martinss01
blissfully stupid
we have a lot of threads dedicated to individual players. thought id start one and dedicate it to all the players who had great games saturday. feel free to list the guys and the specific plays that come to mind. it doesn't have to be as big a play as ts to gonzo on the final drive. just plays that brought a smile to your face. maybe give some of more overlooked players some credit where it is most certainly due.
how about harley's play on special teams? the only kickoff huston didn't bury deep in the endzone went to breaston at around the 1. don't know about anyone else by i got a little conscerned when i seen scum setup a fairly decent wall and it looked like he might have had a lane up the middle to the left. then out of nowhere harley flys through and owns breaston at the 15. he looked like superman flying through. a great play and really changed the game. the denial of field position or worse was huge all game as scum was never able to drive the length of the field against our d. not the biggest play of the game. but i think there was more value in that play than you can easily measure.
marcel frost. he's played very well all season and really stood tall on saturday with some very big catches. had a wiff on a block late but ts made a great move and ended up throwing a completion late in the game if i remember correctly. but other than a few minor mistakes played what appeared to be a very solid game.
alex boone played very well. did he play both right and left tackles at times? i thought i saw him on both sides of the line at various points in the game. who was the lineman we brought in at tight end for the "jumbo" package? tyree or something? i haven't been able to find him anywhere. he had a heck of a game as well. what about tressel for coming out with that lineup?
though ive brought it up repeadedly at this point, how about laurinaitis stepping up HUGE. talk about sink or swim! how would you react to "oh hey, your first start is going to be for bobby carpenter when he gets hurt in the first play of the game. oh and its in the greatest rivalry in the history of sports. oh and we're on the road. oh and a big ten championship is on the line. oh and a possible bcs birth. no pressure k...?" pucker factor... 9.9835
hard to not mention schleg's. he had a monster of a game. it was pretty clear that was designed. but he stepped up and took on the role of the focus of the d very very well. looked to me like a lot of pressure was put on his shoulders and he held up flawlessly. he's had a great career for us.
there was such a mix of great and rough performances. i still can't help but have a big shitty grin on my face. i could talk about that game for months!
how about harley's play on special teams? the only kickoff huston didn't bury deep in the endzone went to breaston at around the 1. don't know about anyone else by i got a little conscerned when i seen scum setup a fairly decent wall and it looked like he might have had a lane up the middle to the left. then out of nowhere harley flys through and owns breaston at the 15. he looked like superman flying through. a great play and really changed the game. the denial of field position or worse was huge all game as scum was never able to drive the length of the field against our d. not the biggest play of the game. but i think there was more value in that play than you can easily measure.
marcel frost. he's played very well all season and really stood tall on saturday with some very big catches. had a wiff on a block late but ts made a great move and ended up throwing a completion late in the game if i remember correctly. but other than a few minor mistakes played what appeared to be a very solid game.
alex boone played very well. did he play both right and left tackles at times? i thought i saw him on both sides of the line at various points in the game. who was the lineman we brought in at tight end for the "jumbo" package? tyree or something? i haven't been able to find him anywhere. he had a heck of a game as well. what about tressel for coming out with that lineup?
though ive brought it up repeadedly at this point, how about laurinaitis stepping up HUGE. talk about sink or swim! how would you react to "oh hey, your first start is going to be for bobby carpenter when he gets hurt in the first play of the game. oh and its in the greatest rivalry in the history of sports. oh and we're on the road. oh and a big ten championship is on the line. oh and a possible bcs birth. no pressure k...?" pucker factor... 9.9835
hard to not mention schleg's. he had a monster of a game. it was pretty clear that was designed. but he stepped up and took on the role of the focus of the d very very well. looked to me like a lot of pressure was put on his shoulders and he held up flawlessly. he's had a great career for us.
there was such a mix of great and rough performances. i still can't help but have a big shitty grin on my face. i could talk about that game for months!
does this mean that Thump is gonna call me a homo? 
boy didn't have a step up game... he had a step up season!