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Game Thread FIESTA BOWL: tOSU 21, Texas 24 (01-05-09)

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bukIpower;1354280; said:
Well I think thats scewed by....

A) The great passing teams in the big 12


B) Teams not being able to run the ball on their defense so they have to pass.

C) To a minor degree having freshman safties
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ding ding ding, we have a winner....Texas secondary is certainly the weakest part of their Defense but lets be honest, there are not 105 teams with a better pass defense than Texas
 
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Yeah I definately agree with that.. To be honest I was very impressed watching Texas' defense. As a secondary fan of Texas' all year (I hate Oklahoma/Oky State/Texas Tech/ok just everyone in the big 12) I was surprised at how much pressure they could get and look fantastic then all the sudden a team is moving the ball down the field. I'd say the consistency maybe for Texas right now could be a concern but if they can play at the high level I know they're capable of then it's the best D in the big 12 and one of the better ones in the nation.
 
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HL, I hope he got a good nap in before this

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A few others:

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Nicknam4;1354300; said:
Time tebow sucks anyway.

Pryor is better than tebow and he's a true freshman.
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I understand the Tebow overexposure hatred...but that statement is ridiculous. Right now if you ask me who I would start against UT, I'll take Tebow all day, every day.

That will hopefully change in the future but right now TT deserves any praise he gets.
 
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Nicknam4;1354300; said:
Time tebow sucks anyway.

Pryor is better than tebow and he's a true freshman.
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osugrad21;1354312; said:
I understand the Tebow overexposure hatred...but that statement is ridiculous. Right now if you ask me who I would start against UT, I'll take Tebow all day, every day.

That will hopefully change in the future but right now TT deserves any praise he gets.
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Of course. We'd all take Tim Tebow. He wasn't talking about Tim.
 
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Honestly the way I see this game playing out is Texas will load the box with 8 guys and bring pressure all day. This has given us trouble all year and the only 2 teams with with comparable defenses (USC, PSU) have held us to 9 points and barely any offense over the entire game. Texas honestly with their passing attack designed for McCoy to get the ball out of his hand quick eliminates some of the chances to get pressure on him. That coupled with his ability scramble and he is just as dangerous as Pryor. I think our defense will have trouble with this accurate QB who can improvise with his legs. No matter what way I look at this game and how Tressel has gameplanned/faired against equal opponents, I just can't see this ending up favorably for the buckeyes. The difference between McCoy and Pryor is going to be the difference in the game, Pryor still is not developed enough.
 
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bukIpower;1354280; said:
Well I think thats scewed by....

A) The great passing teams in the big 12


B) Teams not being able to run the ball on their defense so they have to pass.

C) To a minor degree having freshman safties
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Texas was ranked 109th in 2007 in pass defense, and 99th in 2006 just to throw it out there.
 
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