42-7? 42-7! For someone who had his Buckeye memories formed by the Cooper years, this is the biggest ass whooping in The Game ever. All the more impressive considering I would give our team about a C+ grade. Michigan sucks that bad. They (UM) actually played a good game for a quarter, but after the Beanie TD, it was all but over. Speaking of Beanie, 3 straight UM games with a 50+ yd TD run, that has to be a record. I've never seen a RB on any level who has taken so many up the gut runs to the house. Wolverine Killer Extraordinaire. Goddamn, I love that kid.
Watching The Game for the third time (I passed out for a bit during the second viewing; got my drink on today). Huge defensive stand after the INT. The D played their asses off today, except for the nap they took on UM's lone scoring drive. The seniors stepped up; JL 12 tackles ( my methomps challenge prediction!), MF fumble recovery, MJ a few breakups, NA another great game! Kurt Coleman had some big ass hits. There were big hits all around for the D. Were it not for the big run by Minor, we would have had a shutout. UM's O flat out sucks. I can't recall a college team that has fielded such an inept unit. Sheridan looks like Rob Shoenhoft's evil twin. Most of his passes hit the dirt, although, he did a good job of finding the wide open WRs long, later in The Game. WTF was up with DickRod's play calling? Multiple times he called a WR screen in a situation that called for a long gain (most notably with 30 sec left in the first half at midfield). What a fucking dumbass! Take a delay of game to punt with 14 sec left in the half? Does this retard understand the game of football?
Not quite the breakout game I wanted to see from Pryor today, although, that pass to Hartline was fucking beautiful. Certainly not a bad game, but too many sacks. On all of those plays, he could have taken off for positive yds. I like the fact that he's looking to pass first (a la T. Smith 06), but he should realize that his feet can be the most dangerous weapon on the field, especially on broken plays. It's all good though, he will tear Michigan apart for at least two more years.
BEAN-IE! BEAN-IE! BEAN-IE! BEAN-IE! I said it before, I'll say it again; I fucking love that kid. Apart from his two long runs, Beanie's ability to move the chains set up OSU's offensive success in The Game. UM's D-line was on the field so long, they couldn't keep up in the 2nd half. The rest of their D is crap, and after the line got tired, it was all Buckeyes. A true Buckeye legend.
Awesome to see Boeckman get in the game and play well. Doubly awesome to hear the great reception he got from the crowd after the TD pass. TB is a class act, and he has handled himself beautifully during a tough season. His TD pass was the highlight of The Game for me.
So many great efforts on the field today. The seniors definitely went out on a high note. Game balls to JL, MF, MJ, TB, NA, and MW. Also great game for Coleman, Chekwa, Moeller, Williams, Hartline, Boom, Larimore, and Williams. The future is bright for the Buckeyes, especially in the context of The Game. That being said, we should have won this game by Infinity-Zero, Michigan is that bad. Which brings me to:
FUCK MICHIGAN!!! That was one of the worst piss poor showings by any Big Ten team ever. They got nothing. How ridiculous is it that UM has no QB that has any business playing at the D1 level? The only thing that overshadows the lack of talent on the field is the lack of competence shown by the coaching staff. DickRod has no business coaching in the Big Ten. He should jump at his first chance to grab an ACC job, where he can go 8-6 and still be considered the savior of some sorry ass program. Unless he can luck out with a Pat White level recruit, that's the best he can hope for. I will revel in watching OSU stomp the shit out of UM for the next 2-3 years, and beyond, but, at some point, UM needs to build itself back to a threat to win the Big Ten title, and a national power. I don't see DickRod getting that done. Fuck them. Fuck DickRod. Fuck Barwis. They are fucking clowns, and cannot pull in the types of players that will be able to compete in the Big Ten. That bush league offensive scheme will not work in the big boy conference. Fuck him, and fuck the retards who fucked up the process to find a coach who had a chance to lead that storied program who should be a Big Ten contender every year, and instead hired a incompetent carpetbagger who will be lucky to beat Indiana and Northwestern on a regular basis. Fuck all of them until they can field a team that is worthy of playing in the Big Ten.
On a side note, I watched The Game with only one friend (the rest of the crew was either at the 'Shoe, or out of town), at a neighborhood bar which was mostly empty. At one point he said, "This is my favorite day of the year, every year. Christmas and whatnot are cool, but they don't compare to this.". I have to agree with him. For one thing, I've never done a gravity bong on Christmas. But, other than that, a win over UM puts me in a good mood for an entire year. A little less when we lose the bowl game, but that doesn't happen too often. We need to win our bowl game this year, no matter where it is. A bowl win, no matter how big or small, will give every Buckeye fan a reason to be in a good mood for 11 months.
Another side note, on Beanie's big run at the start of the second half, he stepped out of bounds when he only had Morgan
Trent to beat. WTF!?!?!?! If there is anyone who deserves a brutal stiff-arming, it's Morgan
Trent. Oh well, it was great to see Boom rip off a Beanie-esque TD run on the next play. The torch has been passed.
Go Buckeyes!!!
