MililaniBuckeye;1310748; said:
Holy ... [censored]ing ... [censored]. Are you really that stupid or are you putting on your best Rainman inpersonation? What [censored]ing part of "he had to decide which penalty to call" don't you comprehend?
I guess you don't read too well, but I'm not surprised. That's why I have to repeat things. When the ref throws a flag, all the flag means is that it's a penalty. He didn't have to decide which penalty to call before throwing the flag. Officials decide which penalties to call after throwing the flags all the time. Even if a flag was thrown, that doesn't mean he can't pick up the flag and say that there is no penalty. Those are facts, I know you don't like facts at all. Here are more facts... Not every penalties are called, I know it's shocking, but it's true.
I agree with the call on the field, but if you don't think everyone on OSU's sideline was relieved that the call was made, I disagree. I did not say that OSU did not deserve the undefeated season. I wanted OSU to win that one. You can disagree that this particular call wasn't a "break". But my main point was that there were "breaks" for a team to go undefeated, rarely do we see a team just smashing through everyone. Same as last year when OSU got to the NC game, it took a bunch of teams in front of them losing games they had no business losing during the last week for OSU to get in. I call those "breaks", because OSU had no control over those games. LSU was lucky to get in too, statistically the odds were very long for either team to make it there. FLA got the break in 2006 because OSU's dangerous offensive/ST weapon went down during team celebration. It doesn't mean they didn't deserve the win, but TG was a difference maker and we would never know what happened if he stayed on the field.
Sure, when 2 good teams are on the field and the results are lopsided, everyone want to point out how bad the losing team is and how superior the winning team is. But how many teams getting rematches within the season to see the results going the opposite way? We don't have many rematches in CFB, but NFL, Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer see a lot of those. Everyone here wanted to dissect the coaching staff and the team to find the problem. Momentum is very important in this game, one or two play can extend a drive and completely change field position and put the opposing defense on it's heel. Now everyone will start questioning LSU because they just got blown out twice. The LSU/FLA/USC losses are no worse than ILL/PSU losses. Teams get beat, and if OSU weren't getting into big games, then that would be because they were losing little ones.
Tressel is a proven coach, when you're new on the block then not everyone knows your tendencies and it's easier for you to sneak through. Once you're around the block a couple times then there are less surprises and those runs get harder, it doesn't mean you regressed. Look at Stoops, UM, Les Miles, PC, they all won their NC relatively early in their respective programs. Even Joe Tiller got a rose bowl at Purdue. Bielema had his run cut relatively quick but he set a couple of rookie coaching records before crashing. Zook at ILL and now look at Dantonio. The great ones will have their programs consistently around the top because they adapt quickly and Tressel looks like a great one. When you're around the top then a couple breaks here and there and you are champ, a couple breaks going the other way and you're a goat. It's just the way it is.
As your rep sinks lower than Bea Arthur's [censored]...
I don't really care about the negative reps from assholes. Opinions mean more from respected people. You can disagree, that's why we are individuals. But picking a single point in a big picture to disagree and then everyone jump in to say that I'm flaming is lame at best.
