Game Thread THE GAME: Ohio State 14, TSUN 3 (final)

[DaddyBigBucks]

Could also have added:

Beanie just broke another Shawn Crable arm tackle.

Another close-up of Michigan WTF Girl

Brent Musberger: Hey folks, flabm blabm dlabm klabm mm woo zee maw! Don't you agree Herbie?

Henne just overthrew a receiver...

...and got smacked hard as he released the ball...

...by a Buckeye DL who just beat a scUM OL

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Could also have added:

Beanie just broke another Shawn Crable arm tackle.

Another close-up of Michigan WTF Girl

Brent Musberger: Hey folks, flabm blabm dlabm klabm mm woo zee maw! Don't you agree Herbie?

Henne just overthrew a receiver...

...and got smacked hard as he released the ball...

...by a Buckeye DL who just beat a scUM OL

...who is now lying on top of Henne...

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Could also have added:

Beanie just broke another Shawn Crable arm tackle.

Another close-up of Michigan WTF Girl

Brent Musberger: Hey folks, flabm blabm dlabm klabm mm woo zee maw! Don't you agree Herbie?

Henne just overthrew a receiver...

...and got smacked hard as he released the ball...

...by a Buckeye DL who just beat a scUM OL

...who is now lying on top of Henne...

...as Long gets pushed over the pile by Heyward.

 

[shetuck]

Could also have added:

Beanie just broke another Shawn Crable arm tackle.

Another close-up of Michigan WTF Girl

Brent Musberger: Hey folks, flabm blabm dlabm klabm mm woo zee maw! Don't you agree Herbie?

Henne just overthrew a receiver...

...and got smacked hard as he released the ball...

...by a Buckeye DL who just beat a scUM OL

...who is now lying on top of Henne...

...as Long gets pushed over the pile by Heyward.

Kirk Herbstreit: That's what I like about Jake Long, Brent. One of the best out there when it comes to getting pushed over piles!

Brent Musberger: You said it Hebebe Fabebe Abebe! 'bus a cap in yo ass bitchum!

 

[Dryden]

Anyone screen-capping the Tivo, is it possible to get a still from the close-up of Cam where you can read Iron-Head on his eye black?

 

[Bleed S & G]

Anyone screen-capping the Tivo, is it possible to get a still from the close-up of Cam where you can read Iron-Head on his eye black?

Thought that was awesome

 

[localyokel]

that's an old lady. there's the goober in the front row in the yellow sweatshirt, and old guy behind him, and the old lady behind him flipping the bird.

my bad

 

[lvbuckeye]

Not to get off of the topic [EDIT - off-topic split] but did anyone notice the cold shoulder Tress got from Carr after the game? The replay I saw seemed like Carr just gave him a "drive by" handshake. Just curious if anyone else noticed, or if I missed something.

the best was 2005, when Carr gave him the drive by hand shake, and Tressel slapped him on the ass as he went by.

 

[Steve19]

Hart on the other hand, that piece of crap new he would have to respond to his guarentee which is worth about as much as used toilet paper.

At least he has now defined what kind of crap, he's definitely not a floater.

 

[CausticMick]

A couple of observations (I haven't read the whole post, so I'm not sure if this has been stated)...

• I am proud of Beanie Wells. He's not my fucking son, but I (like all of you) watched him through his freshman year run timid (comparable to his size), and this year (esp. v. scUM) grow into a man who is ready to take on other men head on. He's become, at this point, what we thought he'd be at tOSU. The evolution of Beanie has been eyebrow raising for many of us and it makes me proud that he's coming into his own as another great Buckeye RB.
• Brent Musberger made excuses the whole game for scUM. I do like BM (really, that's your initials?), but he kept talking about how Desmond Howard said Henne was "grimacing in pain" and how Hart had his ankle turned in the third quarter. Addressing the two things- if Henne wasn't ready to go, why did he start? And why did he start "grimacing" only in the third down 14-3? Second, I watched the play Hart supposedly hurt his ankle (where it showed him limping off the field) several times. I still cannot see how his ankle was twisted in any way. Now, I respect Mike Hart as a player. He shows tons of fire and grit despite his erratic mouth. But why did their injuries start to arise significantly, down 14-3? Lack of "Hart"/heart? Or a reason to explain the on-field troubles? Unfortunate considering the rivalry and what the two teams mean to each other and to the game.
• I gained a lot of respect for Vernon Gholston. He consistently made the scUM linemen look pathetic. I've commented before how his hands may be an issue in the pros, but I saw some solid clubs/rips throughout the game.
• How did Mario Manningham play so poorly? Was it his "wet" rain gloves? Or was it the fear of consistent lumber laid from tOSU DBs during the films he studied?
• Finally, the game conditions. This will be short but sweet, but it seemed excuses were being made consistently about the weather ("wet" rain). Aren't both teams playing in the same conditions?

Michigan fans were nothing but disappointing with their middle fingers and lack of spirit throughout. I am saddened (despite the rivalry) that Lloyd Carr is retiring after a great career. Really, he won a National Championship and was a good coach for scUM in the years he coached there. I feel the rivalry has lost a bit of its luster due to the lopsided record of late, and hope that scUM can restore the rivalry with the hiring of a new coach who can bring class and tradition back to the program. This is the greatest rivalry in all of sports, and I appreciate it as such. However, like we felt during the Cooper era, it is not nearly as enjoyable today as it seems there is a lack of passion demonstrated from TSUN in recent years. We (tOSU) didn't play especially well. Blame whatever you wish, but to watch a scUM safety come up on Beanie's TD run and appear to concede was disappointing. UM football carries a storied tradition that can't be lost. As a fan of tOSU and especially college football, I sincerely hope UM the best going forward to bring pride back to the Big Ten and more importantly- The Game.

Best of luck in the bowl games to the entire conference.

 

[OCBucksFan]

I feel the rivalry has lost a bit of its luster due to the lopsided record of late, and hope that scUM can restore the rivalry with the hiring of a new coach who can bring class and tradition back to the program. This is the greatest rivalry in all of sports, and I appreciate it as such. However, like we felt during the Cooper era, it is not nearly as enjoyable today as it seems there is a lack of passion demonstrated from TSUN in recent years.

As much as I hate to say it, I have to agree here. It feels like scUM fans have just lost their luster, it's the "expecting to lose" idea that can easily infect your fanbase. Part of any good rivalry is the "hope" for victory, not the expectation of victory or loss. Top that off, the Cooper era made a lot of them now venomous and bitter to the point that a lot of the class that was displayed in the past is rapidly vanishing. There was a sign at game day that said "You can't spell C_CK __CKER WITHOUT OSU" which all I could think was 'stay classy Ann Arbor' but, that's how it's become for tsun fans. The class is rapidly vanishing, and replaced with resentment and personal insults.

Maybe it was just this year, because last year they went in with hope, both sides were spirited, and I don't know how much hope I would have if my team started ranked #5 in the nation and lost to a 1-AA "cupcake." This year just feels different, I mean really, did anyone have any concern with their bets? Did you even think that realistically we could lose? even after the last game? I think most of us knew that we would dominate, we could see how we played against teams they had played. We may not have had the "quick strike" offense they have, but that was against Northwestern and Michigan State, teams we dominated defensively.

Overall, I don't ever want the Buckeyes to lose, and that's not what I am saying, but having the spirit completely sucked out of one side of it takes away from the emotion behind the game. Michigan State and Penn State fans were more into playing us than scUM was, what the hell is up with that?

 

[Best Buckeye]

Who cares about all that crap , Beating Scum will never lose its luster.

 

[TRON]

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[CausticMick]

I beg to differ... beating Indiana every year doesn't bring a whole lot of excitement. Should scUM become that, The Game loses out and so does the Big Ten.

One more comment on point- our DTs played very well. It enabled our defense significantly. Their best game all year of any importance.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

One more comment on point- our DTs played very well. It enabled our defense significantly. Their best game all year of any importance.

I think a lot of that had to do with Denlinger and Larimore seeing more time.