Rose Bowl Recap

[LordJeffBuck]

One thing that I should have mentioned in the originial post....

Over the past five years, the Buckeyes faced Vince Young, Brady Quinn, Tim Tebow, Mark Sanchez, Jake Locker, Colt McCoy (twice), Darryl Clark (twice), and Chad Henne (thrice ... four times if your want to go all the way back to the 2004 season). This season, they went up against Tate Forcier and Matt Barkley, each of whom the media has anointed "the next big thing". Go back a few years and you can add Philip Rivers, Kyle Orton, and Josh Cribbs to the list. After playing all of those quality quarterbacks (not to mention NFL journeymen like Drew Stanton and Curtis Painter), the Buckeyes were supposed to be intimidated and embarrassed by Jeremiah Masoli? That argument just never made any sense....

So next year, when all of the haters say, "OMG! The Buckeyes have never seen a quarterback like Jacory Harris!!!!" you can say in return, "Oh, yes they have."

 

[NFBuck]

I think we can make a strong run nex year, but i fear that it will be similar to our 2007 year.

Not comparable.

2007 brought in a first year, pocket QB and all new recievers. We now have a veteran QB that the offense will be built around and a veteran group of recievers. Not to mention 2007 was coming off a bowl embarrassment where as this year will build off an impressive bowl victory.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

The better comparable is 2004 in to 2005

Oddly enough, both seasons (2004 and 2009) involve losses to Purdue as "turning points""

 

[Buckeneye]

The better comparable is 2004 in to 2005

Oddly enough, both seasons (2004 and 2009) involve losses to Purdue as "turning points""

Wouldn't 05 into 06 be a tad better comparison?

 

[jwinslow]

No, 06 lost the entire defense. 04 saw a young but stumbling team mature into a team playing as well as anyone in bowl season. 05 saw a team with the talent to win it all, but a tough OOC game and a QB who needed to nake the next step to be as special as he could be.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Wouldn't 05 into 06 be a tad better comparison?

Maybe.

Neither 04 nor 05 are exact correlates and both have some significant similarities, I think the 04 in to 05 is a closer one, though.

 

[Hubbard]

Where is this pic originally from? I want a copy.

 

[NateG]

Go back a few years and you can add Philip Rivers, Kyle Orton, and Josh Cribbs to the list.

And Drew Brees... just saying.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Not comparable.

2007 brought in a first year, pocket QB and all new recievers. We now have a veteran QB that the offense will be built around and a veteran group of recievers. Not to mention 2007 was coming off a bowl embarrassment where as this year will build off an impressive bowl victory.

Not to mention significantly deeper and more talented OL and DL.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

And Drew Brees... just saying.

Drew Brees was drafted in 2001, prior to Tressel's first season as Ohio State's head coach.

I originally went back five years because at least some of the players on the current Buckeye team were on the roster back then, and would have been invlolved in game prep against those QB's. I added a few earlier QB's because at least JT and Heacock game planned against them.

The overall point is that Ohio State sees good quarterbacks all of the time, and in recent years the defense has gone up against some of the absolute best in Young, Quinn, Tebow, Sanchez, Henne, etc. Jeremiah Masoli is a decent quarterback, but not really in the same league as those other guys.

 

[Buckeneye]

No, 06 lost the entire defense. 04 saw a young but stumbling team mature into a team playing as well as anyone in bowl season. 05 saw a team with the talent to win it all, but a tough OOC game and a QB who needed to nake the next step to be as special as he could be.

I realize the defensive losses - I was actually refering to more of the overall record in context to both the 05 into the 06 seasons.

So what I'm saying is, I'd like to see a 05 into 06 transformation, with the clear exception being defense.

 

[NateG]

Drew Brees was drafted in 2001, prior to Tressel's first season as Ohio State's head coach.

I originally went back five years because at least some of the players on the current Buckeye team were on the roster back then, and would have been invlolved in game prep against those QB's. I added a few earlier QB's because at least JT and Heacock game planned against them.

The overall point is that Ohio State sees good quarterbacks all of the time, and in recent years the defense has gone up against some of the absolute best in Young, Quinn, Tebow, Sanchez, Henne, etc. Jeremiah Masoli is a decent quarterback, but not really in the same league as those other guys.

I agree with you and understand. When was Brady drafted?

 

[NateG]

2000. Still your point is consistently correct.

 

[OHSportsFan]

I agree with you and understand. When was Brady drafted?

2000. Still your point is consistently correct.

Brady Quinn =/= Tom Brady.

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[NateG]

Brady Quinn =/= Tom Brady.

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