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Game Thread Ohio State 3, Southern Cal 35 (Sept. 13)

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I have a good feeling about this game... with or without Beanie. This class seems to play better on the road for some reason. They've only lost one regular season away game - the first Penn State "whiteout" in 2005 in a classic squeaker. We have actually lost more home games in that time span. It seems these guys feed off the negative energy on the road and get a little tight in big games at home.

The USC game feels a lot like when we went to #2 Texas where everyone this side of ESPN thought their brilliant new quarterback (McCoy), worldbeater back (Charles), unstoppable wideout (Sweed) impenetrable defense, team speed and home field advantage would overwhelm then #1 OSU. Despite the loss of Vince Young everyone jumped on the bandwagon after the Longhorns shellacked North Texas in their opener 56-7.

And so it went... OSU 24 - Texas 7 before a stunned Austin crowd.

Like Colt McCoy then, the only defense USC quarterback Mark Sanchez has seen comparable to OSU's is his own in practice. The difference? His defense isn't trying to take his head off! With his playing style I'd be shocked if we don't don't come out with 3 picks. The Trojans are a great car driven by someone who just got his temps.

On the other side of the ball we know we have stars in the making at tailback but nobody outside of Beanie has had a full game to get into a groove and prove it. Boeckman has faced one of the nation's toughest defenses and is poised to shine... and I think the coaches have a "double-secret" plan for Pryor. Still, like Texas 06, to me everything in this game points to which team has the moxy and experience keep mistakes to a minimum and capitalize on their opportunities.

To me it makes sense that team is Ohio State.
 
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Carmen Ohio;1248922; said:
I have a good feeling about this game... with or without Beanie. This class seems to play better on the road for some reason. They've only lost one regular season away game - the first Penn State "whiteout" in 2005 in a classic squeaker. We have actually lost more home games in that time span. It seems these guys feed off the negative energy on the road and get a little tight in big games at home.

The USC game feels a lot like when we went to #2 Texas where everyone this side of ESPN thought their brilliant new quarterback (McCoy), worldbeater back (Charles), unstoppable wideout (Sweed) impenetrable defense, team speed and home field advantage would overwhelm then #1 OSU. Despite the loss of Vince Young everyone jumped on the bandwagon after the Longhorns shellacked North Texas in their opener 56-7.

And so it went... OSU 24 - Texas 7 before a stunned Austin crowd.

Like Colt McCoy then, the only defense USC quarterback Mark Sanchez has seen comparable to OSU's is his own in practice. The difference? His defense isn't trying to take his head off! With his playing style I'd be shocked if we don't don't come out with 3 picks. The Trojans are a great car driven by someone who just got his temps.

On the other side of the ball we know we have stars in the making at tailback but nobody outside of Beanie has had a full game to get into a groove and prove it. Boeckman has faced one of the nation's toughest defenses and is poised to shine... and I think the coaches have a "double-secret" plan for Pryor. Still, like Texas 06, to me everything in this game points to which team has the moxy and experience keep mistakes to a minimum and capitalize on their opportunities.

To me it makes sense that team is Ohio State.
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Well of course! I dont expect anything less.
 
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I have a good feeling about this game... with or without Beanie. This class seems to play better on the road for some reason. They've only lost one regular season away game - the first Penn State "whiteout" in 2005 in a classic squeaker in which none of them started. We have actually lost more home games in that time span. It seems these guys feed off the negative energy on the road and get a little tight in big games at home.

The USC game feels a lot like when we went to #2 Texas where everyone this side of ESPN thought their brilliant new quarterback (McCoy), worldbeater back (Charles), unstoppable wideout (Sweed) impenetrable defense, team speed and home field advantage would overwhelm then #1 OSU. Despite the loss of Vince Young everyone jumped on the bandwagon after the Longhorns shellacked North Texas in their opener 56-7.

And so it went... OSU 24 - Texas 7 before a stunned Austin crowd.

Like Colt McCoy then, the only defense USC quarterback Mark Sanchez has seen comparable to OSU's is his own in practice. The difference? His defense isn't trying to take his head off! With his playing style I'd be shocked if we don't don't come out with 3 picks.

On the other side of the ball we know we have stars in the making at tailback but nobody outside of Beanie has had a full game to get into a groove and prove it (I'm now looking more forward to the Ohio game). Boeckman has faced some of the nation's toughest defenses and is poised to shine... and I think the coaches have a "double-secret" plan for Pryor. Still, like Texas 06, to me everything in this game points to which team has the awareness and experience keep mistakes to a minimum and capitalize on their opportunities. I really like our chances and am actually not yet convinced USC is one of the top three teams in the country.
 
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Carmen Ohio;1248956; said:
I have a good feeling about this game... with or without Beanie. This class seems to play better on the road for some reason. They've only lost one regular season away game - the first Penn State "whiteout" in 2005 in a classic squeaker in which none of them started. We have actually lost more home games in that time span. It seems these guys feed off the negative energy on the road and get a little tight in big games at home.

The USC game feels a lot like when we went to #2 Texas where everyone this side of ESPN thought their brilliant new quarterback (McCoy), worldbeater back (Charles), unstoppable wideout (Sweed) impenetrable defense, team speed and home field advantage would overwhelm then #1 OSU. Despite the loss of Vince Young everyone jumped on the bandwagon after the Longhorns shellacked North Texas in their opener 56-7.

And so it went... OSU 24 - Texas 7 before a stunned Austin crowd.

Like Colt McCoy then, the only defense USC quarterback Mark Sanchez has seen comparable to OSU's is his own in practice. The difference? His defense isn't trying to take his head off! With his playing style I'd be shocked if we don't don't come out with 3 picks.

On the other side of the ball we know we have stars in the making at tailback but nobody outside of Beanie has had a full game to get into a groove and prove it (I'm now looking more forward to the Ohio game). Boeckman has faced some of the nation's toughest defenses and is poised to shine... and I think the coaches have a "double-secret" plan for Pryor. Still, like Texas 06, to me everything in this game points to which team has the awareness and experience keep mistakes to a minimum and capitalize on their opportunities. I really like our chances and am actually not yet convinced USC is one of the top three teams in the country.
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Me either.:biggrin:
 
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