Game Thread Game Two: Texas 25, Ohio State 22 (final)

[jwinslow]

Well if we're gonna continue another topic like this, then you should go look up the specs on Mike D'Andrea. There was nobody even close to him physically out of HS, yet we have such a deep LB corps that he may come off of the bench through graduation.

Does that strike fear into you? No... take that realization and apply it to the smack talk about this 360 dunker.

 

[osugrad21]

Brock...how about linking that Campbell clip in this thread?

Earl was a beast.

 

[2002UNC]

Damn I'm glad you have football players that can dunk that really translate into great football abilities I have noticed one thing about Texas since Mack Brown has been there. Texas is like the bully of the B12. They smack around the lil' guys but get their teeth kicked in against the big guys. When you guys start beating Okie and beating teams like OSU on the road then people will start giving you respect but until then I'm not scared of a one-dimensional Texas team.

BTW stats from last year don't mean shit this year. There is only one stat I care about and thats the scoreboard on Sept 10th. Crunch numbers, call NASA, AND GET A SLIDE RULE if you want because there is nothing scientific about it. OSU was a better team than both Texas and Michigan at the end of last year. OSU returns more talent and was as young(no pun intended) if not younger than Texas. The game is in the SHOE and you have Mack Brown vs. Jin Tressel. This equation=big Buckeye victory...

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

The kind of freak that can do flat-footed 360 dunks at 6'3" 267.

Mike D'Andrea (Sr MLB) was a plyometrics freak in HS, and could dunk the ball while jumping over a 4-ft box placed 5 ft in front of the rim. That was at the age of 17. Still means squat when it comes to field ability (in all fairness to Mike, he'll be a beast if he can just stay unhurt).

 

[bukIpower]

2002Unc- that was a very good post haha.


I agree you can hit us with all the stats you want and tell us all these "stories" about how people are physically gifted on your team, but like UNC stated it don't mean anything at the end of the game. One thing us buckeye fans don't know is how our team REALLY did this offseason. It was kept hush and we were given for the most part NO first hand view of our spring/summer practices and workouts.

Like I've said Texas has a good chance to win this game but only because they have talent. Not because of coaching thats for sure, and definatly not because you have players who can dunk the ball.

When I look at this game I look at our strenghts against your weaknesses and vis versa. Ohio States Rush Defense is very stout (yes, they struggled at the beginning last year) and your best attack from an offensive standpoint IS running the bal advantage-wash. Ohio State definatly has the advantage going up against your recievers from a secondary standpoint. Meanwhile Ohio States Best attack on Offense is their Recievers, and while you guys seem to have a talented D-line you don't have leaders in the secondary (please don't hit me with the well he's being tearing it up in practice) Advantage- OSU. Our running game against your running defense could potentially be a good matchup no doubt about it, but until I actually see how we did this spring I have to go with advantage Texas. Plus we all know who's more talented at special teams and definatly who's more talented in the coaching aspect.

 

[BrockSamson]

Does that strike fear into you? No... take that realization and apply it to the smack talk about this 360 dunker.

This wasn't smack talk...more like internal discussion between Texas fans. Robison isn't exactly the greatest DE and is probably the weakest link on the D-line. He's strong, and has a great work ethic, but is a tad on the slow side.

...Still means squat when it comes to field ability...

His jumping ability was worth 7 points last year. Had a sick int around the 2 yard line, and walked in for 7. People usually don't get a lot of credit for batting passes, but I wouldn't be surprised if he batted more than the avg. D-lineman (best/safest kind of incompletion for sure).

 

[jwinslow]

I don't know that we were necessarily picking a fight with you over that topic... you moreso continued xray's argument which involved boasting about every aspect of your DL, in such painstaking detail that I feel like I know how they dominated their senior prom dance floor too.

 

[hookemhorns2004]

EH: Just as casey and DC said above, we get some muggy scorchers "way up" in Ohio. I went though USAF basic training in San Antonio starting in mid-August, and the 90+ degree heat wasn't much different from the heat I left back in Ohio. Our team will be more than ready when they head down your way next year.

San Antonio is a lot dryer than Austin.

Agreed I think your line's better... just like I think Richardson and Kudla will be able to perform well enough vs Young despite being unheralded.

What is the longhorn reaction to Boeckman at QB? We'll smoke him? Makes preparations more complex (have to prepare for both, therefore leaving less time for each potential QB)?

I'll get back to you on this.

BTW stats from last year don't mean shit this year. There is only one stat I care about and thats the scoreboard on Sept 10th. Crunch numbers, call NASA, AND GET A SLIDE RULE if you want because there is nothing scientific about it. OSU was a better team than both Texas and Michigan at the end of last year. OSU returns more talent and was as young(no pun intended) if not younger than Texas. The game is in the SHOE and you have Mack Brown vs. Jin Tressel. This equation=big Buckeye victory...

Stats from last year do mean shit. If this was november, fine. I mean if you say stats don'e mean anything, then what is all this talk I hear about yalls last 2 games! OSU better than Texas last year at the end of the season? You're gonna have to give me a heft amount of reasoning with that comment. Texas better than tOSU? Maybe. Both teams about the same? Maybe. Lets here it, how was tOSU better than Texas last year?

On to this year. Which offense will show up? The conservative run-game or the supposed high-powered offense we saw playing over a deflated Ok Lite team? High-powered offense, maybe I shouldn't say that, as your offense isn't used to scoring near as many points as Texas. I mean, I would think Tressel will play Tressel ball since this is such a big game and try to play like Miami/FSU played last year. Maybe I am mistaken, but that is just my opinion. Who is your running back going to be? Who is your QB going to be?

I point to Texas's last 6 games from last year, when looking at our re-vamped offense. You are looking at your last 2 games.

2002Unc- that was a very good post haha.


I agree you can hit us with all the stats you want and tell us all these "stories" about how people are physically gifted on your team, but like UNC stated it don't mean anything at the end of the game. One thing us buckeye fans don't know is how our team REALLY did this offseason. It was kept hush and we were given for the most part NO first hand view of our spring/summer practices and workouts.

Like I've said Texas has a good chance to win this game but only because they have talent. Not because of coaching thats for sure, and definatly not because you have players who can dunk the ball.

When I look at this game I look at our strenghts against your weaknesses and vis versa. Ohio States Rush Defense is very stout (yes, they struggled at the beginning last year) and your best attack from an offensive standpoint IS running the bal advantage-wash. Ohio State definatly has the advantage going up against your recievers from a secondary standpoint. Meanwhile Ohio States Best attack on Offense is their Recievers, and while you guys seem to have a talented D-line you don't have leaders in the secondary (please don't hit me with the well he's being tearing it up in practice) Advantage- OSU. Our running game against your running defense could potentially be a good matchup no doubt about it, but until I actually see how we did this spring I have to go with advantage Texas. Plus we all know who's more talented at special teams and definatly who's more talented in the coaching aspect.

Actually, our secondary is pretty good, go check into it. Its our receivers who I would say "they've been tearing it up in spring."

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

San Antonio is a lot dryer than Austin.

Heysus fuckin' key-rist, do you Texas fans have to argue every fuckin' point that's made?! Let's just shut this thread down because:

1. Austin is the hottest, most humid place on the planet and no team can stand a chance there because the Texas football team is the most conditioned group of athletes of all time.

2. Every member of Texas' DL can run 4.2 40s and can do 720-degree slam dunks from mid-court.

3. Every member of Texas' OL is a consensus pre-season All Galaxy selection and would take up the first four positions of the NFL draft if it weren't for Vince Young and the Texas DL.

4. Vince Young can't be tackled, is as good a passer as anyone in college football but doesn't have to pass because he's also the best running QB of all-time. Why, he's fucking "In-Vince-able".

5. Texas is statistically superior to Ohio State in every category and every member of ther team is projected higher in the NFL draft than any member of Ohio State.

6. Our offense sucks, while Texas' offense is unstoppable.

7. Our defense sucks, while Texas' defense is immovable.

8. Special teams play and turnovers are meaningless.

9. The fact that the game will be played in front of the largest amount of hostile fans, by far, that Texas has faced in its 122-year football history is irrelevent.

I'll be so glad when we fucking pound Texas like we have every other Big 12 team...

 

[NFBuck]

LOL! It just keeps getting more nad more argumentative in this thread each day as this game draws closer! I love it! God I can't wait until Sep. 10th! Imagine next years game thread when the Longhorns will be looking for redemtion after going down in the Shoe! :bicker:

 

[Golferdow01]

Preach it Mili!

 

[BB73]

Heysus fuckin' key-rist, do you Texas fans have to argue every fuckin' point that's made?! Let's just shut this thread down because:

1. Austin is the hottest, most humid place on the planet and no team can stand a chance there because the Texas football team is the most conditioned group of athletes of all time.

2. Every member of Texas' DL can run 4.2 40s and can do 720-degree slam dunks from mid-court.

3. Every member of Texas' OL is a consensus pre-season All Galaxy selection and would take up the first four positions of the NFL draft if it weren't for Vince Young and the Texas DL.

4. Vince Young can't be tackled, is as good a passer as anyone in college football but doesn't have to pass because he's also the best running QB of all-time. Why, he's fucking "In-Vince-able".

5. Texas is statistically superior to Ohio State in every category and every member of ther team is projected higher in the NFL draft than any member of Ohio State.

6. Our offense sucks, while Texas' offense is unstoppable.

7. Our defense sucks, while Texas' defense is immovable.

8. Special teams play and turnovers are meaningless.

9. The fact that the game will be played in front of the largest amount of hostile fans, by far, that Texas has faced in its 122-year football history is irrelevent.

I haven't been paying close enough attention. I'd better go revise my game score prediction in the other thread!

OK, to hopefully put the weather thing to bed, the months that matter are August and September (practice and game conditions).

Here's the average monthly info from weather.com (humidity not available) -

Austin has an average high of 96 in August, 90 in Sept.
C-bus has an average high of 84 in August, 78 in Sept.

Austin gets a little over 2 inches of rain in August, about 3 in September.
C-bus gets a little over 4 inches of rain in August, about 3 in September.

So Austin is 12 degrees warmer in those months, and Columbus gets a little more rain in August. Now let's return to something meaningful.

 

[hookemhorns2004]

Heysus fuckin' key-rist, do you Texas fans have to argue every fuckin' point that's made?! Let's just shut this thread down because:

1. Austin is the hottest, most humid place on the planet and no team can stand a chance there because the Texas football team is the most conditioned group of athletes of all time.

2. Every member of Texas' DL can run 4.2 40s and can do 720-degree slam dunks from mid-court.

3. Every member of Texas' OL is a consensus pre-season All Galaxy selection and would take up the first four positions of the NFL draft if it weren't for Vince Young and the Texas DL.

4. Vince Young can't be tackled, is as good a passer as anyone in college football but doesn't have to pass because he's also the best running QB of all-time. Why, he's fucking "In-Vince-able".

5. Texas is statistically superior to Ohio State in every category and every member of ther team is projected higher in the NFL draft than any member of Ohio State.

6. Our offense sucks, while Texas' offense is unstoppable.

7. Our defense sucks, while Texas' defense is immovable.

8. Special teams play and turnovers are meaningless.

9. The fact that the game will be played in front of the largest amount of hostile fans, by far, that Texas has faced in its 122-year football history is irrelevent.

I'll be so glad when we fucking pound Texas like we have every other Big 12 team...

 

[BrockSamson]

So Austin is 12 degrees warmer in those months, and Columbus gets a little more rain in August. Now let's return to something meaningful.

In a typical year, on Sept. 10 the sun will set at around 7:50 pm in Columbus, Ohio. While the 'Shoe may be filled with scarlet & grey, the sky will be an ominous burnt orange. Advantage...TEXAS.

 

[jwinslow]

Texas is playing on a field with a block O, coached by another Ohio coach. No big game choke artists on the other sidelines to bail Mack out this time.
Advantage OSU.