WR Terrelle Pryor ('10 Rose, '11 Sugar MVP)

[Tlangs]

It would probably rub me the wrong way, too. But if you'd step back and look at it, you know that not everyone is going to like Ohio State. It's just the way it is. And, really, who wants a kid who doesn't really want to be there?

People are going to whine and complain. And when there's nothing to whine or complain about, they'll find something to whine and complain about. Recruit X didn't choose to go to School Y. There are worse things...

I agree 100%. That is why i said would "probably rub me the wrong way". I definitely wouldn't go and make T shirts.

 

[BB73]

I really liked that interview from Terrelle. He seemed a bit more relaxed than usual, and a lot more humble.

I agree - watching that interview, I thought of 3 words, and you hit 2 of them. Mine were relaxed, humble, and focused.

 

[jazzman]

Did anyone catch that interview with Mack Brown on ESPN live? He said that he believes TP will lead tOSU to a National Championship before he is done, and that he sees a lot of similarities between TP and Vince Young.

I know...this is no biggie, and a lot of people throw stuff like that around. But when it is Mack Brown who says it, I have a lot of respect for him and his opinion. It is no wonder there is a lot of mutual respect between JT and Mack Brown.....all of a sudden they (Texas) are the team I will be rooting for this year to win the NC.

 

[Mike80]

the loser radio show host in Dayton who is on between 3PM and 7PM (usually my drive time home) has a REAL hard-on for TP.

And unfortunately he brings out the worst dregs of sports radio - the idiots who can barely speak English and can't form coherent spoken sentences too.

 

[Merih]

Did anyone catch that interview with Mack Brown on ESPN live? He said that he believes TP will lead tOSU to a National Championship before he is done, and that he sees a lot of similarities between TP and Vince Young.

I know...this is no biggie, and a lot of people throw stuff like that around. But when it is Mack Brown who says it, I have a lot of respect for him and his opinion. It is no wonder there is a lot of mutual respect between JT and Mack Brown.....all of a sudden they (Texas) are the team I will be routing for this year to win the NC.

I always root for Texas when they play other teams. Love their program and tradition.

 

[JBaney45]

Did anyone catch that interview with Mack Brown on ESPN live? He said that he believes TP will lead tOSU to a National Championship before he is done, and that he sees a lot of similarities between TP and Vince Young.

I know...this is no biggie, and a lot of people throw stuff like that around. But when it is Mack Brown who says it, I have a lot of respect for him and his opinion. It is no wonder there is a lot of mutual respect between JT and Mack Brown.....all of a sudden they (Texas) are the team I will be routing for this year to win the NC.

He has stated that before (before the Fiesta bowl i believe) Nice to hear that he's standing by it this season even when everyone is discounting him (Pryor)

 

[daddyphatsacs]

I agree with what some of you have stated. Texas is a class program, unless Iowa somehow gets there, they (Texas) will be the team I am pulling for.

Pryor is going to get that breakout game....maybe this week? :osu:

 

[jazzman]

I agree with what some of you have stated. Texas is a class program, unless Iowa somehow gets there, they (Texas) will be the team I am pulling for.

Pryor is going to get that breakout game....maybe this week? :osu:

Yep, I agree....Iowa would be my first choice for the NC....I like Ferentz & staff...they run a classy program at Iowa, and I am all about the Big Ten needing and getting a "marquee" win. The only problem with that thought is that they would have to go through tOSU :( .....so I'd rather see Texas in there and I will be rooting for them winning it all this year, and for Colt McCoy to win the Heisman (no Clausen or Tebow please).

As for that interview.....Mack Brown also said that TP is around the point where Vince Young had approached him and asked Mack to "let him do what he does best". Was a little hint from Mack to JT?

 

[Mr_Burns]

Yep, I agree....Iowa would be my first choice for the NC....I like Ferentz & staff...they run a classy program at Iowa, and I am all about the Big Ten needing and getting a "marquee" win. The only problem with that thought is that they would have to go through tOSU :( .....so I'd rather see Texas in there and I will be rooting for them winning it all this year, and for Colt McCoy to win the Heisman (no Clausen or Tebow please).

As for that interview.....Mack Brown also said that TP is around the point where Vince Young had approached him and asked Mack to "let him do what he does best". Was a little hint from Mack to JT?

I have always had a lot of respect for Mack Brown. Any time he talks about tOSU, he shows nothing but respect for the program. His kind words for TP are the most recent example of that. I think TP needs to hear more of this type of encouragement and less of the things he's probably been hearing lately.

While this is not the thread to discuss our opinions of the Iowa program, I have to disagree with your assessment of them. 18 players arrested in 15 months is far from classy

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Iowa program, I have to disagree with your assessment of them.

It's also worth noting that they would be completely destroyed if they indeed did reach the MNC game...

Anyways, stick it to Nits Saturday, TP!

 

[daddyphatsacs]

It's also worth noting that they would be completely destroyed if they indeed did reach the MNC game...

Anyways, stick it to Nits Saturday, TP!

Agreed. I don't like Iowa, I would still root for the Big Ten though. Only Big Ten I can't root for in that situation is Michigan. :)

 

[Steve19]

Terrelle Cryer T-shirts recalled by Penn State student group

WAAHH! Great marketing education there. Stick your finger in the hornets nest and then cry when you realize its gonna hurt. Thanks for the bulletin board material folks.

As for Iowa, I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment. Not a classy program. Racing PSU to see who can have more run-ins with the law.

As for Mack Brown, I hope that Pryor and the Ohio State coaching staff heard that. And, I think this man exudes class. Texas and their fans have done nothing short of impress me.

 

[Buckskin86]

Texas coach believes in Pryor
Friday, November 6, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Coaches Mack Brown of Texas and Jim Tressel of Ohio State have stayed in touch since their spring trip to visit troops in the Middle East. They share a common interest: the development of Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Brown likens Pryor's progress to the steps that Vince Young, another running-throwing quarterback, took in becoming a dominant force when he led Texas to the 2005 national title.

It was at the midpoint of Young's sophomore season in 2004 that Brown noticed an uptick in his awareness. Brown said he thinks that, as Ohio State prepares for Penn State on Saturday, Pryor has crossed that point, too, no matter what the critics are saying about the sophomore.

"About this time in his career, Vince Young turned the corner and didn't lose another game," Brown said. "He was a good player up until that point, but we did not score against Oklahoma, he had a tough game against Missouri, and then he didn't lose a game for his last year and a half.

"And I see Terrelle doing the same thing. Jim is doing a great job with him."

BuckeyeXtra - Texas coach believes in Pryor

All eyes on Ohio State's Pryor
By Joe Juliano
Inquirer Staff Writer

The question stopped Ohio State coach Jim Tressel in his tracks for a few seconds.

"Have you been asked more questions about Terrelle Pryor than anyone you've ever coached?" someone asked on this week's Big Ten coaches' conference call of Tressel, in his 24th season as a college head coach.

After acknowledging that interest in an offensive lineman isn't as great as with a quarterback, Tressel said Pryor, one of the nation's top high school QBs as a senior at Jeannette (Pa.) High, "is a fun guy to ask questions about."

"He got thrust into the situation early" as a freshman, the coach said. "He was on a good football team and had to take over for a captain, which is difficult. He got thrown into the fire from an X-and-O standpoint. Then he had to retool this year with a whole new group of people around him. He's done a good job."

Still, no one in college football has been more analyzed and criticized, scrutinized and chastised, than Pryor. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound sophomore is a gifted athlete - he is the team's leading rusher with 554 yards - but one who struggles at times at his position, particularly in the passing game.

Pryor has completed only 54.6 percent of his passes and has thrown nine interceptions. Nine other conference quarterbacks have a better completion percentage. Four other conference quarterbacks have thrown less interceptions, five of them more.

The criticism of Pryor reached a crescendo in Columbus three weeks ago after he turned the ball over four times (two interceptions, two fumbles) in an upset loss at Purdue. He has bounced back since then, and Tressel attributes that to hard work, including film study and practice habits.

Now Pryor again must break out the ear plugs tomorrow for his first trip to Beaver Stadium since he declined Penn State's scholarship offer because Happy Valley was "too country."

The 108,000-plus in attendance will let Pryor know that they remember the snub. But they won't be wearing T-shirts emblazoned "Terrelle Cryer," a reference to cameras finding Pryor on the bench with tears in his eyes late in the Nittany Lions' 13-6 win last year at Columbus, because they were pulled off the market yesterday.

All eyes on Ohio State's Pryor | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/06/2009

Penn State Notebook: Marketing group cans T-shirt mocking Pryor
Friday, November 06, 2009
By Ron Musselman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A T-shirt mocking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has been sacked after Penn State students and alumni complained that the design does not reflect the school's values.

The $10 T-shirt had been scheduled to be on sale today at the student union but no longer will be sold.

A creation of the Penn State Marketing Association, the T-shirt featured the Nittany Lions mascot handing a tissue to Pryor with the words "The Nutcracker: a Terrelle Cryer Story" printed underneath. The marketing organization is affiliated with the university.

"We did not intend for this shirt to offend Terrelle Pryor, The Ohio State University, or Penn State Athletics, and we apologize for any offense it caused," Dan Sturman, PSMA's chief executive director, said in a statement yesterday.

"We share in Penn State's commitment to a strong tradition of sportsmanship, honor and integrity, and understand that this shirt design does not align with these values. The Penn State Marketing Association is recalling all shirts and will dispose of them accordingly."

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011290-143.stm#ixzz0W55rhGFj

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

And unfortunately he brings out the worst dregs of sports radio - the idiots who can barely speak English and can't form coherent spoken sentences too.

Daytonians?

 

[jimotis4heisman]

A 13-minute video interview with TP this afternoon.

"I'm a little sore, you know, ... but you're gonna have to kill me to not play."

BN.free

so the nmsu aggies "killed" him?