Game Thread BCS National Championship Game: tOSU 24, LSU 38 (final)

[Wingate1217]

I said it before but:
I don't have a problem with extra td at the end; lsu has to defend themselves from 'split title' talk.
I would want tressel to do the same thing so that we wouldn't have to share a title with usc/georgia.

Bullshit! Anybody that watched the game knows the whupping we took tonight. Seven more points doesn't make any difference.......

 

[Cicero]

 

[KreagerBuckeye]

Here are my quick thoughts on tonight.

Congrats to LSU- they earned it and they deserve it.

For a Buckeye rebuilding year, this was much better than I expected.

By the way, don't worry about me.

I'll be back for the Buckeye basketball games and to discuss other things in college hoops.

Bye for now!

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

OSU didn't get "whupped", actually.

It was pretty much dead even.

Tressel eliminating Beanie in key situations was just horrible.

That TD pass with a min and change left by the classless asshat Miles was pathetic, but whatever makes him feel better.

 

[ray6072]

Really enjoyed my time reading this board and in fact skimmed this thread during game rather than an lsu board's thread.

What sucks for y'all though is being so strong next year and now having the stigma of losing two national championships in a row. And, then if y'all do make it to the big game again next year, there is going to be a lot of pressure and questions about your worthiness. I really think these last two years losses could hold tOSU back next year if it is a borderline call.

Mod's, go easy on everyone, since it is the national championship game, most folks should get pardons.

 

[GoodLifeSean]

... For all my fellow Buckeye fans and TBDUITL

 

[sandgk]

Rebuilding year and a shot at the title. I'll take it. Thank you seniors. Wish it had be 2-0 rather than 0-2, but I'd just as soon have had the opportunity to root you on to victory than to have been an also ran. Well done, and best of luck at the next level!

Damn - you're just too fucking optimistic, don't you know you should just cave when the Buckeyes lose?

Sarcasm font always assumed to be on.

 

[mayk]

0-9 vs SEC...Ouch!

 

[cjmik_75]

THAT COLLECTIVE SIGH IS THE USC NATION



bwhaahhahahaha!

Cmon now the mostg penalized SEC team????


and not one holding call?

fuck that I'm all for LSU winning the game but gimme a fuckin break...JL was held on how many plays... thats why these guys are going to the NFL where they actually calling a holding penalty!?!?!?!?


fuck the sec.

 

[BuckWrestler141]

Bullshit! Anybody that watched the game knows the whupping we took tonight. Seven more points doesn't make any difference.......

You can think that but i'll continue to believe that in 2007, votes are won by blowouts not by asswhuppings. I wish the extra td didn't happen to us, but its nothing to be upset about; unless you want to be upset at the defense.

 

[CookyPuss]

Went toe to toe with a great team. A win would have been sweet, but wasn't in the cards tonight. Seriously, if you had been given the final outcome before August tell me you wouldn't have taken it? We'll be top 10 pre-season next year. A great recruiting class with TP still possible (fingers crossed). How many programs compare??? I am so proud of these guys for fighting so hard until the end. Congrats to the Tigers for playing a great game.

 

[muffler dragon]

Rebuilding year and a shot at the title. I'll take it. Thank you seniors. Wish it had be 2-0 rather than 0-2, but I'd just as soon have had the opportunity to root you on to victory than to have been an also ran. Well done, and best of luck at the next level!

BKB and OCBF:

Thanks for expressing my thoughts. It hurts right now, but I, too, am proud of the Buckeyes.

Men and women don't grow without adversity. May these men grow exponentially from this experience.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Food for thought:

LSU, when healthy, has the best defense Ohio State will have faced this season.

LSU has the best offense Ohio State will have faced this season.

I doubt that sane Buckeye fans would dispute this.


Ohio State has the best defense LSU will have faced this season. Many Southern Football fans I know here in Tallahassee are greatly offended that there are people on the planet who believe such heresy. But I honestly don't see how a sane person would dispute it. Differential stats take quality of competition into consideration; and even in differential stats, Auburn is not within sniffing distance of the Buckeyes (and no other LSU opponent should even be in the discussion).

Then there is the OSU offense. One could argue, based on differential stats, that there are at least 4 offenses better than Ohio State's that LSU has faced this year. For the upcoming preview I have put together some numbers that suggest this is an oversimplification, and that Ohio State is much better on offense than Tressel-Ball allows them to show. But getting back to the "any sane Buckeye fan" line of reasoning; Florida's offense is better than ours.

Long story short: Both offenses are facing their toughest test of the year, but only the Buckeye defense is facing their toughest test of the year. The LSU defense has seen better.

While this tends to suggest that LSU has an advantage here, the advantage for a more tested team usually comes from superior focus. I doubt that the Buckeyes are going to have any trouble focusing, either on their preparation or on the game.

Sadly, this turned out to be the difference in the game.

When Ohio State adjusted to LSU's offense, they did OK. The first 2nd half td was basically given away on penalties. The second one came after they were worn out because they'd been on the field all day IMHO. Even during that drive they were still making some plays.

But, by the time they'd adjusted, it was too late.

Oh well. As has been said, not bad for a rebuilding year.

 

[utgrad73]

Congrats LSU. This is a young Buckeye team, we'll be back.

:osu:

We will be back, I'm proud to be a Buckeye.

Go Bucks!!!!

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

0-9 vs SEC...Ouch!

Back to back title shots. Ouch?