Ohio University to play Ohio State in 2008

[BengalsAndBucks]

Ohio has the 26th ranked history department and the 13th (4th in the world according to the London School of Economics) ranked political science department in the country

Just clarifying here, did you mean Ohio State?

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Just clarifying here, did you mean Ohio State?

Thanks for the catch. I'll edit it now.

 

[Tlangs]

Perspective needed:
That last time, and only time, was in '99 against an Ohio State squad that finished the season 6-6, 3-5 in the Big Ten.

Ohio had a losing record that year as well. It's not like they were the MAC champs and held their own for two quarters against the mighty bucks.

Next year I hope this game is put away at the half. i don't like letting "lesser" teams hang around.

 

[msj2487]

Now... we love our band here at Ohio State... but.. the reality is... and... the OU kids with a clue will tell you this... but... the highlight of their football games really IS the band.

Let me get this out in the open, the Marching 110 is worse than my High School band... seriously...

Second of all...

Where did this hate come from? Or did your college application get rejected from Ohio University?

Actually dumbass my application got rejected from THE Ohio State University, but was accepted to that shitty ass OU school... I go there only because I refer to it as the Athens branch campus of tOSU... and please stop pretending like you're a real OU Bobcats fan, because there really are none. Trust me, the only time people cheer for OU football is when ESPN is there (ie. Pitt in '05) or it's homecoming... otherwise they don't give a shit, and so it's nothing Solich can do about it, because he won't have another year where he even has a chance to go above .500, because his ONLY weapon Kalvin McCrae is gone. Solich will be gone soon... I would put a number next to this statement (like 3 years), if they still didn't keep Tim O'Shea... lame, if O'Shea is still there then Solich will be there until he retires, even though he should be fired in no less than 3 years. O' Shea is just as bad a coach as Solich, and should have been fired last year.


P.S. You're exactly like every OU "fan," you avoid the discussion about you're hypocrisy... just laughable buddy, unbelievable...you're opinion is so dumb.

 

[msj2487]

Ohio had a losing record that year as well. It's not like they were the MAC champs and held their own for two quarters against the mighty bucks.

Next year I hope this game is put away at the half. i don't like letting "lesser" teams hang around.

Buddy... you gotta realize that we're talking about OU... OU!!! They are easily one of the worst MAC teams of all time, I really could give a shit less if they were tied 10-10 with the Buckeyes in '99 at halftime (the first tOSU team to not make a bowl in 10+ years)... the final score was 40-16... enough said.

 

[msj2487]

Um.. I did not write this response...

 

[Kickdown02]

Let me get this out in the open, the Marching 110 is worse than my High School band... seriously...

Second of all...

Actually dumbass my application got rejected from THE Ohio State University, but was accepted to that shitty ass OU school... I go there only because I refer to it as the Athens branch campus of tOSU... and please stop pretending like you're a real OU Bobcats fan, because there really are none. Trust me, the only time people cheer for OU football is when ESPN is there (ie. Pitt in '05) or it's homecoming... otherwise they don't give a shit, and so it's nothing Solich can do about it, because he won't have another year where he even has a chance to go above .500, because his ONLY weapon Kalvin McCrae is gone. Solich will be gone soon... I would put a number next to this statement (like 3 years), if they still didn't keep Tim O'Shea... lame, if O'Shea is still there then Solich will be there until he retires, even though he should be fired in no less than 3 years. O' Shea is just as bad a coach as Solich, and should have been fired last year.



P.S. You're exactly like every OU "fan," you avoid the discussion about you're hypocrisy... just laughable buddy, unbelievable...you're opinion is so dumb.

Happy Thanksgiving, brahmone!

 

[Steve19]

I believe they just want their fair share being a public university of the state of Ohio. I doubt Ohio cares about "challenging the throne" they just want enough money to give the best education it can. Ohio State basically is the monopoly in the state of Ohio and the other smaller public universities are trying to fight for every penny it can get to keep up.

That would be the kind interpretation, but I see it from another perspective.

Ohio State is an internationally respected institution and attracts investment because of the intellectual resources it has built and the much larger student base and administrative structure it manages, which are a result of many decades of work that continues today.

These guys are rent-seekers who simply want to line up like pigs at a trough and eat Ohio State's lunch. It really isn't that difficult, just bump up your numbers, provide a place where gifted professors can do world-class work and it will all fall in place. It just takes hard work.

But, geez, stop trying to eat our lunch.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

That would be the kind interpretation, but I see it from another perspective.

Ohio State is an internationally respected institution and attracts investment because of the intellectual resources it has built and the much larger student base and administrative structure it manages, which are a result of many decades of work that continues today.

These guys are rent-seekers who simply want to line up like pigs at a trough and eat Ohio State's lunch. It really isn't that difficult, just bump up your numbers, provide a place where gifted professors can do world-class work and it will all fall in place. It just takes hard work.

But, geez, stop trying to eat our lunch.

Just to back up Steve's point with three quick comparisons of how Ohio State stacks up against all The Other State Universities: one undergraduate related, one faculty related and one research related.

Ohio State has 23 members of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering on faculty currently. ALL the other schools COMBINED have 1--an engineering academy member at UC.

Ohio State's recent freshman class of 6,120 enrolled more students with a 30+ on the ACT than did Miami of Ohio, OU, UC, Toledo, Akron, Kent State and Bowling Green--COMBINED! Those seven universities, by comparison, enrolled about 26,000 new freshmen in 2007.

Ohio State has attracted 720 million dollars in external research funding in 2007 (11th nationally) this is over twice what every other public university in the state has garnered--COMBINED!

This, despite a ridiculous funding model that insists on seeing no qualitative difference between Ohio State and the other 12 public four-year universities. The difference between Ohio State and the 12 dwarves is not solely one of size but more fundamentally one of quality.

 

[Jt4prez]

Also Solich finally has will have his type of QB, an athletic QB. He was a JUCO transfer this year and once he learned the system he has been playing and was actually named the starter but he injured his groin. But next year he should be the unquestioned starter.

I assume you are talking about Theo Scott. Do you have any more information on him? I have always thought that he should start instead of Bower because he adds another threat with his legs. He also seems to have a lively arm.

 

[Piney]

Let me get this out in the open, the Marching 110 is worse than my High School band... seriously...

You can stop right there... Seriously??? They are considered one of the BEST marching bands in the nation. Every college they have gone to perform they have gotten rave reviews from the fans of the other colleges. That just tells me you are a hater plain and simple.

Second of all...

Actually dumbass my application got rejected from THE Ohio State University, but was accepted to that shitty ass OU school... I go there only because I refer to it as the Athens branch campus of tOSU... and please stop pretending like you're a real OU Bobcats fan, because there really are none. Trust me, the only time people cheer for OU football is when ESPN is there (ie. Pitt in '05) or it's homecoming... otherwise they don't give a shit, and so it's nothing Solich can do about it, because he won't have another year where he even has a chance to go above .500, because his ONLY weapon Kalvin McCrae is gone.

Yes I am a real fan and I know many (and glad you are the expert of real fans though). Now if you tell me the vast majority of students don't care about the athletic teams I would agree with you. Are they as rabid as BCS schools? no they are not, but that does not mean they are not real OU Bobcat fans out there. And the sick part is they have one of the better attendences in the MAC, so if you compare it to similar schools there is support. But the football for decades have been horrible, it takes time to get the fans back and trust me, it is much better now than when I went to school there when we were lucky to win one game a year.

Solich will be gone soon... I would put a number next to this statement (like 3 years), if they still didn't keep Tim O'Shea... lame, if O'Shea is still there then Solich will be there until he retires, even though he should be fired in no less than 3 years. O' Shea is just as bad a coach as Solich, and should have been fired last year.

P.S. You're exactly like every OU "fan," you avoid the discussion about you're hypocrisy... just laughable buddy, unbelievable...you're opinion is so dumb.

I agree with you about O'Shea, he is a HORRIBLE gameday coach and I pray for the day he is gone. But he keeps bringing in talent that keeps Ohio one of the top teams in the MAC.

And Solich is a bad coach eh? That just speaks of your knowledge of football and the history of how bad Ohio football was before he came here. He is too old to go to another job and he will be there until he wants to retire.

And where is my hypocrisy? Please let me know.

 

[Piney]

I assume you are talking about Theo Scott. Do you have any more information on him? I have always thought that he should start instead of Bower because he adds another threat with his legs. He also seems to have a lively arm.

Yep, talking about T3. He was listed as the starter last week but apparently he was too banged up to play. But he is listed as the starter this week again but Solich won't say if he will play or not. Probable a lil gamesmanship for Fiami.

 

[MaxBuck]

Ohio University to play Ohio State in 2008

Be still my heart.

 

[msj2487]

You can stop right there... Seriously??? They are considered one of the BEST marching bands in the nation. Every college they have gone to perform they have gotten rave reviews from the fans of the other colleges. That just tells me you are a hater plain and simple.

Sorry buddy, but until you name some of these schools then it's hard for me to go off of heresay about the band, when I have seen them in person plenty of times as a student. First off about 50% of the band is overweight (no offense to these people), but when they are trying to dance around it takes a few of them to sway back and forth to get back up off the ground. Also, about the dancing, it's really lame. That's why I say they look like a high school band, my high school band did lame dancing and I thought it sucked then, however, they are nationally known for the simple fact that they have played at more BCS bowl games than OU's crappy band.

I might admit that OU's band is one of the best in the MAC, but to say they are one of the best in the nation, I laugh at that, because every BCS level team has a better band than OU's, and maybe/probably that is because they have the bigger payrolls for their bands, but OU's band is definitley not that good.

But the football for decades have been horrible, it takes time to get the fans back and trust me, it is much better now than when I went to school there when we were lucky to win one game a year.

I agree with you about O'Shea, he is a HORRIBLE gameday coach and I pray for the day he is gone. But he keeps bringing in talent that keeps Ohio one of the top teams in the MAC.

And Solich is a bad coach eh? That just speaks of your knowledge of football and the history of how bad Ohio football was before he came here. He is too old to go to another job and he will be there until he wants to retire.

Trust me, I do realize that Solich has improved the school significantly from ... well the rest of its history, but this year he should not have had a below .500 record, they had a much better offense than last years team and only a few losses on defense (significantly Muncy), but instead they folded over and dropped lots of key easy games. Solich should have repeated his appearance to the MAC championship this year and taken them to a bowl game, yet instead he is regressing into what is most undoubtledly going to be his future, below .500 records. No more McCrae means a terrible offense and with his poor playcalling they will be in a world of hurt while he is still there.

Also when did I mention that Solich would be gone because he was going to another school? I know he's old as hell, so I know he won't be going anywhere else, I said he'd be gone, or should be gone because he's a terrible coach... he'll be/ should be fired, but OU needs him too much, so he'll be unfortunately allowed to retire there.

It's also good we're in agreeance about O'Shea, and yes I admit it appears as if he's bringing in decent enough talent, however, from what I understand and have heard from people close to the team, O'Shea doesn't even do much of the recruiting or much of anything for the team anymore. The assistants pretty much run the practices and recruiting.

And where is my hypocrisy? Please let me know.

Obviously you weren't paying close enough attention to what I was saying in my original response to you, instead you chose to focus on arguing over ridiculous things. Anyways, I never said you were hyprocritical in your own right, what I did say was that you avoided DISCUSSING the hyprocrisy that the OU "fanbase," you're lumped in with them because you call yourself a "fan" of them, likes to avoid talking about. You completley blew off my main point from my original response to you. But since you were so focused on discussing OU's crappy band, they're horrible coaches and the fact that while there is a small improvement in what they are doing now, they aren't going to get any better, then I will quote myself again as what I despise the most from OU's "fanbase:"

OU "fans," if there really are any, because I still don't believe it to be true, are completely hypocritical. They bash and insult people who attend OU and are Ohio State fans, but when someone else is caught wearing a Kent State, Akron, BGSU, or even Miami(OH) shirt/sweatshirt (they're damn conference opponents and MAIN RIVAL for crying out loud), they say absolutely nothing. Not to mention the fact that 90% of OU "fans" are at least a fan of another big time school such as someone from their home state or even scUM... so, why then is it alright to insult tOSU fans and ignore their own hypocrisy when A) they don't even go to OU's games B) they cheer for other teams too and C) they're a bunch of whining pieces of shit because their teams can't even produce a .500 record.

What say you bobcat "fan?" Where's the real support for the team? Why do most of you wear other teams' logos and garb (teams you PLAY and call you're RIVALS!) instead of sporting you're own stuff? Why do you rip on/hate Ohio State fans who wear Ohio State garb around OU's campus when you yourselves do it too?? And in a much more hypocritical manner! Why don't you guys go to the games but state that the team is clearly better? If it's better then go to the games and help you're team out!!

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Ohio U's band is entertaining. I'll give you that. The heart of the matter, however, is that they're but a faint echo of the great Southern African-American college bands upon which they're based. Ohio State's band is one of the best, if not THE best, band of its type. Ohio U's band is a faint imitation when compared to those of Grambling, Southern and others. If Grambling is James Brown, OU is Pat Boone; if Southern is John Coletrane, OU is Kenny G; if Spelman is Curtis Mayfield, OU is Michael Bolton.

In other words, Ohio U's band is a bunch of pudgy white midwesterners pretending that they possess soul, and I hate cultural parasites.