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After reading pages upon pages of the ying and yang dynamic going on between Bucks and Horns, here's my all-inclusive thread post:
Aside from the sarcasm casted by Bucks in response the Horns optimism from stats, returning talent, etc, here's the bottom line: Every argument must have a prosecutor and a defendent, and in the case of this impending showdown between tOSU and Texas, tOSU is the defendent while Texas is the prosecutor. Say what you will, but to the victor go the spoils, and Texas has already got a leg up on the Bucks in this matchup. We won the first one, and while this next one will have huge implications on our season as well as yours, the pressure is on YOU to perform.
The Buckeyes return the majority of their offense which is their calling card for optimism heading into this matchup, while Texas is starting a pair of unproven freshmen quarterbacks, of which no one expects competence. The Bucks are rebuilding a defense which they are insisting will be good, and as history indicates, always has been, however, Texas is bringing back the majority of their defense which we claim is good, yet the nation has not yet embraced. You got homefield last year, and as challenging as it was for us to do so, you failed to defend it in a game holding national title implications, while this year, we have the same advantage, however, you and others don't seem to take DKR seriously as a place to be reckoned with in such a monumental matchup this early on. You say we can't win without Vince because his leadership was irreplaceable, yet also refer to him as a "bail-out" for many plays that led us to greatness last season,and those won't be there for 2006. However, given the "leader" that Vince was, I dont' recall many leaders that merely bail-out a team from otherwise imcompetence, rather than instead inspire collective greatness by maximizing the sum of its parts, as a mentality and belief among the team. Vince's impact on this program was precisely that. Its not something thats likely to go away even as he's moved on, because the results produced by that team effort were experienced by all of its members, many of which are returning for the second go around.
Bottom line, Bucks need to be more cordial in dealing with the Texas optimism, because aside from us earning it a year ago, you may need to start considering the reality that A) if things do go the way we are asserting, you could be experiencing the same feelings you had last year all over again, and B) even if they don't, its still all on your boys to perform and even the score.
Aside from the sarcasm casted by Bucks in response the Horns optimism from stats, returning talent, etc, here's the bottom line: Every argument must have a prosecutor and a defendent, and in the case of this impending showdown between tOSU and Texas, tOSU is the defendent while Texas is the prosecutor. Say what you will, but to the victor go the spoils, and Texas has already got a leg up on the Bucks in this matchup. We won the first one, and while this next one will have huge implications on our season as well as yours, the pressure is on YOU to perform.
The Buckeyes return the majority of their offense which is their calling card for optimism heading into this matchup, while Texas is starting a pair of unproven freshmen quarterbacks, of which no one expects competence. The Bucks are rebuilding a defense which they are insisting will be good, and as history indicates, always has been, however, Texas is bringing back the majority of their defense which we claim is good, yet the nation has not yet embraced. You got homefield last year, and as challenging as it was for us to do so, you failed to defend it in a game holding national title implications, while this year, we have the same advantage, however, you and others don't seem to take DKR seriously as a place to be reckoned with in such a monumental matchup this early on. You say we can't win without Vince because his leadership was irreplaceable, yet also refer to him as a "bail-out" for many plays that led us to greatness last season,and those won't be there for 2006. However, given the "leader" that Vince was, I dont' recall many leaders that merely bail-out a team from otherwise imcompetence, rather than instead inspire collective greatness by maximizing the sum of its parts, as a mentality and belief among the team. Vince's impact on this program was precisely that. Its not something thats likely to go away even as he's moved on, because the results produced by that team effort were experienced by all of its members, many of which are returning for the second go around.
Bottom line, Bucks need to be more cordial in dealing with the Texas optimism, because aside from us earning it a year ago, you may need to start considering the reality that A) if things do go the way we are asserting, you could be experiencing the same feelings you had last year all over again, and B) even if they don't, its still all on your boys to perform and even the score.
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