Comments on: Buckeyes Smother Samford http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html You're Stepping into Manhood Right Now Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:32:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Some Thoughts on Ohio State Basketball | Big 10 Insider - Big Ten Sports Team News, Schedules, Scores & More! http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-36406 Some Thoughts on Ohio State Basketball | Big 10 Insider - Big Ten Sports Team News, Schedules, Scores & More! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:22:29 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-36406 [...] will never be better than an average offensive player, and we need to make our peace with that.Chris mentioned this a few days ago and I think he nailed it. Lighty is a good defender, aware and athletic enough to [...] [...] will never be better than an average offensive player, and we need to make our peace with that.Chris mentioned this a few days ago and I think he nailed it. Lighty is a good defender, aware and athletic enough to [...]

]]> By: ShoeWorker http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-36027 ShoeWorker Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:53:39 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-36027 I highly doubt that's what Thad is doing, just like I doubted Tressel was doing that to Small when that whole thing came out - whole different story but seemed semi-relevant. BJ really doesn't look all that comfortable right now and I'm ok with Dallas (the way he's playing D) and Madsen (who's been around the program) getting more time for now. As for Cook, he was great early because when Oden was out we played to our strengths, which at the time was speed/run and gun offense. Once we got Oden healthy we had a dominant center and could play a slower offense that was better balanced - an offense that Cook just didn't fit into that well. I highly doubt that’s what Thad is doing, just like I doubted Tressel was doing that to Small when that whole thing came out – whole different story but seemed semi-relevant. BJ really doesn’t look all that comfortable right now and I’m ok with Dallas (the way he’s playing D) and Madsen (who’s been around the program) getting more time for now. As for Cook, he was great early because when Oden was out we played to our strengths, which at the time was speed/run and gun offense. Once we got Oden healthy we had a dominant center and could play a slower offense that was better balanced – an offense that Cook just didn’t fit into that well.

]]> By: tampabuckeye http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-36025 tampabuckeye Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:22:55 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-36025 Here we go again with Thad Matta holding back another top recruit. 18 mins is not enough for the number one player out of high school. The strenght of this team should be post play with Dallas and Bj. Just like he did with Cook Matta will try to make Mullens play very little mins with the hopes of keeping him around 2 years. It didn't work with Cook and it won't work with BJ. He's gone after this year anyway Thad so play him and let's get ready for the Big Ten and beyond. Here we go again with Thad Matta holding back another top recruit. 18 mins is not enough for the number one player out of high school. The strenght of this team should be post play with Dallas and Bj. Just like he did with Cook Matta will try to make Mullens play very little mins with the hopes of keeping him around 2 years. It didn’t work with Cook and it won’t work with BJ. He’s gone after this year anyway Thad so play him and let’s get ready for the Big Ten and beyond.

]]> By: TLB http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35805 TLB Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:37:11 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35805 Unwatchable game. Unwatchable game.

]]> By: scott http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35788 scott Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:48:02 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35788 i thought this was a basketball thread! i thought this was a basketball thread!

]]> By: El Caballo de Sangre http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35753 El Caballo de Sangre Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:32:07 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35753 Check it out - Orson put a pic of Boone on one of his posts. http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/11/29/open-thread-first-shift-2/ Check it out – Orson put a pic of Boone on one of his posts.

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/11/29/open-thread-first-shift-2/

]]> By: DeidBucksFan http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35749 DeidBucksFan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:44:25 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35749 Bring on an over-rated SEC team!!! Which means any SEC team that's NOT bama or the fightin urbans Bring on an over-rated SEC team!!! Which means any SEC team that’s NOT bama or the fightin urbans

]]> By: bup bup bup http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35747 bup bup bup Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:11:14 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35747 i can't agree with that; it implies football teams stay static throughout the year and don't improve or regress. it'd be unfair to look at the USC game to judge how good our team is now, and it'd be unwise to look at notre dame's first five games to try and contextualize how good they actually are. college football is too transitory from week to week to say that team a would absolutely beat team b on any given week, but there are also clear patterns that appear during the season. iowa got increasingly better in the last month, and NW seemed to get increasingly erratic. and again... shonn greene. holy shit, shonn greene. NW doesn't have anyone like that. i can’t agree with that; it implies football teams stay static throughout the year and don’t improve or regress. it’d be unfair to look at the USC game to judge how good our team is now, and it’d be unwise to look at notre dame’s first five games to try and contextualize how good they actually are.

college football is too transitory from week to week to say that team a would absolutely beat team b on any given week, but there are also clear patterns that appear during the season. iowa got increasingly better in the last month, and NW seemed to get increasingly erratic.

and again… shonn greene. holy shit, shonn greene. NW doesn’t have anyone like that.

]]> By: vico http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35746 vico Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:09:32 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35746 I want Northwestern to get the Outback Bowl. I don't care about the economy, and packing seats and things of this nature. I just have this lovely scenario in my mind of Northwestern ripping apart some SEC joker in Tampa (South Carolina, I guess) and having to listen to the SEC wonks own up to the fact that one of their own can't hang with the nerd school of the Big Ten. Nay, they can't hang with that there Northwestern Speed (TM). As it is, CBS is predicting Iowa in the Outback Bowl and Nerdwestern in the Champs Sports Bowl. The Michigan State-Georgia matchup they also have is intriguing: http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions I want Northwestern to get the Outback Bowl. I don’t care about the economy, and packing seats and things of this nature. I just have this lovely scenario in my mind of Northwestern ripping apart some SEC joker in Tampa (South Carolina, I guess) and having to listen to the SEC wonks own up to the fact that one of their own can’t hang with the nerd school of the Big Ten. Nay, they can’t hang with that there Northwestern Speed (TM).

As it is, CBS is predicting Iowa in the Outback Bowl and Nerdwestern in the Champs Sports Bowl. The Michigan State-Georgia matchup they also have is intriguing: http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

]]> By: Matt http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2008/11/buckeyes-smother-samford.html#comment-35745 Matt Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:01:04 +0000 http://www.elevenwarriors.com/?p=3126#comment-35745 Maybe so, I think it's a toss up. Northwestern managed to pull off a few wins when they were badly injured and that impressed me. Iowa caught Penn State in a bad game and was able to eke it out. Neither one of the teams jump out to me as world burners though. As an aside, I've always hated the "hottest team right now" stuff. Like Georgia was hailed last year. I'm a firm believer in taking the bad with the good. Like with the Buckeyes, we played great sometimes, and really, really poorly at other times. Need to look at the entire product and make the call off of the complete body of work. Maybe so, I think it’s a toss up. Northwestern managed to pull off a few wins when they were badly injured and that impressed me. Iowa caught Penn State in a bad game and was able to eke it out. Neither one of the teams jump out to me as world burners though.

As an aside, I’ve always hated the “hottest team right now” stuff. Like Georgia was hailed last year. I’m a firm believer in taking the bad with the good. Like with the Buckeyes, we played great sometimes, and really, really poorly at other times. Need to look at the entire product and make the call off of the complete body of work.

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