| Kickoff: | 12:00PM ET |
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| Favorite: | Ohio State (-22½) |
| Television: | ESPN |
| Radio: | OSU Football Affiliates |
| Weather: | Perfect |
The 114th Big Ten football season is upon us. Your Saturday diet may be rich with cupcakes, but that doesn't mean you can't have some delicious tiramisu first.
ESPN's coverage of Navy v. The Ohio State University begins at Noon. Your announcers are Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman.
Feel free to chime in below (as well as on Twitter) and don't forget to have your predictions in by kickoff for a chance to win free stuff. And who doesn't love free stuff?
O-freakin-H! Christmas is finally here!
Comments
Good guys win by 20. Middies go back to Annapolis to practice boxing, because according to the movie Annapolis, that's all that goes on there.
I don't know what I'm looking forward to most, kickoff or the new Tim Tebow speech we'll all be better people for having listened to during College Game Day. This time, after etching the speech in its entirety in stone, why not put it in the National Archives so that the entire country can learn from it? Thall shalt not covet, Florida. While you've got your etching tools out, why not replace one of those less worthy individuals on Mount Rushmore with one Tim Tebow?
Thank God he's a senior.
And I will see CGD next week.
I did the right thing and had THE speech tatooed on my arm so that I can easily reference it at any time.
bup squared reporting for duty from the far east, time to rock this party
Good God, how big is your arm?!
I have a tee time this morning, so unfortunately I'll probably miss the 1st half. What I won't miss is the ESPN pre-game nonsense and their ever-pithy hafltime analysis.
I-freakin-O
Go Bucks!
Well, you know we've had a good rugged camp and the boys, well you know they have worked hard and we will see how we stack up against a good Navy team. They are well coached, they come right at you and they are good. I feel good about our camp and our practice this week and I look forward to a good contest between two good good football teams and so forth.
Go Bucks and so forth.
ohio sate 34 navy 13...tressel shuts it down sometime in the late 3rd early 4th out of respect
ken-reread what you typed and then ask yourself "i was once a man wasn't i? what's wrong w/you? golf over the buckeyes?you need to re-evaluate your priorities stat.
You do know he is the 13th apostle.
Does anyone remember when Herbstreit was a nice,humble guy? Now he is all that and is just too cocky.
Ken's problem is he didn't plan far enough ahead - 8am tee time, and you pre-game while golfing, then make the wife pick you and your drunk ass buddies up and take you to watch the game at like 11:00.
Yes Ladies, I am single, if you're wondering..
Buckeyes 122, Navy 1
Do we spot them that 1 as a sign of respect to our military?
Ray Small out due to illness. Have to check the two deep roster to see who the back up is.
Listening to 97.1 on the internet. Pregame is awesome.
"I have a tee time this morning, so unfortunately I’ll probably miss the 1st half."
I will also be drinking chardonnay and sampling Spanish cheeses, so I will miss the American football scrum!
Wow, have fun with that, I'll be crushing Natty light and yelling at the TV even when we are up by 40.
GO BUCKS!!!
You'd have to check the four-deep to see who Small's back-up is, he's third-string at the moment.
No, that's Rufus.
Tebow must be 14th.
The hour isth upon us gentlemen!! Here'sth to a great stheason... And plenty of my pregame sthpeeches!! ...
Go Bucksth Baby!!
first thing i did today was listen to Cie Grant sing Carmen Ohio
Ahh that made me laugh out loud, but my wife didn't get it :(
looking for away to watch the game online. Any suggestions?
checking in from Anaheim...got the kids and lady representin in full buckeye regalia...trying to get them prepped for some SoCal cat calls.
checking in from Albany boys....you ready?! 1.5 hrs to that glorious sound of a pigskin getting kicked off a tee. Im about to enjoy my first redbull & vodka and start this day off right. Giggity.
I hope my dorm mates like Carmen Ohio being blasted out of my speakers at 10:30...
Bradford just admitted that McCoy has a bigger "bass" than him LOL
if you're in the US, espn 360 is carrying it
Only problem with that is you need to have a certain type of Internet service, specifically the company that provides it, in order to have it streamed. They have a bunch to choose from, but just letting you know.
that would be an insult to put him among the mere mortals of mount rushmore
Alright, enough of this Internet stuff. Ill check back with you hooligans later, I'm going to the bar to enjoy the best day of the year. May you all enjoy this glorious day, and may Pryor score at least twice.
errrr... i meant blasphemy, you blasphemer!
yeah, that's true, but there's so many that do it now.
http://espn.go.com/broadband/e...
that's the whole list
had a nightmare last night where Navy was up 7-0 in the end of the 3rd. Not sure what happened after that, I don't really remember it ending or waking up, lol
Sorry in Canada,
Hope to see more offense like we saw in the spring.
Hope to see the defensive line be as good as advertised.
Hope today is the first day on our journey to get ESPN and the SEC to shut the heck up!
you could try watching it through like sopcast. Give me a minute to find the website i used to use when i was overseas.
otherwise, justin.tv might be carrying it
ugh, the site i used to use is down, but you might be able to find it on justin. I also checked some new site called us.zaptiger.com and it looks like they're playing all the games except this one. Looks like you might have to ESPN gamecast it or go to a bar
So 'Roy' Small is sick and not playing today.....
Guess who got the n00b seat in the press box?!
Very bright up here -- gorgeous day. The digital ribbons are tastefully done as is the new scoreboard in the north end of the stadium.
Buckeyes are taking the field to some AC~DC. I dig it.
slurp slurp eww yeah Tim Tebow.
Ya tebow is a douche bag. "30 mins for the rest of your lives"? wasn't that in a movie? what a corny doucher.
Block O's flying. Beer's cold. Scrimmage t-shirt on. Woody hat on.
OSU 38-14
Middies get 2 early scores.
Lic runs for 1 TD and passes for another..
Boom scores...
D scores 2; 1 fumble return and one late pick.
Navy 156 rushing.
Navy wins the toss -- Buckeyes to receive, defending the north goal.
Love that return!
Miller got beat already
Dane!
Yep. And USC might have better DEs than Navy. I think.
TP TD count: 1
I'm having an adrenaline crash right now. Wow, that was AWESOME!!!
And who had money on Navy throwing the ball on first down?
And second down.
Need to get down and distance advantage on this offense, b/c it's pretty damn hard to stop in short yardage situations.
Touchdown, Ricky Dobbs.
15 plays, 80 yards, 6:54 TD drive.
Good drive for Navy. Let's see them try to keep that up all day.
We'll make adjustments.
Navy squibs their 2nd kickoff. Do not want any of that Flash/Saine.
well, not a great start for the D, they're doing what pretty much every team does at the beginning against the triple option. we'll see how they do in the next series
Navy has scored on its first drive in 13 of their last 14 games.
hell yeah boom
Jason's right. Down and distance advantage will be a huge deal. 3rd and Long is our best friend on defense in any game, but especially today.
A pass to the TE. I'm intrigued.
BWWOOOPPP BWOOOOOOOOPP TIGHT END SPOTTING BWOOOOPPPP BWWWOOOOPPP
i was confused for a second there, i could've sworn that was a pass to an OL
Love seeing the five wide.
I'm sure Ballard thought the play call was a joke when it came into the huddle.
aw nuts, come on ballard
Two long scoring drives and TP has only run once, right? This is progress a la Troy Smith.
my observation: TEs and RBs are gonna get more looks this year simply due to pryor looking for the slant or quick out route rather than way downfield. would like to see more option here though, maybe Tress is hiding it for USC (yeah right)?
Agree.
Here comes that option.
Eh.. I mean, another first down pass.
i thought it was a waste with troy and a waste with TP if we slowly start to make his running less of a factor, that'd be terrible. vince young increased his passing yards without decreasing his rushing yards, we need that out of TP
HEY GUYS ITS BRIAN ROLLE
Rolle is going to finish with 20 tackles.
Members of the Ohio National Guard are being honored in the south end zone.
the teams running out together was pretty cool
excellent second series by the D, stayed with their assignments and didn't overpursue, which is about the worst thing you can do against the triple option
Navy is going for it on 4th and two.
Pryor finishes the first quarter 5/8 for 79 yards and a TD. 1 rush for 11 yards.
Sanzenbacher returning punts? o_O
Rolle had 6 first quarter tackles. Wow.
And the first punt of the year.
Navy starts their third drive at midfield.
listening to Spielman is great. He provides good analysis of the formations and reads. Stuff that I like hearing about.
FUMBLE!
Another pass to Ballard?
Look at that grab by Ballard!
wow
Great play by Ballard, but this just better be jitters from the O-line
Duron looked like pops on his first career catch.
What a beautiful throw and catch from Pryor to Dane.
Early verdict: Pryor can throw.
TP for Heisman!??? Do you belive it now haters?
7 play drive, 56yds - 3:05 ToP. Capped by a 2y TD scamper to the left corner by Pryor. Really, really impressed with the way he's throwing the ball.
Pryor's throws look good, not great to me... gotta give credit to the receivers who are going up and getting the ball.
Pryor looks like a whole 'nother player when he drops back. No happy feet, for one. He's forced a couple, but the passes have still been crisp.
Could we have a Bauserman sighting on the next series?
one more touchdown first
Nathan Williams sighting.
Need to see more of him. He's like a guaranteed TFL.
Or maybe not. :)
Yeah, ends should be beastly this season.
Nice, tough run out of Saine. Love seeing that after what we saw last season.
Pryor might have just a tad bit more mobility than Bauserman, I'm not sure.
Love seeing those swings to the backs, though.
Gazelles might be slightly faster than Hippos.
Maybe.
Bauserman throws a really nice swing pass, though.
Just checking in, blew my transmission, but picked rhe game in the radio
loving these passes to the RBs and TEs
Seconded. Killing the Middies.
Does TP's eye black say 'VICK'????
I'm guessing that was just an attempt to break tendencies. Not necessarily a bad thing.
bad call tressel. ten point lead and your pulling tp????
It's not often that there's a vice admiral sitting ten feet away from you.
given the amount of good pass catching RBs we have, having them catch out of the backfield or on short delayed routes is a great idea and i hope we keep it up
Blazers- Micka Vick to be exact
I hate Mark May, but he's right
wooooooo amazing half for TP
and ah, there's that ol feeling of the bile rising in my throat. hello mark may.
he's KIND OF right, we have huge o-linemen, i'm not completely surprised that they're having difficulty pass blocking against their teeny dudes. that's not all of the reason why, but i think it's a factor.
i agree, they have to figure something out, Miller doesnt look comfortable
overall a good first half against a tricky opponent, TP looks much improved as a passer, and is sanzo my new favorite WR on the team? COULD BE!
Joe is playing to give SC one more thing to think about, good call Senator.
what the hell? whats that all about?
4 good 3:30 games, time to break out the second TV
NF clue... Maybe not Mike Maybe a friend named Mika???
lou holtz talking crazy talk, mark may is apoplectic, bup bup bup is laughin
Quick Notes:
Mark May is still a douche bag:
TP: poised and looking good. Some early game gitters that he worked through.
O-line: STOP STANDING UP!!!!! Get low and drive them off the fricking line. Pass blocking is okay, but it blitz pick up that is giving the line some problems. This is a continuity issue, I would keep the line as a solid unit through out the 3rd qtr. They needs as many reps as they can together.
D – Line: Stop getting into your stances a half yard off the ball and get your hands up on the should pads and head gear to prevent the chop. D-tackles need to slant or pinch more often.
D-Fense: Other than the first series, good job.
Minnie and Iowa need to straighten out
Is Greg Paulus legit or are the Gophers just that bad?
ron paulus is a beast
i mean greg
hmmmmmmmm
Great defensive start to the 2nd half.
BEAUTIFUL read by the D
uuuuggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh come on dudes
False start, delay of game and then holding. Don't see that too often.
woah ho ho, that makes up for a crappy offensive seriesGOD I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC
First half stats
RUSHING
Saine - 5/27
Herron - 7/26
Pyror - 2/13 - 1TD
PASSING
Pryor 10/13/127 - 1TD
RECEIVING
Herron - 4/29
Dane - 2/57 - 1TD
Ballard - 2/35
Saine - 2/21
Carter - 1/13
TACKLES
Rolle - 6
Larimore - 5
Coleman - 4
Chekwa - 3
i've said it before and i'll say it again: i love brian rolle
Spitler needs to buy some wheels.
I'm right there with you.
alright, now we're just seeing a ton of mental errors, this sucks. come on guys
Yeah, when he got burned by NW receivers last year, I figured - eh, they're WRs - but he just looks slow on the field.
ugh, more overpursuit. just contain, dammit.
Today's attendance: 105,092 - a new opening day record for Ohio Stadium.
excellent tackle by denlinger, way to break your block
Wetzel might have a point.
fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
99-yard TD drive that ate up 8:38. Tastes like ass.
This is the type of shit that makes me extremely nervous about next week.
This is ugly, we are in trouble
Nice mix of no-huddle + option to answer Navy's score.
i don't think we're in trouble now, but next weeeekkk....
i don't know why we don't just go to this more often. and also i know Tress wanted to get bauserman some reps, but why did he want to do it so damn early in the game? makes no sense when the outcome is still in doubt
Im telling you, this season could go south real quick, Im questioning pulling Pryor in the 2ndQ. Even though I liked it at first.
The o-line and running game have a long way to go. Where is Berry?
Taurian!
yikes, settle down dude, it's the 4th quarter of the first game of the season
Thats how you kick a football baby!
i seriously hope twash doesn't make that a habit.
you're right, but damn
you don't pull the starting qb in a 10 point ball game 2nd quarter. Tressel is one of the worst coaches out there bottom line.
He gets the nations top talent and does NOTHING WITH IT! Im sick of watching this team fall on its face every fuckin year.
The right side of our line can't block for shit, Anderson is being Anderson, and we're settling for field goals.
i understand being worried about USC based on this, but let's keep things in perspective, we're playing against a really weird offense that no one ever sees with personnel geared toward playing bigass big ten dudes, not shifty triple option guys.
we should be doing better in the secondary and our o-line does not look good at all, but let's not freak out here
Coleman just made the game winning play.
hahahahahah what?!?
In other news... props to this guy:
http://img35.imageshack.us/img...
heeeellllloooo STONEBURNER!!!
seriously, what?!?!?
Missed an XP, but I'm not complaining. I think we've got 'er in the bag.
hell yeah, i'll take cage the elephant over country music every time
excellent sack
Coleman, MVP
ah balls, my feed is going haywire here, i missed the coleman INT
WHAT ASOIRJAOSIN
ASPFOJASOP
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Ohio State could be up by 30 with any other coaching staff.
that just happened
Our o-line is a fucking joke, period.
Herron should have bounced the 4&2 outside, defense is getting sloppy.
yikes russel, way to bite on the threat of a run
Dog shit. I was going to make the trip to the USC game but why should I? This team shows up next week they lose by 28.
i'm scared for next week
USC game's now looking more like another blowout.
Lots of progress to be excited about, but still the same shit that has plagued us in the past. Penalties, bad play calling, less than stellar execution when it counts (4 &1). C'mon Buckeyes! Get it together!
hahahah pryor is still hilariously amazing
Unreal.
wow, this does not bode well
!!!!!!!!
uuuhhh i mean...
This team has no killer instinct
aaaaaaaaaagggggggg
tressel has no killer instinct. you don't pull the star qb in the 2nd quarter with a 10 point lead.
Wow, how often do you see that?!?!
THANK GOD FOR BRIAN ROLLE
Navy has been running all over us all day and they try to do that just 2 yards from a tie game?
OSU is very very lucky today. And that's enough for now. But Tressel has a heckuva lot of work to do. Something is wrong with this picture.
they don't give the heisman to players on teams with a losing record *rimshot*
this isnt over
Very very lucky and something is VERY wrong. You are 100% correct.
All the talent in the world and I don't get it at all.
Ill tell you whats wrong with this picture, someone painted in a bunch of little fuckin girls instead of an o-line
I'll take Navy's offense giving us trouble, but there is no way their d-line should have won the battle today, but they did
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I am scared as hell for next week.
I can hear it now
eeeuuugggghhhhhh that was about the ugliest win possible
Bewbs
there is no question its coaching. you don't coach scared and that is how tressel coaches. No passes longer than 20 yards? Pull your starter with a 10 pt lead can you imagine any top five team doing this.
Sooo time to panic about next week, yes?
I realize that Justin Boren was largely trained at another school. But apart from one or two pretty good downfield blocks, that kid looked like a piece of something or other. For the most part, Boren just schlunked around and avoided contact whenever possible. It wasn't hot weather, either. Oh well, good luck.
Hey All,
Sorry I played like shit today and couldn't catch anything that came my way. You see....the thing is, is that I have really bad fall allergies that cause me to play like shit in the fall. Anyother time of year I am golden.
Ciao,
T Wash
1. if the starting line isn't going to block replace them the 2nd team can't be any worse.
2. Let us hope we didn't get ready for navy this week and it was all USC in the week leading up to this game.
3. tressel is highly over-rated!!!! i've never like the guy honestly. 77 players drafted since 2000 bottom line is he coaches like a f'n pussy.
Forget Justin, how bout his little bro Zach missing an obvious block on the 4th and 1 conversion that led to the Navy TD. We shouldnt have a freshmen playing one of the most important blocking positions
Tressel is Gerry Faust 2.0. Sorry, but the guy is a bad offensive coach. He's content to let the defense stay on the field most of the game. The 0-line looks big & slow. Again. For whatever reason, OSU does not seem to get the most out of their talent, and that does not bode well for next week. I thought Terrelle looked pretty good though, all things considered.
Hey T Wash im here for you. Tell the entire O-line I'd love to see them too!
And today is exactly why you don't play on Saturdays.
1. Our run game sucked. Boom didnt do that much while Saine was alright.
2. Hopefully tress will decide to throw the ball downfield next saturday
3. At least the defense got a good work out before USC. Even, though they are not the same offenses, in game experience is still key
Navy Goat, good luck to you guys tge rest of the way. Ricky Dobbs is a beast.
WE HAD A TRUE FRESHMAN CENTER LAST YEAR RRRRAAAAOSIDOAISDOIAS
you know what, i think i'm done until next week. this was a terrible game, but how in the hell do you call Tressel a terrible coach and compare him to gerry fucking faust?!? are we just going to sit here after one bad WIN and start completely ignoring the last 8 years of incredible OSU football under this guy?!? good Lord, i'm the first person to admit that Tressel has some serious flaws as a coach but i cannot believe the stupidity here
I know we are young but the play calling was HORRIBLE!
We can't run up the middle.
If Anderson russell steps on the field again it will be on special teams.
Don't forget about me! I did my part to give Navy 2 TDs... 2 TDs!!! Navy had 6 total all of last year. :)
Oh, and don't forget about my choke job against Texas..
also lol at all the crap i got during b-ball for suggesting matta wasn't an amazing coach, whereas now a guy who has won a national title and a bajillion big ten championships is being compared to gerry faust and is being called terrible and people are buying into this.
To all:
Simple the O-line has to play as a team. Mark May was running his mouth saying Navy was getting pressure w/o the blitz, bullshit. The replay he was talking about had #51 making the play. The last I checked he was playing linebacker. But to his point, it is about blitz pick up and play calling. Navy commited 9 on the 3&2 and 4&2. On the 4&2, Herron should have bounced it outside and he would have had seven. We have to break our tendency in be VERY Predictable in short yardage situations. One naked boot leg is not going to sell anyone on the idea on not blitzing the one and two gaps.
SECONDLY, i freaking predicted this exact same thing would happen months ago. i simply do not understand college football fans' ability to immediately turn on a coach after one bad game, despite a proven track record of success.
will we lose against USC? i don't know. probably, at this point. but calling for Tressel's head is ludicrous and is pretty much a really good way to show other fans that you're insufferable
call it like I see it. tressel is over-rated my man. He does this every year doesn't he? Even the year we won it all. The only year we didn't have these problems was when we had Troy and 4 NFL players catching the ball for him.
I repeat you do not put in the 2nd qb with a 10 point lead in the 2nd quarter. Pryor had it going offensively and you put in a guy with a completely different skill set?!!!
If you aint first your last!
the biggest thing for me was on the long navy pass play, russell was right there and he ran away from him..let me repeat that. HE RAN AWAY FROM HIM. It looked like he was trying to show speed to some scouts or something.
1. Im not reading too much into this one, gimmick offense, USC next week, first game of year,etc., etc.,
2. I am not sold on Boom, he is average and has a long way to go.
3. Not sure who is higher on the DC, but Carter should play more than T Wash.
4. Why does ESPN insist on piling on us? The ticker says" OSU avoids being upset by Navy", they were going for two to tie with 2:30 left, not trying to win.
i'm not saying that wasn't dumb, i'm saying you have absolutely no perspective on what constitutes a good and a bad football coach. if winning over 80% of the time isn't good enough for you, you need to pull your head out of your ass.
warts and all, Tressel is still one of the top 5 coaches in the country and you are insane if you think a significant amount of coaches would do a better job
i'm done with this conversation though. it happens literally every year when OSU fans get a boner after seeing florida beat up on georgia southern by 60 and then we can't do the same to akron or whatever, but we still end up winning 10 or 11 games in the season.
i don't know what's going to happen next week or the next, but maybe we should wait three or four weeks before busting out the pitchforks
bup bup bup
I am a homer, I like our chances even better after today's, all of the fair weather fans need to chill. There was a lot of good and there was sloppiness due to players thinking the game was over ealy in the fourth qtr. Do we have issue with the line, yes unfortunatley, and a lot of it has to deal with technique. They are not firing out fast enough, and not getting low enough to drive people off the line. We needed our first string staying in the whole game. Next weeks score, OSU 24 and USC 13.
i'm not even that optimistic, i think we're most likely going to lose to USC. i'm just not dumb enough to call for the head of one of the most successful OSU coaches ever after one bad game by a rebuilding team
iball,
T-wash two drops in half-hearted attempts, critical situations.
D. Carter, several excellent catches.
D. Carter wins.
The Ghost in the dog house ? No show today!
small is sick, which is why he didn't play
iBall
1) agree that the gimmick offense is hard to predict (tough to prepare for)
2)Boom IS average at best(couldn't carry Wells jock)
3)Carter CAN play
4) The mere fact that they were going for the tie with 2:30 should answer your own question. This really should not have been close
bup bup bup
It is in all in the play calling. It was better in the first half. the second half fell into a predictable pattern, especially in key situation. Thre is ONLY wo knocks I have on Tressel, OSU HAS to be more dynamic on offense, especially when you are trying to plug and play different line men into different positions. Second, he really needs to get some fresh blood in some key coaching positions. I have a good feeling about next week. This was not a laugher, which was good and there was some very good things we did against a very fundametally sound team. We unfortunately made some bad plays where people were out of position or just did not make the play. The Navy 85 yard TD, Russell was expecting help from the inside, the free safety jumped the under route. there was either a pick or broken coverage underneath that caused the FS to commit.
So many games on right now... I need about 4 more TVs...
Well to put my .02 in....
I don't like to say we looked forward, but I am thinking we have been prepping for SC this week, about 70/30. Although I disagree with a good amount of the calls--including pulling Pryor--I am not sure some of this was not deliberate. No way anyone thought Navy was going to pull that 14 points out of their tighty-whiteys. I think the game was called this way deliberately, with just a hint of what is to come (reverse on opening kickoff, anyone?). I realize I am being cautiously optomistic, but for God's Sake, this HAS to be some trickery on the part of the coaching staff--only been waiting for it since LSU (remember how we all thought we would see some 2 QB looks).
If there was ever time to open it up and shock the nation, this is it JT. Show us '02 was not a fluke.
In Tressel I trust...for now.
22 first or second year players on the two deep roster - we are young!
LIC is a beast!
Yes, yes, I know. That's a very valid point. However, I needed to get the last round or so in before the snow starts to fly up here in Buffalo.
If you are overseas you can get the game on ESPN360Europe...
Actually, iball, I'll be hitting the cabernet any minute now. 'Bucks up by 40'? Glad you were able to save your voice for next week.
This was a close ass game, but Navy is not a bad team. We don't play that offense again this season...we just need to come out next week and F sh*t up...if the same thing happens next week the yes, we will be in trouble, other than that don't read into too much...first post one 11dub, been readin for awhile tho..,u guys are the sh*t
Josh_alum. no question it was piss-poor planning on my part; my bad. I did try your suggestion years ago with first wife... ;)
denard robinson is fast
san jose 3 - usc 0
upset..mabye? kind of want the whole #6 vs. #4
Russell is awful. Never the same after the knee injury.
hey the offense was starting to roll and dip shit pulls the starter with a 10 point lead. Its like he had money on Navy. Can't Coach with him! Can't Win with him! Won't do it.
I personally was not pleased about today. My points:
1. Anderson Russell should not be starting. He was burned on both TD's. He needs to get his head around on the first and the second one, he was just plain ran by. No double move, nothing fancy, just plain beat. Hines make plays when he on the field, and he needs to be starting. Let Russell play on ST.
2. The O-Line should have been dominating. I don't buy any excuses anymore. When our guards pull, they are late to the hole. Very rarely do our pulling Lineman ever make contact with a defender. Our longest run out of the I formation was 6 yards. Shameful. Our inability to run the ball in short yardage situations has made me very nervous. Our only running game came outta Shotgun and option.
3. Washington should be ashamed. Two drops and the one he didn't even seem like he was trying. A lack of ability is understandable, but a lack of effort is inexcusable.
4. I don't know if Pryor wasn't throwing deep by design, but USC has no reason to play Taylor Mays further than 10 yards off the line of scrimmage. Running the ball isn't going to be any easier. Have to strecth the field with some deep passes.
5. Ballard is a NFL TE. Need to throw to him as much as possible.
6. Where was Berry? what has happened to Saine? He tip-toes into holes. None of RB's seem to run very hard. That could be because there weren't any holes.
7. I really hope that I am wrong, but I think we are going to get blasted by USC.
EXACT same talk last year
we fell apart when we had the ball at the navy 42 and then all the penalties.
usc 7 - san jose 3 middle of second
Saine looked good he ran hard. Broke a face mask tackle on one play didn't get that call of course.
The game should have been over but Coach T did Navy a huge favor by throwing in the 2nd string QB. Bad move.
Agree on the Bauserman move. TP seemed like he was starting to really get things going. To take him out there was questionable at best.
Pretty much my point.
...hoping for a different outcome.
Make that 21-3.
....ugh.
...and while I am at it...
Does ESecPN really need to run the ticker "tOSU avoids upset by Navy"
They never led.
They only had a chance to tie at the end--NOT win.
Frustrating.
Earl was all over the OL on WTVN. Said it was pitiful that we couldn't get 2 yds when we needed. Said the D was OK against the BS O of Navy except for a few breakdowns; but the the O sucked against their conventional D. First time I agreed with the old man in a while.
Bauserman wins the poll question with one sack.
Spitler was awful he needs to be in the middle. If the navy backs can get the edge on him USC won't have a problem. Put the young speed out there. Sabino, Rolle, Homan would be nice. Russell was awful didn't improve from last year at all.
agreed with the Spitler comment, he shouldn't be out there at all imo. Definitely too slow to be OLB.
Russell may have gotten beat a couple times, but he also had a couple of big plays including pinning Navy at their own 1
ESPN has a financial interest in the Big 10 being seen as weak. Pretty shameful what they are doing. I have lost a lot of respect for them today, They are the sports version of Fox News at this point.
You trust Tressel. I will trust my own eyes. Year after year I watch him coach scared. He isn't a good coach open your eyes. Best talent in the nation come to Ohio State year in and year out. You don't handcuff your team by throwing in the 2nd string qb. It isn't fair to the team and it isn't fair to the fans of Ohio State. We are a laughing stock today.
Where was the blitz? All day we don't run blitz? A safety blitz would have shut down anything up the middle.
Bottom line is the team wasn't ready to play and that is the coaching staffs job.
should be Ohio State's head coach. Tressel is wearing out his welcome.
That was pitiful, and why did he run behind the two weakest blockers on the line? Boom is frustrating sometimes.
Andy Miller looked bad also, way to many times were Navy's ends getting the edge on him.
Cincy 02' NW 03' Ohio U 08' Florida 06' Penn St 08' I could go on and on but bottom line is Ohio State has put more players in the NFL since 2000 as any team in college football. We don't play to just get wins we play to improve every game and when you take out your 1st string qb with a 10 point lead shows your a bad coach.
When you run it up the gut with a small running back time and time again your a bad coach.
When you have spitler move to Olb and rolle move to the middle your a bad coach.
When you don't throw the ball down field one time the whole game your a bad coach.
When you start seniors over a more talented fr. or soph. your a bad coach.
I'm over this guy. We will not win another championship with this coaching style.
Jim tressell didn't have pryor go deep or anything because he didn't want to show USC anything to look for in next weeks game
What percentage of this piss poor game can be attributed to the following:
1.) Navy is actually pretty good. 8+ wins the last 6 seasons.
2.) OSU is actually pretty mediocre this year.
3.) Hiding a lot of the offensive schemes for next week's game.
4.) First game jitters.
Personnally...
25%, 40%, 15%, 20% respectively.
..bottom line, would everyone rather win by 1 point or look good in a loss?? It frustrates me also, but Tress is an 80+% winner..... a win is a win...... period.
And how about Iowa needing two blocked field goals to beat UNI?!?!?!
Minnesota needing OT to beat 'Cuse?!?!?!
Illinois getting blasted by Mizzou?!?!?!
Ohio State having to play all four quarters against Navy?!?!?!
The Big Ten haters will be out in force this week.
Be prepared.
the game ball should go to kurt coleman and a special recognition should go to brian rolle (good game, but dobbs freaked and threw that ball right to him on the 2 pt. conversion). also navy took some heat for that play call..which leaves me with a what if thought...although i am 'a win is a win' person'. pryor looked okay and duron carter/dane sanzenbacher looked pretty good as well. really disappointed in the running game, and even though the game was in hand when the score was 29-14....i thought tressel should have kicked a field on the 4 and 2 (i don't wanna be that monday morning qb guy, but i wanted a 3 posession game). the worst part of the team is the secondary...good god, this has been a nightmare since the florida game....the team has been scared stupid ever since....and the offensive line is porous.
sorry to write so much and complain so much...because this was a fun game to watch and navy did their job by giving osu a real game. next week should be pretty fun (although im thinking an upset is unlikely).
My problem with Tressel in this game is that it seemed like he didn't want to win, he just wanted to finish the game with a few more points than Navy.
It's become clear to me why we manage to win 10 games a year beating the crap teams: ultimately the crap teams beat themselves and we win. Good teams don't beat themselves, therefore we lose.
I can't think of the last time I saw an Ohio State team go for the kill in a game. USC, Florida, LSU, Texas etc, all get you down, then stomp on you regardless of who you are.
Anderson didn't just get beat. He got beat twice. By Navy WR's. The kid just can't stick with anyone in coverage.
Let him be a gunner on ST, but Hines should be getting his minutes on D.
We really miss Moeller more than I thought. And no way should Brain Rolle be moved from MLB.
That's Tresselball for you.
Kurt, you are right on the money. I hate to say it because I like Tressel so much, but his philosophy is becoming very old school in this video game offensive era. People respect offense and points on the board...not your ability to just barely win....leaving the opponents dignity in tact.
What is missing from Tressel, Bollman and Heacock is a intense desire to rip the heart out of our opponent. I think that we all know that Pete Carrol, Urban Meyer, and Mack Brown don't have such a problem
Even when we beat Texas on the road a few years ago Tressel took his foot off the gas. He likes close ball games. This is the same bs coaching we saw vs OHIO U last year. Come on people wake up! Tressel and his staff need some new ideas or they must go.
I'm all for playing smart football but its like we play not to lose.
I don't think I can say this enough but YOU DON'T PULL THE STAR QB WITH A 10 POINT LEAD IN THE 2ND QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would add Bob Stoops to that list.
And while I'm at it...if Heacock and Bollman are so great at what they do then how come no other programs have coming knocking on the OSU doors for their services. I mean we all know that no big time program would want either of them, but why hasn't a smaller school sought either of them out?
If Woody could update his quote he would change it from "You win with people" to "You win with the right people who are getting the job done on a daily basis". Bollman hasn't gotten the job done since he got here...(thank you Maurice Clarett for your on the field performances and making that years o-line look good) and Heacock has about enough intensity to coach the girls tennis team.
I'd hate to see Tressel remembered for being too loyal. At some point you have to confront the brutal facts and the fact is that Bollman and Heacock need to go and go now!
AMEN
While I'm too young to know, I can't imagine that Woody or even Coach Bruce had a problem with this either... I do remember that Cooper would beat the shit out of inferior opponents.
On a positive note...how great was it to see Ballard catch a few and Stoneburner. Hopefully that will become a steady diet.
Great stuff. Tressel treats promoting Fickell to DC in the same manner as playing inferior seniors over talented underclassmen...it's loyalty gone too far.
For me the game is won in the trenches and the O-Line still isn't getting it done in the trenches, however I do believe that they have very talented players on the O-line just piss poor coaching. As the O-Line goes so go the buckeyes.
I hate to toss this possibility into the mix but what does the Big Ten have against hiring coordinators from either the SEC or Pac 10? It's no secret that those conferences are chalk full of coaches from Ohio.
A few years ago Norm Chow was jobless...perhaps one of the greatest offensive minds of this era. Would he have taken the O-coordinator job at OSU? Who knows, but maybe he would have if offered.
Surely there has to be a SEC D-coordinator who would love to bring their style of defense to the Big Ten.
I sure miss Mark Dantanio's presence on the d-side of the ball
We suck. The game next week might as well be a wash at this point. They had an opportunity to go out there and show the world their immense talent, and they stood there looking like a de-pantsed Sunday school kid. This was an embarrassment not just for the defense, but for the offensive line - who had everything to prove and more to lose.
I am really disappointed in this performance. The O-line was horrendous against a mediocre defense. Worse than we could have ever hoped for, honestly. Awful, awful, awful performance. They gave Pryor absolutely no time to throw the ball. They were piss-poor in run blocking. Even though the 4th-and-2 was a questionable time to go for it, and the power-I was the worst play they could have called for that situation, they FAILED EPICALLY!!!
Buckeye players, if you read this thread, then fucking get it together! This was disgusting, and you have the Buckeye nation in panic mode. Way to suck. We're calling for Tressel's job if you don't show up against USC.
Was at the game. The moment Bauserman came in it was clear Tressel was playing not to lose. Absolutely no killer instinct!
Well you know, we knew that Navy was a good good team coming in and they showed it today. They kept coming at us like we knew they would and now we've got to go to work and prepare for a good good USC team next week and so forth.
Does anyone notice we always play to the level of our competition? When we play crappy teams (See Ohio U) we play crappy. When we play mediocre teams (see navy) we play all right. When we play good teams (see texas) we play well.
Didn't play great against great teams (USC, Penn State) last year.
The question is how long does tressel get a pass for the national title? He has lost a few coaches since then. Mark Dantonio would be a good choice or Chris Spielman. Something has to change.
Spot on! that killed the offense. If we score there its a rout. I don't think this entire coaching staff understands. No direction at all. No emotion at all. Just the same thing over and over for the last three seasons.
Lots of talent, NO DIRECTION!
Calling for Tressel's job? Seriously? The guy got the backup qb in just in case the RUNNING qb took a big hit. Tressel has bronzed his own boots. This team is young. Let them be and earn their gold pants. They do play USC in the SECOND game of the year. Cool it, man.
I think everyone should chill. I dont' think this was the same as Ohio U last year. First, I honestly felt like they were looking great unitl the substitution for Bauserman. Pryor and the offense were really clicking, and I don't know why they subbed him so early. I'm upset that there was a bit of arrogance in the play calling. Like oh yeah 4-2 why not. Of course Who would've expected an 85 yard passing play. I feel like the game that most of the summer was focused on preparing for is next weeks game, and I feel good about this team putting up a great effort. I really am excited about Pryor, and I know he had the interception and a couple of passes that weren't great. But man he made some good throws and if you can take away Washington's 2 drops, he did a good job overall. Maybe the one wasn't even a drop, he just whiffed trying to catch it. I think everyone just needs to chill.
Although it drives me nuts to be compared to the Buffalo Bills (of which I am a fan btw), but I think JT may take a lesson. Coach Jauron FIRED the offensive coordinator yesterday. He did not like what he was seeing and that was that. And this is a man who had history with him (back in Chi-town).
There is loyalty and then there is stupidity. I am TIRED of defending our program while simultanously sqandering talent. I have been amazed we are still able to pull recruits.
Am I pushing the panic button, maybe. I did not like what I saw today. It seems like the more I go back and watch, the more I am scratching my head. O-line looks confused and winded. D-line had flashes of promise, but no consistancy. How can TP still be throwing off his back foot? Where is this beast Boren everyone keeps talking about, 'cause I think he forgot to show up today. But worse than all those things is the coaching. Runs up the middle? Pryor out in the 2nd? No pass plays downfield? Vanilla, with a side of vanilla, topped off with vanilla.
Coaches: Thanks to you, we have something to prove AGAIN. Now we have the added bonus of being the litmus test for the entire B10 and you are failing us all!!! If you bring the same boring, banal playcalling next week and dont address some obvious personnel issues, I say we fire all your asses. You are taking the Buckeye Faithful and turning us into the Buckeye Forlorn AND WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
Sorry for the rant guys, but re-watching this game, without the excitement of being live, is pissing me off.
Did I mention that I hope I am all kinds of wrong and eat my words with a side of humble pie...
..sigh.
Do you really think this game ALONE has some of us questioning the Senator? I love the guy, but I love this program a helluva lot more. Its not about this singular game. If you dont have any questions about the coaching staff and the direction of this program then you have not been paying attention the last four years.
Mike Vick?
Please tell me Pryor didn't really have those on.....
they say its because hes a christain. im a huge christain, but cmon.
It's MARK MAY'S job to think of logical (and sometimes absurd) reasons why Ohio States will lose against USC. It's OUR job to believe we'll win anyway!
All I hear is everyone's two cent opinion about why we're not good enough to beat the next team we play. If you want to use you're reasoning skills and football expertise, why not bring up a positive reason why you think we'll win next week (There are a few). If you're still convinced that Tress needs to go and that we have no chance to beat USC, then go camping next Saturday and forget about watching the game.
If we win, Tressel will be a genius. If we loose, run the table after that and win the Rose Bowl, Tressel will be a genius. If the season as a whole is a disappointment we can all get mad, but let's at least assume one of the first two possibilities will happen- we are Ohio State fans right?
You are 100% right about one thing:
We are tOSU fans.
That does not mean we have to be Tressel/Bollman/Heacock fans.
If you are not frustrated you are not paying attention.
Simple as that.
You know who used to blow out shitty teams? Me.
ditto
JHC is right LOL
You know who's NOT a shitty team? Navy.
You know who made this game a nail-biter? Anderson Russell.
Apparently by the mediocre NASCAR based fanboy name I'm guessing you wish you were an SEC fan. How many people thought we'd win the MNC in 2003 (Oh, that was Cincinatti 02 that you mentioned). You don't throw the ball down field when you don't want to show things. Finally, Navy and USC are nothing alike, I guarantee OSU has been preparing for USC with Navy this week. After today I'm not worried about Barkley busting a 20 yd TD up the gut, the Offense played fine. THe D struggled with the Option which helps equalize lesser talent. Shut up, or should we hire you to coach tOSU since you obviously have won so many national championships and are superior to JT.
Yup severe flu, smart not to play... especially when he wasn't needed to win this one.
You know who was 3-8 in bowls and 2-10-1 against scUM?
Sorry just got the joke, so tired of people bitching after one game, sense of humor wearing thin.
Maybe they will make the extra point but miss the touchdown.
If your tired of being a Buckeye fan and all that goes with it, Go cheer on USC, Michigan, or Florida and enjoy losing to teams you shouldn't. The nation hates us, trust me, you don't go to bars and hear anyone root for you to succeed. But it's about being a fan. You don't have to drink the Buckeye Kool-aid, but you don't have to drink the national medias either.
I don't think Tress needs to go, but you can't deny the clock is definitely ticking on him. Just reading some of these comments is a tell-tale sign. He really needs to come up big this Saturday, or the seat will get real hot, and there's nothing any level headed Buckeye fan can do about it.
Something is wrong with this program. I think the answer is right in front of our faces, but we are too close to see it. Our recruitin is on par with everyone in the country, but we aren't getting the most out of it. BOLLMAN MUST GO!
The time to make this change is long past due, the o-line cost us Florida, LSU, and would of looked much worse vs. Texas if not for TP's legs.
WE GOT OUR ASSES HANDED TO US BY A BUNCH OF GUYS 50 LBS. LIGHTER AND 5 INCHES SHORTER BECAUSE THEY CAME PLAY AND WE DIDN'T.
"Maybe ... we thought we had the game over and we just kind of chilled a little bit," quarterback Terrelle Pryor said
This is reason number one for today's outcome.
On the flip side, I have to hope today was a valuble lesson for a group of young, talented kids. Hopefully it translates to a big performance Satrurday night.
amen.... c'mon people... this man has won around 80%... you are bitching cuz your ice cream is too cold. Winning by 1 is the same as winning by 40---
its frustrating to have Florida on the highlight reel and not OSU, but would you rather lose to an inferior team every year (USC, Georgia) or beat teams you are supposed to beat and take your chances with teams ranked higher.... really, Tressel is paid to win and he has... get a grip. You dont fire a coach who wins when he is supposed to-- change the staff a bit, but you guys are going way overboard.
thank you
I said what i did because I AM a fan. A fan of this school. A fan of this tradition. A fan of something that started well before 2002.
What I am tired of, is defending something that I can barely endorse--THE COACHING--NOT THE TEAM. IF you think this team is playing to its potential and these coaches are getting the most out of the talent they have, you are drinking way more than Kool-Aid.
What a lame thing to say, just because I am questioning the direction of the program, to go cheer for someone else.
That has never crossed my mind, funny it crosses yours.
You'd think that after getting embarrassed by a few top tier teams the last couple of years and getting clowned on by the media, that we would play with a huge chip on our shoulders. Instead, it continues to look like we lack any kind of fire and intensity. We show glimpses of it every now and then from game to game, but it's up and down just like the other aspects of our team (o-line, defense, playcalling, coaching).
I seem to recall a game he made a wall puncher too....
Tressel won't fire Bollman...therefore, Tressel needs to be fired. If we don't beat USC, it will be 4 years before we beat a top-5 team...unheard of, and unacceptable.
They are doing things wrongly in Columbus. If they were doing them right, we would be winning by a shitload of points against a service academy. Putting Bauserman in while the score was 17-7 was a coaching blunder, especially if Pryor is looking to get all the snaps next Saturday. 4th-and-2 in the Power-I is a coaching blunder...period...there is no sugar coating that. You have the most powerful weapon imaginable in Terrelle Pryor and you line up as if you have Beanie Wells back there...piss poor!!!! EPIC RUN FAIL!
The Defense! Holy shit! What the fuck are they doing?! This was a chance to show that they can stop a potent rushing attack. EPIC RUN-DEFENSE FAIL!!! This provided a perfect tune-up for the USC game, and they did not rise to the occasion.
Yes, I am panicking , and you should, too. This is not why we follow this team. We expect big things from big players, and they are letting guys blow by them on the line of scrimmage. Pathetic, and there's no room for that in Columbus, Ohio. Maybe Norman, Oklahoma, but not in the Horseshoe.
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how can they bash the big ten today when we've gone 9-1 so far with wiscy left to play...
god i hate the media!
...so how does this gravatar thingy work....
oh, like that.....
:)
So Oklahoma upset....
yeah, I know Bradford was hurt
Looks like the Hokies may let Alabama get away with it--wait just fumbled!!!!
Whatever will ESecPN do if TWO SEC teams lose today to other teams not in the SEC.
They may have to shut down for a period of mourning.
I've said it in two forums and I want to say it on probably the most popular Buckeyes blog...
Bring back the White Stripes - Seven Nation Army during Pettrey's kick offs.
11W - put that in an update. I hear there's a new marketing guy in charge of the music at Ohio Stadium - he might read it.
not buying this at all. as if usc doesn't think that osu can go long or run and end-around. usc doesn't "hide" things. they have open practices and they don't seem to care if anyone sees what they do. if you execute well, it doesn't matter that the other team knows what you might try. this is a typical tressel offense - simply not very good. the 0-line was big & slow with no surge. perhaps they will perform better next week. pryor is a great talent and he may be able to give usc fits. berkley has to be licking his chops after seeing the osu secondary.
shut up with that fie tressel BS
fire*
this is the only legitimate complaint to ever make about OSU football ever. EVER.
J Mo, you're right, and this is the debate i want to have for the next 7 days instead of anything pertaining to Tressel or USC
I have to agree wtih AngelHeartsBuckeyes; I love the Senator as well, but his loyalty to Bollman and Heacock is his biggest stumbling block.
I don't think anybody wants to fire Jim Tressel, but I think most of people would agree that Tressel has to be loyal to the program first and to his assistants second. The players have the talent and I'm sure that they work too hard to have second class coaching.
The program deserves better than what Bollman and Heacock are delivering.
I'd be surprised if Bucksfan really wants Tressel fired, but instead wants him to understand that ultimately if things don't change on the o-line and the defensive intensity then it could cost Tressel in the long run.
you have to understand that alot of these fans think tressel is jesus in a sweater vest and he can do no wrong. I think anyone that has played the game would tell you otherwise.
Bottom line you don't bench the starter with a 10 point lead in the 1st half. You just don't do that. I'm sick of having to be pissed watching this tresselball bullshit. He should change or leave the program to Chris Spielman. He lost the fire. Look at the tape of the title game from 03' that was a coach with fire.
Dude, Tressel planned to put Bauserman in. This was a part of the game plan, not a random occurrence. I see this repeated by you over and over. Look at what he's said:
“We have plans for Joe Bauserman to get in the third, fourth, fifth series area, which we like to do,” Tressel said.
See the O-Zone article that quotes Tressel.
You may disagree with the plan, but that's the plan he had, an dthat's probably what he told Joe, and probably the way that he envisioned doing it. Yeesh. If you coached next week, I'm pretty sure you'd find it harder than you seem to right now.
OOO RLY?
Me calling for Tressel's job doesn't mean anything. Sometimes Buckeye football is too boring to watch...or exciting in a bad way.
USC 30 OSU 17
Because Big Ten football is absolutely awful. That's how.
Agreed.
Again, NOT calling for Tressel's job....yet.
By yet I mean, if he is not willing to put the team before his friendships, then I dont care what his winning percentage has been, he has to go.
He has to see the O-line is not progressing--not after one season. Or two. Or Three. He has to look at the Hawk/Carpenter defense and wonder where that intensity has gone. Can he not see these things so blantantly obvious to even the most casual fan?
So, we should have the policy that he will ignore that, so we will ignore that he is ignoring it? That is just ignore-ant.
Leaders lead. He needs to be just that. Make the hard decisions, put on your big-boy pants and realize there is more on the line than being a nice guy.
Are games not won and lost in the trenches? The O-line is the key and you know it. Forget us fans if you will. He owes TP the ability to reach the best of his potential and if we do not do something and do it fast up-front, we may waste the biggest talent of all.
Let me make it clear, I am not calling for JT's job, I am calling for him to do it.
I've been paying attention the last 4 years, we've won 10 games each year, beat Michigan, won the Big 10, and played in 4 BCS games (2 title games).......yeah I can see why people would question the Vest.
Or get someone who will.
Fail.
Someone's a homer ;)
i think "bucksfan" should change their name to something a little more appropriate... you can draw your own conclusions about that one.
taking pryor out early was foolish, but let's all remember, navy is a team that went to a bowl game last year and will likely go to one this year too. We're not gonna pile up 50 pts on them like they;re y-town st.
another reason i stopped reading your blog......
please burn all of your scarlet and gray and start writing for mgoblog.
If the same team shows up it could be worse. They will have to stop the run. Make some changes for sure and I could see them winning.
1. Slide cam inside to tackle
2. blitz and blitz often
3. Pass on first down
4. Start JB and Adams at the tackle spots
5. Spitler doesn't see the field as an OLB
6. Don't pull Pryor in the 2nd quarter
7. Saine is the #1 back Boom is a good change of pace.
8. Trickeration- we need to pull out all the stops. TP at wideout, Wildcat, Pistol formation?
9. If its not broke don't fix it. Somethings did work well. Like the passing to the tight end, and we did throw to the backs a bit.
You're talking to me like I am some SEC fan--thats the rhetoric we spit to defend our program. The point is that we HAVE to defend it. You know those wins you are talking about have come against what could be considered inferior talent. Yeah, we got wins in Bowl Games (outside of the NC), Notre Dame and Kansas. Real signature wins there. In the last four years, minus the 06 scUM game, what have we done against the best teams out there? Yeah we can say "We lost to a better team, no shame in that!" but we can only say it for so long and only after we actually win some of the games against the elites. Repeat, we have to win some of those games. This coaching staff is not getting it done. Period. End of story.
Again, hope I am wrong, wrong, wrong. But I just do not see any fire in these guys. Yet another by-product of less than stellar coaching.
southbaybuckeye...go read "1968: The Year that Saved Ohio State Football." In it you'll see that every single coach underneath Woody Hayes lived in the fear day in and day out that they'd be fired at a moment's notice. Woody Hayes was burned in effigy so many times BY FANS that it's not even funny. The reason it's not funny is because it's absolutely justified! Living in the pressure that you'll be fired does wonders. And it's our job as fans to make sure the coaches know that there's no job security at Ohio Stadium. It's called the graveyard of coaches for a reason. There's plenty of time to admire you after you're finished coaching.
Look, I really love Tressel. He's an upstanding man of immense character, a man of service to his community, an incredible recruiter, and a Michigan killer. But he's complacent, and it's making its way to the football field. I don't care if Navy went to a bowl game....Michigan State, Minnesota, and Northwestern went to bowl games last year and we slaughtered them. We were on our way to slaughtering Navy today.
Kirk said it best, can Ohio State play with the big boys? Everyone will be watching next week. All I'm saying is that if they go out there and USC makes us look like we might as well have been Indiana, then I have absolutely no qualms about saying it's time for Tressel to take his place on the hot seat of college coaches. We've been MORE THAN PATIENT. Florida happened 3 years ago. LSU was the following year. USC and Penn State was last year. Then there was Texas. Now there's USC again. We're OHIO STATE. We don't like losing, and today didn't show us anything different from the last 3 years.
First off it was Kansas State not Kansas. Don't forget We beat a Washington State team who was in the Rose Bowl, a good Texas Team, some good Iowa teams, and a good North Carolina State team in triple overtime; during this coaching staffs tenure.
Just because it is the 'plan' prior to the game, does not mean the game does not dictate the need to alter those plans.
I am sure we 'planned' to put some of our non-starters in at the end of the game--you know we were up by a good 20 points or so.
Guess that didnt go according to 'plan' either.
Wil
Still not seeing any elites in your list of 'notable' wins (below since I cannot reply to your post for some reason).
That Texas team was without VY (and yes, we should have won the first go around, but I am sure we could argue some facts about that game as well as it relates to coaching). And did Washington win that Rose Bowl? You make my point--again, we are not playing with the elites and it is NOT FOR LACK OF TALENT.
...oh, and I know it was Kansas State, you knew what I meant, but thanks for pointing that out since your point was so devoid of any other relevant information.
:)
Am I a little worried about today's effort? Yes, I am! However, I was in the Navy so I know how tough they can be. You have to remember that these Navy men are the future Naval and Marine Corps officers of tomorrow. I have met many Marines who could kick the S**t out of any of Ohio State's players. We need to toughen up! I think I was the most excited about Ballard today. The man is a great tight end. I even came up with a nickname for Jake Ballard. His new nick name will be:
ODB-(O'le Dirty Ballard)
Start Jermale Hines at Safety and move Russell to the Nickel. Get Nathan Williams on the field more. Start Etienne Sabino instead of Spitler. Those things need to be done in order for us to get more speed on the field!