Some weather models are showing the remnants of TS Isaac to be passing through Ohio on Saturday. Based on past experiences with Hurricane and TS remnants, we could be looking at a Gloomy, windy, soggy-assed day.
I know there is alot of fan enthusiasm for the game. I have read where the players want to bust out and hang 70+ on the Redhawks. The coaches have stated that they want to preform at top level. Will 2"+ possible rainfall, effect all this adrenaline, and possibly bump OSU off it's planned course, before the season is even minutes old? Sloppin through the puddles isn't what any of us (and I'm sure the players and coaches) have been building up for.
That would be unfortunate.
the offense might be slightly affected but if its raining out I'd almost bet on miami scoring a field goal at most against our defense.
As of now...isolated t-storms.
well it suck more for miami. They only way they score is by throwing the football and if it is piss rain all day we may very well put 60 on them. Too big, too strong.
"We have always had the best damn band in the land, now we have the best damn team in the land"- Jim Tressel 1-03-03
What does dropping 70 on a weak opponent prove?
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^^^^ well it proves you can drop 70.
Years past we've seen 70 false starts from 76
70 runs between the tackles on 1st and 2nd down
70 media reports on OSU shananigans
Ehh. I wouldn't mind seeing 70 dropped. Would be nice for a change.
Good points. I rather see us beat Purdue and not struggle with the likes of Toledo first and foremost.
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I'm not a fan of running up the score on weaker teams, and I'm not sure if it "proves" anything. However if we put up 50-60+ points in the first game in a new offense that is supposed to be going through growing pains you better beleive that will get some attention from around the country (not to mention recruits).
I agree, and 50 is not that bad to he honest..but 70 is just flat out trying to make the little sisters of the poor look bad.
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I'll agree on that unless he has backups in the entire fourth quarter and they still can't stop us. I don't see Urban as one to hold back the second teamers when they could be getting valuable game reps.
^ yeah, a player is going to score if the defense can't tackle or catch him. Score may be rough, but the game is still played.
Hypothetical 100% here- up by 60 in the 4th quarter and Meyer calls Dunn or Smith off tackle, do you want him falling down easily after 3 yard gain, when he may be able to break off a 20 yard jaunt?
I don't mind backups scoring if the opposing defense won't stop them.
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Put up 100 on them I dont care.
I could care less if we score 70 as long as backups are the responsible party. No reason to risk injury to starters just to run up the score.
If i would have let you watched every game last season and then asked you what the score was to the first game of the year would you have guessed 42-0.
That is how bad we beat akron. Kind of hard to believe bauserbomb dropped 42 on them.
"We have always had the best damn band in the land, now we have the best damn team in the land"- Jim Tressel 1-03-03
From the NWS this morning:
Cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)
Please don't rain...I don't want to hear my wife complain the entire game......
70+ POINTS! Stop teasing!
Wherever you are, there you be!
Man, this idea that football should be played in perfect weather is so weird to me. This is Ohio, this is the home of football, therefore Ohio's weather should be (and is) prototypical "football weather". And what constitutes said weather? Gray, gloomy, damp Saturdays. It's the kind of soul-draining weather that only maniacs can appreciate, far removed from those perfect conditions on the West Coast, or the assaulting heat of the South. This is the way football was meant to be played: twenty-two warriors fighting to the brink of exhaustion over a soggy one-hundred-and-twenty-yard patch of earth (okay...sigh...Fieldturf). It's impossible to play "happy" here; not in these conditions, and that's just the way our coach wants it. That's Big Ten football, from the snows of Wisconsin to the unrelenting gray of Columbus.
God, I hope it rains come Saturday. I hope it pours. I want Ohio's finest to be baptized in the same waters that have stained this gridiron for the last ninety years. It's an integral part of something that's long defined us, and I could ask for nothing less for the coach tasked to return us to our rightful place atop the nation's elite.
I'm not opposed to coming out and making a statement and scoring early and often, but to me putting up as many points as you can is a Bielama-Wisconsin move.
rain will only effect us fans. As far as a sloppy field, all the more power to Hyde and the running game! They should relish a rainy day. The power read will be in full effect then!
As long as its game on, let there be snow on the field! I don't care. I want some football!
The team plays at 100% the whole game. That doesn't mean the starters have to be in the whole game. If you got 5 minutes, don't run the clock out, give your backups some playing time and don't throttle back.
Sportsmanship is very important to me, and I typically don't enjoy seeing a 70-3 score or something like that. BUT i also don't like having to intercept 2 point conversions against Navy to save the game or pulling out Squeakers against Ohio U and UC. My opinion is, though the teams had great success, Tressel's mentality and good guy nature rubbed off on the team and that's why they struggled in games that should of been laughers.
Meyers team will knock their head off and then stomp on the corpse a few times just to make sure you are dead. I don't always like it, but ya know what I like better than the Tressel method of knock the little guy down then help him back up. Meyers teams will knock you down and every time you try to get off the mat punch or kick you again, til you decide to just stay on the mat. They take the other team's heart, they let them know they have no business being on the same field together. It'll be nice to see that brand of football in Columbus for once.
I remember one season where UK football was decent, and they gave Bama a great game, I was thinking, man they just may knock off Florida which would of been fine because I hate Florida. That game was over 5 minutes after it started. UK and a lot of their fans were feeling confident coming in and they got their asses beat 63-5.
You can't tell me that wouldn't be great to do to an upstart a team like Northwestern, Purdue, or Illinois. Hell even to MSU, or Wisky. They come into the game on a roll thinking they have a shot and The Buckeyes come to down and just curb stomp their ass. I would love for demoralizing , season altering ass whoopings like that.
Continuing to be aggressive with offensive and defensive schemes and "running up the score," are two different animals. Let the first teams get plenty of reps and let the second team get quaility time by running the same schemes. I never liked the way Tressel ran the clock with the second team offense when he was up on a lesser team. I hope Urban gives both units the chance to put up as many points as they are capable of. I think we're going to see an aggression thats been absent in this program for years. Rain or shine...it won't matter...50+ from the Bucks... I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!
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I don't mind 70-3 blowouts by my team if it is done in taste. Basically, if you are up huge, put in backups and run clock running plays to end it. Don't go air raid on them. If you end up scoring 70 points on them with the backups running up the gut for 50 yards, then that is on them! I have no qualms about always playing to win the game.
Sometimes you can't help it if the talent is that superior to the opponents. You can't just diliberately stop scoring. then you get that perception that you don't have a killer instinct. I am sorry, but at the end, Tressel's team had the stigma that it won't play all four quarters. Not that it was true, but a lot out there thought that. Opponents weren't afraid they were going to get beat down if they made big mistakes.
There is something to be said about scoring 70. IT SAYS YOU CAN! When a team thinks you can, they come in thinking they will have to keep up. That causes teams to make mistakes. You want that in their heads each and every game. Just do it with a little class. Don't throw bombs cause you know you can. Run it down their throats with Rod Smith!
Difference in those Wisconsin games was Ball stayed in the game and so did Wilson. I don't recall them leaving those 80 pt win games early!
Field won't be sloppy, it's field turf and plays pretty consistent regardless of weather. May be a little slippery if a player dives/sldies but won't affect footing much
.My belief is, take the team's heart, you make sure the game is over, then you put in the bench guys and let them play, but call the dogs off a bit. I think that strategy falls between Tressel and Meyer's coaching style though. I don't think Meyer much cares about hurting feelings or running up scores, and Tressel decided if you were up 14 in the 2nd quarter against a bad team it was a good time to let 2nd string QB's get reps lol.
I was working at a golf course in 2005 when the remnants of Hurricane Dennis blew through the region. It was a torential sh*tshow. Hopefully it won't be that bad for all of you lovely people in the stands.
I want to see as many points scored as possible... why would you not try and score every time you touch the ball? This isn't a sport where u get bonus points for being nice.
I guess coach Tressel and Bollman never got the message.
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It is supposed to pour.
Help is on the way.
The past couple of days I've heard Jym Ganahl say that he thinks the rain will hold off until Saturday night. Here's to hoping he's right and everyone else is wrong. #TeamGanahl
I bought some pretty expensive ponchos today just in case...hopefully that will eliminate some of the wife's whining :)
@OHIOSTE - You and I think a lot alike my friend. I spend a good amount of time game planning to try and eliminate as much wife-whining as possible. Bless their hearts though for doing something they know we love, even if it's miserable outside.
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why is Jim Cantore standing out in the rain for hrs upon hrs, doing the Hurricane coverage? The info he is giving would be just as relevant if he was inside a dry building, pointing a camera out a window.
Jim Cantore vs Al Roker, which doofass looks more ridiculous standing out in the rain in the dark......... one reppin East Orleans the other West Orleans...... dunnn dunnn dunnn!!!