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RhodeIslandBuck;616172; said:
MLB's are low-value picks in the NFL, so I doubt that JL would leave (and he doesn't seem like the type any way).
CB's have have value, so Jenkins is a possibility.
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westbrock
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I think overall this was an impressive win. A lot of things were going against tOSU, like the following:
1. Weather was a factor. When Gonzo drops a pass, the ball must be pretty slick. I'm sure it inhibited Smith's ability to throw as well. Bad turf in rain can almost shut down a player like Ginn that relies on quick cuts. Weather can be a great equalizer.
2. Inconsequetial penalties were all over the place. No way were any of the Penn State passes involving pass interference going to be caught anyway. Same with roughing the kicker.
3. Bad officiating. Many important missed holding calls against Penn State.
4. Penn State had a lot less pressure, considering they came off an ass whipping last week. tOSU is in a tough position, with so much at stake each week.
5. Bounces with punts. Early on, this seemed to really help out Penn State with field position. However, I do think that Ginn could work on when he decides to call for a fair catch and when he doesn't.
6. Penn State played well, at least on defense.
Roughing out games like this for a win is what makes a tough team, so nice work. Sure, playing at home was a clear advantage for tOSU, as was Penn State's lack of a passing attack. Overall though, this game had the makings of an upset, like the 98 Michigan State game. Things just didn't seem to be going the Bucks' way early on.
Props to Smith for making the plays when he had to. Also, Pittman is our most stable asset. I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't 100% sold on him after last year. For now I hope that he's ok with being the most underrated back in the nation. And I don't think I need to mention the defense's work.
I think its important to note that this was in fact an impressive win after John Saunders et al clearly stated that it was not impressive. Why does he rag on the Bucks so much all of a sudden. Just hoping that the Bucks lose isn't going to make it a reality, especially when a team can win in so many ways.
I take this game as a positive.
1. Weather was a factor. When Gonzo drops a pass, the ball must be pretty slick. I'm sure it inhibited Smith's ability to throw as well. Bad turf in rain can almost shut down a player like Ginn that relies on quick cuts. Weather can be a great equalizer.
2. Inconsequetial penalties were all over the place. No way were any of the Penn State passes involving pass interference going to be caught anyway. Same with roughing the kicker.
3. Bad officiating. Many important missed holding calls against Penn State.
4. Penn State had a lot less pressure, considering they came off an ass whipping last week. tOSU is in a tough position, with so much at stake each week.
5. Bounces with punts. Early on, this seemed to really help out Penn State with field position. However, I do think that Ginn could work on when he decides to call for a fair catch and when he doesn't.
6. Penn State played well, at least on defense.
Roughing out games like this for a win is what makes a tough team, so nice work. Sure, playing at home was a clear advantage for tOSU, as was Penn State's lack of a passing attack. Overall though, this game had the makings of an upset, like the 98 Michigan State game. Things just didn't seem to be going the Bucks' way early on.
Props to Smith for making the plays when he had to. Also, Pittman is our most stable asset. I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't 100% sold on him after last year. For now I hope that he's ok with being the most underrated back in the nation. And I don't think I need to mention the defense's work.
I think its important to note that this was in fact an impressive win after John Saunders et al clearly stated that it was not impressive. Why does he rag on the Bucks so much all of a sudden. Just hoping that the Bucks lose isn't going to make it a reality, especially when a team can win in so many ways.
I take this game as a positive.
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ESPN "expert" analysis (paraphrase/synopsis)...
Lee Corso: "Ohio State is beatable. They won't make it to the M*ch*g*n game undefeated. I don't know who'll beat 'em, but somebody will."
Desmond Howard: "Ohio State is beatable. The best way to stop them is to hope for bad weather."
Huh?!
Lee Corso: "Ohio State is beatable. They won't make it to the M*ch*g*n game undefeated. I don't know who'll beat 'em, but somebody will."
Desmond Howard: "Ohio State is beatable. The best way to stop them is to hope for bad weather."
Huh?!
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Desmond Howard is quite the anal-yst. His command of the English language is beyond comprehension. Nice to see that UM education paying off.
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Bleed S & G
Taking Crazy Pills
I couldn't belive Flutie said that Booty had passed Smith as his front runner for the heisman when Booty was up 3-0 and had just thrown a pick.StadiumDorm;616296; said:
That and the ESPN ticker, its almost comical.
However I did enjoy the announcers fighting back and forth.. lol made some good conversation as our buddy was proven wrong 99% of the time
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jlb1705;616395; said:
Lee Corso is nothing more than a comedy act at this point, a parody of himself. Desmond Howard may be the goofiest bastard on that network, and great odin's raven does that say a lot. Seriously, stop smiling for two minutes...it looks like a stagehand is massaging his crotch the whole time he's on camera.
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If Ohio State takes care of business, they'll (ESPN and ABC) be the ones looking stupid because they went out on a thin limb.
With that said, I'm picking Iowa to win next week. Dangerous combination we haven't faced yet this season:
1. Tough defensive line.
2. Experienced, veteran QB.
3. Hard-to-tackle running back.
4. On the Road.
5. At Night.
With that said, I'm picking Iowa to win next week. Dangerous combination we haven't faced yet this season:
1. Tough defensive line.
2. Experienced, veteran QB.
3. Hard-to-tackle running back.
4. On the Road.
5. At Night.
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Who does Iowa play next week, anyway?
Oh, they play the Buckeyes? I guess Iowa's not gonna win after all.
Oh, they play the Buckeyes? I guess Iowa's not gonna win after all.
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
StadiumDorm;616429; said:
Let me give you 5 reasons why we will.
1. Troy Smith
2. Our defense continues to step up when it matters.
3. Ted Ginn and Anthony Gonzalez will have a field day with Iowa's inexperienced DB's.
4. We proved we can win on the road at night already by beating Texas.
5. Corso will pick Iowa.
OSU wins this one by 10-14 points. Albert Young hasn't done shit this year. He's living off preseason hype.
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t_BuckeyeScott
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I'm thinking the only one of these we haven't seen yet this year is #2. As for the rest they were all saw in Austin a couple of weeks ago a were probably better there.
The Buckeyes aren't losing.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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Dispatch
Buckeyes, fans both victorious in big test
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Holly Zachariah
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio State students do their part to fill the "sea of scarlet" at the Horseshoe for yesterday?s Big Ten opener against Penn State. The game between the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes and 24 thranked Nittany Lions was the first since OSU students arrived back on campus.
To say the teenager with the face painted Penn State bluelooked terrified would be an overstatement, but standing in the middle of the student section at the Horseshoe, she sure was going to be sick.
Jen Bilski and her friends, two high-school seniors from Erie, Pa., bought their tickets to yesterday?s Ohio State football game online through eBay, but they didn?t realize until they arrived that their seats were next to Block O.
Just in case you don?t know, that?s the section at the north end of the stadium that holds 1,100 of the rowdiest, loudest and most rabid student fans. And with a big OSU win ? 28-6 ? over Penn State, they don?t get much more fanatical than yesterday.
This game ? the Big Ten opener for No. 1-ranked OSU amid a crowd of 105,226 ? was the first since students arrived back on campus.
Students had been reminded all week through a university campaign that this was to be a kinder, gentler Buckeye Nation. Win or lose, they?d all been told to act dignified and respect the fans who traveled here.
Even Coach Jim Tressel thought it necessary to ask for good behavior. University staff members received letters from him Friday that didn?t explicitly say "don?t set couch fires." But he asked fans to show good sportsmanship before, during and after the game.
Eric Whicker, a senior international studies major, was one of the first to spot the young ladies from Penn State as they tried to figure out what to do about their unfortunate circumstance.
Whicker could have been a poster child for the university in this new season of love. He ran down three rows of bleachers in this chaos and tapped Bilski on the shoulder.
"Hey, good luck to you today," he told her as he shook her hand. "You?re gonna lose, you know, but good luck to you."
Bilski just gave a nervous laugh. She and her friend said they?d been booed as they walked through the stands, but she had expected that.
Otherwise, they said, no one had been rude and they?d had no trouble at all. They said they just wanted other seats where, in their dark blue jerseys, they could be more at ease. Off they went to find some, and they soon disappeared into the crowd.
It was easy to get lost yesterday, as the entire stadium was rockin? despite a steady, soaking first-half rain. But the weather only meant that the "sea of scarlet" in the stands was dotted with hundreds of yellow and orange slickers.
White towels were waving, fans were screaming, the band was playing and the concrete floor in Block O was shuddering. Must have been a Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
The only thing that some fans on both sides seemed to find a bit sad was that Joe Paterno, Penn State?s legendary 79-year-old coach, missed part of the game. With a touch of the flu, he left the field with about seven minutes remaining in the first half, and partway through the third quarter as well.
But Buckeye fans didn?t have much time to dwell on that. They had a team to intimidate.
In pre-game interviews, the players urged the fans to be louder than they?d ever been. But at the same time, the university brass reminded everyone to show some decorum.
With this being the first game of the season that students attended en masse, many of them decided to set a positive tone right away, said junior Seth Hornish, whose face, of course, was painted scarlet and gray.
"When we?re not here, the excitement level just isn?t the same," he said. "We?re loud and proud and crazy and the students make all the difference."
Whicker agreed. The crowd yesterday did indeed accomplish making the ?Shoe a very difficult place to play. He said he approached those young Nittany Lions fans to make them feel welcome.
"Fans are fans, and I?ll be good to them," he said. "The Penn State players? Now for them, I have just a little bit of resentment. But I?m respectful when I?m supposed to be."
These fans, you see, remember last year. That?s when Penn State stuck it to the Buckeyes in Beaver Stadium, and the raucous crowd there was so loud it was at times impossible to play.
"We got a little payback coming," Whicker said. "But we?ll do it with class."
At least in the hours immediately after the game, those trolling University District streets made good on Whicker?s vow. As rain threatened, many stayed on porches to watch passers-by and party.
The only exceptions involved drunken students.
At Oldfield?s bar around 7 p.m., two drunken fans got into a fight that spilled onto Chittenden Avenue. One swung a hammer and the other retaliated with a punch to his attacker?s face. Columbus police ticketed the hammer wielder.
At OSU Hospitals, a drunken person in Buckeye regalia ran through hospital corridors and created a momentary ruckus before running out a door.
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Dispatch Reporter Debbie Gebolys contributed to this story.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Dispatch
Many happy returns
OSU weathers rain with 2 nd-half rally
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
ERIC ALBRECHT DISPATCH Ohio State defender Marcus Freeman and Brandon Mitchell corral Tony Hunt of Penn State in the first half.
FRED SQUILLANTE DISPATCH Ohio State?s Malcolm Jenkins, right, heads for the end zone after his interception in the second half.
The Buckeyes Jay Richardson (99) and Joel Penton (98) get physical with Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli during the second half.
For a half yesterday, Ohio State and Penn State wallowed around in the mud and the blood and the rain.
Helmets flew off, Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno walked off (twice) and uniforms gradually changed from red and white to gray.
And then the Buckeyes rose from the mire. Scoring by land and by air, with two defensive scores to cap it off, topranked Ohio State ran its win streak to 11 with a 28-6 victory that can only be termed gritty.
"I think this was the funnest game I?ve played so far because of their physicalness and their toughness," Buckeyes defensive tackle David Patterson said. "They really challenged our heart and our will."
It wasn?t a day for OSU?s usual bigplay suspects. Quarterback Troy Smith (12 of 22, 115 yards) threw his first interceptions since November. Receivers Ted Ginn and Anthony Gonzalez combined for four catches for 31 yards.
Trailing 3-0 at the half, Ohio State (4-0, 1-0) got a big second half from running back Antonio Pittman (110 yards and a touchdown), a big play from Smith to Brian Robiskie, and a big goalline stand and two interception-return TDs from its defense.
"Our kids kept playing, they never stopped fighting," Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said. "In the Big Ten, it?s always four-quarter games, and we won the four-quarter game."
Penn State (2-2, 0-1) played its typical hard-nosed style. Linebacker Paul Posluszny was sent off to change uniforms after a cut soaked his forearm with blood, and Paterno made two in-game trips to the locker room to take care of what he termed gastrointestinal disease.
But quarterback Anthony Morelli threw three interceptions, wasting a fine game by tailback Tony Hunt (135 yards), and Kevin Kelly missed a field goal attempt.
And in the end, the Nittany Lions left Columbus winless in their last seven tries here, a span in which they have not topped 10 points.
"I thought we played well on both sides of the football except for those big mistakes," said Paterno, who finished the game on the sideline. "I have no complaints, but you can?t give up big plays."
At halftime, Ohio State had six first downs and 99 yards. The defense kept the Buckeyes in the game, though, surrendering just 84 first-half yards and a field goal.
"Our whole thing is we can keep our offense in the game, if it?s close; we have full confidence in them," said linebacker James Laurinaitis, who had his third interception of the year. "We know if we keep it close enough that they?re going to put points on the board, and they did that today."
Coming out of the locker room, Ohio State turned to Pittman. His 19-yard run and 17-yard catch helped the Buckeyes reach the Penn State 12. The Buckeyes then caught Penn State in a blitz, and Pittman veered into the end zone for a 7-3 lead with 9:06 left in the third quarter.
"(Fullback) Stan White had to make a key block early back in the backfield," Pittman said. "The safety shot the gap and I had to turn it up."
That seemed to relax the Buckeyes, who turned in their most dazzling offensive play early in the fourth quarter.
On second-and-9 from the Penn State 37, Smith was flushed out of the pocket to his right. He did a 180-degree spin back left to avoid end Tim Shaw. On the run, Smith fired to the end zone, where Robiskie had a step on cornerback Tony Davis and laid out to catch it for a 14-3 lead.
It was one of those improvisational plays that Tressel said "better be a touchdown."
"Sometimes there?s moments where you just feel like you need to do something," Tressel said. "And to take someone?s instincts from him. ... sometimes when you?re out in the fray, you have to play."
Paterno thought that was the back breaker, but his Nittany Lions still had some fight left.
Hunt pounded it eight straight times on their next possession, moving 70 yards to the OSU 1. On third down from there, fullback Brandon Snow was stuffed for no gain by Laurinaitis and Brandon Mitchell.
On fourth down, heading into the south end zone filled with screaming red-clad fans, guard Rich Ohrnberger jumped for a 5-yard penalty.
Kelly?s 23-yard field goal made it 14-6 with 7:33 left.
"I think it was the guys finally just saying, ?You know, we?re going to put our cleats in the ground and we?re going to stop them,? " defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock said.
Malcolm Jenkins and Antonio Smith ran back pickoffs for TDs in the final 2:31. Afterward, a very satisfied Pitcock sat in a uniform stained and wet, with the seams starting to come apart because from all the hitting. But he was smiling.
It was a day suited for ducks and defensive lineman.
"That?s the great thing about the Big Ten: I?ve always thought it is the most physical," Pitcock said. "With the rainy, kind of cold day, muddy, you couldn?t ask for anything more."
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