Hell tastes like salt.The second week of fall camp is typically when the majority of the pad-popping occurs. The NCAA limits teams from putting the pads on for the first week and by the third week, you're winding down the contact to save bodies for the opener, but week two serves to separate the men from the boys (or freshmen). This year, the Buckeyes are adding a little oomph to the week by making it "Hell Week".
In a nod to the notorious fourth week of SEAL training and the week one opponent, the Ohio State staff is honoring the fine service of the Navy in its own special way, by yanking cell phones and computers from the players1.
Like everyone else who has used it even once, you can bet that the guys on the team love them some internet, so going off the grid for a week will be no easy task and is already causing some grumbles.
The approach could have its benefits. Without the lure of the social side of the internet tempting young minds, the Buckeyes will have no choice but to be thoroughly versed on the unique offense the Middies will be bringing to town. Our only regret is the fact that Boren won't be be able to enjoy the on field pain. Because you know he would.
Speaking of Boren, the prognosis is good -- he should be back for the opener and word is he would be cleared to play if a game were being held this weekend. Tim May thinks his injury could mean good things for J.B. Shugarts and that may be. Expect quite a few of the youngsters to see increased reps. But we'd rather have him in there tenderizing the interior of the defensive front so they are better prepped for when the Trojans come to town.
Other Buckeyes currently hurt include Posey, who is still suffering from a hammy tweak and Joe Bauserman, who supposedly injured a shoulder. Small and Rose are back in the fold, but are getting the Eric Lichter sweat and pain experience as they work their way out of the doghouse.
Quite a few freshmen are quickly making names for themselves, most notably, four former Under Armour All-Americans. Berry is turning heads with his quicks and elusiveness, Mewhort making a push into the two-deep, Duron Carter continues his rise and Storm Klein is making a move to become the MLB of the future.
Elsewhere
Maize n Brew dives into Feagin's high school indiscretions and comes up with nothing much to write home about. Sadly, Rodriguez can't be accused of looking the other way on this one at least... Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema still won't comment on what led to the suspensions of safeties Shane Carter and Aubrey Pleasant (and their combined 34 starts). The two have been removed from the team's 105-man roster and Bielema wouldn't even speculate on whether the two would even return to the team... Louisville's camp has its own military inspiration, with the players visiting Fort Knox for a little boot camp love.
- 1 You also have to wonder if the telecom lockdown was a byproduct of the Twitter accounts for players emerging last week (along with the colorful language). That or the Jake Ballard breach.
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Good deal, putting them into hell week boot camp can only help. Plus, it justifies me always calling them the 'troops'
Ray Ray and Rose better be working like pack-mules, and love every second of it. They need to show that they deserve to be there.
Good for them!
Ray is lucky he has great talent.... Tress would have cut this guy loose a long time ago..... Boren is getting a rest... probably well deserved and it indeed does give the staff the chance to see some of the youngsters in his spot. The time off will hopefully make him more pissed off!!!!!!!!!
I do worry a bit about prepping for the Navy triple- option attack and then having to switch gears and prep for the USC pro-style attack. This is going to test the coaching staff and the players had better be up to it. USC will know who our opponent was the week before and they will know we practiced for run stop.... they are gonna throw, throw, throw to start out the game... better be ready for it.
I'm not a big fan of all of our players having their own Twitter accounts. From the few that I've read, they all come across as idiots.
I don't see a problem limiting the distractions. The players will be busy with football for most of the day anyway.
Not for nothing, but if Duron Carter has enough street cred to twitter with diction like he's 50 cent, then I guess my background makes me Al Capone. I mean really, how much money you think his Daddy has accumulated, after getting paid as the second best WR in NFL history? Sorry Duron, but I'm not buying the attempt to pass yourself off as street. Here's me guessing that you and Ray Small grew up in considerably divergent socioeconomic backgrounds.
Palm Beach-
I agree with you on the Navy triple option; OSU will not be able to begin preparing for SC before week 1 at all.
(I hope fans don't freak out predicting certain death against USC if Navy scores a TD or 2. They're a perennial bowl team that will confuse us a bit and gain some yards on the ground. However, I don't think they'll be able to pass at all even if we load the box, our DB's and LB's are simply going to be too fast in coverage, and their QB will have very little time to pass even if a receiver manages to get open.)
My bet is that Navy will stick to the triple option ground game, and the Bucks will have to switch gears completely going into USC weekend.
im sorry matt....,i hate to rag on a fellow buckeye fan, but what about duron Carters tweet made him sound "street".
is that your way of saying GHETTO, or THUG??
i mean seriously, WHAT did u read that i didnt in that post to make u leave such an IGNORANT comment??
all he said was he was mad he couldnt have his freedom AKA his cell phone and laptop....he IS 18 you know....
18 yr olds like those things too, and becuz hes black, questioned authority, and YOU dont know him at all, you interpret it as his father didnt raise him well?? or evan worse, that hes TRYING to sound "STREET"---pardon me for finding that a tad bit offensive and VERY corny !!
what does RAY SMALL have to do with this? becuz hes black? becuz hes also a wide receiver? or becuz u think becuz of his economic status hes actually ALLOWED to act or TYPE street as you say??haha--WOW
theres SO much wrong with what you just wrote it makes me sad....
So I know we are football focused right now, but can we at least get some link love for ET The Villian getting some Wooden buzz?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...
According to my season on NCAA 10, the 4-4 defense works great against the option. Now if we could only implement some of the offensive plays from the game into real life...
I don't think he's necessarily trying to sound "street" but either way he sounds like an immature 18 year kid. Agree with Matt though, would have thought a well off kid would know when not to use words like "nigga."
The concept of preparing for a triple option, then right into a pro-style, is scary. But I dont think we should be too worried. I dont think Navy has good enough athletes to consistently beat us with the option the entire game. I mean, once you learn to read pitch or run, it all takes care of itself. Then you just hope our secondary can cover Navy's receivers man to man.
I think Tress will work something in USC related every practice, just like he works in scUM every practice. Of course, he'd never tell you that.
So far, Im liking Stoneburners attitude alot better than Carter's. Stoneburner recognized the fact that for one week it's time to concentrate on the sport that can potentially see his entire family enjoy financial freedom. Carter sounds like a kid who never had to worry about money. I could be wrong about him, but Im just sayin.
Fode,
I FORGIVE you for finding THAT a tad bit OFFENSIVE and VERY corny!!! I HOPE that in the FUTURE the things I WRITE???? do NOT make you SAD!!!! !!! !!! 11!!!
I will be at the IU game, to the right of this is the
Note to aOSU fans: WEAR GRAY!!
Indiana has nefarious plans. (Boiled Sports)
"no way in hell that his Hoosiers will fill Memorial Stadium...especially with the new addition. But, he also knows the Bucknuts travel well, and as fate would have it, Scarlet looks a ton like Crimson...especially from a helicopter".
So, what is the color i should be wearing....hmmm... WHITE!!!
This causes a huge delimma....or does it....
We wear WHITE on AWAY GAMES!!! whats this dude talking about
Yea they got that Twitta and is just sayin shout-outs to the world, yo. Got 2 deal wif alotta adversity in my life! LMAO
Prognosis: Negative.
I read D. Carter's tweets and he does come off like he's a wannabe 50 cent. There is something to be said for how you communicate, especially since it is in the public domain. Maybe it is how he really speaks, after all I see just about every teenager talking like they are from Compton. It could also be a way to build friendship, by acting like others. If Carter is looking for a role model, then I hope he isn't looking at Small. Some sample tweets from his twitter account:
Mad I cnt have my freedom
9:50 PM Aug 15th from TwitterBerry
Tired frm a hard practice
12:48 PM Aug 15th from TwitterBerry
@Y3LLOWDIAMOND man i cnt go 2 sleep
10:07 PM Aug 14th from TwitterBerry in reply to Y3LLOWDIAMOND
@Y3LLOWDIAMOND awww u ok?
8:20 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry in reply to Y3LLOWDIAMOND
Studying the playbook
8:19 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry
@JNEW55 dis nigga trippin bout this thursday stuff
1:26 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry in reply to JNEW55
Me n my nigga smally bout 2 run ohio state!!!
1:18 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry
@JNEW55 dis is to long man
1:16 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry in reply to JNEW55
@Smally8two finally dawg n i got moved wit the two's already
1:13 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry in reply to Smally8two
@Y3LLOWDIAMOND we aint have practice 2day so haha
1:12 PM Aug 13th from TwitterBerry in reply to Y3LLOWDIAMOND
@Y3LLOWDIAMOND lol sucks 4 u!!!!
That's awesome!
appology accepted....ignorance, not so much...
either way, that street kid has more talent in his 2 hands then you could ever dream of....
fact of the matter is...youre a grown ass man reading/following an 18 yr old kid on twitter, then negatively commenting on him on a blog....
good for you matt, i hope you continue doing postivie non-"street" things you corny prejudice sad lil man.
so according to your logic, anyone who talks a certain way is doin it strictly to FIT IN? or make friends? you know thats wrong....
the kid is the son of an NFL legend and a D1 receiver.i dont think he needs to act any certain way to make freinds.....
HES A KID! HE DIDNT BREAK ANY LAWS... GET OFF HIS SHIT...GO BUCKEYES!
I should have added this to the post, but Shane Carter, the suspended Badger safety, is Butch and Cris Carter's younger brother. Which would make him Duron's uncle. And Butch isn't really happy with the Bielema express:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports...
i really like stoneburner...and his attitude sounds evan better...but either way, lets not start to hate on Duron Carter over some tweets....hes clearly working hard in camp, as hes moved up to the 2nd unit already...
but back to stoneburner....i mean seriously, thats about as good a name as u can have for a faster then normal TE....almost as good as Storm Klein playin LB....
I'm allowed my opinion. He's twitter buddies with Small & Rose who are both in trouble. He says that he and his "nigga smally are going to rule ohio state". Really? I am all for confidence, but that seems to be in poor judgment. Small has had ample time to “rule” but has failed to do so. Maybe what D. Carter needs is Coleman to lay the wood on him and straighten him out. This type of arrogant and immature behavior is what gets kids into bad situations. See Clarett, or have you forgotten about him? Wrong, is you pulling the race card on Matt and then attacking him personally. We choose to talk about our opinions of D.Carter’s behavior let’s keep it there.
panties in a bunch much Fode?
I'm sick of these kids purposefully acting uneducated to sound more Black. You know who else is sick of that? Bill Cosby.
Either way, no excuse for a college kid to say "dis" or "nigga".
Act the way you want to be treated, just like how you dress for the job you want. Everytime someone uses improper english around me, I automatically assume their IQ drops 20 pts, and treat them as such.
Navy is gonna get a bunch of yards on the ground, and thats just the way it is. Sont be surprised to see close to 250+ on the ground (maybe more). That being said, who really cares if they run it up and down the field and dont score many points??????? My only fear is that we squander early scoring chances and Navy eats a bunch of clock-- not alot of time for OSU to score. Gotta put the points up early and often (NOT field goals). If OSU can get up by 3 TD's (or more, hopefully) that will pretty much seal it as Navy is not built for a comeback--it is built to control the clock.
True, Tress will works stuff in for USC @ every practice, but he has to focus hard on Navy cuz they are the type of team that CAN beat you if you sleep on them. In the end I see OSU beating Navy 34-17....... we go up big in the 3rd quarter and then Tressel ball takes over and we all take a nap until the final whistle.
i wont try to continue this discussion on prejudice and ignorance with people who cant see their own faults...i appologise for bringing up a touchy subject with you folks....
its easy to sit at home on your computer and judge teenagers that YOU choose to follow like some STANS....i mean how old are you guys?
what are YOU doin with your life? panties arent in a bunch josh, but does what these teenagers do really affect your life so much?what did u ever do to help these kids put themselves in the position they are in now? oh yea, NOTHING.
you guys are just angry that these young black kids are in a position you could only DREAM of and u try to feel better about your pathetic fan-boy ehistance by downgrading their levels of education or their socio-economic status....GOOD FOR YOU...
i wont post on this subject matter any more, back to strategy, injury reports, and SEC hate....cant we all jus get along??haha
*existance
I stopped reading the kid's twitter after the first page. Makes me cringe... but so do most 18-year-old's internet writings.
purposefully sounding un-educated so they can sound more black---->>
if you cant see the institutionalised racism hidden in THAT statement, then i cant help you...youre more then entitiled to your opinion, as am i, but WOW.....i didnt read that before, and that just REEKS of ignorance, and when someone says something like that and believes it they automatically lose 50 IQ points and i try to point out the error in their ways....
so lemme get this straight....in order to sound like a BLACK person one must try to sound un-educated???? WOOOOWWWWWWWW
are u fuckin kidding me with that one josh????
do u know more then one black person? are the only black ppl u know in rap videos and gangsta movies???
wow.....i know tress wouldnt appreciate THAT sentiment.hahaha
I don't think anyone's envious of these young men or begrudging them their talent or opportunity.
I think that a lot of people have a problem with young men talking as if they're ignorant when they have no excuse to.
For whatever cultural reasons, you don't see kids from the suburbs talking like rednecks, but a lot of people put on this gangsta thug personality to be cool when they don't have any excuse to sound that uneducated. When those players show up for their NFL interviews, hopefully they'll know how to talk like businessmen.
Personally I think players go in front of microphones often enough that Tressel should all enroll them in a public speaking minor. This isn't just a race thing, either - the recent interview posted with Brewster wasn't particularly polished.
But the real problem here is that twitter ends up exposing the kid's informal side to the public. Most 18-year-olds even can piece together a reasonable couple sentences for a sideline interview, but talk like idiots when they're with their friends. It's just sort of a weird situations where their normal behavior gets broadcast on the internet.
oh man! this is awesome. better than the time k-state fans went nuts...
"institutionalized racism"
"STANS"
"do you even know more then one black person"
too much!!!! haha
Amen!
FODE, I THINK there is something WRONG with your CAPS LOCKS!!! !!!???! I also FIND it difficult to KNOW when to USE the CAPITAL letters!!2!!!
And I didn't apologize to you, douchebag, I forgave you. Subtle, albeit important difference.
This is almost as entertaining as 42-7 was.....ALMOST!
Fode, please do not play the race card, it is very annoying. That is all.
He's a kid don't go after a kid that does everything right!!! Come after me.... write something about me I'M A MAN IM 40!!!!!!!!
Ha! Nice!
Giggity
Wow!
Josh, you are an angry guy. Full of self superiority, self congratulations... just full of it.
Rancor, hate, anger, vengeance, disdain, etc., these are all things that separate you from humanity and the grace of God.
Look within yourself... process your shadow brother J. Cause, you have a lot of inner darkness. And I want to see you make it to the next level.
Purity, Truth, Love, Compassion, and Joy!
I'd be mad if I was filled with a rancor too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...
Finally I've found a blog i can go to for good OSU football talk and social commentary on the state of race relations in America! My two favorite topics!!!!!!!!!!
You mean there's not a knitting + marmalade blog? :/
is matt a scUM fan??
thats all i needed to know...
nothing to add to my points, or no answers to the many questions i asked....just coments on capitalization on a fucking blog...are you my professor? are you grading me for this?
get a fuckin life matthew
hilarious...tampa buckeye, any good buckeye bars in the st pete area?i jus moved down here from columbus a year ago, and i think when we play toledo its gonna be on ESPN game plan....any suggestions?
TAMPA just MADE a NEW friend!! FUN!
Has Orson ever posted anything nice about Ohio State?
http://www.everydayshouldbesat...
The penis envy on that guy is incredible.
Let's just all sit down, have a beer, and talk this thing out.
President Obama, your avatar is suspiciously similar to Iball's. What are the odds?
Try mugs and juggs (66street) its not bad. BW3's in oldsmar is good too. Watched a game with Lydell Ross there. I've heard of a place in Brandon where they tailgate starting at 9am I'll have to get back to you with the name of the place.
damn, comments today sucked. get over yourselves guys.
Wow, thats crazy. Guess I should run for president now, right?
Said black and I meant it.
not out of racism, out of observation.
For example, check out a book called freakonomics, discusses poor test scores vs. color and socioeconomic situation, kids purposefully blowing off school to not appear too "white".
And as i mentioned above the Bill Cosby speech about sounding ignorant is brilliant.
You want to know what's institutional racism? Minority Scholorships. What's a middle class white dude supposed to do to get ahead?
This is definitely excessive, college football is suppose to be fun, having camp like this will only wear down the players even more mentally. The players should be working hard, but it should be enjoyable. This will only hurt recruiting when potential recruits hear about it and is yet another reason why coaches like pete carroll continue to dominate. USC works just as hard if not harder than any team in the country and yet they keep camp entertaining by taking surprise trips to the movies and playing practical jokes on each other. The goal of camp is too make the team better, not to brake their spirits.