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I feel bad for Zeke, he clearly was emotional before the game because he knew it was likely his last game in the shoe. Then the coaches shut him down when he wanted to come in and help ....even though nothing they were trying was working at all.
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bukIpower
Head Coach
How many of us wish athletes just told it like it is... I'm so tired of the stupid "ah we just didn't execute" retort that these players spit out when they lose. Certainly he could've not pointed a finger but he had a valid point it wasn't like he was lying. He was upset that in his final game he was given 11 opportunities to touch the ball.
More disappointing to me though? Braxton will never be in the shoe again and we got him the ball 2 or so times.
Zeke's thoughts are spot on as much as many don't agree about the forum he spoke in,
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Jake
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It turns out Zeke spent 3 days in a hospital this week, which most likely influenced the amount of activity the coaches gave him. The bigger issue to me was the inability to get anything going in the passing game.
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ExpatAkronite
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Oh this is just what I really fucking needed to hear right now. Thanks fellow Buckeye for rubbing salt into thefresh wounds of a 'Blazer fan.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Re: "Honestly, this is my last game in the Shoe," Elliott said. "I mean, there's no chance of me coming back next year."
I think we knew that before this season even started.
Re: There was a chance Elliott might not have been able to play at all against the Spartans. He revealed after the game that he spent three days in the hospital dealing with a scratch on his leg that had become infected and left him in so much pain that he couldn't walk on Monday.
Now I didn't know that.
Re: "Honestly, I can't speak for the play calling. I don't know what was going on. I don't know what they were seeing. But honestly, it didn't work out. It wasn't working. ... I've got to make the most of my time left, and I just want to thank Buckeye Nation for making this place so special, and I'm sorry about tonight."
He has always been a "classy guy" and still is.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/story/_/id/1...r-coaching-staff-loss-michigan-state-spartans
I think we knew that before this season even started.
Re: There was a chance Elliott might not have been able to play at all against the Spartans. He revealed after the game that he spent three days in the hospital dealing with a scratch on his leg that had become infected and left him in so much pain that he couldn't walk on Monday.
Now I didn't know that.
Re: "Honestly, I can't speak for the play calling. I don't know what was going on. I don't know what they were seeing. But honestly, it didn't work out. It wasn't working. ... I've got to make the most of my time left, and I just want to thank Buckeye Nation for making this place so special, and I'm sorry about tonight."
He has always been a "classy guy" and still is.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/story/_/id/1...r-coaching-staff-loss-michigan-state-spartans
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bukIpower
Head Coach
After more thought I think this shows how much he cares for this school.. he knows this offensive performance with what they had coming back was not excusable. How you facilitate change is you identify the problem and you fix it
You don't fix your problems with "ah it'll be ok we just need to execute".
His honesty does nothing but give us the tools to pay extra attention to that when evaluating ourselves after the season
You don't fix your problems with "ah it'll be ok we just need to execute".
His honesty does nothing but give us the tools to pay extra attention to that when evaluating ourselves after the season
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Bleed S & G
Taking Crazy Pills
Clearly, 12 carries for the best tailback since Archie Griffin in the rain makes sense.
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2002AGAIN
Who wants to be a Wilderness Explorer?
This is what happens when you recruit players who will choke you over a game of checkers. They hate losing and will take it emotionally. Whether Zeke handled it the right way or not, I won't pass judgment. I'm just glad he seemed to care because the offense that was on the field did not.
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