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craigblitz
Juice, Full of Juice!!
Looks like it could be a whiteout.. 1-3 inces of wet snow is expected tomorrow per the weather.com report
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craigblitz;657328; said:
Hold on to that ball, fellas. If we don't turn the ball over, there is no way we lose this game.
Ball security...solid tackling...11-0...bring on the Wolverweenies! :osu:
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bucknut4life
even chuck norris fears laurinaitis
i am REALLY excited to watch this game...
i mean im always excited for ohio state football, but for some reason im more excited than i normally would be to play NWestern
i mean im always excited for ohio state football, but for some reason im more excited than i normally would be to play NWestern
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Yertle
Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession
sandgk;657450; said:
Not that I don't want continued payback also, but wouldn't last year's ass-whooping be the official payback? Otherwise, we could use the payback motivation for every Big10 school.
Remember Indiana 1987 - PAYBACK TIME, BITCHES!!!
For some reason, I'm more pumped up about this game than I usually am. Maybe it's because I'm interested to see their performance after last week's game. Maybe it's because NW is playing tougher than I expected. Maybe it's because this defense plays at a million miles an hour. Maybe it's the anticipation of watching a Buckeye Heisman hopeful. Maybe it's because I just scored a ticket to the Michigan game!!! Yeeee-HA!
Buckeyes 27
NW 9
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OZone
Football
The-Ozone Note and Quotebook
By John Porentas
Grass: It's been a great season for the Buckeyes on the field thus far, but a tough one for the field itself. The turf in Ohio Stadium has been replaced twice this season, the result of freak weather this fall which has produced excessive rain and cloudy conditions.
The turf problems have led some to speculate that the field will be replaced with a synthetic surface, probably before next season, but according to OSU wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, if the people who actually play on that field have a say, that won't happen.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Anthony Gonzalez[/FONT]
"Natural grass," said Gonzalez when asked what type of surface he would favor for Ohio Stadium
"Everybody in our locker room says the same thing. We want the grass that we had before they replaced it the first time.
"You watch film from last year, you run tape, and at any point in the season you look at that field and it looks beautiful, and it played so fast and so well and it kept real well. I understand early in the year we had some rain games and we had that scrimmage in a monsoon so that kind of ruined it," Gonzalez said.
Flying Fedoras: There are people around the Buckeye Nation who are feeling a little sorry for themselves for having to endure the last 20 minutes of the Illinois game. It may have been difficult to watch, but according to OSU offensive lineman Doug Datish it was even more difficult to stomach out there on the field.
Doug Datish
"It was just a whole lot of anguish. It was just one of those things. You're trying to get better and do good and sometimes it just doesn't turn out like that," said Datish.
For the fans, the anguish pretty much ended when the game was over, the Buckeyes had won, and the undefeated season was preserved. The players, however, were not so lucky. They had to face the OSU coaching staff in film sessions the following week. Datish said that experience was not exactly pleasant either.
"It was not fun. It was a bad experience," said Datish.
"We've had similar experiences in the past, not so much this year. It's a reality check when you think you're getting better than you really are and you get shot back to earth with a film session like that," Datish said.
Datish said that his position coach, Jim Bollman, has some unique ways of expressing his displeasure at what he's seeing on the screen in film sessions.
"It's a lot of grunts, there's not too much swearing, actually hardly at all, he doesn't swear really, but if he has a hat on you have to look out for the hat because it could come at you at any minute," said Datish.
In Defense of "Schafe" : The offensive line is often described as a team within a team. In the last 20 minutes of the Illinois game, that team within the team didn't look so red hot, for whatever reason. Many fans blamed that showing on the absence of regular starter at left tackle Alex Boone, but at his press luncheon on Monday, OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel came to the defense of Boone's replacement, Tim Schafer.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Tim Schafer[/FONT]
"It's not like he was the only guy on the line. And it's not like Tim Schafer didn't do a solid job," said Tressel.
"Tim Schafer graded out very similar to the rest of the group. So would Alex have graded 95 and then the rest of them grade what they did? I'm not sure we would have been much different," Tressel said.
Tressel said that Schafer's performance didn't differ much from anyone else's, but that also included that last 20 minutes of the game.
"If you turn the film off at the end of 40 plays, you'd probably have five lineman grade winning performance, but that's not football. You have to play all the plays. I think we had 40 plays at the end of the half and ended up with 60, 61, 71, whatever. It wasn't great. So sure, you'd like to have all of your personnel, but if anyone thinks that they were the difference, they're missing the point of this game," Tressel said.
Converts: When OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel took the head coaching position at Ohio State he instituted a number or practice that were at that time considered unorthodox. One of those certainly was the singing of the Alma Mater by the team with the band after the game. It all seems routine now, but Tressel said that the members of that first team thought it was just a little weird.
"I had about 80 of those in '01, but I don't see too much of that now because it's just a part of what is," said Tressel.
"Kids are basically conformists until they don't like something, but they're usually willing to try things. All of a sudden they don't mind looking up into the South endzone and seeing what that Alma Mater means to their fellow students," said Tressel of the evolvement of that particular practice.
"I'm sure they get comments from their fellow students like we do from alumni when we bump into them in a gas station and they say 'The best part of the game is singing the Alma Mater and I think 'Well, I though some of our play was the best part,' but I think they like it," Tressel said.
Tressel likes the tradition, but says that some times its more fun his players than other times.
"It's a lot more fun to stand there when you've won the game, but we've stood there when we haven't and never had anyone say 'Hey, I'd rather not.' It might not feel great standing there but they know that part of the situation is doing all the things," Tressel said.
Worst Critics: Immediately after the Illinois game the conspiracy theorists out there decided that the lackluster performance by the Buckeyes was part of a subtle grand scheme by Jim Tressel to get his team's attention. We don't buy into that theory, but it may turn out that the experience of the Illinois game will have some impact on the Buckeyes the rest of the season.
"I think the guys responded," said OSU tight ends coach John Peterson.
"They buckled that chin strap a little tighter and got after it. They've had a good work week and prepared for this week," Peterson said.
"Anytime guys are frustrated and want to keep improving, they're their own critics. They are harder on themselves than any coaches can be. They take it very personal. They've invested so much in the program for years so they're harder on themselves than any coach could be," Peterson said.
Supporting Cast: OSU center Doug Datish has been playing with a cast on his right wrist and forearm for much of the season. According to Datish, the cast isn't so much due to an injury, but simply supports his wrist to make sure his snapping form is correct.
"This thing helps me snap," said Datish referring to the cast.
"I hurt my wrist about two months ago. Since then I've messed up some snaps so Coach Bolls makes me wear this at all times. It's tape with a cast under it, just a little cast, but there's really nothing wrong with it (the wrist).
So why does Datish continue to wear it?
"Coach Bolls won't let me take it off," he said.
"He makes me wear it. I haven't had a bad snap since I put it on. I think he thinks it helps me snap, and it does because my problem earlier is that I was breaking my wrist and with this I can't break my wrist at all," Datish said.
Datish was asked if he preferred to snap when OSU is in the shotgun or when Troy Smith is under center. It turns out that Datish i
"It doesn't matter. We do so much either way I'm kind of multi-faceted in the snapping game. I have equal ability in each of them," Datish said.
The-Ozone Note and Quotebook
By John Porentas
Grass: It's been a great season for the Buckeyes on the field thus far, but a tough one for the field itself. The turf in Ohio Stadium has been replaced twice this season, the result of freak weather this fall which has produced excessive rain and cloudy conditions.
The turf problems have led some to speculate that the field will be replaced with a synthetic surface, probably before next season, but according to OSU wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, if the people who actually play on that field have a say, that won't happen.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Anthony Gonzalez[/FONT]
"Everybody in our locker room says the same thing. We want the grass that we had before they replaced it the first time.
"You watch film from last year, you run tape, and at any point in the season you look at that field and it looks beautiful, and it played so fast and so well and it kept real well. I understand early in the year we had some rain games and we had that scrimmage in a monsoon so that kind of ruined it," Gonzalez said.
Flying Fedoras: There are people around the Buckeye Nation who are feeling a little sorry for themselves for having to endure the last 20 minutes of the Illinois game. It may have been difficult to watch, but according to OSU offensive lineman Doug Datish it was even more difficult to stomach out there on the field.
Doug Datish
For the fans, the anguish pretty much ended when the game was over, the Buckeyes had won, and the undefeated season was preserved. The players, however, were not so lucky. They had to face the OSU coaching staff in film sessions the following week. Datish said that experience was not exactly pleasant either.
"It was not fun. It was a bad experience," said Datish.
"We've had similar experiences in the past, not so much this year. It's a reality check when you think you're getting better than you really are and you get shot back to earth with a film session like that," Datish said.
Datish said that his position coach, Jim Bollman, has some unique ways of expressing his displeasure at what he's seeing on the screen in film sessions.
"It's a lot of grunts, there's not too much swearing, actually hardly at all, he doesn't swear really, but if he has a hat on you have to look out for the hat because it could come at you at any minute," said Datish.
In Defense of "Schafe" : The offensive line is often described as a team within a team. In the last 20 minutes of the Illinois game, that team within the team didn't look so red hot, for whatever reason. Many fans blamed that showing on the absence of regular starter at left tackle Alex Boone, but at his press luncheon on Monday, OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel came to the defense of Boone's replacement, Tim Schafer.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Tim Schafer[/FONT]
"Tim Schafer graded out very similar to the rest of the group. So would Alex have graded 95 and then the rest of them grade what they did? I'm not sure we would have been much different," Tressel said.
Tressel said that Schafer's performance didn't differ much from anyone else's, but that also included that last 20 minutes of the game.
"If you turn the film off at the end of 40 plays, you'd probably have five lineman grade winning performance, but that's not football. You have to play all the plays. I think we had 40 plays at the end of the half and ended up with 60, 61, 71, whatever. It wasn't great. So sure, you'd like to have all of your personnel, but if anyone thinks that they were the difference, they're missing the point of this game," Tressel said.
"I had about 80 of those in '01, but I don't see too much of that now because it's just a part of what is," said Tressel.
"Kids are basically conformists until they don't like something, but they're usually willing to try things. All of a sudden they don't mind looking up into the South endzone and seeing what that Alma Mater means to their fellow students," said Tressel of the evolvement of that particular practice.
"I'm sure they get comments from their fellow students like we do from alumni when we bump into them in a gas station and they say 'The best part of the game is singing the Alma Mater and I think 'Well, I though some of our play was the best part,' but I think they like it," Tressel said.
Tressel likes the tradition, but says that some times its more fun his players than other times.
"It's a lot more fun to stand there when you've won the game, but we've stood there when we haven't and never had anyone say 'Hey, I'd rather not.' It might not feel great standing there but they know that part of the situation is doing all the things," Tressel said.
Worst Critics: Immediately after the Illinois game the conspiracy theorists out there decided that the lackluster performance by the Buckeyes was part of a subtle grand scheme by Jim Tressel to get his team's attention. We don't buy into that theory, but it may turn out that the experience of the Illinois game will have some impact on the Buckeyes the rest of the season.
"I think the guys responded," said OSU tight ends coach John Peterson.
"They buckled that chin strap a little tighter and got after it. They've had a good work week and prepared for this week," Peterson said.
"Anytime guys are frustrated and want to keep improving, they're their own critics. They are harder on themselves than any coaches can be. They take it very personal. They've invested so much in the program for years so they're harder on themselves than any coach could be," Peterson said.
Supporting Cast: OSU center Doug Datish has been playing with a cast on his right wrist and forearm for much of the season. According to Datish, the cast isn't so much due to an injury, but simply supports his wrist to make sure his snapping form is correct.
"This thing helps me snap," said Datish referring to the cast.
"I hurt my wrist about two months ago. Since then I've messed up some snaps so Coach Bolls makes me wear this at all times. It's tape with a cast under it, just a little cast, but there's really nothing wrong with it (the wrist).
So why does Datish continue to wear it?
"Coach Bolls won't let me take it off," he said.
"He makes me wear it. I haven't had a bad snap since I put it on. I think he thinks it helps me snap, and it does because my problem earlier is that I was breaking my wrist and with this I can't break my wrist at all," Datish said.
Datish was asked if he preferred to snap when OSU is in the shotgun or when Troy Smith is under center. It turns out that Datish i
"It doesn't matter. We do so much either way I'm kind of multi-faceted in the snapping game. I have equal ability in each of them," Datish said.
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Yertle;657532; said:
I guess I'm just a sick fuck but I really do think like that. Especially when it comes to IU. Darkest Day I and II should never be forgotten.
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OSUBuckeye4Life
"THE" Ohio State Buckeyes
Brad Nessler/Bob Griese/Paul Maguire will be calling the game.
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Taosman;657274; said:
yeah, it's all they have....Maybe I shouldn't take that away from all 30 or so Northwestern fans....
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Just read on OZone that as of 8 pm est the OSU football team has not left Columbus due to bad weather.
Anyone got an update?
Anyone got an update?
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3yardsandacloud
Administrator Emeritus
scarletngray;657799; said:
Heard PK and RS calling the OSU hoops game say that the OSU plane was hit by a ground vehicle at Rickenbacker. Once another plane was ready to leave, O'Hare in Chicago was closed due to weather. Wasn't clear if they had even left as of that point (about 9:10).
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