Game Thread 2010 Rose Bowl: Ohio State 26 Oregon 17 (Final, 1/01/2010)

[OCBucksFan]

Interesting take, as I live in Portland, sports radio hasn't been as horrible as I assumed it would be. There's of course the "They didn't win, we lost" But oddly, there's a lot less than I expected. Anyways, on a radio program I was listening too earlier, the guy had gone down to the Blitz Ladd, the place where I was watching the game, and he went on this rant about how there was something for Oregon fans to admire there, that was that we cheered for NW and Penn State almost as loudly as we did our own team, just a general amazement at the conference pride of our fans :)

 

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Great photo!

When I was watching that play unfold at the Rose Bowl, I initially said "No!" as you could see #1 tracking that play from the time Pryor threw it. Never did see Ballard until he jumped up to get it. And the replay shows it might have been picked off if he didn't.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Interesting take, as I live in Portland, sports radio hasn't been as horrible as I assumed it would be. There's of course the "They didn't win, we lost" But oddly, there's a lot less than I expected. Anyways, on a radio program I was listening too earlier, the guy had gone down to the Blitz Ladd, the place where I was watching the game, and he went on this rant about how there was something for Oregon fans to admire there, that was that we cheered for NW and Penn State almost as loudly as we did our own team, just a general amazement at the conference pride of our fans :)

I always thought of conference pride as something experienced outside your home conference region. Here in Ohio, I'm all about Fuck Michigan, and Wisconsin if there's time. PSU can go fuck themselves.

While traveling and living down south, it was still like that, but also a "go big ten" thing I don't really feel as strongly here.

Which still doesn't explain the "SEC! SEC! SEC!" conference pride thing, seeing as how they rarely leave the southeast.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Hangonsloopy.com has the DVD listed for sale already.

Yea it'll take about a month or so for them to actually get produced I'd guess

More like a 6-8 week wait:

This item will be shipped no later than Tuesday, February 23rd.

Too bad they aren't seeling a Blu-ray version...

 

[MondayAMGenius]

Enough about us, what do YOU think of us???

Great article from Eugene's Register-Guard who oddly has my favorite articles about OSU's game(pardon the formatting),

Buckeyes slip, slide away

By Steve Mims
The Register-Guard

Appeared in print: Saturday, Jan 2, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. ? On third-and-five, Terrelle Pryor threw for 11 yards.
On third-and-13, he completed a 24-yard pass.
Then on third-and six, it was a seven-yard run for the Ohio State quarterback.
That all happened during the Buckeyes? final scoring drive that sealed a 26-17 victory over Oregon on Friday in the Rose Bowl, but similar scenarios played out plenty of other times.
Ohio State was 11-for-21 on third-down conversions and there was rarely any doubt who would get the ball. Pryor ran to convert four of the third downs and threw to convert four others.
?I think Pryor?s athleticism was the hardest thing to stop,? Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews said.
Especially on that last scoring drive when Ohio State got the ball leading 19-17 with 13:03 remaining and held on to it for more than six minutes thanks to converting three times on third-and-five or longer before Pryor eventually threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to DeVier Posey with 7:02 left in the game.
?He did a great job scrambling around; my hat is off to him,? Oregon defensive end Will Tukuafu said. ?They mixed it up running inside and then letting Pryor take it around the edge.?
Oregon?s Brandon Bair was frustrated with the Buckeyes? success on third down.
?It is a tough situation, and I take that upon myself,? he said. ?As a defensive tackle, I have to stop that. That is what makes the sting of this loss more on my shoulders.?
The Ducks also regretted putting Ohio State in favorable third-down situations.
?Third downs are critical, but first downs are just as critical,? Oregon safety T.J. Ward said. ?Because they get second-and-five and we can?t have that.?
Pryor surprised the Ducks by throwing 37 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns. He had averaged 21.5 pass attempts and 152.3 yards per game.
?He made a lot of plays,? said Oregon linebacker Kenny Rowe, who was named defensive player of the game after equaling the Rose Bowl record with three sacks.
?Our plan was to make him pass the ball and he did that pretty well today. They had third-and-long a few times and he got out of it.?
Pryor was also Ohio State?s leading rusher with 20 carries for 72 yards.
?It?s pretty tough,? Rowe said. ?He slipped away a couple times. He runs pretty hard and he?s got a good stiff-arm too.?
Pryor had only one turnover, an interception in the third quarter that did not result in any points for Oregon because the Buckeyes forced the Ducks to go three-and-out on the possession.
?We couldn?t make the plays when we needed to,? UO linebacker Spencer Paysinger said. ?We couldn?t get that pick or fumble or that type of thing.?
Ohio State had the ball more than twice as long as Oregon, with 41:37 in time of possession compared to 18:23 for the Ducks.
?We knew in order to win we had to get our offense the ball, but we couldn?t do it tonight,? Matthews said.
Yet Matthews said Oregon was ready to face all aspects of the Buckeyes? offense.
?I think we were pretty prepared in this game,? he said. ?They just came out lights-out. They are a great football team and they deserved it tonight.?

 

[MondayAMGenius]

Great photo!

When I was watching that play unfold at the Rose Bowl, I initially said "No!" as you could see #1 tracking that play from the time Pryor threw it. Never did see Ballard until he jumped up to get it. And the replay shows it might have been picked off if he didn't.

Damn!! That's a lot of air for a big ugly! I knew he went way up, but that's way way way up.

 

[JimsSweaterVest]

Yet [Oregon linebacker Casey] Matthews said Oregon was ready to face all aspects of the Buckeyes? offense.
"I think we were pretty prepared in this game," he said. "They just came out lights-out. They are a great football team and they deserved it tonight."

There we have it, straight from the horse's... err.. duck's mouth! Congrats again Buckeyes!

 

[muffler dragon]

Interesting take, as I live in Portland, sports radio hasn't been as horrible as I assumed it would be. There's of course the "They didn't win, we lost" But oddly, there's a lot less than I expected. Anyways, on a radio program I was listening too earlier, the guy had gone down to the Blitz Ladd, the place where I was watching the game, and he went on this rant about how there was something for Oregon fans to admire there, that was that we cheered for NW and Penn State almost as loudly as we did our own team, just a general amazement at the conference pride of our fans :)

I had two experiences today that I thought I would share, because their interesting and they show a different side to the initial Duck response when seeing tOSU Buckeyes on the field for a the first time.

The first one was a call this morning:

"I decided to go down to the pub to watch the game. When they show tOSU defense coming out the first time to line up against the Ducks, a couple guys said rather loudly, "G-d damn! Those motherfuckers are huge!" To me, it looked like highschool freshmen coming out to play against the college varsity team.

Second one happened this evening:

"I'm sitting there watching the game, and I realize that the Oregon offense eats tofu; and the Buckeye defense eats meat and taters!"

Two very similar situations that talk show how much a number of Duck fans were surprised by the size, strength, speed, etc of the Buckeye defense.

 

[BuckeyeJon2006]

Anyone know when the game will be replayed? Usually classic will replay games a day or two later.

 

[Bill Lucas]

Check your ESPNU listings. It was replayed once already at 3 AM this morning.

 

[BuckeyeJon2006]

For anyone who was at the game, how was the crowd? Seemed like Buckeye Nation was out in full force and we had just as many fans there as Oregon. Considering the distance each side had to travel that is a testiment to the OSU faithful.

 

[OSUsushichic]

For anyone who was at the game, how was the crowd? Seemed like Buckeye Nation was out in full force and we had just as many fans there as Oregon. Considering the distance each side had to travel that is a testiment to the OSU faithful.

I think most people who went to the game aren't back yet. Look for more insight on here in the next few days.

 

[mendensa]

Rose Bowl Experience

I just got back from Cali today. What an amazing week. We have family there so we had the luxury of seeing more of the west coast than most. We attended a play in downtown L.A., enjoyed our San Diego Zoo experience, and the game was just amazing. Buckeye Nation was well represented. If I had to guess, I would say 45% Buckeyes (approx 40,000) / 40% Ducks and 15% local or neutral fans just judging from the color of their clothes. It was really funny (and loud) throughout the game when both sides were trying to yell louder than the other " Lets go Bucks" and "lets go Ducks". It all sounded the same, LOUD!!!! My 1st Tournament of Roses Parade was quite a treat as well.

What an atmosphere @ the game. The Rose Bowl itself seemed smaller to me once inside compared to on tv. but the stadium inset into the hillside and the backdrop when the sun set made a perfect evening for football. The sea of scarlet on the west and north ends of the stadium was unbelievable. Oh, and the weather (75 degrees), didn't hurt either. Despite the wonderful venue, I don't think people in Ohio realize how lucky they are to be apart of games @ the shoe every week. After being in many college football stadiums across the country, the game day experience @ the shoe still blows me away every time I attend a game even after being a part of more than 40 in my lifetime.

As usual, the Buckeye fans represented Buckeye Nation in a positive manner. Didn't hear of any situations while @ the game. The Oregon fans were very pleasant, carrying on in an almost too confident manner pre-game. I don't think they saw what hit them. As previous posters have reported, I think they were surprised by the size and speed of our defense. (I didn't think we had any of that????) I haven't had the opportunity to watch the game again yet, but I can only imagine it will be just as fun the second time around.

A few negatives about my Rose Bowl experience:

1. You would think that after a 100 years of practice they would be able to get the transportation thing figured out. What a cluster****. b/c the game was 2 miles from downtown, where the Tournament of Roses Parade takes place, they had a shuttle system to and from the game. After standing in a shuttle line for 45 minutes and not moving, we ended up just trucking it by foot to the game after the parade. After the game, we stood in a shuttle line for 50 minutes just to have our line just disappear as we watched 40,000-50,000 pass us by and get in line in front of us. So what did we do, we trucked it 2 miles back to our car. I saw a lot of elderly people that got caught in the same situation and had to do the same thing. Lets just say they were a lot more unhappy about the situation than I was.

2. I've been to a few other Buckeye bowl game pep rallies in the past 4-5 years and this was by far the worst. New Orleans was just awesome 2 years ago. The Alumni Association had a great venue, the perfect location and a wonderful opportunity @ the Santa Monica Pier to pull off a great event. The beginning was a lot of "filler or stalling time" as I like to call it. Tressel spoke for like 2 minutes, the band didn't make their usual grand entrance. They walked on stage and played a lot of motown instead of the traditional Buckeye tunes that I think fans would prefer to hear @ a pep rally the night before the game, and the cheerleaders, guest speakers, and MC (Ryan Miller) none really did anything to get the crowd into it or excited. Maybe I'm being critical but thought it could have been better put together compared to past Buckeye Bowl experiences.

Overall a great experience. Would do it all over in a heart beat. Bringing the "W" back was obviously the best part. It's always fun going through the airports w/ the chin up high and wearing the Buckeye colors proudly across the chest as opposed to w/ the tail tucked between the legs after a tough loss or less than stellar performance. I'm getting goose bumps already just thinking about this teams potential for next year.

Well, Glad I could share some of the highlights from our trip.

Congrats to our Buckeyes for their great performance and another wonderful season.

GO BUCKS!!!!!

 

[jlb1705]

I see a lot of Duck fans questioning this too...but...to me...it's a no brainer. You're down nine, there was still enough time on the clock to get the ball back if your defense can step up. You gotta get the points eventually, and while that was no gimme FG, it should have been very makeable.

The decision to kick was a no-brainer. If you decide to go for it and provided that you convert, it could take another two minutes off the clock by the time you get the TD. Then you are looking at three minutes left in the game with two TO, which means one Buckeye first down would seal the game. If you kick it and make it, then with five minutes on the clock, chances of getting the ball back are much better. Again, no brainer.

I think it's a no-brainer if you have a "normal" team. With Oregon's philosophy and style of play I think going for it would've been the proper decision. I know they needed two scores, and really only needed a FG and a TD and for teams with a decent kicking game the FG was there for the taking in that situation. However I think in their case they were more likely to come back by converting that fourth down and scoring two TDs in the remaining time than they were to score a TD and a FG.

Also, I have to think that for a team like Oregon that scored TDs by the boatload against weak defenses all year, a FG feels like a harsh defeat - even in situations where they should be the appropriate move to give you a chance to win.

 

[muffler dragon]

From oregonlive.com

Jeremiah Masoli Post Game Video (0:49):

Rose bowl postgame: Jeremiah Masoli | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

Rose Bowl: Masoli at loss to explain poor performance | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

PASADENA, Calif. -- After emerging from a tunnel for pregame warmups, Jeremiah Masoli's eyes immediately began darting around at the festive crowd.

No matter what was going to happen in the Rose Bowl that followed, Masoli wanted to take a moment to soak in an atmosphere that he had always wanted to experience.

"It was crazy," Masoli said. "It was really live. A lot of people, a lot of cameras going off. It was really fun. Definitely, I took that in. Something special."

Masoli only wished that the ensuing four hours would have created even more significant memories.

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Rose Bowl memories: Mike Tokito | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

As I was watching Ohio State celebrate its 26-17 Rose Bowl win Friday, I marveled that practically none of the scarlet-clad Buckeyes fans had left before the trophy and MVP presentations. The scene sure seemed familiar, then I remembered why.

The scene here had the exact vibe I felt at the Alamodome in San Antonio in 2008, after Kansas won the NCAA basketball title. I remember how the Jayhawks fans all hung around, and the mood was a peculiar mixture of pure joy and relief -- relief, that is, that the Jayhawks finally won the big one after coming up short so many times before.

Sure, the Rose Bowl wasn?t THE big one for Ohio State, which, after all, has won five national titles. But there was definitely relief among the fans and players, and it was nice to see, even if I work for an Oregon newspaper.

The game was good, the atmosphere terrific, but I doubt I?ll forget the elation and relief I could just about feel radiating off the sea of scarlet.

The Ducks are a heck of a team, and they should be very good again next season. Maybe next year, their fans will experience that same feeling.

-- Mike Tokito

I enjoyed reading Tokito more than any other journalist in the Oregon papers.

Post Game Video of Ken Goe & Mike Tokito (2:25)

Rose Bowl: Post-game recap with College Football Insiders | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

FWIW, Tokito picked the Buckeyes to win the game. I didn't know that before seeing the video.

Chip Kelly Post Game Video (1:28):

Rose Bowl postgame: Chip Kelly | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

Rose Bowl: Present is painful, future bright, for Ducks | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

PASADENA, Calif. ? After a Rose Bowl championship in his first year as head coach slipped from his grasp ? or was held from him tauntingly by a disciplined Ohio State team ? Oregon coach Chip Kelly looked over to Kenjon Barner and saw the silver lining.

?You know, the great thing about tonight, and I know there are a lot of negatives about tonight,?? Kelly said, ?but I get to spend three more years with Kenjon.??

Kelly was talking about Kenjon Barner, the converted defensive back who switched to running back and became the Ducks? most potent weapon in the Rose Bowl. Barner had 150 return yards (four kickoff, one punt), ran seven times for 64 yards and caught a 13-yard pass, too. Oregon lost to the Buckeyes, 26-17, but the Ducks won?t be losing much between now and the 2010 season.

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Decent Video about the Rose Bowl Game (4:06):

Rose Bowl video: A loss, but a memorable trip still | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

Rose Bowl: Oregon's first trip since 1995 ends in 26-17 loss to Ohio State | The Ducks Beat - OregonLive.com

PASADENA, Calif. -- This Rose Bowl was supposed to be the clash of offensive styles: Ohio State's pounding running game against Oregon's spread-and-shred attack, but there was nothing stylish about this one.

The man in the red sweater vest led Ohio State to a 26-17 win over Oregon on Friday, as the Buckeyes surprisingly took to the air and never let the Ducks get off the ground.

"We have an up-tempo defense," said OSU coach Jim Tressel, whose team ended a three-game bowl losing streak with the win and left the Ducks still searching for their first Rose Bowl victory since 1917.

The Buckeyes ran 89 plays to Oregon's 53. That 36-play difference was the biggest since the first Rose Bowl game in 1902 (Michigan ran 90 plays to Stanford's 24 in a 49-0 win).

They kept the ball for a Rose Bowl-record 41 minutes and 37 seconds. Time of possession -- that overrated statistic -- was pretty important in this one.

"It's a tough task to get things rolling with that kind of delay between drives," Oregon offensive lineman Mark Asper said.

On one first-half drive, the Buckeyes ran a whopping 19 plays before settling for a field goal. It wasn't so much that this expertly played game of keep-away had the Ducks offense out-of-sync -- it was just on the sidelines.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly said it wasn't a matter of not having the ball; rather, it was what the Ohio State quarterback did when the ball was in his hands.

"No, time of possession, I was not worried about," Kelly said. "I was worried about Terrelle Pryor."

The Buckeyes (11-2) came out of the gate with six consecutive pass plays, and Pryor ended up throwing the ball 37 times, completing 23 of them. He threw two touchdown passes and was intercepted once. He also ran 20 times for 72 yards and had enough something-from-nothing plays to frustrate the Oregon defense.

"It was surprising to us," Kelly said. "Obviously, Terrelle beat us."

But it was Pryor's 24-yard run on a 3rd-and-6 scramble that ignited the Buckeyes, setting up a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Saine, who tight-roped down the right sideline, to give OSU a 7-0 lead.

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Decent article. It has a photo gallery at the top of it.