Comments on: All Quiet on the Fiesta Front

By: iballbuckfan

iballbuckfan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:18:36 +0000

Im giving this bowl seson a D+.

Alot of bad games, with alot of ridiculously unanswered what-ifs.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:01:27 +0000

No, the reason the fanbase seems a lot less pumped is because of what happened in the bowl season thusfar, particularly the Rose Bowl. Had our Big Ten competition done better in bowl season, people might be a little more excited that we might hang with Texas. But there’s no evidence to support excitement.

By: kris

kris — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:12:15 +0000

one can only hope and pray

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:07:54 +0000

Or playoffs.

By: TLB

TLB — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:59:25 +0000

I’m not as pumped as I should be, but I think it is because the game is on a Monday. Makes it tough to get together with friends.

I’ve noticed empty seats in New Orleans and a lot of empty seats in Miami. Perhaps lack of ticket sales will one day lead to scheduling changes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:20:33 +0000

Or there is a bowl of gravy behind the d-line

By: Olentangy

Olentangy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:15:42 +0000

Chris Berman called the Cardinals’ stadium ” the giant toaster” today on Sportscenter.

By: El Caballo de Sangre

El Caballo de Sangre — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:14:02 +0000

This Person-Rehring switcheroo (and the whole Pryor-and-Boeckman-on-the-field-together thing) smells to me of Bollman worrying that his job is on the line. Aside from that (but not necessarily exclusive of it), it also smells of desperation a little – trying something, anything, to make this offense work against a top-flight opponent.

We – and others, ad nauseum – talk about how the offense has shit the bed in three straight big games, but that’s not exactly right: add the pitiful Penn State game and Illinois last year and it’s FIVE in a row. So a little bit (or a lot) of desperation is in order here.

The irony here, of course, is that – assuming our defense can keep Texas under control, which I know is assuming a lot, but still – the standard run-heavy gameplan could be just what the doctor ordered Monday, given the Longhorns’ sack-happy defensive philosophy and the fact (acknowledged by them) that Beanie is a couple steps up from any back they’ve faced.

By: beeknee

beeknee — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:39:11 +0000

Watching Utah-Alabama made me sick (although I was glad Utah won). Why can’t the Buckeyes do this? They need to be mentally tough for this because Texas is going to score and people are going to get burned. I hope they can keep fighting though four quarters this time.

By: iball

iball — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:19:23 +0000

Well, anyone bored with this year can watch the Under Armor game on ESPN at 8pm tonight.

Future Buckeyes playing are Jamaal Berry, Jack Mewhort, Melvin Felllows, CJ Barnett, Duron Carter, and DT hopeful Corey Adams.

Apparently Melvin Fellows hurt his knee and will not participate.