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Mark May (Blew 5 guys at Pitt)

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Well, I hope the Buckeyes are ready. While I first have to say that I do not expect this, what if LSU thumps y'all? I mean, dominates you. If Michigan is beaten by Florida, that would be two in a row that the two powers were dominated in Bowls. That scenario would be the absolute worst thing you could imagine if you are a Buckeye. Even if the BIg-10 wins its other bowls, the clammer about "SEC Speed" and an infereior Big-10 would be even greater than it is now, if possible.

As a guest here (which I very much enjoy btw), I have watched a surprisingly large number of posts that pour contempt and anger at the SEC and (mostly) at the perception that many feel that the SEC is so superior.

Please note that I am not here to defend that position of SEC superiority, not at all, as I have made my views known in numerous other threads. What I am getting at is this: while this game is the perfect antidote to the game last January if you win it in LSU's back yard, what about the truly awful and unimaginable possibility of a convincing LSU win? Does that - situation - where there is even more than your average bragging rights on the game - put extra pressure on the team that could be a distraction, or is that the very motivation and crystalization of purpose that makes a Buckeye win a foregone conclusion?
 
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I don't think the Bucks are thinking about the possibility of a blowout either way. I think they will prepare for this expecting an incredibly hard fought battle that could go either way. LSU will likely prepare the same way. The result will be 2 teams that should be playing at their absolute peak.

I just highly doubt that they're even entertaining the possibility of a blowout either way. And the focus that comes with preparing for a huge showdown like this will prevent either team from getting blown out, IMO.

But yes if we did somehow get blown out I would probably cry myself to sleep every night for the next year =/ .
 
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This Buckeye team does not enter the NC game believing the sun shines out their rears. There were problems at quarterback the last two games. Their offense did not put up big numbers when opponents offensive lines put on real pressure. The defense on the other hand was simply stunning to watch.

The guys know what is on the line. They will be ready. Don't count TSUN out either. Hart will be healthy. They were embarrassed their last game. It will not be a walk in the park.
 
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xcrunner;1025677; said:
But yes if we did somehow get blown out I would probably cry myself to sleep every night for the next year =/ .
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...You mean something I did a lot of last year. I don't know what I would do other than get ready for a new season and continue to hear that the Big 10 is "fradulent". :(
 
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Steve19;1025694; said:
The guys know what is on the line. They will be ready. Don't count TSUN out either. Hart will be healthy. They were embarrassed their last game. It will not be a walk in the park.
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Yeah. I am worried about seeing a reversal of last January, with the Gators basking in the Heisman glow and watching the Oregon game tape, only to have their confident hat handed to them by a pissed off skunk bear squad.
 
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fourteenandoh;1025650; said:
when he rattled off his preseason top 5 yesterday and didn't include tOSU that really threw me for a loop. who did he have? i remember USC, WVU, and Georgia. anyone remember the other 2?
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Oklahoma and Florida. Replace West Virginia with tOSU, and that's my guess for the preseason top-5 next year. I'm not saying it will be an accurate top-5, just that those teams will most likely be there in the preseason polls.

Now if USC, Georgia, Oklahoma, or Florida lose in their bowl games, that could change.
 
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Steve19;1025694; said:
This Buckeye team does not enter the NC game believing the sun shines out their rears. There were problems at quarterback the last two games. Their offense did not put up big numbers when opponents offensive lines put on real pressure. The defense on the other hand was simply stunning to watch.

The guys know what is on the line. They will be ready. Don't count TSUN out either. Hart will be healthy. They were embarrassed their last game. It will not be a walk in the park.
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You're forgetting something quite important in regards to your last point.


It's Michigan...
 
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Gatorubet;1025667; said:
As a guest here (which I very much enjoy btw), I have watched a surprisingly large number of posts that pour contempt and anger at the SEC and (mostly) at the perception that many feel that the SEC is so superior.
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Most of us really wouldn't be angry at the SEC if it weren't for the non-stop barrage from everyone in the media of how fucking great (read: "speed") the SEC is. The objective fans among us realize that the SEC is clearly the best overall conference in the nation...right now. But the media just won't shut the fuck up. Ask a "media" person or an SEC fan and the very first word out of their mouth is "speed". I'm sick of it.

Gatorubet;1025702; said:
Yeah. I am worried about seeing a reversal of last January, with the Gators basking in the Heisman glow and watching the Oregon game tape, only to have their confident hat handed to them by a pissed off skunk bear squad.
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There is no way that Meyer will allow his team to be complacent.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;1026039; said:
Most of us really wouldn't be angry at the SEC if it weren't for the non-stop barrage from everyone in the media of how fucking great (read: "speed") the SEC is. The objective fans among us realize that the SEC is clearly the best overall conference in the nation...right now. But the media just won't shut the fuck up. Ask a "media" person or an SEC fan and the very first word out of their mouth is "speed". I'm sick of it.
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I agree. It's like that one guy in your office who roots for the team that happened to win the championship game last year (doesn't matter which league or sport). And then he doesn't shut up about it. It's not like anyone else is arguing that the championship was undeserved. But he still doesn't shut up about it. You turn on national radio shows and all you hear from the callers is how great the SEC is. And you get the idea that they believe that the NFL players are only in the NFL because they couldn't play in the SEC anymore. No one is arguing that the SEC isn't the best conference today. The SEC fans should quit arguing that they are, because it's just a one-sided argument, and that's just dumb.

By the way, because of these national radio shows, and the callers who make it on the air, I'm very surprised at the class the SEC fans have shown on this board. Y'all (I'm going to use your word there) are very classy. The above paragraph does not pertain to you. I guess I should go back and change it to refer to only the SEC fans who call in to those shows.

Gatorubet;1025702; said:
Yeah. I am worried about seeing a reversal of last January, with the Gators basking in the Heisman glow and watching the Oregon game tape, only to have their confident hat handed to them by a pissed off skunk bear squad.
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MililaniBuckeye;1026039; said:
There is no way that Meyer will allow his team to be complacent.
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I think, also, that the skunk bear squad is about as dangerous as Richard Simmons in a whore house.
 
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