More preseason watch-lists have been announced for the upcoming 2012 football season. There are more Buckeyes getting a little hype.

Corey “he’d rather not be called Philly but people do it anyway” Brown has been named to the Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list. The award is given annually by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club to the Nation’s best wide receiver. It’s a great honor for Brown, and one that signals he is expected to surpass last year’s 14 reception/205 yard/1TD performance. Did I mention that was tied for the team lead? Yeah, expect that number to jump just a tad.

Etienne Sabino has been named to the preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, which honors the Nation’s outstanding linebacker. Sabino is a 5th year Senior and OSU’s MVP in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl. One could argue that he may have been the only bright spot in that debacle.

John Simon, Johnathan Hankins and Jake Stoneburner all appear on the Lombardi watch list. This award is given by the Rotary Club annually to the Nation’s top lineman who plays no more than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball and linebackers. Yes, it is that specific of an award. All three of them appear on multiple watch-lists with Simon and Hankins getting a massive amount of love in the pre-season.

Hopefully with all of these Buckeyes on all of these watch-lists, someone is bringing home some kind of hardware.

As expected, Buckeye TE Jake Stoneburner has been named to the John Mackey Award watch list. The award, named after the Pro Football Hall of Fame member who spent his Collegiate career at Syracuse, is presented by the Nassau County Sports Commission and honors the Nation’s outstanding Tight End.

As many are aware, Stoneburner is in the doghouse at the moment, but there is no denying the impact he could have in the Urban Meyer offense. His combination of size and speed will be a force to be reckoned with and he should make an outstanding receiving option for QB Braxton Miller.

There is no reason to believe that he will be grossly under-utilized, as he was last year. Well, unless someone steps in and takes his spot while he is serving time in the Urban Meyer doghouse. As I don’t think this will be an issue, Stoney may very well have the best shot to win a major award out of all the Buckeyes being placed on preseason watch lists.

The next step…getting off of Urban’s bad side…is arguably his biggest hurdle. Given his past history of keeping his nose clean, he should be just fine.

Jake Stoneburner and Jack Mewhort were suspended indefinitely after a run-in with the Shawnee Hills Police Department this past weekend.

I think I speak for all of Buckeye Nation when I say that I am sick and tired of all of the negative press the Ohio State football players earn the team. They are just out of control. I mean, what kind of hoodlums were recruited by the coaching staff to place themselves in so much trouble with the law and running around all thuggishly and…

Wait, what prompted the arrest? Peeing in public? Where? At the Bogey Inn after the Memorial Tournament? Oh…

Now, don’t get me wrong, breaking the law is breaking the law. And, no, running is never a smart idea. But, still, in the grand scheme of things this is so minor. However, you wouldn’t know it from the cries of “THUGS!” “URBAN MEYER IS DIRTY!” etc that are coming from points outside of Columbus. Of course, people tend to overlook that both players are Seniors and were in no way recruited by Urban Meyer to The Buckeyes. They are also overlooking that Urban really brought the hammer down on these guys for this.

Neither player will be allowed access to the football facilities until their cases are resolved. The arraignment is June 11th, but their attorney is hopeful it will be resolved prior to this. One would think it would have to be given the relatively minor charges. Of course, stranger things have happened, especially where Ohio State Football is concerned.

Also, it appears as if the SHPD considered pressing felony charges on the two players as an office was injured. Was it at the hands of Stoney and Mewhort? Well, not exactly. He fell and broke his thumb as he took off after them. Not that I am surprised that Shawnee Hills would consider this, mind you, but that also seems extreme.

In fact, this whole thing is just a lesson in extremes. Extreme reactions from all sides have lead to yet another black eye. A minor one, but a black eye nonetheless.

Let this be a lesson to you all; if you attend a PGA tour event, decide to partake in some liquid refreshments and can’t hold it…try. Now, I’ve been to the Bogey Inn at Memorial Tournament time and I understand that the restroom line is ridiculously long, but don’t let this happen to you.

And if it does, for goodness sake, just stop the flow and don’t run.