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Earle Bruce finds an outlet for his OSU opinions on blog
By Doug Harris, Staff Writer
Thursday, September 24, 2009
I spent some time reading Earle Bruce?s blog this week. Yep, the former Ohio State coach has his own Web site (earlebruce.com) and offers opinions on Buckeyes games.
OK, if you?re like me, you might need to pause here to wrap your brain around that one. The old-school coach is a proud contributor to the blogosphere. Not sure if he?s texting and downloading songs on an iPod, but blogging alone is pretty mind-blowing.
His entry this week addressed those who say Jim Tressel should give up calling plays. Bruce?s message: Back off.
?I called all the plays in my 13 years of high school coaching and all the years as a college head coach, obviously with input from the assistants, but if I couldn?t call the plays, I WOULD QUIT COACHING.?
The caps at the end were apparently an attempt by Bruce to get his trademark bellow in writing.
Misspellings and that infatuation with commas aside, Bruce at least is candid in his blog ? like in his take on Terrelle Pryor in the Southern Cal game.
?When a freshman USC quarterback comes into OUR stadium and outshines our own great quarterback, (Terrelle) Pryor, things couldn?t be worse! There needs to be more emphasis put on (Terrelle) and his passing ? I see no improvement since last year in his passing ability.?
Earle may be a novice, but he?ll probably generate a few ?amens? in Buckeye Land on that last point.
Earle Bruce finds an outlet for his OSU opinions on blog
Honorary captain
Former OSU player and coach Earle Bruce, known for his fiery oratory, will address the team during the pregame meal as one of the perks of being honorary captain for the Illinois game.
The 1979 team, Bruce's first at OSU, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Replacing the fired Woody Hayes, Bruce led that team to an unbeaten regular season and a shot at a national championship, only to lose 17-16 to Southern California in the Rose Bowl.
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