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Game Thread Game Six: #1 Ohio State 35, Bowling Green 7 (10/07/06)

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osugrad21;626765; said:
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Ward's father, Al, a Hall of Fame athletic official and former coach in Mansfield, played for Woody Hayes at Miami of Ohio and has always been an Ohio State fan. But there will be no divided loyalties Saturday.

"Except for a couple of neighbors who are Michigan fans - and we don't count them - it's just natural being in Ohio to have Buckeye fever," Al Ward said.
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Awesome. Goes to show you that Woody hated scUM even before becoming tOSU's head coach.
 
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Cant wait to see the new Turf on saturday.
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With all the comments I have read about slipping and sliding on the old turf sounds like this will be the first time this season the O will be able to put on their full show in front of the home crowd. Should be fun.
 
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cincy channel

Has anybody figured out for certain if channel 9, WCPO is going to air the game tomorrow. The DirectTv guide only lists the OU/TX game at 330. I am almost certain that they will but the tv coverage map doesn't list cincy and good knows it is barely part of the state.
 
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buckeye247;627426; said:
I love the friday before a game that you know the buckeyes are going to win. Its like you can start celebrating before the game even starts. I hope there is no hang over from the Iowa game and we play extremely well though.
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Me too. I just want to see some stat padding and an injury free game.
 
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Ohio State-Bowling Green Television Clearances

Oct. 7, 2006

MarketChannelNetwork New YorkNYYESRSN AtlantaGACSSRSN ClevelandOHWUABUPN BaltimoreMDMASNRSN Kansas CityMOMETRO SPORTS - KCRSN Columbus, OHOHWBNSCBS DaytonOHWHIOCBS Waco-Temple-BryanTXTW-WACORSN YoungstownOHWYTVABC Sioux CityIOEVERTEKRSN Sioux CityIACABLE ONERSN Sioux CityIANW IOWA TELEPHONERSN Sioux CityIACOMMUNITY AGENCYCABLE Sioux CityIASPENCER UTILITIESRSN Sioux CityIACITY OF HAWARDENRSN


Let me get this straight... If I lived in Waco, TX or Sioux City, IA, I'd have no problem getting the game. But since I live in OHIO - I can't.

Let me repeat... I live in OHIO. :smash:
 
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jlb1705;627511; said:
Ohio State-Bowling Green Television Clearances

Oct. 7, 2006

MarketChannelNetwork New YorkNYYESRSN AtlantaGACSSRSN ClevelandOHWUABUPN BaltimoreMDMASNRSN Kansas CityMOMETRO SPORTS - KCRSN Columbus, OHOHWBNSCBS DaytonOHWHIOCBS Waco-Temple-BryanTXTW-WACORSN YoungstownOHWYTVABC Sioux CityIOEVERTEKRSN Sioux CityIACABLE ONERSN Sioux CityIANW IOWA TELEPHONERSN Sioux CityIACOMMUNITY AGENCYCABLE Sioux CityIASPENCER UTILITIESRSN Sioux CityIACITY OF HAWARDENRSN


Let me get this straight... If I lived in Waco, TX or Sioux City, IA, I'd have no problem getting the game. But since I live in OHIO - I can't.

Let me repeat... I live in OHIO. :smash:
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How the hell is Waco getting all these games. They never got jack when I lived there. What can I say, other than Central Texas loves their Buckeyes.
 
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txbuckeye1983;627519; said:
How the hell is Waco getting all these games. They never got jack when I lived there. What can I say, other than Central Texas loves their Buckeyes.
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They DO!?!?!

lol, I lived in Copperas Cove, Texas when my husband was at Ft. Hood. I think that year I saw maybe two games that year. (yes, I was a bear most of the year...)
 
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So the rest of you that live around Ohio don't get WBNS 10tv? I live about an hour south of Columbus and I still get that channel. After reading that about Cincy and their apparent no love for OSU football. Who thinks they should no longer be considered part of Ohio?
 
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Canton

If Smith sharp, BG in trouble
Saturday, October 7, 2006

[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]By Todd Porter REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER[/FONT]


COLUMBUS Two weeks ago, they laid new grass sod on the field at Ohio Stadium. Bowling Green?s job today is not to get buried beneath the grass and tons of sand poured on the field.
Top-ranked Ohio State takes a break from its Big Ten schedule today, hosting mega-underdog Bowling Green.
The Buckeyes are a five-touchdown favorite against a BG team that has never played against the country?s No. 1 team.
The task in the OSU locker room is to come out without a letdown. The Buckeyes are coming off a 38-17 win over then-No. 13 Iowa in an electric atmosphere.
The last time OSU won a night game on the road against a ranked opponent was the second week of the season over Texas. A week after the Texas win, the Buckeyes sputtered on offense against Cincinnati. They won that game 37-7 after leading just 13-7 at halftime. By the end of the afternoon, OSU had 444 total yards.
So the challenge today is to have quarterback Troy Smith at the top of his game the moment he steps out of the locker room for what could be a chance to Smith to pad his Heisman Trophy numbers. Or it could be a day when he doesn?t pull away from the pack.
Smith seems to be finding a groove. He is running less, but maintaining the kind of pass efficiency that led the country a year ago.
?One play during the Iowa game he came off the field, and I said, ?Troy, the post might have been open.? He said, ?No, coach, you?ll see on film, it wasn?t.? And he was right,? Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel said. ?He?s very aware of where people are and very careful.?
The Buckeyes are plus-9 in the turnover margin, averaging less than two giveaways a game. Conversely, OSU has turned opponents? turnovers into 55 points.
Bowling Green Head Coach Gregg Brandon is convinced Smith is the real deal.
If anyone else isn?t, listen to Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz. Smith had another highlight moment on a touchdown pass he threw to Brian Robiskie against the Hawkeyes. A small window to throw the ball opened and closed quickly. Smith got the ball through.
?I?m not an expert on the national scene,? Ferentz said. ?But I can?t believe there are many players in the country who are better than Troy Smith. This is a guy who can beat you in a lot of ways. He?s what makes those guys tick.?
Admittedly, it might be hard to tick today. Senior offensive guard T.J. Downing told reporters earlier this week it could be difficult to get up for a 3-2 Mid-American Conference team.
?It?s human nature when you look at a team on paper, and say we?re bigger, and obviously better with the rankings,? Downing said. ?You can?t get comfortable. ... It?s going to be hard to get up, but you?ve just got to do it. You have no choice. It?s your job.?
Against 15 true freshmen? Against a team that gave up 40 points to Buffalo, which is 93rd in total offense in the country? The Falcons let Kent State put up 38 points in a rout.
It?s no wonder Tressel is talking up Bowling Green to his players. The Buckeyes had an unusually long practice Tuesday. Tressel mentioned the Buckeyes have played three games against BGSU and won two of those 24-17 and 17-6. He conveniently left out a 44-13 win in 1997.
?They have a great threat with both of the quarterbacks (Anthony Turner and Freddie Barnes) they have,? Tressel said. ?They throw a lot of movement at you, and they run the spread so they make you accountable for everything you do on defense.?
The Falcons do have the country?s 12th-best rushing offense at 208 yards a game. Of course, they?re running against a Buckeye defense allowing less than 10 points a game, and a team that has beaten three ranked opponents by an average of 20 points.
?It?s going to be a really big challenge for our football team,? Brandon said. ?Not so much playing Ohio State, which is big in itself, but just the youth of our football team. ... Getting them prepared to play in this venue is a huge challenge.?
Reach Repository sports writer Todd Porter at (330) 580-8340 or e-mail: [email protected]

BOWLING GREEN AT
OHIO STATE
Today, 3:30 p.m.
Ohio Stadium, Columbus TV Channel 43
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