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2008 Football Rumblings

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Interesting D-line listing. I think there must be a misprint in there. Two DT's and a NG? Even if the other DT is supposed to be a DE, I'm a little shocked to see Rose listed as a DE in that case.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1236645; said:
This whole article made me want to vomit.

Rivals.com College Football - Roundtable: Time to pick a BCS title game matchup

Including this gem:


I can't fucking wait for September 13th to get here!
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Ohio State starts at No. 1 - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

I realize many of you have already written off the 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes as frauds based on the season-ending performances of their 2006 and '07 teams. That's certainly your prerogative.

But here's the thing: I've studied the depth charts of the various contenders frontward and backward. I've spoken with people who know far more about evaluating football talent than I do. And all of it leads me to the same, inescapable conclusion that, presumably, will induce groans from coast to coast.

Ohio State is the most talented team in the country this season.

SI.com NFL draft analyst Tony Pauline, who runs TFY Draft service, projects nine Ohio State starters to be selected in the first three rounds next April, including three sure first-rounders (RB Chris Wells, CB Malcolm Jenkins and LB James Laurinaitis) and three others who could join them (DT Doug Worthington, LB Marcus Freeman and WR Brian Robiskie).

In all, TFY considers 16 junior or senior Buckeyes worthy of being drafted (though one of them is Michigan transfer Justin Boren, who won't play this season). Pauline hasn't posted every team's report yet, but says Ohio State's is, "hands down," the most talent-stocked roster.

"You could basically set up shop in Columbus and [draft] a really good team," said Pauline. "USC probably has more impact players on defense, but when you're comparing the two programs, the Trojans fall short of overall elite talent. There's a lot of talent on LSU's roster but not the large number of elite players as Ohio State's."

And that's before even adding Terrelle Pryor to the mix.

For most of the past seven months -- right up until a couple of weeks ago, in fact -- there was one team I considered better than Ohio State. That was Georgia. But then the Dawgs lost their starting left tackle, Trinton Sturdivant, for the season. It was a costly blow both because Sturdivant manned an extremely important position and because of the ripple effect it will have on the rest of the offensive line, which was already inexperienced. That dropped Georgia behind both the Buckeyes and Oklahoma, which returns all five starting offensive linemen.

Note that while AP voters' preseason ballots were due by Aug. 1, I received permission to revise my top three following Sturdivant's Aug. 12 injury. These rankings differ slightly from that ballot, mostly because I've had nearly a month to think about it. I assure you that for the rest of the season, my AP ballot and Power Rankings will be identical.
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I don't get Worthington as a 1st round possibility and not Boone.
 
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Oneshot;1239196; said:
For some reason, Boone went from being possibly the best tackle in college football to not even in the top 5? Why has his stock dropped so much?
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Huh? He's almost a consensus top 4 tackle with the other 3 being Oher, Smith, and Loadholt. His stock has stayed steady throughout the offseason.
 
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I'm taking a chance that USC's talent and home-field advantage will make up for Ohio State's edge in experience when those two meet Sept. 13.
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Wouldn't USC need more talent than Ohio State for that talent to make up for any edge Ohio State has?

No way that USC's two deep has more talent than Ohio State's.
 
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JonathanXC;1239474; said:
Wouldn't USC need more talent than Ohio State for that talent to make up for any edge Ohio State has?

No way that USC's two deep has more talent than Ohio State's.
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But that is the perception at this point due to the two losses in the BCS championship. And it isn't going away until Ohio State beats USC. And even then, it will not disappear until Ohio State wins a MNC. Even then, a few will still crone on unless it is an SEC team we beat to win it.
 
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Though not the greatest athlete
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LitlBuck;1239193; said:
The above is from the article linked. From the writer's viewpoint, that is probably the reason Boone is not projected by him to go in the first round. As you know, in the NFL, they want athletic left tackles.
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Apparently he missed the play where Boone leapfrogged hartline after a TD last season.
I remember another team's coach remarked that that was the most impressive thing athletically that he saw the whole game.
 
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