The A, B's and CApril 25th really can't get here soon enough (and as a kicker, the 100% accurate, never wrong 10-day forecast for the Spring Game is calling for a high of 73°). Spring is a time for plugging new pieces into different parts and seeing what you have to work with heading into the summer, and does this Buckeye squad ever have a shiny array of new parts to play with.
Some of those shiny new parts are starting to emerge as potential starters as the offensive line has now featured the same group of starters for the last three sessions: Adam, Boren, Brewster, Browning and Cordle. Boren has been running with the ones since the start of spring camp and has alternated between impressing and injuring teammates. It's kind of weird to think that a former Wolverine is the one bringing toughness to the unit, but hey, we'll take it. Mike Adams has finally appeared to nudge ahead of Andrew Miller at the left tackle spot in what you have to imagine was the staff's way of trying to light a fire under the behemoth. Brewster is no surprise at center, but it's at least a bit reassuring to see him back where he played all of last season instead of at the other line positions where he lined up earlier in camp. Cordle at right tackle is interesting and moving Browning inside to guard probably gives him the best shot of playing well, but Shuggarts is still injured and Marcus Hall could make a push later, so the group is by no means set. Still, I can get with this line as it stands now.
Flash Thomas has worked his way into the ones at receiver and Tressel went out of his way at Tuesday's teleconference to point out the strides he has made in the first seven practices of spring. If the Buckeyes can develop him to the point where he's contributing significant minutes this fall, he'll join a paradoxically proven, but green group that includes Small, Washington and Sanzenbacher (who's currently injured).
Of course the other big news to come out of the teleconference, and the first question asked, no less, was the status of Pryor's sore throwing arm. It's what most of us thought it was -- just tender from throwing a shit-ton off balls. Which is a good thing. The more spirals #2 zips this spring and summer, the better off all of our stomachs will be come the fall.
Hate Michigan Month
November is the month identified with hating our friends from the North, but with the Blue Jackets taking on the Red Wings and the Cavs facing the Pistons in the opening rounds of each league's playoffs, I certainly won't have any trouble ratcheting-up my distaste for all things Mitten State. The Wings should roll the Jackets (though if Mason gets hot...) while King James and the Cavs will likely return the favor on the hardwood. I do have to admit to being surprised to hear that five former Buckeyes will be skating in the NHL playoffs, however.
How Not to Use Twitter as a College Football Coach
Late last night, Gopher coach Tim Brewster (@Play4Brew) dropped a curious one on all of his tweeps:
How would you like to wake up in the morning and look in the mirror....... if your Fat Pat??
Huh? We immediately rebroadcasted that nugget hoping to give his philosophical waxing a wider audience, but soon after, Brewster (or the SID) deleted the tweet. Probably out of fear of losing recruits from the Houston area that are down with lousy rhymes.
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I read "shiny new parts" as shiny new PANTS. I was excited! I was really hoping that we'd be going back to the shiny grey/silver pants b/c i am convinced that the flat grey pants have brought us nothing but trouble since their inception.
anyone with me on this one?
What do guys think of Greg Paulus possibly going to Michigan to compete with Forcier for the QB position? Sounds hilarious to me!
I think it's hilarious! Another sign of that scUM program crumbling!! the real question is do they go 3-9 again, 4-8 or 2 and 10??
-The artist formerly know as Dave K
I'm convinced we could come out in wifebeaters and pink tutus and still play the same football.
why the hell doesn't my "gravatar" show up???
If you add Denlinger to the line for short yardage situations, it becomes the A-B-C-D line. ;)
i guess i just want the "good-ol-days" back when we won bowl games.... and yes i reliaze that we did win the fiesta bowl against ND but that's ND.... they lose to every but hawaii in bowl games.
let's stear away from the pink tutus and wifebeaters though....
ALSO
i was listening to the Dan Patrick show this morning on my drive in to work and they were all opver this story. I guess a lot of people wuld rather play QB at TSUN than be the PG at Duke for some reason..... I don't get it.
same station yesterday I had to grit my teeth and listen to Ptros Popadikos(sp? who cares??) mock the big ten and the Buckeyes for about 20 minutes. Has anyone else heard this guy talk? He's so g-d annoying! Just another day in the life of a buckeye trapped in trojenz country.
I honestly expect them to come up with 5-6 wins this year. 7 would be impressive. They're not going to be good, but they won't have the complete stinkfest they had last year, as I expect them to be able to complete a handoff without crapping their pants and fumbling.
Although from the sound of it, their defense could be even worse than last year's, so who knows. The second and third team offense shredded them in the spring game, and watching it, I don't think it had too much to Coner suddenly becoming Vince Young.
Word....lol
I'm seeing it. Hater Tots, right?
me dos
I can't find anything online about when they actually changed. I know the jerseys changed going into the 2006 season, and I personally still like the gray sleeves better.
But uniforms don't matter.
petros is absolutely the most annoying voice in sports at any level... I'm from the LA Area myself (Agoura HS '05) I remember he used to do about one of our games a year (usually when we played westlake). Petros would pick USC against the steelers, so im not to concerned what he has to say about us/the big 10
it was 2005 for the pants I believe. I liked the grey sleeves too, but I know uniforms don't matter in the grand scheme of things. I was just be nostalgic.
that guy's voice is like nails on a chalk board. all he does is scream. I've only had to deal with him and matt "money" smith for a couple of years. I wish I could get 1460 out here....
si, esta trabajando ahora. gracias amigos.
Fat Pat inevitable refers to local columnist Pat Reusse, if anyone cares. He is a bit over weight.
my sentiments exactly: if their D get's shredded by the 2nd and 3rd team O that does not bode well for them.
Their offense is going to be extremely young this year. I can only see them winning 5 games this year... MAX.
Yeah, I find myself getting nostalgic, too, especially when the Buckeyes seem to be on the short end of things. "Can we ever recapture that 2002 season?" Recently, I read Mr. Bucknut's Bucket of Bullets, in which he linked a Louis C.K. riff on Conan about how spoiled our generation is. I know it's just a comic, but he had a really good point about how we're in a Renaissance of living the good life and instant gratification, yet we're all completely miserable.
The Buckeyes have lost exactly 6 games in the last 3 seasons, which is 85% wins. We've only lost to Michigan once in Tressel's 8 seasons, and it's likely that we're witnessing the longest streak against them that will ever be amassed in the next two or three lifetimes (since it's not over yet). We've also won 4 straight conference titles, a point even Buckeye fans (myself included) are quick to dismiss because of the quality of competition and the lack of bowl wins. But I envision a REAL down year sometime in the 2 or 3 seasons after Pryor leaves when the Big Ten has rebounded, and we lose to two or 3 conference foes, including Michigan, and we'll be nostalgic for what we have right now.
Very valid
Can someone explain how Paulus has eligibility left? Not too familiar with the rules but I figured since he was enrolled for 4 years he wouldn't have any years left.
the scuttlebutt on Adams is that he's playing scared right now. i'm not too concerned since he's coming off of injury, but we need these dudes to be mean and i guess Adams isn't showing it yet.
boren on the other hand...
actually i hate it when people are vague when reporting stuff. boren is apparently a tough mean bastard who had been hurting people during practices with his crazy physical play (i'm not saying he's a dirty player here, i'm saying he's a badass)
i think he'll emerge as a leader in the group, which is good, because we need that.
oh and i guess adams got into a scuffle with cam heyward at practice, some of the players have been calling him a "pass blocker" (in a bad sense) and i guess cam got adams pissed.
GOOD.
SOMEONES. GOTTA. PAY.
I've heard before of people enrolling as grad students after their first 4 years...
Uniforms don't matter? I am crazy superstitious (sp) but since we've switched and the BCS went to Fox, we've lost ever big OOC game.
I have been saying this since 2006..... it sucks bad to lose and we have had our problems, but think about how many of the almost 120 D1 teams would love the problem of losing 2 NC games (winning 1) and playing in all those BCS games.... what is better, winning the Alamo Bowl or Playing in the Fiesta bowl and fighting to the end?? Keep it in perspcetive... 4 strait conference titles and killing your rival is pretty nice.
...but a bird pooped on my Eleven Warriors tee, so who knows...it's supposed to be good luck.
The Fiesta Bowl was decent.
It is wierd Karma that a former Michigan Wolverine is the bad-ass on an Ohio State team. That kind of karma does not bode well for the Scum up north as that fury will be turned loose on the Maize and Blue... lets hope that the former Winged Helmet wearing man from Ohio can bring some fire and heart to the O-line and the team. DickRod-- go F yourself-- too bad you pissed this guy off from day 1.
I prefer the Curly fries... but welcome
keep in mind boren was a pretty damn legit player before he came here, him leaving michigan decimated an already depleted o-line. i THINK he might've been an all-big ten selection at some point, but i do know he was a starter on the o-line at michigan as a frosh, which is almost unheard of.
he is going to be a huge help this year
didn't lon or ron(which one? who cares) chaney's kid enroll at UNLV after he played 3 years of bball somewhere else? this was a couple year's ago i think.
that's what i wa getting at
can't get much worse than the underperfromace of last year's o-line.
decent, but still a L. We're not in the business of "moral victories". that's some 2nd tier program BS lingo.
oh, i'm very appreciative, proud, etc of the conference titles and beating the life out of all things from the north, i'm just tired of all the crap i get living here in SC's backyard(seriosuly, all the spoiled SC students live where I live and party. it's enough to drive me insane(r?))
i know we're good, but i'm tired of all the flack i get and the buckeyes and the big ten gets for losing to high quality teams and i want the shoe to be back on the other foot very very soon.
As we all kind of laugh about the Paulus thing, part of me does kind of worry about it. It may be silly, but wasn't he the number 1 QB prospect coming into college. I know he hasn't played football for 4 years, but he may come in for 1 year and be really good. I don't know, I guess I could be tripping out on something right now lol, but I dont' think he can just be dismissed.
The sudden appearance of Paulus does not make the rest of the Michigan team any less average.
Not sure about that, but here's some evidence: http://www.und.com/sports/m-fo...
how much did the play though? any medical, redshirts, greyshirts etc? heck, troy was a grad student when he won the hesiman wasn't he?
if paulus played four years at duke i don't see how he would be eligable.
i don;t worry about a guy that hasn't take a snap or a blind side hit in four years torching anyone. even though he was a top prospect coming out of HS that doesn't mean he is still on that level. and like sam said, even if this guy is great it doesn't make the rest of his team that much better.
The Paulas story gets deeper...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...
Seriously, Duke is crazy if they let him go w/o giving him a shot.
Exactly. Go back to the old jerseys.
Uh, guys? We changed the jerseys in 2006. We won two of the three "big games" we played that year, against Texas and Michigan. Jerseys have jack-shit to do with our performance. Don't give the staff a get-out-of-jail-free card.
damn it I cant wait until the fall. the Reds will be fighting for the playoffs, and the Bucks will be DOMINANT.
Im expecting big things from one, Nathan Williams this year. I think dude is a freak
True. But don't try to tell me that when they repainted the end zones scarlet that that didn't account for all 35 of USC's points...
pants changed in 05, jerseys changed in 06. shiny pants WILL magically make our o-line tough! you just gotta belieeeeeeeve!
very valid point jason. shiny pants, old end zones and turf and maybe...... leather helmets????
Okay, I'll admit: I find the new end zones ugly and overdone. Who are we, Tennessee?
During my orientation, they led us through the stadium and I thought it looked more orange in person than Scarlet. Haven't been since.
no no no. the reds will be good up until the all star break and then fall apart commencing the annual cincinnati reds fire sale. we've seen this movie before.
the end zones look fine. they were red the last time i was there for a game.
atleast they're not checkered like the vols..... *shudders*
i think we're the only 2 that think this will work.
i smell a graassroots effort a-brewin
Screw leather helmets, we do it with no helmets at all. SWINGING GATE, BITCHES
Seriously, after the LSU game, I made a pile of every Buckeye jersey, t-shirt, hat, jacket, flag, etc. that I owned, along with my Indians and Cavs jerseys and hats, and almost started a bon fire to burn off the evil spirits...between the Buckeyes and the Mets I am losing my mind.
I forgot about Texas...Michigan is a big game, but I said OOC. And McCoy was a freshman. Not passing out any get oout of jail free cards, but a Corso says, it's all connected.
i won't go THAT far. that stuff is expensive! maybe the cavs will excercise the ohio sports demon for us now that playoff time is here again.
one can dream anyways....
the mets though? you're just screwed on that one...
Okay, here's the problem with this theory:
In 2005, when the pants changed, Ohio State lost the only games that mattered that season: to Texas and Penn State. Woo, we beat Notre Dame.
In 2004, with no changes to the jersey or pants (that I'm aware of) since the 2002 season, we dropped four games. One of them to Just Northwestern.
Jerseys have nothing to do with wins.
I blame 2004 on that Zwack fellow...... not our jerseys
Zwack is wack!
fo shizzle.
never seen so many off target passes in my life. how do you over thrown santonio holmes???
I think he's eligible in any sport except bball. The way I understand it (read: not that well) is that you get 5 years from initial enrollment to play 4 seasons of as many sports as you can/want. So, having played 4 years of bball, he is out of bball years, but still has one overall year left, which he can use for any sport.
The real question is how does getting hurdled by basketball players qualify you to run a BCS-level offense?
that's a good question.... it get's you ready to be leveled by D1 linebackers?
wait, you don't go to games because you don't like the ENDZONES?!? Jesus, dude
Oh, hell no. Sorry I gave that impression. I don't go to games because I'm poor.
You know his real name is Zwick, right? I don't blame you for forgetting. He still does local Columbus TV during the season.
yes, as every reds fan knows, you get to enjoy baseball as much as you want, but once mid-june hits it's against the rules unless you're a masochist or something
oh okay
7 wins for them is DEFINITELY not out of reach... Their non-conference schedule is probably the weakest they've played in a decade (at least). Delaware State, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan...
On Justin Boren: "Sophomore season:earned second varsity letter ... All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media) ... started all 13 games, the first eight contests at center and the final five games at left guard."
http://ohiostate.scout.com/a.z...
Yeah Zwick made me throw a ceiling fan during the Marshall game...what's funny is that NCAA 05 had Troy Smith as a beast. I told a few of my fiends that I was stationed with, and they gave me a lot of grief about that...I brought it up recently, and got a few laughs.
BTW I know the jersey thins is a stretch, I am just very superstitious.
Would anybody buy the 02 ring if they had the cash?
yes, i know his name is zwick and he almost ruined my junior year at tOSU single-handedly. I know he does local TV, but lucky for me, i don't have to put up with it.
althoughi would take him over the SC tools out here.
they lost to toledo. i won't pick them to win too many games on espn pick 'em
1460 does have some streaming stuff on the internet (google "1460 the fan"), but you have to buy a pass if you want to hear games...
It's hard to throw ducks when you are talking on TV. Good for him.
I got the cash if you got the bling!
the good news is espn picked up the contract with the bcs till 2015
TP was a freshman last year too.
that's terrible news, i don't have cable
you're going to need it with the digital TV switch aren't you?
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