Beanie Won’t Be 100%
Beanie Wells carried the ball roughly 20 times in today’s practice with both Tressel and Bollman estimating his health at around 75%.
The real key is how his toe responds tomorrow after his first contact practice since the injury.
Bollman didn’t sound overly optimistic about a full strength Beanie being in the lineup come Saturday:
“You’re just hoping that he can get in a situation where he can help us contribute in some situations,” Bollman said. “The chances of him being 100 percent are not real high, I wouldn’t think so. That would be a miraculous recovery here.”
Anybody know any faith healers?
He’ll be healthy. Smile!
Do not be alarmed…..This is what we have come to know as “Tressel mind-fucking the opposition”.
All he needs to do is be a bowling ball and get 5 yards per carry. C’mon offensive line. I know you can do it.
Let’s see what Jim Bollman can pull out of his ass for this one. Better yet, let’s see what Heacock can do. I hope the first play is a soft zone, then you see a grin come across Heacock’s face, and the Buckeyes switch to an aggressive defense. Turns out, he’s been planning this all along (through the 2 national championship game).
Then, I work up.
“switch to an aggressive defense”
After three straight sacks, the Trojans punt the ball, Ray Small calls a fair catch. Beanie rides a winged unicorn into the end zone. Nine times.
I estimate my chances of being nervous at around 120%.
I’ve made sure to have family around me so that I can’t hang myself. That wouldn’t look good in front of the niece and nephew.
I’ve started raging bull proofing my house. All breakables have been put away. Things that can be thrown and broken are no longer in front of the couch. Basically all I’ll have for Saturday is a case of beer (cans…), a couch, and a TV. I’m not even going to allow myself a remote….
I forgot to note that I do, in fact, know a faith healer. My fiancee and I have a little collection going: free give-a-ways from televangelists. Yesterday, we received a green prosperity fleece from Don Stewart. I’m to sleep on it tonight, then send it back to Don with my pledge of $37, $137 or $737 (don’t ask me about the “37″ motif – I don’t know). That’ll get me healed up, financed up, relationshipped up and all-around happied up. Can’t beat that.
I really think this is Tressel’s way of being deceptive.
He always has a plan, now it’s time to execute!
Go Bucks!
I have ordered my defibrilator on ebay, and it should arrive by Friday afternoon. It’s coming from the Alaska state government, so I way underpaid for it!
In all seriousness, this news didn’t sit well with me. I don’t really know the difference between 75 and 100% healthy, but hopefully that means 75% of 250 yards and 3 scores.
If Beanie played at 75% effectiveness last year and still scorched some great defenses then I am calm.
It’s time to kill the assumption that the Bucks can’t win the big game.
At 75% Beanie will still be the best player at the game.
Why not plant false information ?????? It only works to OSU’s benefit… I say that if Beanie is 75% and he is properly stretched and has the proper taping, padding,etc… he should be fine. He has proved he can play thru pain and the adrenaline will help… we may not have him for the Troy game and maybe the game after… but he needs to go Sat nite
I’m sure he’ll play but I dont see how anyone can think he’s at 100%. He would’ve been practicing the last week and half if he was. I agree the staff has been vague but that’s nothing new.
Just the fact that Beanie will be suited up and will get some carries should give this team a lift.
I am with Keith, I have killed the assumption that the Bucks can’t win the big game and they are going to win this game. This game will be different than the BCS games, because they don’t have a 50+ day layoff.
Thia is not good at all. my one feeling of comfort abut this game was at worst Beanie could be a workhorse and shorten the game and keep us in it … I sure hope this is a a deception, but I doubt it. USC planned for beanie the whole time and once he runs it one time healthy, the “deception” becomes meaningless
I sure hope to god that the 50+ day layoff was a real problem … I don’t know, mybe we are grasping at straws for answers … can I start drinking on Thursday morning??? WTF Beanie, you were supposed to be fine …ugh
I don’t know any faith healers, but I do know some “faith hurters” I’ll send the boys to ensure that McKnight has some form of “turf toe” for the game … it’s the best we can do
I will say a prayer at Friday nite services… all you Catholics plz lite a candle!
Will we even stick with the run? We went away from it in `06 and `07 in the MNC. If the USC sheath-bags strike fast there is a 76% chance the team goes into “head-case” mode, and Bollman starts reaching. tOSU is a ball control offense. Beanie is the heart of said offense. I still have no idea what’s going to happen in this one, but I’ll take 75% Beanie toe any day. I do like the underdog thing going on and if the national/local criticism doesn’t fire these guys up nothing will. I’m going to sacrifice a chicken to joe-boo. Refuse defeat fellas. Tick-tock..
Oh yeah, if we sit in zone all night we’re fecked sideways. As God said, “Go forth and blitz thyne Sanchez”.
C’mon Beanie… down some ripped fuel and crank up that diesel. Share it with the offensive line so they aren’t so damn lazy like the last 2 games. If they are standing around watching sacks and tackles… That is lazy…
I was always told pick your block and drive him to Kingdom Come or to the whistle blows, whichever comes first.
Lou Holtz just assured me…. “The buksth will sthtill win with boom, pryor, and an unhealthy beanie wellsth!! Look for sthanchezth to be under duressth all game, and the crathy sthamoan maualuga to have a stherial casthe of jock Itsth!!! I like Ohio Sthtate in a big way… 17-3!!”