Michigan State Open Thread
| Kickoff: | 3:30PM ET |
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| Location: | East Lansing, MI |
| Previews: | 11W, BC / SW, ES, SMSU |
| Favorite: | Ohio State (-3.5) |
| Television: | ABC/ESPN2 (Coverage Map) |
| Radio: | OSU Football Affiliates |
| Weather: | Near-Perfect |
Just a few of the many questions that will be answered later today:
Will we see Minnesota Pryor, the guy that was throwing the ball well and moving the offense or will we see Purdue Pryor? Away from Ohio Stadium where fan expectations can be suffocating, will he thrive on the road as some have suggested? After looking Posey’s way so often last week, will they start to develop something dangerous? Will we see any Boeckman?
How will the offensive line respond after a week of getting called out by the media and teammates? Will they be able to block the option this week? How many positions will Rehring play?
Will the defensive line have an answer for the steady dose of Javon Ringer on the way? Will Ross Homan take another step as a run-stopping linebacker? Who emerges as the replacement for Lawrence Wilson? Do the Spartans even attempt to throw at Malcolm Jenkins?
I expect one of those hard fought games we always seem to have up there. Our defense, in the end, forces them to punt two more times than we do, but we only convert those two series into field goals. OSU 30 MSU 24
If they come to play Michigan State has no chance. Really anyone in the country has no chance vs Ohio State’s A game. I just don’t think you’ll see the right players in the game nor the right play call to make this team max out its talent. Head will roll after this season. Why should I be worried about a game vs Michigan State. I have two reasons.
1. M. Wells off guard on first down, no gain.
2. M. Wells Dive play on second down, half yard gain.
Crazy as it sounds the D might be the strenght of this team by years end. That with an offense that features a superstar in Beanie Wells and A budding one in TP. Kinda like when people talked about Michael Jordan in College being stopped by Dean Smith. The same thing is happening here at Ohio State. We have the horses! Let them RUN!
Ringer averages 3.7 yds against the Bucks. Aint gonna do it. The D is gelling at just the right time. The line is starting to get pressure. Rose may be breaking out. MSU is a one trick pony. Put the pony in the glue factory and we get the W. Lets get `em boys. I expect the o-line to get nasty today. They have been challenged privately and publicly (finally) and if they actually have any talent they are gonna prove something. Beanie goes nuts now that the barf/shats are outta his system. Optimism baby, optimism. O-H!!!! p.s. Keep Rasta on the bench. Use a fullback or something. Is Saine ever going to show up? Prolly not, but to spell Beanster he’ll suffice. I say again O-H!!!!!!! 24-14, the good guys.
I’m home in PA for the away game weekend, here’s hoping TSUN can put a beating on the lions and give me a reason to mock all my neighbors.
I am hopeful rehring plays no positions…
I-O!!!!
Im looking for more of a slugfest than we had in Madison even today. Don’t forget that Beanie is at his best in big games, and this gentleman, is a big game. Look for a lot of Hines today, just hope Heacock uses him as a force attacker and not a read and react pussy. I think he can be a star if used correctly. If Sparty’s OC is smart he will not throw Jenkins way today, but still look for a pick from him. Hopefully a pick six. *Cheers* to not having to explain why any of this did not happen on Sunday.
Anyone see the KIRK DRINKS APPLETINIS sign on gameday. Pretty funny. We are a lock Corso picks MSU.
Take Michigan and the points today.
I like the idea of a slugfest, ski. Defense should be able to hold their ground against Ringer and company but it will be extremely physical. On offense as long as they establish a short passing game early and build some confidence, Pryor/Beanie will make enough plays down the stretch to pull it out (eg Wisky). Pryor looks to add another nail biter victory to his resume.
Go Bucks!
Pryor comes up big in big games. I look for him to go off today.
Is Jenkins doing Blue Steel in that picture?
some good optimism here this morning. I agree that we win, but we honestly all know it is going to be ugly and low scoring 16-12 or something like that.
This team has been challenged and called out too many times and not responded. I do not think they respond any better today. they are what they are: a pretty good team and that is better than MSU.
we all hope the team looks different, but that is not going to happen. Here is what we will see today (and deep down every Bucks fan knows this)
- we are not going to open it up
- we are not going to be aggressive on O or D
- we are not going to see any real offensive rhythm
but we’ll win
Ringer was talking about winning by 28 today. I think we f&*k him up. Buckeyes 41-17 Pryor Runs for 2 and throw for 2.
Woody we will open it up. We will throw down field. We will play hard nosed defense and this game will be over early. Just like last year. Same Faces for Michigan State but the new faces for the buckeyes make the difference.
Are we 6-1? Damn fellas, all of the optimism we had after the wisky game gone? Last week sucked, but today could be a lot better. thats what you get with a Freshamn QB, inconsistency.
I hope to you know who that we open it up a little, however, I do not think it’s in JT to do so and I am alright with that.
I will say this though, I am excited about today. It has a strange big game feel, doesn’t it? Curious how TP plays today also makes every week exciting.
I think this team has hit bottom (after USC) and we are on the way up … the question is how quickly do we climb back … by the end of the year? Not until the end of next year? Will it take a senior campaign out of Pryor?
lets go Bucks … maybe it can start today, kinda like the road game at Sparty when Ginn changed that team.
I have no idea what the hell that is ^^^^ sorry
What’s with the WWII pictures? They’re awesome/hilarious, don’t get me wrong, but is there any motivation? Was USC our Pearl Harbor?
Anyone see the end of the Clemson game?
No matter how bad it gets for us, we are still a 1st class school that will never have the AD on the field questioning the head coach and his play calling as the game is in progress.
Great perspective, Bucknut. I do kind of hate how expectations have become so high around here, but I feel that part of that is fueled by the program itself. I mean, JT’s office looks like it was plucked from the Vatican.
poguemahone, it started with Pryor leading the charge at D-Day and from there, I just thought it would be something fun to continue. Maybe we do famous rockers or something next year?
Here we go!
So thankful we don’t play in some lifeless pit like that.
I think Bob is still a little hungover.
WORD, i was wondering what was wrong with him…are we not liveblogging it today?
And they take the ball first again. Hm.
Great block by B Smith!
Yeah, that was huge. Not doing another live blog until maybe next week, Dirty6.
Good start out of Laurinaitis.
what the HELL is wrong with these commentators? i usually sorta like these guys, but they seem way off. one of them seems to have a man crush on boekman, one is hung over…
cool on the liveblog, i’ll look forward to it.
Alright fellas…let’s hold him here and get Beanie back in the fight.
Good stop D!!!
We’re playing man so far! And Laurinaitis is off to a good start.
D looking solid, and Hoyer being Hoyer is helping.
I feel a 1st down pass.
On that last 3rd and 1 w/ OSU’s first possession, it seemed like MSU had 25 guys on the LOS. Apparently, Terrell isn’t allowed to audible…?
Looks like Lil Animal watched some vintage WWF last night….dig it
Silly TLB. You’ve already had you’re one per quarter.
Will they ever stop doing that?
I think one thing this team doesn’t get enough credit for is there ability to generate false start penalties.
Drive killer. Might as well punt
ALL Beanie on that run.
Pryor got a pancake!
Frosh to Frosh, I love it.
Uh oh, redzone time.
That was pretty fun to watch.
That. Was. Beautiful.
Ain’t gonna arm tackle that kid.
Anyone else tipping PBR?
Wow. Great play call, but I have a feeling they’re going to adjust to that, which will open Beanie up.
Excellent…
*Tents fingers, rests index fingers on chin*
Ew?
wow these guys really hate pryor…looks like the ‘locker room’ qb controversy has extended to the booth.
so far i’ve heard them say,
‘pryor runs to straight up’
‘he caught one in the chops trying to make a block’ (how many qbs do you see 20 yds downfield blocking for the rb?)
‘boekman has better passing skills’
‘he doesn’t know the snap count’
‘its not good having a true freshman at qb’
‘he’s barely in college’
‘maybe he’s nervous b/c he’s on the road and he’s inexperienced’
and now he passes for a first down and runs for the td. suck it TV booth.
TLB, I like the rapport he’s developing with Posey. Two more years of that is going to be nice to watch.
I like the jackass commentators going from hating on Pryor to a mild homosexual fascination with him. Does anyone really think he had to ask the fullback for the snap count? Meanwhile he bolts on a 40 yd run. Then clubs a defender on the way to the end zone….
Let’s keep Boeckman on ice
thats one ,one more on the ground and two through the air
Nice early lead. Now let’s get conservative and play for punts!
Meh. The guys in the booth don’t really do their homework.
TLB:
No PBR here-i’m still drinking coffee.
And when evening comes I have a nice bottle of Jack Daniels Single Barrel waiting for me.
LOL yeah, there’s our first score, now for 20 consecutive 3 and outs.
D WASH!
You guys don’t expect Griese to say anything positive, do you?
Mercy sakes alive, we got us a convoy.
I don’t expect Griese to say anything coherent.
Kurt Coleman you can fall down on every tackle for the rest of the year if you can make that happen consistently.
Huge play there. Coleman was juked to his ass, but sure as hell made up for it.
Ha! Fumblerooskie. Nobody forced that one.
blogical,
no i’m pretty sure coleman punched that out on his recovery
Damn Beanie is a human tank
For all intents and purposes, we can win this game with a TD here.
I think their D-line is now sufficiently worried about Pryor going outside after faking with Beanie.
Damnit!
Rehring on the hold?
ah hell holding
Crap. Holding.
Huge penalty.
or not holding, but say hello to a field goal attempt in a minute here
Another red zone penalty.
Great watching by Hartline.
geez that was a lot of work for 2nd and goal from the 11
Interesting timeout. Wind shouldn’t be a factor today. Maybe it’s the sun?
Once again, they can’t get the play off in time. How long has that been going on? 7-8 years now?
chop block ??!!! that cost us 6. I guess they have money on msu
Yeah, Tampa, looked kind of iffy from my seat.
Rehring, the Michigan State defender’s legs are not Krispy Kremes. Keep that in mind.
Who’s fault was that on the chop block? Rehring or Brewster’s? It look like Rehring took the odd-looking low-move to start things and Brewster just kind of finished it.
quit bitching lets punch it in here like Kelly Pavlik
No touchdown here and prepare for a slugfest.
I don’t have TIVO, so I can’t run the play back a few times to see who’s fault it was. But, the high guy seemed to “clean up”, so I’d put it on him.
Best looking point guard in the country
WOW that was fucking awesome.
Great job!
Pryor is putting any Boeckman talk to bed early, isn’t he?
Huge! Now we can attack with our D.
REDZONE OFFENSE!!! I HAVE A REDZONE OFFENSE SIGHTING!!!!
you guys need to start listening to tampa buckeye. I called it 2 air and 2 ground. Lets roll mofo’s
That was money! Kudos to Pryor. The next couple years are gonna be fun to watch!
Thanks for not dropping that one.
terrific throw…HAD to have that
The line blocked, Person did not hold, Brian Robiskie caught a ball, and Terrelle Pryor passed for a TD. This is not the world I know.
“REDZONE OFFENSE!!! I HAVE A REDZONE OFFENSE SIGHTING!!!!”
ROTFL!
Get ready for some Tressel ball!
Time to get my booze-on
notice that TP throws that TD after the play action to beanie…
running beanie from the 5 is the obvious play call, and sparty was gunning for it.
dare i say this?
dare I say it?
but it was a great playcall to fake the obvious play and roll the mobile qb the opposite direction…
Am I still on my afternoon nap dreaming of an offensive orgy? Or are we really up 14-0 in the 1st quarter?
Blogical–
YOU SAW IT TOO? YOU MEAN IT WASN’T JUST ME?!?!
Nice stuff Animal Jr.
Man, as one of Laurinatis’ harshest critics, I absolutely love the job he’s doing so far today.
Odds Tress breaks out the ‘bone to preserve this lead?
Could anyone see Boeckman juking the defender on outside contain? Nothing against him, but that’s why Pryor is in there.
Please keep throwing it like that Mr. Hoyer.
Nobody throws to grass like Hoyer.
Tress called that play for them.
“Blogical–
YOU SAW IT TOO? YOU MEAN IT WASN’T JUST ME?!?!”
I’m still rubbing my eyes!
That’s it Small! Take it and run upfield right away!
Defense is dominating. If they played like this against USC we might have only lost by 14.
Hot damn! Everyone is stepping up today.
Who ARE these guys?
What I tell ya !!!!! great play
Hartline really made a play there. Good to see the old boy.
Who is that in the white jerseys?
That was Nasty!!!!!!
Eff. Yes.
They’ll put that one on the one.
wow…hartline showed up today!! looked like his knee was down before he got in though
COCK BALLS!!!!!
THIS IS UNREAL
OK. 2.
Holy crap… welcome back to Division I A college football, Buckeyes.
The Brians remembered they have hands too!
OH HOLY AND A LONG DISTANCE OFFENSE I HAVE A LONG DISTANCE OFFENSE SIGHTING.
i know this is getting old prolly, already, but i’m fucking amped right now.
sweet ass block on the blitz by beanie, and so much for hartline dropping passes intentionally.
I think he’s down, but Brian Hartline caught a ball. This is unreal.
Wow. It is on the 1.
Who are these people? Did I just have a Hartline sighting?
AMAZING!!!
Sweet Lord, this is beautiful.
In my wildest dreams, I never thought they’d be up 21-0 right now.
I called 41 -17 ladies pryor two ground two air lets fuck them up and send a message to the nation and penn st.
Someone find me some crow or humble pie to eat, regarding my critique of Brian Hartline.
Wow…just wow.
I was honestly worried about this game, thought it would be close at best.
Dare I say I’m feeling pretty good about next week?
I didn’t think we’d score 21 points against PSU and MSU combined, so imagine my shock.
Ah crap. I forgot PSU is next week. Let’s save some for those guys!
Pog- You are like Debbie Downer. The Bucks are rolling and you are bringing USC, Let it go man.
lol, so what is robo saying to hartline on the sideline right now?
‘well shit, that freshman DOES know we exist…maybe he’s alright.’
Griese is an idiot
Oh, and Robert Rose is a tower of sex. He’s played really well today.
solid hit by rose
I say again: Who ARE these guys?
Robb – it’s a joke, man. Just don’t get too optimistic about PSU.
Wake up, cameraman.
As Keith Jackson would say, “Another sack by that swarming Buckeye Defense!!!”
Denlinger getting early pressure on that sack. He’s looked pretty good the last two weeks.
Oh bother.
Big break
Heels on the 10, Small! Heels on the 10!!
why did he even field that inside the 10!!! ugh…
Oh shit, that was close. I thought it was gonna be last year all over again.
Small is starting to look like he’s starting to play, then…
WHEW!!!!!!!!
Another time out. Ouch.
Did we not punt on the opening drive? Not sure what that 1st three drives for touchdowns graphic was all about.
that is small’s identity, he’s got split personality syndrome, i think
I can’t take listening to these guys call the game much longer. They’re terrible.
That’s better anyway. A 96 yard TD drive would really be a dagger.
Pog- I haven’t thought about PSU all day. I am focused on MSU. One game at a time.
Yeah, OSU punted on the 1st series. Went into the end zone.
a dagger? after the first 3 tds, a 96 yd driver would be like a sledgehammer to the face
other than small being an idiot (and a ghost chop block call), that was one of the best quarters of osu football all year
Do they still have Paul McGuire stationed in a different area of the stadium from Griese and Nessler? That was pretty weird last year. It was like going over to someone’s house when they’re in the middle of a fight.
Small’s got to have better field awareness. He got cocky; should have let that one bounce through.
you know griese is looking all kinds of dumb today but i have always loved paul mcguire, he will say the most off the wall thing—he tells it like it is, when a guy makes a dumb play he just says ‘yeah, that was dumb.’ most announcers are more sensitive than that…
i saw we run beanie on this drive until we have a td, make that defense sore as hell
rather, i SAY we run beanie…
Oh, it’s “Maguire,” not “McGuire.” Huh.
He’s an idiot, but he was always effusive when covering the O’Donnell/Foster/Williams Steelers teams, so I tolerated him. I think Nessler and Griese are like listening to three different announcers call three different games.
I think McGuire can get away with a lack of sensitivity, because he has a way of not making it sound personal. The action was dumb, but not the player kinda thing.
Griese is an idiot!
Not a good throw at all. He rushed that one.
they should have a PTI type show with Bob Griese and Emmit Smith. see if they are still speaking a language we can recognize as english at the end of 30 minutes
Sweet, they’re even letting us tackle their receivers. Everything is going right for us.
I stand corrected.
That wasn’t Jenkins, Bob.
Remember when there was the notion that Small was faster than Ginn? That’s funny.
Man, I love that LL Cool J commercial. EEEEH!
Tom Izzo’s been hanging out with JoePa too much.
Pryor completely just trucked #9
TP’s got his bling on
Another throw to a TE!!
Stiff Arm of Justice.
varsity club makes an appearance, and shoulda been a late hit on sparty
Beanie is limping. i hope rasta doesn’t replace him
Wow, that was a nice play.
Great freaking play calling in this game.
Seriously…Beanie stiff arm is an unfair advantage.
Who wants to question the play calling today??
if Brandon Smith had scored that play, I would’ve gone apeshit in my apartment down here.
I bet Brandon Smith never expected seeing as much action in the passing game entering this season.
Amazing what happens when you throw on 1st down.
Man, nice to see an OPEN PLAYBOOK. I’ve been calling for that short dump pass forever.
Good run. No jukin and jivin.
Rehring just tackled Mo Wells.
Definition of a shoe string tackle.
Although they are in the red zone, I may have spoken too soon.
6 would be nice here
They’re figuring that play out.
now THAT’s the red zone offense i recognize
WHAT A CALL!!!!!!!!!
This is freaking unbelievable.
varsity club, part 2
and i love maguire, and that’s why ‘i don’t think his foot hurts’
Another Stiff Arm of Justice.
BEANIE!!!! This is a stiffarm highlight reel today.
Lord, that stiff arm is lethal.
I’m loving every minute of this.
And those guys at the O-Zone better having the Beanie Bunny Hop picture uploaded first thing tomorrow morning.
thank god for a healthy beanie
red zone offense part 3, and robo pancaked his guy on the outside, so much for him not putting out effort
Gentlemen….this is really good damn Ohio State football. Great play calling with the draw. Beanie running great, TP doing his thing. Maybe the Purdue game was a week off, and now we’re back at it.
Guys, I really don’t think the problems up to this point have been playbook-related. I think it was mostly the o-line. The coaches were seeing this and if your line isn’t blocking, you have to cut out about 40% of your plays.
The line is just going today, so of course the playbook looks more open because there are more plays they’re confident in calling.
Oh, and that bunny hop was sick.
This has the makings of a 50 gallon can of whupass being opened up. Right now it’s up to 25 gallons.
I believe I’ll have another PBR
Love it loving it like fuckin mcdonalds I may have been off I said 41-17. I don’t think MSU gets 17. This is what we all thought we would have this year. Great call to the tight end that play is hard to stop.
I love them on the road. God help me, but I LOVE THEM ON THE ROAD. That road uniform is gorgeous, the band’s there, and there are a slew of very unhappy, depressed, “Oh, my God, the program hasn’t really arrived” fans all over the place.
LOVE THIS.
Forget about it, let’s go 70-0 on Sparty. We need it.
We got soul!!!
Michigan 7 PSU 0
See now this is the team that was ranked preseason at #3. This is the reason 20 seniors returned. It’s just too bad it came 7 games late.
So… should JT call off the dogs and save some for next week?
“I think it was mostly the o-line.”
I agree with that, but I also think the coaches have MSU completely on their heels right now. There was a lot of misdirection earlier that’s really gotten MSU out of aggressive mode.
I will definitely give kudos to the O-line since I’ve been so hard on them this year.
Wow. I thought JL was going to get flagged on that.
True, Tom. And to their credit, Bollman and Tress have been throwing on 1st downs.
hoyer just got lit up…wow!
An attacking defense………..didn’t know we had it in us.
I played this game on NCAA 09 earlier this week and won 49-10. As the game wound down I was thinking “yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt”. My ass hurts right now.
“I was thinking “yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt”. My ass hurts right now.”
LOL!
since when did we know how to sack
The D is playing lights out.
since we started blitzing and playing man. Or about a quarter and a half ago.
I know it was a big play for Sparty, but that first down run for Ringer on that first play, I hope it wasn’t lost on anyone that Nathan Williams, who was lined up on the opposite side of the field, chased Ringer all the way around to make that tackle before Laurinaitis got to him.
Basically, everything the Buckeyes have done so far has been awesome.
UM is up early on Penn State and just recovered a fumble about midfield. If anyone’s interested.
MSP:
What channel?
no I saw #43 he is a monster
Vico, I definitely caught that. Infusion of youth has been what this team has needed. Rose and Co. are making the loss of Wilson seem easy.
psu msu is on the uno
ESPN, Tom
ESPN HD
They loaded up the LOS just before the snap on that one.
Thanks!
They are running on Penn St.
What’s up with all of the duck love?
So… time to close the playbook and play some old Tresselball or what?
FLIPBUCKEYE:
I’d settle for that.
he has to learn to throw the ball into the stands there
I hate Clemson. Typical southern team that thinks it is better than it really is.
Flipbuckeye: Eh. Stomping on throats (not literally, Rob Reynolds) is how I like my Buckeye teams. Let’s call off the dogs at 42.
I’d settle for it too but if they want to make this a statement game and impress the pollsters… let’s show no mercy.
Agree, japanbuck.
Anybody notice all the big plays Beanie has made have gone to the left?
PICK!!!
Thank you Hoyer.
Kurt Coleman!?!?!?!
hmmmmm
wow what a catch coleman!
Uh-oh.
Lard ass
Doug Worthington with the assist on that INT.
That’s OK. Run the clock out.
Son……..throw the ball
I don’t like the Vest’s transition lenses.
Yeah, but with 15 seconds left and a 4 TD lead I don’t mind him taking the sack there.
10-7 Meatchicken.
jason i’m not getting the ’slow down you’re posting too fast’ stuff, did you tweak something?
So uh. Holy crap, gang. Raise your hand if you expected this.
No, seems to be behaving this week, Dirty6.
pogue-i thought we might do something like this…
but i had it pegged for the wrong reason, bc i thought maybe sparty would implode.
i did NOT think that we would just blow them off the ball like we are.
I never expected this. At work this week I even told the guys I wouldn’t be suprised if the Bucks lost. They have all called me to let me know about it.
I am in the Kansas City market, so if the game gets too out of hand I am worried they will switch over to another.
Kansas City market doesn’t get OU and Kansas?
“jason i’m not getting the ’slow down you’re posting too fast’ stuff, did you tweak something?”
Me too, but I chalked it up to me being blabby.
“So uh. Holy crap, gang. Raise your hand if you expected this.”
I thought it was going to be a game similar to the one in Madison. I guess not.
Robb, where you at? I’m in the Topeka market.
It looks like PSU was looking ahead to their trip to C-Bus.
but at least you have some good bbq to look forward to robb…it’s 6am here so nothing’s open yet
Yeah, PSU was definitely looking ahead.
michigan 17-7, pending XP…penn state is getting run on big time, minor has like 90 yds in 1quarter
Wow. 17-7 Michigan. I almost want to root for them but we need PSU ranked #3 for next week.
Or maybe they aren’t playing Coastal Carolina
17-7 Meechigan. We are in bat country once again, ladies and gentlemen.
Howdy y’all.
Let me just say that I’m happy for the Wolverines. I hate Penn State enough that either outcome here works for me.
Also, those away jerseys are quite possibly the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen.
I hope our coaches see what the UM defense is doing. You pressure that QB and he struggle a bit.
What in theeeee hell point was Doug Flutie trying to make?
michigan pwns psu…maybe we should have seen this coming?
Uh. If PSU can’t beat UM this year, they will never, ever, ever beat them again.
El Caballo de Sangre:
How’s it goin? Welcome to the party.
Dirty6-I am just outside of Olathe. I usually go here to watch the games, but my wife was called into work today.
http://www.kcbucks.org
Sometimes we have over 200 people at the Old Chicago in Overland Park. It is great place o watch the Bucks. there even some band alumni that play thier instruments.
TLB-delayed answer: outside big ten country, the ABC game is KU/OK and we are watching OSU on ESPN2HD
Robb, my dad lives in Parkville and totally goes to the Old Chicago on days he can’t get OSU on his Dish box. I live 45 min north of manhattan in teh country.
Good, T.B. Been staying out of the thread because I was DVRin’ and just caught up. I don’t like knowing what happens before I see it.
Got it.
Believe it or not, our ESPN2 game is the much anticipated matchup between Virginia and North Carolina.
LOL the KR falls on the ball. Come man, your stadium needs a boost. lol.
What are the chances we continue throwing the ball? We could use the work.
Chilis in Terminal 3 (American) at O’Hare has the game on. Everyplace else in the Terminal had Fumble U on… before they made it interesting.
D looks slow at of the gate.
Back to the zone and rush 4.
And Hoyer may just watch the rest of the season from the sidelines after this drive.
Why do the Bucks seem to struggle against back-up quarterbacks??
Crap Chekwa down… Noooooooo…. fuck.
I like that our hitting took someone out of the game!
Crap. No more injuries please.
So much for our attacking D.
well of all the injuries we can sustain, this is it…we got donald washignton, a starting corner, to come in for our starting corner
No. Not yours Ringer.
Kind of a ticky tack penalty?
at what point are we going to learn to defend the TE on goal line play action? like, EVERYbody runs that on us.
If I am ever coaching against the Buckeyes, I’m going to call that one play where you play-action to the tight end from the goal line.
Zone comes back, TDs for the other team come back. Fail, Heacock. Fail.
That’s OK. We’re still up 21.
Answer this, baby!
Who bit on the fake? I had to take a potty break. (I’m a poet and didn’t know it.)
If we come out, Tresselball ourselves, punt, and they score again while we run that zone… well, I won’t be surprised, that’s for certain.
Are the TV writers still on strike? ‘Life on Mars’ promo:
Young guy: Looks like a hate crime.
Harvey Keitel: As opposed to a ‘I really, really like you” crime.
Groan.
Is there a football game going on?
Great play call.
that would have been a lot longer run for beanie had the umpire not been in the way too
Paul’s getting pissed.
Sneak.
Short by three chicken legs? What the hell?
playfake and bomb
line up ginn at TE!! oh wait
i’d like to see osu take another shot down field here…posey perhaps?
Why?
Why the penalty, that is.
There it was japanbuck.
nice call japan, it was posey, but bad execution
drive killer again
Good god. Get rid of these stupid penalties so we can stay ahead of the freaking sticks.
Wow, did NOT know Wisconsin got demolished by Iowa.
jebus.
We have settled into Tresselball. Final will be 31-24
at least the drive is taking a lot of time off the clock
Holding. Declined. Punt.
Offensive line crumbling, again. We should not rest on this lead, especially considering Heacock’s deploying the “hey, let’s lose” defense now.
yeah i told my buddy today that wiscy is the new sparty–they implode against m, lose a heart breaker to OSU and then they just look lifeless now
If they decline it, I think they should go for it.
Wow, I’m WRONG again!
No option yet today?
Not a good punt.
yeah 3rd and 23…who was teh last motion penalty on? i love the young blood, but these kinds of mistakes come with it.
Tressel had a boner for that punt since 2nd down.
The poor offensive execution is killing them, LETS GO D!!!!!
OK, now the D returns to 1st half form and we’re back in business.
jason, epic lolz
Interesting, MSP. We haven’t seen any option.
Dirty, I think that motion call was on Smith by the way it was described as being on a fullback/tight end. Though the crew did a nice job of talking through the referee’s call from the field.
Like Dr. Saturday says, penalties themselves are irrelevant – it’s the contingency that matters. Take those two: #1 ruins maybe a big play-action pass, #2 comes on a play that likely would have been followed by a FG.
Heacock’s sporting a woody for his stupid soft zone too. Time to get frustrated, but not worried. Yet.
Yeah Dirty. Unfortunately those penalties were on a 4th year and 5th year senior. Not the youth.
Jermale looked like an underclassman for the first time all year on that last play.
MSU can keep pissing around and run the clock out for all I care. There’s only 3:30 left in the 3rd.
? MSP i thought the first penalty was on posey? #8? maybe i heard wrong
Unbelievable. Griese doesn’t see the difference in our defensive scheme.
come on donald go kill that play, we all know you can decapitate that
They need to pop this punk.
Why oh why wouldn’t they pressure the new guy. He’s sitting back 7 for 7.
why does osu make backup qb’s look so good??
8 of 8 on another non-blitz pass
Cousins looks like a Heisman canadate.
Soft zone = sadness and despair.
We don’t even stunt with our 4 linemen. Just straight ahead pass rush.
Yeah, Wisconsin has completely given up on the season now.
lol, the soft zone has a benefit! everyone stays home to cover the double reverse WR pass!!!
i never thought i’d type that, but i still don’t like the odds of ’soft zone works’ vs ‘doesn’t work’
Not blitzing against a backup QB on certain passing situations = soul-crushing disappointment.
To be honest, I think I could get 250 yards passing and 4 TDs against the soft zone. I played tight end in high school, and oh yeah, I’m 5′9″
I’m all for more pressure, but they’re forcing MSU to make plays and drive all the way down the field. We’re still up 3 TDs and the 3rd Qtr is almost over.
Exactly why we should pressure………….up 3 td’s and they have shown that if we sit in a zone they can move the ball
That looked like man there.
Tom – they could have two tds in one quarter. They could do it again.
Oh, and PSU will shred us if we do this. 50 points or more.
blogical i’m with you on this one-there seems to be no need to gamble with the pressure, we just have to force them to take their time and its ball game
Good perspective, Tom. But I’m afraid we’re looking at another closer than it should have been win, rather than an eye-opening, poll-rising, sports center highlight ass-kicking.
LB IN the backfield! I have a LB in teh backfield blowing up a run!! that never happens…
Guys, Ringer is not getting any yards today. I’m glad we’re still keeping him under wraps.
Ringer has 14/60 and no touchdowns through three. Hopefully we can keep him under 100, but I fear some junk yards late for him.
Yeah, that’s the only thing I have consoled myself over with the second-half defense: the zone coverage is forcing the longer drives when Sparty can ill-afford to waste time.
That said, why is this backup putting up Tom Brady numbers?
I’m with you poguemahone and msp, but we’re up 3 TDs. In a close game I’m right there with you. And screw the polls. They’re worthless anyway. Even if OSU beats them by 50, they’d say MSU was overrated and OSU still wouldn’t move.
Stuff ‘em, D.
THADDEUS MAXIMUS I WANT YOUR BABIES
THERE WE GO
Game. Over.
Turn of events….
A blitz………..amazing things happen
oh.
snap.
i think we can play soft zone now.
OMG that was awesome.
BIG BAD THAD!!! And my man Jenkins a part of that play as well.
“THADDEUS MAXIMUS I WANT YOUR BABIES”
ROTFLMAO!
Malcom is the MAN!!!!!
Malcolm Jenkins is GOOD-BEST!!11!
Can anybody say, Backup QB?
Pogue- Thad’s babies would kick your ass!
You hear that folks. One of the good best players in the country.
and who forces the fumble? only the nastiest senior we have…jenks is great
Guys! There’s the pressure you wanted. CB blitz and game over.
Thad’s babies would probably be born like Aliens, ripping out of the stomach and sacking bitches.
Good things happen when Thaddeus Gibson is playing. Play him more.
We’re lucky that came along. That was getting ugly for awhile there.
“Thad’s babies would probably be born like Aliens, ripping out of the stomach and sacking bitches.”
LOL GAME OVER. SHUT THE BLOG DOWN.
Wow. perfect.
To paraphrase (or quote?) the blog post title: Malcolm is a stone cold killer.
Shut Spartan Stadium down before Thad G impregnates every one of their women (at the same time) and then swallows the stadium whole.
“We’re lucky that came along. That was getting ugly for awhile there.”
I respectfully disagree, Joe. That wasn’t just a drop by the QB. That was the defense being aggressive, getting after it and going after the ball. They only got 7 in the 3rd Qtr.
Laurinaitis has one million tackles this game.
Not that I don’t like the result, but why is Hoyer in? Our D-line hungers for sweeter meats and apparently Dantonio is obliging.
I thought USC might put up 80 today
I think there needs to be a Boeckman Sighting. Lets no let LiC get hurt. We better not see Beanie again.
“Not that I don’t like the result, but why is Hoyer in?”
He’s probably pissed at #8 for fumbling the ball away and clinching the game for OSU. He’ll never sniff the starting lineup for sure.
not unusual against wash st this year…they’ve been getting crushed all year
i thought they said something about hoyer getting dinged in the first half.
was he benched or is he hurt? i thought he was hurt, but i’m typing here, in a chat with my friend and watching both the boys, so i’m missing some details in between plays.
This thread’s so damn long I look like a crazy person swiping my iPhone screen!
I believe they’ve given up 60 or more points against every Pac-10 team they’ve played.
Still would like a big, trademark Beanie run, with at least one jaw-dropping stiff arm.
Griese is still and idiot.
Beanie had like 9 runs earlier each with 2 jaw dropping stiff arms, dude. I think he needs to get out so he doesn’t get injured here in garbage time.
It will be fun to read the PSU blogs this week.
dirty6: I assumed he was benched–anybody hear him being hurt?
They’ll be mouthing off about how wonderful they are, as usual
so much for balance
They said Hoyer got a hit to the head, and that he was a bit out of it.
There’s another stiff arm, but I want a long one.
how about a quick slant
they talked about hoyer getting dinged, and they replayed the JL smoker hit that looked so painful, but maybe they were just speculating that he might be hurt…
varsity club 3, and that was PI against robo but oh well.
I just typed “stiff” and “long one”. I thought I was in another kind of chat room.
Does the comment software explode at 500 posts?
LOL
STIFF ARM OF JUSTICE!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how about a pryor bitch slap stiff arm??!?!!
LOL there’s your stiff arm.
Now that was a STIFF ARM.
There’s the obligatory Rasta up the middle play for peanuts.
The guy who ate a 20 pound hamburger will be giving birth to a 20 pound turd later this week.
I hate Paul McGuire and Bob Griese. Anyone else?
After this game, I will be back on the MSU bandwagon. I want them to win out and rep the Big 10 well. I give Coach Dantonio all the props in the world for the job he has done.
I think this was God’s way of telling Dantonio that he should come back and coach the defense.
Dude is gonna need some colon blow
Little Robiskie looks just like Big Bro.
We’d be coming off of two straight national titles if Dantonio was still our defensive coordinator. *sigh*
Keep running Saine or just take knees? Discuss.
They need to get Pryor out of there.
What do you guys make of this throwing deep? Can you get away with this stuff on your friends?
We beat these guys 38-7 in ‘06, when Troy was a senior. Pryor comes out, walks on water (or at least the blood of Spartans) and does the same against a MUCH better MSU team.
“We’d be coming off of two straight national titles if Dantonio was still our defensive coordinator. *sigh*”
Definitely wouldn’t have gotten blown out in either game, that’s for damn sure.
There are your style points.
That last play was busted on purpose. Tressel wouldn’t be able to sleep all week if he didn’t get at least one FG attempt.
So I guess we know who the new “starting” placekicker is, huh?
if you’d have told me that we settle for our first FG with 5 min left in the 4th quarter i’d have called the cops on your stoned ass
Things might get a little awkward at the Tressel household for Thanksgiving, but maybe they understand Pryor just needs to get his reps in.
I hear that.
Jason:
I think they’re trying to get Pryor some work with the receivers, and I’m betting Dantonio will understand.
Tom – I was somewhat kidding, but really, his defenses were some of the best I’ve ever seen at OSU, whatever the stats may say. Pair the ‘06 offense with the ‘02 defense and we’re Nebraska ‘95.
Saine in the middle of the line makes no sense.
I think the deep routes today have showed us that Pryor doesn’t read coverage well yet. Thats ok, he will get better. i just forget sometimes he is still a freshman.
It’s not so much reading coverage, I don’t think he’s understanding the routes just yet.
“Tom – I was somewhat kidding, but really, his defenses were some of the best I’ve ever seen at OSU, whatever the stats may say. Pair the ‘06 offense with the ‘02 defense and we’re Nebraska ‘95.”
I’m right there with ya, pal.
Dantonio looks like he wants to beat the shit out of somebody.
Well, the reciever runs the route based on the coverage. He is obviously reading something didderent than his recievers.
yeah i think TP is obviously off the page with this recievers on the routes….have we seen checkwa at all since he went out?
ohhhhhhhhhhhh coleman
This just in………Griese is an idiot.
Tom – Dantonio always looks like that, even when winning by four TDs. That’s why he should win a nobel prize in Awesome.
He’s got a mean streak Heacock will never have.
Coleman. LOVE the hit but wrap him up son.
True dat, pogue
alright all, i’m out. see you, the grill needs a cheiftan
Just showed Chekwa on the sideline. Still had his pads on. Wasn’t crying. We’ll hear next week.
Top ten after this game? Next Saturday will be madness (SPARTA!) regardless.
Saine looks like a vag.
Bauserman.
Bauserman over Boeckman. Awkward.
Not really
I’m wondering if Tressel gave Boeckman the choice.
When does Jenkins rest??
What do you guys think? Think Boecks got a choice and opted to let Bauserman play?
Jenkins is special
No, I think the commentators explained it well. It would be an insult to TB.
#8 is back in.
For MSU…
I can’t help but think that Dantonio looks like a younger Bill Belicheck.
Speechless.
No way.
In other news, Rebels are sniffing another upset, this time versus Bama. Under 2 minutes left with the ball around midfield down 20-24.
More style points!!!!
+6
I can’t believe that just happened.