2008 Football Rumblings

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Ohio State football
Inside the Beat: Defense will be the difference in The Game

Monday, November 17, 2008 11:05 PM
By Tim May and Ken Gordon


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Chris Russell | Dispatch
Last year in The Game, Beanie Wells rushed for 222 yards, a record for an Ohio State player against Michigan.



It was just another day in paradise Saturday in Champaign: cold and windy, pretty much the reason so many Ohio State alums e-mail us from Florida this time of year. Speaking of e-mails, there weren't nearly as many angry missives flooding our inboxes after the Buckeyes' 30-20 victory over Illinois. Maybe it was the old-school style of winning (305 yards rushing), or maybe it's because after that stumble against Penn State, OSU is back on track, shooting for a share of the Big Ten title and a possible Rose Bowl berth heading into Michigan week. We take a closer look:



GORDON: Tim, we've dumped so much on the offensive line this season (and deservedly so), I was glad to see you gave that group some credit in your OSU Insider in today's Dispatch. The Illini defense is not the Rock of Gibralter, but it's not Youngstown State, either, and the fact that both Chris "Beanie" Wells and Terrelle Pryor gained 100 yards rushing and Pryor was not sacked is pretty impressive. Of course, some of that is because Pryor threw the ball only 10 times and was able to pull it down and run other times. But hey, now the challenge for the line is to do something it hasn't done before: Put together back-to-back good games.

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[cjmik_75]

Any breaking news on Ray's suspension?

 

[IronBuckI]

Any breaking news on Ray's suspension?

Yes, but only for those with elite memberships.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Any breaking news on Ray's suspension?

Yes, but only for those with elite memberships.

I have tons of information... literally several volumes. I can't share any of it. And... actually, if I could... I probably wouldn't anyway.

So...

Just wanted to let you know, I'm in the know here. There's something to know.. and while I know it.. you guys dont. I am better at life.

BKB = Winner.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I have tons of information... literally several volumes. I can't share any of it. And... actually, if I could... I probably wouldn't anyway.

So...

Just wanted to let you know, I'm in the know here. There's something to know.. and while I know it.. you guys dont. I am better at life.

BKB = Winner.

Pr ick.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

What about if you have a beard? Do you at least get some kind of discount?

 

[BUCKYLE]

What about if you have a beard? Do you at least get some kind of discount?

If you truly have a beard...you already know the answer you seek.

 

[LitlBuck]

Yes, but only for those with elite memberships.

I have tons of information... literally several volumes. I can't share any of it. And... actually, if I could... I probably wouldn't anyway.

So...

Just wanted to let you know, I'm in the know here. There's something to know.. and while I know it.. you guys dont. I am better at life.

BKB = Winner.

You have close to 19 mil and the pr ick has a little over 13.5 mil so in my mind you both are pr icks... but only one of you is an elitist pr ick.

 

[NFBuck]

I have tons of information... literally several volumes. I can't share any of it. And... actually, if I could... I probably wouldn't anyway.

So...

Just wanted to let you know, I'm in the know here. There's something to know.. and while I know it.. you guys dont. I am better at life.

BKB = Winner.

Fucking lawyers.

 

[IronBuckI]

You have close to 19 mil and the pr ick has a little over 13.5 mil so in my mind you both are pr icks... but only one of you is an elitist pr ick.

And neither one of them has gone all-in on The Game.

 

[LitlBuck]

And neither one of them has gone all-in on The Game.

Those pr icks (elitist and normal) are being watched very closely

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

And neither one of them has gone all-in on The Game.

For my part, I never bet on Ohio State football, real or fake. Every time I have done so (which, granted, was last done in 1987) Ohio State has lost. I shall never bet on Ohio State football again. It's for the good of the team.

 

[IronBuckI]

For my part, I never bet on Ohio State football, real or fake. Every time I have done so (which, granted, was last done in 1987) Ohio State has lost. I shall never bet on Ohio State football again. It's for the good of the team.

Since it's for the good of the team. You're excused.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

ToledoBlade

OSU seniors set for 1 more time; group of 28 has 42-7 record
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS - They will come down the ramp at Ohio Stadium to enter the field of battle a final time on Saturday. Twenty-eight Ohio State seniors - some in critical roles, some who won't play, some in street clothes and one in a wheelchair.

They will march in psychological lock-step, primed to face rival Michigan. The group owns a 42-7 record over the last three-plus seasons, has three Big Ten championships, has made two trips to the BCS national championship game and played in three BCS bowls.

The OSU seniors have beaten Michigan three straight times, while the Ohio State program owns four straight wins in the series. The senior class includes quarterback Todd Boeckman, injured linebacker Curtis Terry, and walk-on punter Tyson Gentry, who is partially paralyzed following a neck injury in 2006. With a victory on Saturday, and a bowl win, this would become the winningest four-year group in Buckeyes history.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

DDN

BUCKEYE PERISCOPE
Linebackers have NFL on their minds


By Rusty Miller
the Associated Press

Thursday, November 20, 2008

What's brewing today with
the Ohio State Buckeyes:

Buckeyes buzz
Fans tend to forget that those guys playing in Ohio State uniforms are doing it for fun, for scholarships, for the coaches and for the university, but they're also doing it with hopes of making a career of football.
Two of the dozen or so players who could have gone pro last January but elected to stay at Ohio State say it's hard to not think about playing in the NFL next season.
"When you sit back and look at the scheme of things, obviously we all look toward the future a little bit. I would be lying to say I never did," linebacker Marcus Freeman said. "We always think about what's going to happen next year. Where am I going to be? Where am I going to go in the draft? ... But that's something you can't control. All you can control is playing as hard as you can and you let the rest of it play out."

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