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

[buckiprof]

I can't believe how much transitive property talk has appeared. For the record, mathematical transitivity applies to more than just equation, it is actually more prevalent in inequalities. It is a quite powerful property actually used in some advanced calculus and real analysis proofs, but I digress.

The transitive property is a mathematical convention and the vast majority of people run into troubles when applying it to anything other than mathematics.... be it language, sports, whatever...simply because it doesn't apply!

As an attempt to illustrate the fallacy in using a mathematical construct in an abusive manner, let's remember that a ham sandwich is better than sex. A ham sandwich is better than nothing and nothing is better than sex, hence a ham sandwich is better than sex. Transitivity at its finest!

If only Eldrick had known this....

 

[NateG]

ham sandwich is better than sex

You joke but which would you rather have?

 

[NUTS4theBUCKS28]

You joke but which would you rather have?

ill take the sandwich

 

[BRICKtamland]

That sandwich looks f'n awesome.

 

[buxfan4life]

I can't believe how much transitive property talk has appeared.

CSS Talkin' Football just brought this out when talking about the Rose Bowl. All 4 of those knuckleheads pick Oregon because of......wait for it........The "SEC Speed" of Oregon. Not PAC10 speed, but SEC speed. They brought up the Purdue and USC common opponents and used it as a reason that Oregon will win.

I guess we shouldn't even play the game. The whole world KNOWS Oregon is gonna win, so let's just give them the trophy and call it a day.

EDIT: Also, so far, according to them, the Big Ten will not win a single bowl game.

 

[Meyer]

what specifically concerns you? the speed of their recievers vs. our DBs? mark me down as not worried

with Homan, Rolle, and Hines on the field in the nickel our defense will be just fine

but seriously, where specifically do you think we are going to get burned by their surprising team speed?

I never said it concerned me. In fact, I said we were faster than them in my eyes.

 

[MaxBuck]

From today's "The Oregonian:"

...that's what Oregon coaches were trying to do Saturday, seeking to ratchet that tempo back up. Coach Chip Kelly said the team is trying to "force the issue,'' getting as many reps as they can in the 2 hours and 6 minutes of practice time.

The plan is simple: Get back to a speed with which Ohio State is unfamiliar.

Man, does this shit get tiresome. And I understand it's not coming from Duck fans, but it's just so lazy and inaccurate.

 

[pzimph21]

Pryor's faster than they're whole defense. problem solved. It doesn't matter if we lost to a pac10 team before, it was before TP learned his lesson, and I guarantee that if Oregon Played Penn State, they're offense would do terrible. Pryor is much more relaxed, our D is playing great, and we have our whole entire defense back.

 

[cincibuck]

"From today's "The Oregonian:"
Quote:
...that's what Oregon coaches were trying to do Saturday, seeking to ratchet that tempo back up. Coach Chip Kelly said the team is trying to "force the issue,'' getting as many reps as they can in the 2 hours and 6 minutes of practice time.

The plan is simple: Get back to a speed with which Ohio State is unfamiliar.
Man, does this shit get tiresome. And I understand it's not coming from Duck fans, but it's just so lazy and inaccurate."

Not sure what you mean here. As I read it he's not talking about how fast the Ducks can run, but how fast they run plays. Unlike Illinois that likes to keep the opposing down lineman in a two point stance for as long as they can, the Ducks like to hurry up to the line and snap the ball. More plays per game works in their favor in their offensive philosophy.

Totally off the subject, interesting to me that no one was looking at Chip Kelly to replace the Fat Tuna. Anyone hear anything about why?

 

[BRICKtamland]

From today's "The Oregonian:"Man, does this [censored] get tiresome. And I understand it's not coming from Duck fans, but it's just so lazy and inaccurate.

Agreed.

 

[CHU]

Dienhart Chat

I wonder if it's a prerequisite for media members to just say "speed" if they don't know what they're talking about.

Although this is the same person (Dienhart) that had Rich Rodriguez the No. 2 coach in the Big Ten, prior to the season.

College football chat with Tom Dienhart - College Football - Rivals.com

12:51
[Comment From Steven ]
Who do you like to win the Rose Bowl?
12:51
Tom Dienhart: Oregon ... SPEEEEEDDDDDDDDD

I didn't realize Ohio State was that slow that it would require capital letters.

 

[GoodLifeSean]

My favorite was about the weak LBs. Seriously when we go into Nickle d with Homan rolle and Hines, there isn't a faster set the ducks have seen

 

[LordJeffBuck]

I wonder if it's a prerequisite for media members to just say "speed" if they don't know what they're talking about.

That's pretty much the case....

I wish that I had the chance to follow up with a couple of questions to guys like Dienhart:

(1) Why, exactly, is speed so important in the game of football?

(2) Who, exactly, on Ohio State's roster is "slow" ... at least "slow" in comparison to other players at his position?

I'd be willing to give Dienhart an entire week to answer those questions, and I bet that he still couldn't come up with rational responses.

 

[kevnow123]

We beat Scum and State Penn and were outright Big Ten champs. I guess that is a bad season and we might as well not even show up.............[censored] ESPiN!

We're always overhyped. I don't see how they could have expected us to compete for the nc game when we had an extremely young offense mainly led by sophomores, and a d that had lost its stars. Seemed like the team this year did not have as much confidence on offense and would get down, but I think that comes with time. The D was the exact opposite and I would say because of the senior leadership of doug worthington and coleman. Last years d seemed to get down and this year it looked like it might do the same after the navy game and USC scoring early, but the D stepped up big time. I think next year the Offense will have the same thing especially if we go into the offseason with a big win over oregon.

 

[Mike80]

We're always overhyped.

gtfo