It’s too damn hot for a penguin to be just walkin’ around. I gotta send you back to the South Pole!

By Adam Kiefaber

The Buckeyes are about to kickoff their season against the Youngstown State Penguins.

The game will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network, which means I’ll be heading to my neighborhood watering hole to watch the game.

Sadly, my bar tab will cost much more than $1.10 charge the network was asking cable subscribers to pay.

Other Big Ten fans will be watching the Big Ten Network via satellite at home or at the bar. Appalachian State at Michigan (noon), Florida International at Penn State (noon), Northeastern at Northwestern (noon), Bowling Green at Minnesota (8 p.m.) and Indiana State at Indiana (8 p.m.) are all on the network’s Saturday schedule.

However, unlike Penn State and Michigan fans, who will be able to pay their tabs and leave at halftime, I have to stick around to see all three of my quarterbacks. Then I have to come up with a favorite.

Not to mention, there are others I’m looking forward to see play. Those players include the five true freshman that could see the field on Saturday; wide receivers Dane Sanzenbacher and Taurian Washington, defensive back Eugene Clifford, running back Brandon Saine and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward.

All that time sitting at the bar, could have me talking to penguins like Billy Madison. Or maybe it will make me look like Danny DeVito (right).

Big Ten Picks

Every week our fellow Big Ten Blogger Gopher Nation will track as other people in our group pick the Big Ten games.

Let’s see if I can go 11-0.

Week 1

Minn. beats BGSU
Northwestern beats Northeastern
MSU beats UAB
Michigan beats App State
OSU beats Penguins
PSU beats FL INT
WIS beats Wash St.
MIZZ beats Illinois
Iowa beats NIU
Purdue beats Toledo
IU over Ind. State