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Game Thread Game Two: #1 Ohio State 24, #2 Texas 7 (9/9/06)

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I usually like putting the "D" on the filed first for Ohio State. However, in an early season game like this I would prefer to go on offense first. We have a very inexperienced defense and linebacking core, so I think that if we let the offense go out first, let Ginn, Smith, Pittman, or whoever make a play and go up 7-0 right away, it would give the defense some breathing room and allow them to just settle down and relax in a big game like this one.
 
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If tOSU score's first, regaurdless of how the coin toss goes I think were in big trouble. UT's best chance is a early turnover in our favor, or a defensive score, (against any other team I would include special teams score), but not a Tressel coached team. Would a UT lead early help the young QB play better, probably not. Snead or Colt either one are going to make mistakes no matter what, the UT QB is going to get hit hard no matter what, a couple of completed passes early might help their confidence a little, but at some point in this game, whoever the UT start's at QB is going to make mistake's, we just have to hope there not deep on our end of the field. I just don't see anything that could happen so great in fall practice, as to change my thinking that tOSU wins this in a close, fairly low scoring game. (by low I mean 24 - 17)
 
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I think Ohio State will put up at least 30 against Texas. Hopefully Ginn gets out to a fast start which he couldn't do last season. But still you have to remember about Troy Smith, something that you guys didnt have too much to worry about last year coming out of that suspension.

I see us(OSU) putting up 30+ in this one but thats only on paper. I got to see the way we look against Northern Illinois, then it will be easier to determine.

But as of now, I have a lot of confidence in the offense, especially since you guys don't really have someone to slow down guys like Ginn and Gonzo with the loss of Huff.
 
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Well I called this game 31-17 but I said it would be 24-17 with a very very late touchdown to seal the game in our favor. I think mistakes are also unavoidable with a green QB but you just have to hope they don't turn into any points. Because believe me this offense doesn't need any help puttin up points. Just as easy as saying OSU wins 31-17 I could see Texas doing the same. I think these teams match up soo well this year. We lost our core on defense and you lost your leader on offense. Which in turn will make another great OSU defense/Texas Offense matchup. Same thing for the defense of Texas/Offense of tosu.

Yeah seriously, could you imagine what the game would be like if all the Juniors returned? OSU's offense would be SICK. I mean all our recievers, backs, and QB's returning? WOW, I still think Holmes should've stayed but well you can't really argue with first round money! Plus Texas and Vince Young... How exciting would it have been to see VY come back for an encoure of last year (I'm not complaining he left however) and try his success at a very talented OSU secondary that would've returned Youboty/Whitner.... Our secondary would've been one of the best in the nation to start the year.
 
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But as of now, I have a lot of confidence in the offense, especially since you guys don't really have someone to slow down guys like Ginn and Gonzo with the loss of Huff.
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This is simply not true. Our secondary will be the best you face all year. Aaron Ross and Tarell Brown both have starting experience on the corners. As far as a new Huff, remember the name Michael Griffen, Chizik has already said that he is the best safety he has ever coached and statistically speaking had a equal/better year than Huff did last year.
 
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ESPN's Bruce Feldman and xrayrandy; separated at birth? :biggrin:

Horn eyes rare national title double
posted: Monday, June 5, 2006 | Feedback

The NCAA Track & Field Championships in Sacramento could be the site of a really cool story later this week. Texas' All-Big 12 defensive end Brian Robison has a chance to pull off a rare national championship double. The standout pass rusher throws the shot put and discuss for the powerful Longhorns' track team. I caught up with him Saturday to chat about the possible double.

"When I first arrived [at Texas]," he says, "it was definitely one of my goals to at least win one national title. And so, this would really mean a lot to me."

The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder, who has long been known as one of the biggest freaks in college football (he's got a 40-inch vertical), blossomed in 2005. He led the Horns in TFLs (15) last fall, and now has set the school record in the shot put (68 feet, 3.25 inches) and won shot and discus titles at the Big 12 meet this spring. There is video of it shown here on the Texas Web site.

Robison ranks second nationally in the shot and ninth in the discus. Since being a thrower and rushing the passer both rely on agility, explosiveness and keeping technique in a confined space, Robinson believes the two sports completmen each other well. He has actually shed about five pounds and will play the '06 football season at around 270 pounds because he wants to be quicker. (He said he played at 280 last season.)

Robison has an eye on the Olympics, perhaps in 2008 or 2012, but concedes it would have to happen around football, because "right now that is my first love." Most people around town still only know him as a football player, but he's OK with that. After all, it has been a glorious time to be around Austin these days. "We have gotten the football tradition back to where it was," he says. "And that's really great because people around here think of the University of Texas as their pro sports team, and when they say the Eyes of Texas are upon you, they really are."

In case you were wondering, in the storied history of Texas athletics, the Longhorns have never had a football player win two titles in the same year. The closest was James Street leading UT to national football title in 1969 and the baseball team to the College World Series. A few years back Oklahoma QB Nate Hybl made a bit of history kind of along these lines. He was on an NCAA championship team in two sports (football and golf), on two different teams no less. (Hybl was on the golf team at Georgia before transferring to OU.)
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Us Bucks can discount the Horn's qb situation: perhaps mistakes, poor showing, nervousness on part of one of two newer qbs without game experience. Fair enough. But, the remaining Texas team is formidable on both sides of the ball.

What happens if the new qbs play a great game with few mistakes? I know many here hold the opinion that the green qbs will be the Horn's weak point. My pure guess is the Horns will be very hard to beat in Austin.
 
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Us Bucks can discount the Horn's qb situation: perhaps mistakes, poor showing, nervousness on part of one of two newer qbs without game experience. Fair enough. But, the remaining Texas team is formidable on both sides of the ball.

What happens if the new qbs play a great game with few mistakes? I know many here hold the opinion that the green qbs will be the Horn's weak point. My pure guess is the Horns will be very hard to beat in Austin.
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IF one of the young qb's stepps up and plays great with few/no mistakes then Texas will have a chance to run away with one. Seems that the weakness of the ohio state defense is in the secondary and we have the weapons to exploit that if we can actually get them the ball. That said, I highly doubt this happens
 
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The secondary you'd think would be our weakness, but although we're not as experienced we are faster than we were. Perhaps even bigger, Jenkins played in every game last year and played well. O'neal played a lot of minutes as well. Throw in Patterson who played a bit as well. Its not like none of these kids have stepped on the field, and of course add another year under our second year defensive coach Jim Heacock and you might be surprised. Our only true glaring weakness IMO on defense is the other corner spot where basically NO ONE has experience. I'm pretty confident that Andre Amos/Donald Washington will start there mainly because of their size (both over 6'1 , and both over 185).

When we face you I'm more worried about our linebackers covering the tight ends and recognizing play action than I am our Secondary getting burnt. It should be very difficult for anyone to get behind our coverage, but of course a blown coverage would definatly help that.

I really like the potential our secondary has and I don't know if we've ever had this blend of size and speed ever in a tosu secondary at one time.
 
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If by "runaway" you mean a 10 pt victory, I can see that. If not, I would dissagree. I don't see either tieam, winning by more than 10. Even with a perfect game, by UT it would take a meltdown by tOSU, and vice versa for either team to win by a lot.
 
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