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As good a writer as Porentas is for Ozone, I'd still say my favorite things on that site come from the pen (or typewriter, or keyboard) of Gerdman. The Tip Sheet and Buckeye Watch are must reads every week.
Happy 10th OZone.:osu:
 
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Blade
Article published Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Buckeye Nation love affair
Books capitalize on rabid fan base
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
COLUMBUS - An interesting phenomenon was exposed when John Porentas decided a dozen years ago to start dabbling in sharing information about Ohio State football with fans outside the capital city, with the internet as his conduit. The native Toledoan learned Buckeye enthusiasts make up a massive, sprawling network, and this is a collective beast with an appetite you cannot satisfy. No matter how much you shower them with data or facts or minutia wrapped in scarlet and gray - they want more. "It does amaze me, just how devoted and invested the fans are," said Porentas, who grew up in East Toledo and attended St. Thomas Aquinas for grade school and St. Francis de Sales High School. "You can give them loads of detail and background on the receivers or the special teams or the play-calling, but if it has to do with Ohio State football, they always want more. There is probably some breaking point, but we're not there yet." That insatiable thirst for a look behind the curtain at one of the nation's most tradition-rich football factories led Porentas to start O-Zone Communications and create a Web site targeting fans outside the shadow of The Horseshoe. His feeding the Ohio State mania continues with the recently released book Glory Years: A Photo History of the New Era in Ohio State Football. Porentas supplied the text, and photographer Jim Davidson the artwork.
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Just sayin': It is still a great site. Not as good as BP, but still a great site for Buckeye news, etc.

I'd rank my top 5 "Buckeye Sports News" sites as....

1. Buckeye Planet
2. Eleven Warriors
3. The O-Zone
4. SB Nation, Land Grant Holy Land
5. Buckeye Battle Cry
 
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ScriptOhio said:
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Just sayin': It is still a great site. Not as good as BP, but still a great site for Buckeye news, etc.

I'd rank my top 5 "Buckeye Sports News" sites as....

1. Buckeye Planet
2. Eleven Warriors
3. The O-Zone
4. SB Nation, Land Grant Holy Land
5. Buckeye Battle Cry
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only sites that exist for me are #1 -#2 -#3
 
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ScriptOhio said:
TheOzoneLogo.png


Just sayin': It is still a great site. Not as good as BP, but still a great site for Buckeye news, etc.

I'd rank my top 5 "Buckeye Sports News" sites as....

1. Buckeye Planet
2. Eleven Warriors
3. The O-Zone
4. SB Nation, Land Grant Holy Land
5. Buckeye Battle Cry
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I forgot all about Buckeye Battle Cry, I used to go there a bunch 2-3yrs ago. Land Grant is hit or miss with me. But I'm sure we all have similar lists, with BP of course 1st

1. Buckeyeplanet
2. Eleven Warriors
3. Land of 10(Birm is the man)
4. O Zone
5. Land Grant Holy land
 
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