2009 TSUN News (football only discussion)

[jwinslow]

I guarantee you've played a pickup game of football with dozens of passers better than Sheridan.

 

[jwinslow]

Crescent-News.com - Nehlen speaks to DC athletes

Nehlen then left BG after the 1976 season and became an assistant at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Wolverines' icon Bo Schembechler.

"Going with Bo was the best thing that ever happened to me," said Nehlen. "Because I got the Bowling Green job when I was so young, I never knew if I was doing the right thing or not. When I went there (Michigan) I found out I was doing the right thing and it gave me a lot of confidence. Bo was such a great guy to work for. My wife loved him, she did not want to go to West Virginia. She loved Bo because Bo treated me so well. Going with Bo was just a dream."

Nehlen said Schembechler had a major influence him.

"He kind of turned out to be my mentor," said Nehlen. "When I went to West Virginia, we did everything that Michigan did. Even our school colors where the same, all I did was turn the M upside down, really. At West Virginia I really got lucky. At the time I went there, they had a poll of the 10 worst teams in America and West Virginia was one of those 10 worst teams. The enthusiasm there for football is unbelievable. The best thing that ever happened to me was going to Michigan and then I got lucky and got the West Virginia job."

"Rich is a good coach, he's a very good coach," lauded Nehlen. "He's very demanding and I was surprised, I thought they'd do a little better last year, but I don't know enough about what he had to work with. But in talking to some of my Michigan people, they tell me the cupboard was really bare. They'd lost almost their entire offensive football team and the kids they had coming back went pro, they had no quarterback that had ever played ... couldn't run Rich's offense.

"They had some pretty good defensive players, but if the offense doesn't do things for them, before long they're going to break," added Nehlen. "If they get the feeling that the offense isn't going to put points on the board, it's tough.

Nehlen went on to say: "I think Rich will improve this year some, not as much as people want him to, but I think he'll improve. But he'll be playing a freshman quarterback (Tate Forcier) again and that's not good ... I guess the kid's a good athlete. Then I think after this year, they'll start to be very competitive. Ohio State's got a big head start on them and I think the guys (Mike Dantonio) done a good job at Michigan State. That's why Michigan's a tough job because there's two Big Ten schools in the state. Ohio State's got a lot more players in the state of Ohio than Michigan and one Big Ten school. That's a big handful for Rich and the Big Ten schedule is a lot tougher than the Big East. Rich's challenge is a lot different (at Michigan). One thing's for sure, the spotlight is on him."

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

How about...

Since Woody Hayes' arrival in 1951: OSU, 30-26-2
Since 1927 (Michigan Stadium built): Even, 39-39-4
Since our first win against Michigan (1919): UM, 44-42-4

So you can fuck off with your typical arrogant chest-thumping of overall record when your lead in the series is due solely to victories nearly/over a century ago. We flat out own your ass right now...

 

[brutus2002]

IMO that series record will be a hell of alot closer by the time Tressel leaves. I'm willing to bet if he stays another 12 seasons it will be 59-52. I also believe we will have 9-10 recognized NC's to their 3...maybe pass them in B10 titles. When Luke Fickell takesz over the reigns hopefully he can continue to even it up. I don't see them beating us anytime soon. In fact I don't think until 2011 they will even be competitive.

 

[mercer_buckeye]

I'm shocked ASU would waste a schollie.....he has zero chance at being an efficient Pac 10 QB.....weak arm, little mobility, and was just dreadful last year. I'd be a bit confused as an ASU fan......

Are we sure he's on the FBS ASU team. Maybe he just wants to play some intramural in the desert.

 

[smithlabs]

Anybody else see the irony / foreshadowing in Pat White vs Chad Henne duel developing in Miami?

 

[Steve19]

My favorite part of all this is the smarmy attitude TSUN fans had at the end of the John Cooper era.

"They only have us. We have lots of rivals. Notre Dame. Michigan State."

"I'm not sure they really are our rivals anymore. We beat them every year, or so it seems."

"They are so uptight about us, so scared, that they come into our game higher rated but they just freeze, like deer caught in the headlights."

Well, TSUN fans, when the table is turned you'll notice no such nonsense. Ohio State has only one rival: TSUN. They may own your arses but they are not looking anywhere else. As the saying goes, Jim Tressel appears to be all out of bubblegum.

Get used to it. Tressel has many years left.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I also believe we will have 9-10 recognized NC's to their 3...maybe pass them in B10 titles.

Don't think we'll catch them in conference titles in 12 years (we have 33, they have 42), but we'll close the gap considerably.

My favorite part of all this is the smarmy attitude TSUN fans had at the end of the John Cooper era.
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Well, TSUN fans, when the table is turned you'll notice no such nonsense.

Someone ask that smug-assed traitor Jim Manbitch (aka El Douchebag) how that "schadenfreude" is treating him right now...

 

[brutus2002]

Mili do they have 42? I think we have 33. Yeah it will be tough. I hope RR gets dumped and the next guy has to rebuild. That will help the chase.

 

[NFBuck]

YSU, Troy, Washington, Kent State, .... every team does it. Why make such a fuss about it when UM does?

Texas, USC, Miami (FL), Oklahoma, Tennessee. Nice try though, well, not really.

Exactly. I could'nt care less who UM or osu play. Personally, while it may be entertaining to watch, I think it's ill-advised for osu to play anyone the likes of USC. It's high risk with a reward that just ain't much better (in BCS terms) than a W over youngstown state.

FIFY. Pet peeve.

Really? You'd rather play a bunch of scrub teams than a challenge of a good football game? I'd prefer great games like we had in the Texas series (even with the occasional hiccup/beatdown like we recieved last year) and future matchups vs. Miami, Oklahoma, Tennessee over an annual snoozer against Fat Charlie and the Boys. Then again, we appreciate good football, obviously DickRod is sending you all in the opposite direction. And you're really chiding us for our scheduling? USC would likely lay 50 on you, and are you even willing to say confidently you could beat Navy?

Source: Michigan quarterback Steven Threet to transfer to Arizona State - ESPN

Is this guy any good?

Maybe when he gets a coach that gives a shit about him he will be...

 

[blueinfla]

This is a buckeye board. You seem to struggle with that concept.

We're not going to be forgiving when talking about UM. Getting bent out of shape and calling us fussy and then falling back on how UM owns OSU all time is not the ticket to stick around here.

That was in direct response,hence the quote, to the 2008 scoreboard pic. I wasn't falling back on anything.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

That was in direct response,hence the quote, to the 2008 scoreboard pic. I wasn't falling back on anything.

The scoreboard of the 2008 Game is far more relevent than the "all-time" record between the two teams, because it's more representative of the current status of The Rivalry.

 

[blueinfla]

Texas, USC, Miami (FL), Oklahoma, Tennessee. Nice try though, well, not really.


FIFY. Pet peeve.

Really? You'd rather play a bunch of scrub teams than a challenge of a good football game? I'd prefer great games like we had in the Texas series (even with the occasional hiccup/beatdown like we recieved last year) and future matchups vs. Miami, Oklahoma, Tennessee over an annual snoozer against Fat Charlie and the Boys. Then again, we appreciate good football, obviously DickRod is sending you all in the opposite direction. And you're really chiding us for our scheduling? USC would likely lay 50 on you, and are you even willing to say confidently you could beat Navy?


Maybe when he gets a coach that gives a [censored] about him he will be...

No, I'm in favor of a playoff. College football will hit a new level of fandom when you can make a playoff and win the national title while still losing two games during non-conference play to top bcs schools. I'm all for playing the best teams you can, but the BCS doesn't reward for it.

 

[blueinfla]

The scoreboard of the 2008 Game is far more relevent than the "all-time" record between the two teams, because it's more representative of the current status of The Rivalry.

Sure, while that's true, without the history, the rivalry doesn't exist.

 

[brutus2002]

Im in favor of a playoff too because IMO in 2003 and 2005 we had a top 3 team. We should have been in the NC game in 2003 and we would have beaten LSU IMO. A 2005 playoff would have been awesome between OSU, Texas, and USC...Man a rematch with VY.