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[sardonic understatement]I realize that not everyone here is a fan of ESPN...[/sardonic understatement]
but at THIS LINK there is a great post game video, showing a good interview with JT by Jack Arute.
but at THIS LINK there is a great post game video, showing a good interview with JT by Jack Arute.
- Players from both teams are seen taking a knee together at mid-field
- Hang-on-Sloopy is heard clearly in the backround
- The O-H-I-O chant during the song is heard loudly.
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Just a few quick thoughts....
1. This is the first time that I've seen the Buckeyes get pissed off in a while. I mean really pissed. It all started early in the third quarter. Washington got the ball to begin the second half, and returned the opening kick 35 yards to their own 41. The Huskies proceeded to drive 40 yards in 7 plays, down to the Ohio State 19 yard line. Then, for some reason, the Buckeyes kicked the intensity up about a dozen notches: two straight TFL's (Grant, Jenkins) and then a sack by Laurinaitis cost the Huskies 10 yards, and set them up for a long FG attempt, which was blocked by Kurt Coleman (who got by his man so quickly that he almost overran the kick). After that, it was lights out for UW until the 3rd- and 4th-stringers hit the field in garbage time. That was the kind of defensive intensity that the Buckeyes rode to a national championship in 2002. Now, of course, I'm not saying....
2. A lot of Buckeye fans like to whine about the national media, and how they "hype" other teams and "disrespect" Ohio State. Well, that hype can go both ways, you know. In 1997, Andy Katzenmoyer won the Butkus award primarily based on his early-season performance against Missouri, the game in which he planted Mizzou quarterback Corby Jones into the turf at Memorial Stadium. The Big Kat's performance on the road against an upset-minded non-conference team with a supposedly unstoppable dual-threat quarterback (sound familiar?) was indelibly etched in the minds of Butkus voters, and the race for that award was over in week four. The same thing might have happened yesterday for James Laurinaitis. As mentioned above, it was JL's sack early in the third quarter which helped to shift the momentum in favor of the Buckeyes, and his two athletic interceptions stopped Washington scoring drives deep in Ohio State territory. The final stats: 8 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 sack, 1 TFL ... and 1 Butkus Award.
3. Speaking of the national media.... In 2002, many media types predicted that the Buckeyes would get thomped in the third game of the season by a team with an all-world quarterback and a super-athletic defense. Well, the Buckeyes knocked around that Heisman-candidate QB (Jake Gesser), and Maurice Clarett thrashed that suffocating defense for 230 yards, as Ohio State won handily by 19 points. That supposedly unbeatable team? Washington State, of course. Why bring up that bit of ancient history? Because yesterday, in their third game of the season, the Buckeyes beat another supposedly unbeatable team from the state of Washington, with another phenom QB (Jake Locker), thrashed another athletic defense (that West Coast speed, y'know) for 263 yards on the ground, and won the game by (you guessed it) 19 points. It must be one of them coincidences....
4. Speaking of Locker, add him to the Lloyd the Barber gallery:
Sorry, couldn't resist. The kid's gonna be a good one, and I'm glad that we caught him as a freshman.
5. Malcolm Jenkins will eventually be added to the list of Ohio State cornerbacks who were drafted in the first round (Springs, Winfield, Plummer, Clements, Gamble). But Donald Washington is nearly as good, and Chimdi Chekwa has shown well as a nickel back. If the corners can continue to lock down their men, then the Buckeyes defense will be tough to beat.
6. Ben who? Devon who? Joseph who? Martez who? Josh who? CAMERON HEYWARD. Enough said.
7. Too much good yesterday to complain about the bad, but this team still has some holes. Good thing that the Buckeyes have five weeks to fill them, before the real season starts.
1. This is the first time that I've seen the Buckeyes get pissed off in a while. I mean really pissed. It all started early in the third quarter. Washington got the ball to begin the second half, and returned the opening kick 35 yards to their own 41. The Huskies proceeded to drive 40 yards in 7 plays, down to the Ohio State 19 yard line. Then, for some reason, the Buckeyes kicked the intensity up about a dozen notches: two straight TFL's (Grant, Jenkins) and then a sack by Laurinaitis cost the Huskies 10 yards, and set them up for a long FG attempt, which was blocked by Kurt Coleman (who got by his man so quickly that he almost overran the kick). After that, it was lights out for UW until the 3rd- and 4th-stringers hit the field in garbage time. That was the kind of defensive intensity that the Buckeyes rode to a national championship in 2002. Now, of course, I'm not saying....
2. A lot of Buckeye fans like to whine about the national media, and how they "hype" other teams and "disrespect" Ohio State. Well, that hype can go both ways, you know. In 1997, Andy Katzenmoyer won the Butkus award primarily based on his early-season performance against Missouri, the game in which he planted Mizzou quarterback Corby Jones into the turf at Memorial Stadium. The Big Kat's performance on the road against an upset-minded non-conference team with a supposedly unstoppable dual-threat quarterback (sound familiar?) was indelibly etched in the minds of Butkus voters, and the race for that award was over in week four. The same thing might have happened yesterday for James Laurinaitis. As mentioned above, it was JL's sack early in the third quarter which helped to shift the momentum in favor of the Buckeyes, and his two athletic interceptions stopped Washington scoring drives deep in Ohio State territory. The final stats: 8 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 sack, 1 TFL ... and 1 Butkus Award.
3. Speaking of the national media.... In 2002, many media types predicted that the Buckeyes would get thomped in the third game of the season by a team with an all-world quarterback and a super-athletic defense. Well, the Buckeyes knocked around that Heisman-candidate QB (Jake Gesser), and Maurice Clarett thrashed that suffocating defense for 230 yards, as Ohio State won handily by 19 points. That supposedly unbeatable team? Washington State, of course. Why bring up that bit of ancient history? Because yesterday, in their third game of the season, the Buckeyes beat another supposedly unbeatable team from the state of Washington, with another phenom QB (Jake Locker), thrashed another athletic defense (that West Coast speed, y'know) for 263 yards on the ground, and won the game by (you guessed it) 19 points. It must be one of them coincidences....
4. Speaking of Locker, add him to the Lloyd the Barber gallery:
Sorry, couldn't resist. The kid's gonna be a good one, and I'm glad that we caught him as a freshman.
5. Malcolm Jenkins will eventually be added to the list of Ohio State cornerbacks who were drafted in the first round (Springs, Winfield, Plummer, Clements, Gamble). But Donald Washington is nearly as good, and Chimdi Chekwa has shown well as a nickel back. If the corners can continue to lock down their men, then the Buckeyes defense will be tough to beat.
6. Ben who? Devon who? Joseph who? Martez who? Josh who? CAMERON HEYWARD. Enough said.
7. Too much good yesterday to complain about the bad, but this team still has some holes. Good thing that the Buckeyes have five weeks to fill them, before the real season starts.
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That is sweet. I liked the team celebrating with the crowd at the end... 
Thanks Daddy, I'd never have found that on Espin...
Thanks Daddy, I'd never have found that on Espin...
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UGABuckDeuce
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OregonBuckeye;930843; said:Yeah, those were painful to watch. It seemed like the receivers were standing there all day before the ball arrived. If we could somehow combine Troy's velocity and scrambling ability with Boeckman's touch and size, we'd have a super quarterback.
We do.
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Good post LJB.
My .02:
1) I think part of them getting pissed was shaking off some of the doubt still lingering from 1/8/07. Not doubt from outside, but doubt found between their own ears. IMO they came to a fork in the road, one path was to let the self doubt/national perception doubt win and say well maybe we just aren't that good. The other path was to get pissed, say fuck that and start to show glimpses of how good they can be.
2) What I like most about this year is that you can tell the team isn't on the same level as the elite teams yet, so they are going to have to keep working to get better every week. Now everyone says that every year but you can just tell this team as of the second half vs UW honestly feels that. There won't be any fat and lazy syndrome with this bunch because they KNOW they aren't good enough....yet.
3) Much like 2002 I see the elite teams and am pretty sure we can't hang with them right now. Just like 2002 I have the peaceful, calming feeling of knowing we don't have to be able to right now...we have untill January. All we have to do is win each game and earn the right to get there.
4) I think this team has tasted just enough failure to be scared, that means they will take coaching and buy into the one game at a time/steady improvement stuff. Tasted failure/fear/adversity without wrecking the season. Absolutely cannot overstate the importance of that as far as I'm concerned.
5) I'll take my chances with the talent we have, with the right attitude and our coaches.
Lets go get NW
My .02:
1) I think part of them getting pissed was shaking off some of the doubt still lingering from 1/8/07. Not doubt from outside, but doubt found between their own ears. IMO they came to a fork in the road, one path was to let the self doubt/national perception doubt win and say well maybe we just aren't that good. The other path was to get pissed, say fuck that and start to show glimpses of how good they can be.
2) What I like most about this year is that you can tell the team isn't on the same level as the elite teams yet, so they are going to have to keep working to get better every week. Now everyone says that every year but you can just tell this team as of the second half vs UW honestly feels that. There won't be any fat and lazy syndrome with this bunch because they KNOW they aren't good enough....yet.
3) Much like 2002 I see the elite teams and am pretty sure we can't hang with them right now. Just like 2002 I have the peaceful, calming feeling of knowing we don't have to be able to right now...we have untill January. All we have to do is win each game and earn the right to get there.
4) I think this team has tasted just enough failure to be scared, that means they will take coaching and buy into the one game at a time/steady improvement stuff. Tasted failure/fear/adversity without wrecking the season. Absolutely cannot overstate the importance of that as far as I'm concerned.
5) I'll take my chances with the talent we have, with the right attitude and our coaches.
Lets go get NW
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
The number one thing I took from this game is that our team is gaining an identity and Boeckman is growing at the QB spot......kudos to the offensive line today, they played well.
Areas of concern: return teams
Canton
Areas of concern: return teams
Canton
BRIAN’S SONG Ohio State
receiver Brian Robiskie’s
68-yard touchdown pass gave the Buckeyes
the lead to stay early in the second half Saturday. Robiskie
finished with four catches for 107 yards.
Fired-up Bucks
Sunday, September 16, 2007
By GREGG BELL
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE Usually stoic in his scarlet sweater vest, Jim Tressel was jumping around the sideline.
In the huddle, normally low-key Todd Boeckman barked at his Ohio State teammates, as the quarterback making his third career start joined his coach in trying to ignite the Buckeyes.
It worked.
Chris Wells ran for 135 yards and a touchdown, Boeckman threw for two more scores and No. 10 Ohio State scored 24 consecutive points in the second half to beat Washington, 33-14, on Saturday.
"Oh, man, I was really surprised. I've never seen Todd like that," Wells said of the 23-year-old junior replacement for Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith.
Continued.....
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Our long snapping needs major work... this could cost us a game in a close one
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