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

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xrayrandy said:
Someone on Hornfans has aked why tOSU has been so bad on the road (12-6) over the past 4 years. I thought one of you supply an answer.

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It's all in perspective I guess. FWIW, some of this Horn fan's numbers are off. Anyway, why 4 years? Why not Tressel's full 5 years? Further, why not compare it to Mack Brown's first 5 years? That would seem to give a good comparison to programs in similar situations ... new coaching staffs ... etc.

Here's Mack Brown's first 5 years:
Year........Record...Road.....VS Ranked on Road
1998.......9-3........1-3........1-2
1999.......9-5........4-1........0-1
2000.......9-3........3-1........none
2001.......11-2.......5-0.......none
2002.......11-2.......4-1.......1-0

Totals......49-15.....17-6......2-3
%............(.766).....(.739)...(.400)

Brown has played almost 36% of his (64) games on the road and less than 8% of his games are on the road vs a ranked opponent.


Here's Jim Tressel's first 5 years:
Year........Record...Road.....VS Ranked on Road
2001.......7-5.........3-2........1-1
2002.......14-0.......5-0........none
2003.......11-2.......2-2........0-2
2004.......8-4..........2-3.......none
2005.......10-2........3-1.......2-1

Totals......50-13.....15-8......3-4
%............(.794)....(.652)....(.429)

Tressel has played almost 37% of his (63) games on the road and more than 11% of his games are on the road vs a ranked opponent.


Hummm, not much difference that I see. Mack is a bit better in road games overall. Tressel has more of them on the schedule and does better against ranked opponents on the road. I suppose conference strength could be a factor as well, but that argument is so full of subjective variables that I don't put much stock in it's worth.

PS - Xray, you are very close to your first warning for trolling and baiting. They also seem to accumulate quicker once you pop your cherry. Fair warning.
 
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What I left open was the 6 point swing due to change in venue and 3 point margin from last year, which means it will take +3 or even +4 turnovers for tOSU to play an even game with Texas. But, I didn't want y'all to get to get too discouraged.
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I think he has been around way too many Xray's lol
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There are few teams in the country with Texas like talent.
Most times Texas wins just on talent, alone.

SC and OSU have the talent to compete directly with Texas.
So, the game will come down to what all competitive games come down to.
Mistakes and special teams.
I like a veteran QB in a tight, competitive game. :biggrin:
 
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Dryden said:
Ohio State was 2-3 on the road in 2004, not 2-4. The road losses were at Purdue, Iowa, and Northwestern, the fourth loss being to Wisconsin at home.
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Thanks for the correction Dry. I took the information from OSU's year-by-year PDF. Incidently, they list the 04 game with NCST as a home game ... caught that one, but I missed the Wisky game. Guess I'll need to stick with the online season archives instead of the published PDFs. The information has been changed.


xrayrandy said:
I'm sorry 3, I didn't realized the recent road record was such a touchy topic.
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Your road record post isn't one of the posts that bothers me. I would not respond to it if I thought it was trolling or baiting. I was curious about the "bad" road record and thought I'd take a look. I guess the Texas fan that posted the information must have thought Mack's first 5 years was pretty bad on the road, worse when against ranked teams ... and not so stellar at home either. :)

Several of your recent posts (hemorrhoids and other vascular diseases, among others) are more suitable for a "smack" board. I think you know we don't have one of those here. I would remind a few of the Texas fans that you will be treated as guests, as long as you act like guests. We have let some of the questionable banter silde in deference to the Texas fans that have displayed their class for some time on our boards. I would hazard a guess that some of the posts I'm seeing (from a few of you) would warrant a ban from Hornfans if the roles were reversed. We value honest and interesting discussion with rival fans, but that never springs from turning a thread into a series of barbs and insults. As the season approaches, the staff will start to tighten down on this forum. Off topic posts, and the like, will not be tolerated in the same way as in the off-season. The majority of our members come here for informative and interesting discussion surrounding the games ... not to talk smack. There are plenty of other outlets for someone seeking that type of entertainment. Again, fair warning.
 
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Don't really have anything to say. Just wanted to post a GOTP.
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Question: What Oscar would you like to win if you were to win?

Answer: Any award Selma Hayek is presenting.
 
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