Get Your Hopes Up for Pryor Time
The Horseshoe a quote from Duane Long, a Bucknuts recruiting analyst regarding mega recruit Terrelle Pryor:
“Terrelle Pryor looks like a done deal for Ohio State. Pryor likes the [Ohio State] offense. He looks at what Troy Smith did in it, and he knows he can do the same thing. ‘Shocked’ is the word I would use if he goes anywhere else.â€
Read into where Duane collects his paychecks as you see fit, but Dennis at The Horseshoe makes a great point if what is being said is even remotely accurate:
Pryor has scheduled his first official visit, and he picked Columbus as his destination for it. The visit is scheduled for the weekend of the Wisconsin game – something for Buckeye fans to keep in mind. A big win, and a dominant showing by the Buckeyes against the Badgers could seal the deal for Pryor – and of course a rowdy 105,000+ wouldn’t hurt the cause either.
If you're going to the Badger game, get loud.
The Return of Subcommandante Wayne
EDSBS is back with a post from Subcommandante Wayne, supreme Buckeye fan and trash-talker extraordinaire. This, folks, is the modern caricature of a Buckeye fan:
Too strong. Too long. Down to get some friction on. That’s Ohio State, which rhymes with hate.
Writing like this is what makes EDSBS the best college football blog out there, although it would be a little funnier if Gator fan didn't go all merc on their own recently.
Have You Heard That the SEC is Pretty Good?
The M Zone is the latest to take a closer look at the perceived notion of SEC superiority this season:
Fact is, the SEC has a whopping one out-of-conference victory over a team currently ranked in the top 25: LSU's defeat of Virginia Tech. That's it. One.
Because of the Buckeye blowout and some very vocal coaches, the SEC has everyone charmed right now. The good news is the other conferences will get a chance invalidate this belief.
Comments
As an OSU student, I have been encouraging every female coed to do "whatever" it takes to get him here during his visit for the Wisconsin game!
INTERESTING STATS
The big talk is that our defense only looks good because we have played bad teams. The following stats are based on what our defense does to teams vs. their averages on the season as a whole - which basically emliminates the good team/bad team bias.
The OSU defense REDUCES its opponents offensive production by...
45% (Total Yards a game)
29% (Total Pass Yards a game)
63% (Total Rush Yards a game)
71% (Total Points Scored a game)
The OSU defense also only gives up 1 point for every 29 yards of offense it allows...and that includes all the points we have given up this season. (i.e. Safety, Two Defensive TD's, KO Return TD, and any point allowed by our 5th stringers late in a game)
As much as I want to be afraid of teams, I just can't. I will respect them, but the numbers won't allow me to fear anybody!
Harold,
Very good point. That did cross my mind, but I never took the time to research it. Seems pretty straightforward that OSU's defense has a pretty significant dampening effect on opponents' offensive numbers. Nice job.