burger talks offseason training, Cavs Chances, & Thrones Theories
Former walk-on LB Joe Burger may hail from Cincinnati, but he still loves one Cleveland team. The La Salle alum joins According to Carp to describe what “Patriot Week” means to OSU Football team and how Coach “Mick” keeps “The Grind Fresh” with a number of specialty themes throughout the offseason training program. What would…
Read MoreEpisode 030: Beau, Thrones and Satellite Camps is there anything better?
The NBA playoffs are in full force and the Cleveland Cavs are rolling, but who will they play? The East appears to be garbage, but who do they match up better with? Beau and I discuss the potential matchups and if the Cavs can bring an NBA banner home to Cleveland? Jim Harbaugh has set…
Read MoreEpisode 029: The NFL Draft Recap, What Buckeye picks I like best, & Reinstating Satellite Camps
The 2016 NFL Draft was filled with excitement and trades. Very few years will see a 1st round with the level of team movement what was witnessed this year. After an uneventful 2015, this year’s draft started off with a bang. Two blockbuster trades for two quarterbacks before a single second had ticked off the…
Read MoreRoad to the Draft: Phase V Draft Day
Uncertainty. It’s the feeling that permeates every NFL prospect on the draft day. No matter whether they’re a sure fire top 10 selection or they’re just hoping to hear their name called at some point late Saturday afternoon. The feelings are the same because the next few hours… or days will determine the city where…
Read MoreEpisode 028: The Ohio State Spring Game Recap, Remembering Will Smith & Browns draft outlook
Spring football is finally over. Every year the Spring Game punctuates the 15 practices over the previous 6 weeks. There are players who will have breakout performances in the Spring Game, but does that carry over to the fall? Often times no, but that doesn’t mean that is can’t. Michael Thomas has proved to be…
Read MoreEpisode 027: The Buckeye Spring Ball Progression and the Hoop’s Frosh Transfer Issue
Ohio State’s spring ball is nearly half over, but there are still many unresolved issues. Urban Meyer and the Buckeye staff are still looking to solve some of the position problems that occurred with the departure of 16 starters from both sides of the ball. The only way to determine who can handle the pressure…
Read MoreEpisode 026: Michael Thomas tells his story from Cali to Fork Union to OSU and ultimately the NFL
I am always curious how a kid from southern California, with no Ohio ties, ends up at OSU. Michael Thomas had every reason to stay on the west coast. He is the nephew of NFL legend and former USC Trojan Keshawn Johnson, but some how ended up in the Buckeye state. Maybe it was his…
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