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Game Thread Sugar Bowl: tOSU vs Arkansas, Tue, Jan 4th, 8:30 ET ESPN

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lvbuckeye;1849815; said:
i loved the other day when TP said "i don't listen to what Kirk Herbstreit says. when did he ever beat M*ch*g*n?"

of course Herbie flipped the script today and picked the Buckeyes.

i wish he didn't work for ESPiN.
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I don't know how old you are, or where you grew up, but I like Herbie because he's NOT a hack for Ohio State. His love of the school still comes through, but he's a professional first -- something that has been sorely missing in Columbus media. I went to OSU during the Paul Hornung, Jimmy Crum era - two guys who couldn't say or see anything but scarlet and gray, a naseauting spew of homerisms and slanted, biased coverage. Having grown up in Dayton and experienced two excellent sports editors, Sy Burick of the Daily News and Ritter Collett of the Journal - Herald, I knew what reporters were supposed to do: call 'em as they see 'em. There was never any doubt that they covered the Buckeyes first in college football, but they had a decent eye on what was going on in the rest of the conference and the nation. When Woody did something wrong they called him on it while Hornung went reaching into his bag of excuses and "yes, buts."

Herbie may say things that some Buckeye fans don't like, but he's proven his love for the state and his school. He's put his work and his money into Ohio high school sports (not that I think that's a good idea) and his alma mater.

At the same time he has shown that he knows his job is not to be a PR machine for all things scarlet and gray. He's kept a professional distance from Ohio State football and retained an objective eye. That gives him credibility outside the state's borders and that, folks, is his job.
 
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does anyone know the length of this game? i cant remember a game that ever took this long without OT's....i wonder if this game was longer then the 2002/2003 national championship game against Miami
 
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y0yoyoin;1850068; said:
does anyone know the length of this game? i cant remember a game that ever took this long without OT's....i wonder if this game was longer then the 2002/2003 national championship game against Miami
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The total broadcast with awards and interviews was 4:06. The game was close to 4 hours.
 
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http://espn.go.com/blog/SEC/post/_/id/18593/mistakes-add-up-to-loss-for-razorbacks
Not an overly interesting article, but a few interesting quotes from the ESPN SEC Blog.

I know, I know...

But,

Big Ten teams are supposed to be slower than SEC squads, but Ohio State ran a high-tempo, no-huddle offense that surprised the Razorbacks.
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:lol: As if this is a cement fact, [sarcasm]which of course we all know it is.[/sarcasm]

A normally reliable receiving corps dropped six passes, many of them in crucial situations. Head coach Bobby Petrino said the 38-day layoff might have contributed to the problem.

"Our last game against LSU was at the end of November," offensive lineman Ray Dominguez said. "We were trying to get the rust off this week in practice, but we could see a little bit of it. During the first half, it really showed."
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...And Ohio State's last game was at the end of November, too. Hasn't this fan base heard criticisms and caught slack about the lay-offs before?
 
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Coqui;1850032; said:
That close to a 1st down, I don't blame him for making sure Ohio State didn't get the ball back. If his hands failed him and he kicked the ball around instead, the chance an Ohio State player gets it increases dramatically.

That close of a game with that little time left, on a fumble, you drop on it and secure it. He played smartly. Sure it but them in the ass in the long run, but still the smart thing to do.
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It was a very brainless play on his part. It was a blocked punt well behind the line of scrimmage - the only way Arkansas doesn't end up with the ball is if tOSU picks it up and gains a first down, or if Arkansas gains full possession of the ball and then fumbles it back. If he muffs it, it's still Arkansas ball no matter who falls on it in a scramble. And he had 4 teammates behind him closer to the ball than any Buckeye. He definitely should have taken the time to try to pick the ball up and score - I'm quite relieved he wasn't composed enough to realize that at the time.
 
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A Pac;1849989; said:
i still feel that those 5 players should have been suspended for the sugar bowl and not for any games next year. low and behold, all 5 players came up big at one time or another. it is unfair that they got to play. let's please not forget this as we celebrate this great victory.
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Just STFU about that already....
 
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BB73;1850094; said:
It was a very brainless play on his part. It was a blocked punt well behind the line of scrimmage - the only way Arkansas doesn't end up with the ball is if tOSU picks it up and gains a first down, or if Arkansas gains full possession of the ball and then fumbles it back. If he muffs it, it's still Arkansas ball no matter who falls on it in a scramble. And he had 4 teammates behind him closer to the ball than any Buckeye. He definitely should have taken the time to try to pick the ball up and score - I'm quite relieved he wasn't composed enough to realize that at the time.
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Yeah.

In his defense, he is a true freshman, so I'm not going to be too rough on him, but damn.
 
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