Mike Furlan
Writing Topic(s): Buckeye Football
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What started as diehard interest in the Cleveland Browns, morphed into an insane fanaticism for all things Buckeye for Mike Furlan. When the infamous traitor, Art Modell, absconded with Mike's beloved Cleveland Browns; Mike poured all of his passion into Ohio State athletics.
Mike is a ten year veteran of the United States Marine Corps and Operation Enduring Freedom. He currently remains on active duty and is stationed in the Columbus, Ohio area where he can usually be seen bouncing one of his children on his knee.
Mike's interests include probability theory with applications in actuarial mathematics, latin poetry, and weightlifting. Mike coaches lacrosse and baseball and is defensive line coach for youth athletic teams.
Mike just moved to Charleston, South Carolina where he is attending U.S. Navy Nuclear Propulsion School with his wife Shannon and their four children.
Mike will be covering Ohio State Buckeye football for Swerb's Blurbs.
Article Archives:
The Five Greatest Traditions Of Ohio State Football
November 20, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #1 Chic Harley
August 18, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #2 Archie Griffin
August 7, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #4 Orlando Pace
July 26, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #6 Troy Smith
July 17, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #7 Vic Janowicz
July 15, 2009
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #10 Rex Kern
July 6, 2009
Texas Gold
March 1, 2009
Durham A Surprise Signing For Bucks
February 24, 2009
Hook 'Em Bucks!
January 5, 2009
Sorting Out The BCS
December 1, 2008
The Furls Preseason Craptacular
August 30, 2008
Reading Into The Roster
August 30, 2008
Furls' 2008 Big Ten Preview
August 26, 2008
Clarett: Setting The Record Straight
June 2, 2008
The NEW Linebacker U
June 1, 2008
An Early Look At The 2008 Buckeyes - Part II
May 31, 2008
An Early Look At The 2008 Buckeyes - Part I
May 29, 2008
The Buckeye Recruting Trail: 2009
May 28, 2008
Dogging It
April 28, 2008
New Faces
April 21, 2008
FINALLY ... Pryor a Buckeye
March 20, 2008
Meet the Class of 2008
February 7, 2008
The Unlikely Road To Redemption
January 7, 2008
Give It To Beanie, Baby
January 6, 2008
Analysis: The Buckeye Defense vs. The LSU Offense
January 5, 2008
Dealing With Dorsey
January 1, 2008
Not All Bowl Wins Are Created Equally
December 30, 2007
What A Difference A Game Makes
December 27, 2007
The Right Man For The Job
December 18, 2007
Power Vacuum
December 2, 2007
BOOMER SOONER!
December 1, 2007
Buckeyes By The Numbers, The Update
December 1, 2007
The Buckeyes Chances, By The Numbers
November 20, 2007
DOMINATION
November 17, 2007
Preview: THE GAME
November 17, 2007
Well Go Ahead ... Jump
November 11, 2007
Preview: Illinois at Ohio State
November 10, 2007
Asked & Answered?
November 4, 2007
Put The History In The Past
November 3, 2007
Satisfied?!?
October 28, 2007
Preview: Ohio State at Penn State
October 27, 2007
Buckeyes Keep Rollin'
October 21, 2007
Spartans! Prepare For Glory?
October 20, 2007
Zips & Flashes & Penguins, Oh My!
October 14, 2007
Kent Reed, Kent Rite, Kent Stayt
October 13, 2007
Title Game Hopes Return To Columbus
October 7, 2007
Preview: Buckeyes at Purdue
October 6, 2007
Greasy, Grimy, Gopher Guts
September 30, 2007
License To Kill Gophers
September 29, 2007
Euthanized Wildcats
September 23, 2007
Preview: Northwestern at Ohio State
September 22, 2007
Muzzling The Media & The Huskies Dogs
September 16, 2007
Preview: Ohio State at Washington
September 15, 2007
Wrap: Buckeyes 20 Akron 2
September 9, 2007
Zippity-Freaking-Doo-Dah
September 8, 2007
Wrap: Buckeyes 38 YSU 6
September 2, 2007
Preview: Youngstown State at Ohio State
September 1, 2007
Preview: Big Ten Football 2007
August 31, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Wide Recievers
August 27, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Running Backs
August 24, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Quarterbacks
August 23, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Offensive Line
August 20, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: The Secondary
August 18, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Linebackers
August 16, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Buckeyes: Defensive Line
August 13, 2007
Previewing The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes
August 10, 2007
Defending The Buckeye Football Schedule
August 9, 2007
Crossroads
June 25, 2007
$portscenter?
May 31, 2007
Five Burning Questions
April 21, 2007
A Tale Of Two Draft Picks
April 17, 2007
It Just Wasn't Meant To Be
April 3, 2007
Preview: The National Championship Game
April 2, 2007
A Chance At Redemption
April 1, 2007
Preview: Ohio State - Georgetown
March 31, 2007
Atlanta Bound
March 25, 2007
Preview: Ohio State - Memphis
March 24, 2007
Preview: Ohio State - Tennessee
March 22, 2007
Defending The Big Ten
March 21, 2007
It Finally Happened To Us!
March 18, 2007
Big Ten Champs!!!
March 12, 2007
The Man, The Myth, The Oden
March 11, 2007
Oden, Norse God Or Hoops God?
March 10, 2007
Preview: The Big Ten Tournament
March 8, 2007
The 2007 Buckeye Recruiting Class
February 14, 2007
Recruiting Class Strength Is Overrated
February 13, 2007
Chasing The Hangover
January 30, 2007
Disaster In The Desert
January 9, 2007
The National Championship: Preview & Prediction
January 8, 2007
Analysis: The Buckeye Offense Vs. The Gator Defense
January 8, 2007
Analysis: The Gator Offense Vs. The Buckeye Defense
January 8, 2007
Comparing The SEC & The Big Ten
January 8, 2007
Happy Effin New Year
January 5, 2007
Strength Against Strength, Speed Against Speed
January 4, 2007
Hoosier Daddy: Part Deux
January 3, 2007
"SEC Speed"
January 2, 2007
Don't Overplay Your Hand Browns Fans
January 2, 2007
Three For Sundays
December 29, 2006
Merry Effin' Christmas, It Could Be Worse
December 27, 2006
The Furls Bowl Craptacular: A Celebration Of Mediocrity!
December 26, 2006
Hypocrisy Abounds
December 5, 2006
Buckeyes Blocked And Game Planned Their Way To Victory
November 22, 2006
Preview: THE GAME
November 18, 2006
scUM Of All Fears: Part V
November 17, 2006
Ohio State - Michigan: By The Numbers
November 17, 2006
scUM Of All Fears: Part IV
November 16, 2006
The Five Greatest Ohio State-Michigan Games Of All-Time
November 16, 2006
scUM Of All Fears: Part III
November 15, 2006
scUM Of All Fears: Part II
November 14, 2006
scUM Of All Fears: Part I
November 13, 2006
Making Sense Of The BCS
November 13, 2006
Spayed And Neutered
November 12, 2006
Preview: Ohio State - Northwestern
November 11, 2006
The Furls 15
November 11, 2006
Buckeye Nation Survives Scare
November 6, 2006
Is There Any Fight Left In The Illini?
November 4, 2006
The Furls 15
November 3, 2006
Turfgate - Part Deux
November 1, 2006
"I Want You To Kill All The Gophers ..."
October 30, 2006
The Only Good Gopher ...
October 28, 2006
The Furls 15
October 27, 2006
OSU Is Your Daddy
October 23, 2006
Hoosier Daddy
October 21, 2006
The Furls 15
October 20, 2006
State Of The NCAA Address
October 17, 2006
Buckeyes Outclass Spartans
October 16, 2006
Preview: Ohio State - Michigan State
October 14, 2006
The Furls Power 15
October 13, 2006
Bowled Over
October 10, 2006
Preview: OSU - BG
October 7, 2006
The Furls Power 15
October 6, 2006
Buckeyes Put On Clinic In Hammering Of Hawkeyes
October 1, 2006
Preview: Ohio State - Iowa
September 30, 2006
The Furls Power 15
September 29, 2006
Turfgate
September 28, 2006
The Sweater Vest, The Relic - The Recap
September 26, 2006
Preview: Penn St - Ohio St
September 23, 2006
The Furls Power 15
September 22, 2006
Cincinnati Schmincinnati
September 18, 2006
Preview: Ohio State - Cincinnati
September 16, 2006
Burned Orange
September 10, 2006
Trying Not To Step In Number Two
September 8, 2006
Scarlet Shirted
September 6, 2006
Husky, The Other White Meat
September 3, 2006
Prediction Time
September 1, 2006
Preview: Ohio State-Northern Illinois
August 31, 2006
Reloaded?
August 30, 2006
Practice? We're Talkin' Bout Practice?
August 23, 2006
Coaches Poll Gets It Right
August 8, 2006
Carmona Posterized Again
August 6, 2006
The Ten Greatest Buckeyes Of All-Time: #6 Vic Janowicz
July 31, 2006
Je'Kel Foster Running With Cavs Summer League Team
July 13, 2006
Buckeye Invasion
May 2, 2006
Buckeyes' Draft Stock Soars With Pro Day Workouts
March 11, 2006
Preview: Big Ten Tournament
March 9, 2006
The Butler Did It: Bucks Impress in 79-68 Win
February 23, 2006
Jim O'Brien ... Wronged?
February 18, 2006
Buckeyes Unable to Dial Up a Win At Wisconsin
February 16, 2006
Buckeye Recruits That Can Help THIS Year
February 15, 2006
Buckeyes Beat Gophers 67-53
February 5, 2006
September Seems So Far Away
January 31, 2006