11W Mix Tape: Multiple Formations Edition
Much like the Ohio State offense, I struggled to come up with something to hang my hat on today, so I present to you various items to digest in hopes one of them might sneak past the goal line.
Sutton Goes Under the Knife
Though an emotional letdown wouldn’t be much of a shock, the Buckeyes should have an easier time in Evanston a week from Saturday considering stud RB Tyrell Sutton will be out for the rest of the regular season following wrist surgery on Tuesday.
How Bad is the Offensive Line?
So bad that in four of nine games Tressel has declined to name a Jim Parker award winner meaning zero linemen were able to pull a winning performance grade out of their ass. Further, of the five times the honor was miraculously given, Boone has won four times (including this week) and Jim Cordle once with the others being shut out.
That said, rumor has it Joe Pa awarded Bryant Browning PSU’s “On the Take” award during yesterday’s presser.
Pettrey Isn’t the de facto Kicker
After trotting out and connecting on both of OSU’s field goal tries last week, Tressel announced yesterday that Pretorius is still the guy from 36 yards or less while Pettrey is the guy from 37 yards or longer. Pettrey nailed a 36 yarder last week but the only reason he got the call from inside 37 was due to wind.
Am I the only one who thinks this is ridiculous? How can a guy that has your confidence from 37 plus not be the same guy you have confidence in from 36 or less? I can even understand a two kicker system when the other guy boots the truly long ones but a 37 yard cutoff seems a little goofy. If it weren’t for Boeckman, I’d almost be worried Tressel is more concerned about Pretorious’ feelings than winning games. Almost.
Hoops Tix On Sale Monday
The university announced yesterday that single game and mini-season ticket packages go on sale next Monday, November 3rd. Besides the single game offerings, a Scarlet package and Gray package will be available for 64 bones.
The Scarlet package gets you tix to Bowling Green, Jacksonville, Huggy Bear’s Mountaineers and Purdue while the Gray package is comprised of Samford, Butler, Iona and Michigan State.
Hoops Media Announces Preseason Picks
The writers tabbed Purdue’s Robbie Hummel as the pre-season player of the year and rounded out the all-conference starting five with Manny Harris, Raymar Morgan, E’Twaun Moore and Marcus Landry.
The top three teams were Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The media only announces the top three but Bob Baptist’s informal straw poll had the Buckeyes 4th.
It’s gonna be a long bye week.
E’Twaun Moore sounds like a star wars charachter
“Am I the only one who thinks this is ridiculous?”
Nope.
“I’d almost be worried Tressel is more concerned about Pretorious’ feelings than winning games. Almost.”
Bingo. He’s being too Senatorial.
One of my buddies was a walk-on punter the last two years. According to him, Pretorius is the more accurate kicker. However, he also takes longer to get the kick off than Pettrey.
Since the longer kicks have to be lower, the kick has to get off quick or it gets blocked — see the blocked FG against LSU.
Have you guys seen this?
The new Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc08.htm?loc=interstitialskip
They have the Big10 at #2 and the SEC at #4
“SEC! SEC! SEC!”
Err… that can’t be accurate. ACC over the SEC? I don’t know about that. SEC will be up there after all games have been played. Blame their current ratings on their marshmallowy soft OOC schedules.
He also has the ACC #3, so I wouldn’t read too much into it.
Valid point, JJ.
Man, you know its bad when a team can’t even have the kicker be good at all required phases of the kicking game; accuracy and fast enough to get his kick off before the surge. This season has been one long root canal.
They must have some wacky formula where no OOC wins of note = supergoodfuntimesifyou’reinthebigten
Our line and LiC just got killed by Corso on the Herd
What’d he say?
LiC cannot throw a lick, all his passes where floaters, and our line had no heart.
O-line that is
He must have missed the part where that was Teeps’ best passing day of the year. The passing game, for once, was not the problem. Then again, he’s senile, so this should surpise no one.
Definitely the best passing game. Our O line doesn’t have any heart, maybe some pride, but no skills, and at least one big mouth
Chief-
1 big mouth, and 5 fat-asses
LMAO…
Corso is a walking, talking parody. The only people who take him seriously are the people who think Woody Page is the voice of reason on Around the Horn. Of course he is going to bad mouth the Buckeyes now, he knows Gameday isn’t coming back to Columbus. He was LiC biggest fan last week.
Yeah I want to burn the Corso wearing a Brutus head t-shirt I made one of my kids wear last week.
I run thru dynasty’s in EA Sports College Football like Boone and Browning run(drive) thru the Taco Bell Drive-Thru after practice, and Corso’s voice makes me cringe I’ve heard it so much. I mute the TV out of respect for my ears