Game Thread Ohio at tOSU, Sat Sep 18, 12 ET, BTN/Overflow

[ORD_Buckeye]

I like the idea of them bringing myrrh for the tOSU players. Would be very gracious and could start a trend.

Also, it's really quaint how they capitalize the "O" and "U" when typing OUr.

I'm not expecting myrrh. I do, however, believe that the Buckeye players earn Right of First Night over any future daughters of vanquished in-state MAC players.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Also, it's really quaint how they capitalize the "O" and "U" when typing OUr.

Here, I'll write Sunday morning's thread for them.

We had OUr asses handed to us by OUr flagship university.

Thank you, Sir. May I have another.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Ain't this one cute?

As an Ohio student, avid sports fan, friend of many student athletes, and die hard bobcat fan. Me and my friends have been awaiting the osu game for over a year now. I understand that many of my fellow students and Ohio alums do not agree with my thoughts. I really believe even after sitting through all 4 quarters of the Toledo game we have a shot to take down osu. I understand that no one outside this forum and the bobcats locker room will give them any type of a shot, and I understand the odds are low, but what keeps me going is sitting in that 100 thousand seat stadium around 4 o'clock in 6 days wearing my number 54 jersey embracing the biggest victory I could imagine. I am from Cleveland and understand let downs and not winning, but any real bobcat fan needs to simply do this throw out all stats and just pray... hey it happened for us only a few short months ago...

Some food for thought: A friend of mine interviewed J Posey the other day and I quote. "Ohio was created in 1804 well before osu was, they are our little brother. I'm playing my little brother, I'm not scared at all i'm going to play a game i love and beat up on my little brother and my little brothers friends"

No, my friend, Thee Ohio State University is, and has always been from its inception, your "big brother." Look at it this way. Mom and Dad (the great state of Ohio) gave birth to a couple of birth defected, mongoloid babies. Mom and Dad gave those babies every chance to carry on the family name, but over time, they saw their very severe limitations and decided to do it right. They then birthed their third child. Mom didn't drink three martinis while carrying this child. She laid off the Thalidomide (Google it). She received proper pre and post natal care for this child. That third child grew up strong and healthy. By his teen years, he was bigger, smarter and stronger than his older brothers. He was, and still remains, the Big Brother!

 

[Taosman]

Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio -- Austin Dantin ran for one touchdown and passed for another, and Toledo capitalized on two interceptions to beat Ohio 20-13 Saturday night.
Dantin's 24-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stafford with 13:48 left capped a 14-play, 84-yard drive for the Rockets (1-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Dantin also scored on a 2-yard run with 7:51 left in the second quarter after Archie Donald's interception return to the Ohio 5.
David Pasquale scored the Rockets' first touchdown on a 2-yard run after Dan Mollis intercepted a pass and returned it to the Ohio 2.
Ohio (1-1, 0-1) led 10-7 with 57 seconds left in the first quarter on quarterback Boo Jackson's 35-yard touchdown pass to Riley Dunlop. Jackson completed 17 of 27 passes for 135 yards, but threw three interceptions and was sacked twice.

 

[Kickdown02]

Jackson is still recovering from shoulder surgery. It is really hindering his arm strength, is unable to sling the ball down the field like he did two years ago. The back up QB, Phil Bates, has been sidelined with several injuries to his hands. He didn't play against Toledo, I'm not sure what his status is for this Saturday.

 

[Piney]

I think the combination of letdown after Miami, liberal use of 2nd stringers and Tress's unwritten code of mercy, if possible, for Ohio MAC schools might keep it closer than the -31.5 opening line.

That is, of course, unless OU is just so bad they can't defend themselves at all. I haven't seen, read or heard a thing about them this year.

Before the season I was pretty confident that Ohio would give Ohio A&M a good game (:p, have to troll a lil ) Ohio does have a good defense for a MAC team, especially in the secondary. And it was looking like we would have a pretty good passing offense.

Then I watched OUr first two games (gotta represent) and started thinking...

WTF??? Thought our offense was going to be explosive...

Reality is starting to hit me... this is going to be ugly. I thought we could have a punchers chance testing Ohio A&M's secondary and the defense to keep it close. While I still think the defense can hold it's own. It can't defend when the Ohio offense might giftwrap 2-3TDs.

 

[Tlangs]

Outstanding work over there. The thread bitching about their seats devolves into tin foil hat conspiracies of the Big Ten refs jobbing them out of a win last time around. God, I love those knuckleheads. No hawktalk pretentiousness. No inner filter. No ability whatsoever to step back and contemplate how their keyboard diarrhea might sound to the outside world. They just go for the gusto, take it to the limit and unashamedly go full retard.

Let the record indicate that Ohio did have a 4th quarter lead and there was an illegal block on Small's touchdown return. If the tables were turned, OSU fans would be screaming about the refs costing us a game....just sayin.

 

[Coqui]

My only concern is an emotional letdown after the Miami game.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I like the idea of them bringing myrrh for the tOSU players. Would be very gracious and could start a trend.

Also, it's really quaint how they capitalize the "O" and "U" when typing OUr.

that has to be a macro that the site does....right? they can't all be that lame.

 

[kc286496]

They need to go act like Athens is awesome and actually has things to do. I hate that place. It's cool for a night of getting hammered, loses its luster pretty quickly when I'm bored as [censored] and don't feel like hanging out at Bdubs or Wal-Mart.

HAHAHA! BDubs and Wal-Mart? Who the hell was showing you around Athens? Were you hanging out with townies?

As an OU alum, I have dozens of friends trying to recruit me to hang out on Saturday and cheer on the ol' alma mater. I've expressed to them that in 4+ years as a student in Athens, I went to probably TWO football games. They were both Homecoming games, were preceded by Kegs-N-Eggs, and I left to go to the Junction at halftime. Therefore, I am not going to pretend to be an OU football fan ten years later. In fact, I hope OU gets absolutely PASTED on Saturday. Pryor throws for a couple (Sanz gets back in the action and a couple nice first down passes to Stoneburner sounds about right), maybe he runs for one if he feels like it, and Joe Bauserman hands off to Jamal Berry 10 times in the 4th quarter. This Buckeye team isn't joking around.

 

[BigWoof31]

1. Pryor needs to score another 30+ fantasy points for me in NCAA Fantasy Football.

2. Starters need to be out of the game by 3rd so nobody gets hurt.

 

[NFBuck]

that has to be a macro that the site does....right? they can't all be that lame.

They can and are.

 

[kc286496]

My only concern is an emotional letdown after the Miami game.

I'm not really concerned about that and here's why. We were not very good against Miami. Hats off to the defense. I thought they were very good. I thought the safeties in particular proved that they could handle themselves at this level. CJ Barnett likes to hit people. Very impressive. But the offensive line was extremely lackluster. Pryor made two beautiful passes (Posey & Saine) but was mostly miserable in the passing game otherwise. He made a ton of poor throws on easy dump passes and quick slants. Obviously special teams was a disaster. A billion trips to the red zone, a billion FG attempts. Unacceptable. It should be easy to get this team in the film room this week and show them that we are not anywhere close to being ready for Wisconsin/Iowa/Penn St/Michigan. Great win on a big stage. A win is a win is a win. But it wasn't pretty by any stretch. Lots of room to get better and it starts this week.

 

[Piney]

My only concern is an emotional letdown after the Miami game.

I would be less concerned about that if I were you. These players were here back in 2008 and when many a player said they had no idea how they won and should have lost. Then again, that could feed into them not showing up

that has to be a macro that the site does....right? they can't all be that lame.

And no shot at me for using it here? I am disappointed in you...

 

[Buckeye Nut]

Let the record indicate that Ohio did have a 4th quarter lead and there was an illegal block on Small's touchdown return. If the tables were turned, OSU fans would be screaming about the refs costing us a game....just sayin.

Let's also not forget Ohio State had already taken the lead at the time of that punt return. Assuming OSU doesn't go down and score a touchdown anyway after the penalty, I'd put the chances of the ohio offense mounting a game winning touchdown drive on that defense somewhere between slim and none.