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bukIpower said:
Yeah I guess I can see where you're coming from......

I don't think we'd score consistantly but I think with our field position deal we'd be bound to play tressel ball and kick field goals all night. Also IF we ever played them it'd be in a bowl game so I mean maybe we'd see an improvement like we did in the 2003 fiesta bowl??? Ya just never know?

I agree if it was on the west coast I'd be worried....... but I have no doubt in my mind I'd feel alot better if it was in the shoe! Hell if we met in the orange bowl this year we'd out sell them in tickets so it'd be like a home game for us.....


HERES TO HOPE'N WE PLAY THIS TEAM!!!!! GO BUCKS!!
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I agree it would be a great match up. Like I said east of the Mississippi I like the Buckeyes, west ... well my money would stay in the bank.
 
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Reggie Bush is exceptional. Right now i'd take him over any rb in the nation bar none. The reason someone is always open is because the variety of plays they are running. Stanford's secondary is weak and its obvious. A team with a dominate secondary would give USC a lot of hell. USC minus bush is a desperate team. I was not impressed with the other rbs. You have to keep in mind that stanford is far from top notch competition and their dline is way small compared to USC's oline. Time took its place on stanford,thats why they lost. USC hasnt played well all year and it will catch them sooner or later. Even in the Western Big east.
 
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Yeah I agree with you. Stanford is hardly anything compared to what they'll see in the BCS game they'll be in. I think OSU has probably the best BACK 7 in a defense. I think OSU would do a very good job stop their pass. I would be worried about Bush thats for sure! I also think he's the best running back as well. The kid is just freaky. Everytime he touches the ball he just seems to glide around on the field and his moves and power WOW. I think if OSU's D-Line comes around you better watch out tho!
 
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If/when our Offensive line totally clicks and they communicate better and learn to pick up certain blitz blocking and sustains blocks longer, which I am certain Coach Tressel is working on as we speak, and when Justin Zwick matures and learns to read coverage defenses better, which he will, THEN we will be able to contents with anybody in the country. Only my opinion though.


:osu2: Coach Tressel future Hall of famer/Legend :osu2:
 
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I read this earlier but was too tired to reply.... but here I am! I think one thing that this bye week is doing for our young team is believe it not CONFIDENCE. I know when I was in high school and when I went into the buy week ranked #1 after not being ranked going into the season and got to watch the other teams play I sat there and thought you know maybe we can win the whole thing and I started to believe in what our team was capable of. Now what do you know our Star QB got injured and since we was a spread passing team we ended up losing 3 of the last 5 games of the season to finish 7-3 and miss the playoffs.... but thats another point. I think this bye week for our young players is HUGE not only to get healthy and learn the basics and repitore them but just to have some fun and get away from the pressure they face every weekend.
 
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From "Tings for All the Memories" to Steroid Abuse?

A couple of days back the Tings announced they were departing the USC football team to concentrate on their medical school ambitions.

Then today we have this which casts things in a far less laudable light:
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<TABLE cellPadding=8 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=articleTitle>USC safety tested positive for steroids</TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleSubTitle>Brandon Ting quit team last week</TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleByline>BY SCOTT WOLF, Staff Writer
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USC safety Brandon Ting tested positive for steroids last winter and would have been ineligible this season before deciding to quit the football team with his twin brother, Ryan, according to multiple sources.
According to an NCAA official, players who test positive lose one year of eligibility and are held out of competition for one year. The penalty cannot coincide with a redshirt year.
Brandon Ting was going to be a senior. He practiced last spring and would have been eligible to practice this fall, as long as he did not play in games.
Brandon Ting could not be reached for comment. Last week, Ryan Ting released a statement when the brothers announced they would no longer play football to concentrate on the demands of their medical school ambitions.
According to a school spokesperson, the brothers are enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program for medical school.
"For the past three-and-a-half years, Brandon and I have been able to balance the demands of football and academics," Ryan Ting said. "Now, as our focus turns toward medical school, we realized it was in our best interests to end our playing careers.
"We realized we couldn't balance both if we want to be serious about med school. While it is difficult to leave our teammates, we know that they and the talented incoming recruits will have great season in 2006.
"We appreciate the opportunity that Coach (Pete) Carroll gave us, we value the fact that we were part of some special times at USC."
Carroll could not be reached for comment.
Ryan Ting was slated to be USC's No. 1 punt returner this season before quitting the team. Brandon Ting played in all 13 games last season and intercepted one pass. Their father, Dr. Arthur Ting, is a prominent Bay Area physician who treated Barry Bonds for his knee injury in 2005. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Ting was subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury in U.S. District Court in the federal investigation of Bonds. Notes: USC received an important commitment Tuesday as offensive guard James Wilson of St. Augustine, Fla., selected the Trojans over Notre Dame. Wilson is rated the No. 2 guard in the nation by Rivals.com. Wilson was also offered scholarships by Alabama, Florida, Florida, State, Miami and Ohio State. He is USC's ninth commitment. ... Only four of USC's incoming freshmen are waiting to be certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse. One of the four is highly regarded wide receiver Vidal Hazelton. ... USC players officially report to training camp today and begin practice Thursday.
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If you saw Ting hanging on to Vince Young's leg in the Rose Bowl, you'd know that the kid can't be blamed, since the steroids apparently didn't do any good anyway. :tongue2:
 
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Dryden said:
If you saw Ting hanging on to Vince Young's leg in the Rose Bowl, you'd know that the kid can't be blamed, since the steroids apparently didn't do any good anyway. :tongue2:
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The play that sticks out in my mind was when Texas was down 38-26, VY tossed a wounded duck across the field, almost directly to Ting. He was a little late seeing the ball and batted it down, when an interception would have virtually sealed the win (I believe there were a little under 7 minutes left).
 
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