Really?
Going into this game, I though Oregon State would be the better matchup for Ohio State. However, after Oregon’s win over Oregon State, I like the way the Buckeyes line up against the Ducks. If the PAC 10 championship is any indication, beating the Ducks will come down to stopping the run.
As is typical of Ohio State these days, the game will turn on the play of our defense. Oregon State did a good job of containing the Oregon option threat for the first half but by mid-way through the third quarter, the Beaver defense had taken some hits, lost some players and in the end just couldn’t keep up.
Oregon’s running attack was all about deception–fake handoffs, receivers coming in on the snap count to run the ball and lots of misdirection. The Buckeyes have seen something similar this year against Navy. While the Navy triple option gave us a scare, it won’t be new and the Buckeye defense has come a long way since that day in early September.
The other thing I like about Oregon is that they are prone to handing over the ball. The Buckeyes like to force turnovers and turnovers could make the difference in a big game.
On the other side of the ball, Oregon’s defense looked quick and brought the pressure. Oregon State quarterback Sean Canfield did a great job at getting rid of the ball quick. The question remains if Pryor can do the same. Either our offensive line will need to do a much better job protecting Pryor then the Beavers did protecting Canfield (although he did a good job avoiding the sack) or Pryor will need to demonstrate much stronger decision making. Our offensive line and Pryor showed nice improvement in both areas during the regular season.
Expect to see more of the Tressel style offense we’ve come to expect this year. Tress will look to move the ball on the ground, roll out (safe) passing schemes and an occasional attempt at the home run. The Oregon defense is just too fast for Tress to let Pryor work from the pocket.
Let’s just hope that Tressel doesn’t over prepare this year. There’s been a sense of tunnel vision during post-season games of late with the Buckeyes failing to adjust as the game developed. Oregon Coach Kelly has come a long way in his first year and overcome a difficult start to the season (yep, LeGarrette Blount was back for the first time since his season debut.) He’ll have his team ready.
Finally, there’s something about the team from 1,000 uniforms that just rubs me wrong. Maybe it’s their flair for fashion (what, no wings on the shoulder’s?). Maybe it’s the cocky attitude that reminds me all to much of the Miami team we beat in 2003. Whatever it is by halftime, I was definitely routing for Oregon State. However, I would love to see the Buckeyes open a big ‘ol can of defensive lead beatdown come January 1.
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AnnapolisBuckeye, Here is a link from “Smart Football” that does a good job breaking down Oregon’s zone read offense. I thought you and your Ohio State fans would be interested. http://smartfootball.com/run-game/oregons-zone-read-of-the-defensive-tackle
The Bucks vs. the Ducks in the Rose Bowl (who would’ve thunk it?)
I still remember vividly Ohio States last Rose Bowl appearance (a win over ASU). Of course, I’m hoping for another great Big 10/PAC 10 game with the Buckeys coming out on top when all the dust settles. Go Bucks!!
(Attempting to cut through the crap…)
Tony does hit the number one frustration with Tressel right on the head. Read any of the Buckeye conversations here or on other Ohio State forums/blogs and Tressel’s conservative play calling is the #1 frustration. There was maybe one pass up the middle against UM. The Buckeyes should have been tearing that crappy secondary apart and Tress didn’t even test it. He’s gotten good at playing for field position, not the win.
Will we be back next year? Yeah. Will we be in the National Championship hunt. Yeah and Ohio State will be more of a national contender then Oregon. If you want to believe the PAC 10 is the greatest division in college football the so be it. Other then Mark May constantly blowing USC, it really doesn’t mean much.
Buckeyes are a young team also. Unfortunately, they don’t have the big out of conference game next year unless you count Miami as a “big” game. Oregon’s got Tenn which has a long way to go. Regardless of what our friends from Oregon say, most of the country was down on the PAC 10 this year and for good reason.
Sort of surprised you bring up Blount so soon. I don’t know what happened behind the scenes and I’m going to give Kelly the benefit of the doubt. Maybe Blount did some amazing stuff behind the scenes (helped little old ladies across the street, sold the most girl scout cookies…whatever). As for his size, I don’t think it will be a problem for this defensive front. As is becoming the norm for Ohio State, these guys are monsters.
Now of course since I’ve brought up Blount, I’m sure the Maruice Clarett comments will be quick to follow (and I’ve already seen it popping up on the Oregon forums). Just remember, Clarett didn’t get into trouble until after he played for Ohio State. He was suspended at the first sign of legal problems and never came back.
Last thing for now, thanks for the link to the Oregon X & O’s breakdown Tony. That’s good stuff. I was impressed Thurs. with Masoli’s ability to deceive. It will be interesting to see how he holds up the defensive front he’s about to face.
Vegas probably opens this at oregon -7 and the Ducks crush that spread. OSU has not beaten a good team in 2 years so why can they do it now?
Big10, why did you use such an arbitrary amount of years like 2?
Why would it matter if they have beaten what you say is a good team in 2 years? Why not 3, 4, 5 years? Is two years somehow significant? How many National Championship games has Oregon ever won in lets say 100 years. I would think that 100 would be a better gauge statistically of a team wouldn’t it?
Kids graduate and leave early, a team year in and year out is different from the one before. This isn’t the pros. If your only reasoning is the level of competition for such a random number of years then you have no reason to post a comment.
And just for the records, Penn State and Iowa will both be in the top ten at the end of the year (Ohio State beat both). What top ten teams did Oregon beat? And don’t give me the argument that Oregon beat USC and Purdue and OSU lost to them.
I sure hope all you ducks are here to rub it in our faces on 1/2/10
even if you lay a egg, after all buckeyes are poisonous to ducks and ducks are pretty stupid creatures.
Oh how you will hate Ohio State
Good morning everyone. The Ducks have been gibbering for the last two day and i’m sure we haven’t heard the last of them. Let them talk, rant, rave and what ever else they do. The Buckeye Nation doesn’t care, we have heard it all before and to tell you the truth, there somewhat week compared to the rest.
I watched two great gameds yesterday. Two teams were blessed with speed while the other two were just plain power running, defensive football teams. Florida with the most talent and speed
in the country got the crap kicked out of them by a power running football team Roll Tide. They also had a great defense who stayed in thier lanes and shut down Florida speed. The other was Nebraska with no offense, no speed on offense. I don’t think they had 150 total yards. They shut down Texas with probably the best QB in the country and speedy receivers and running backs. Texas did win by a point. To bad I was hoping for a Texas loss to put one of the other undefeated teams in.
My point in all this is my Duck fans is that a had hitting defense and a power running offense can negate speed all day long. Ihope you should learn for yesterday and rethink your stance. Just because you team has some speed does not assure a win.
Have a nice day all.
One of the advantages the Pac 10 has held over Big 10 teams is the time between the end of regular season, and bowl games. It shows that the downtime made it harder to keep teams in playing condition. The Big ten now will adjust for this in in the next 3 years IIRC so the season will end in December.
I like the way things are going, media picking the bucks to lose. Duck fans thing their Rose bowl is in the bag. This we can’t lose should pass over to the duck players. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Afterall we are supposed to lose anyway, pressure is off us. The bag may end up a game bag with BUCK shots ducks in it. The only thing saving the ducks at this point is this
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“It’s an awesome feeling,” Kelly said about winning the Pac-10 and taking his team to the Rose Bowl. “We’ll get cracking. We know we’re going to have to play against a really, really good Ohio State team.
You see that Kelly knows what the fans and my hope his players do not know
bucks by 2
Good assessment of my Ducks.
We simply weren’t ready for Boise State because our offensive line was brand new, but they have come a long, long way since Game 1. As for Stanford, our other loss, that was due to the Cardinal being able to target and hit our one achilles heel, a sustained power run game.
We’re vulnerable their because our linebackers are designed for speed our our D line is undersized relative to a ‘power’ offensive line. That being said, the D played heroically against Stanford, despite what the score might suggest. We’re it not for the brilliant and lucky play of their QB named Luck, we still would have won that game. My hunch is that this is how you guys must beat us if you are to win – power run.
We lost 3 All American candidates in our secondary by Game 3 too, btw. Yet our freshmen have come in and performed brilliantly. I’m sure some of them will get post season honors, when we ought to have expected a collapse of our entire D, given the injuries. Anyway, that’s the first point about Oregon’s D that I would emphasize. If Pryor wants to run and throw, he better be very accurate or he will pay. As for running, you will be surprised by how agile and speedy or linebackers our. They are the heart of this year’s D .
When our fullback Blount got injured, we went to LaMichael James who was a very different kind of back. Blount is NFL sized, and James (along with Barner and Crenshaw) are all small backs. James has been brilliant, elusive in a Barry Sanders kind of way, tremendous YACer, and is surely a contender to break the all-time NCAA career rushing record, if he can stay healthy. But when Coach Kelly rolled Bloun halfway through the 3rd quarter against Oregon State, the entire west coast was surprised because Kelly had reinstated Blount 3 games earlier without ever using him.
Just a note then to Buckeye Nation. James will our feature back in the Rose Bowl, but Blount will get plenty of carries. Look to see a VERY different offense than all the video tape you might find on 09 Oregon, because that’s how much Blount will change the look of our offense.
@WHF – Nice quote cupcake. Are you now a mind reading Ju Ju Man too? You have no idea what Kelly “knows”. In reality….”You” don’t know Kelly. To be honest with you……I don’t know Chip Kelly. But, I will give you some background and explain his quote. Chip is a very private person. He doesn’t talk about his personal life with the media, his players, his assisstants, etc. He runs this team as if it were a business. Painted on the locker room door is, “Time to go to work”. He expects his players to have balance in their lives and wants them to enjoy their family, off time, etc. But, when you walk into the locker room….it’s work time. This approach is why Oregon was able to overcome the devestating loss to Boise State in week 1. Before our game with Washington….a reporter was peppering him with questions about this being such a big rival of Oregon’s. His response to the reporter was, “every game to us is like the Super Bowl”. He further explained his philosophy by saying….If we only get hyped up for rivalry games (Washington and Oregon State) every year….then at the end of the season our record is 2-10. So, Chip Kelly has his team focused on “One game at a time”. Chip does not say anything bad about the opposition. Leading up to the “Civil War” game ….. It was professional ….. businesslike …. “Time to go to work”. He does not talk negative about his next opponent. This is “Work”. Chip related game time preperation to taking a test. If you study hard, then you can’t wait until it’s time to take the test. WHF – Don’t read anything into this quote. It’s just Chip Kelly being….Chip Kelly. He will not give Ohio State any quote that thet can use to get fired up over. He truely is a class act of a coach. But, be forewarned ….. he will have this team prepared to play Ohio State.
GulfportCarl – Please don’t put Ohio State in the same class as “Roll Tide”. Are you psychosis or something? You need to step back and do a reality check. Start living in the “real world”. Ohio State is not close to being at the National Championship level. In fact….neither are the Ducks (as I pointed out yesterday). Don’t get me wrong….they are both good teams…..but not NC’s. Please seek help for your delusional rants. Cheers.
@puckduck ….. Uhh…..they already found out about Blount. He did not get injured. He got suspended because his fist accidently touched sombody elses jaw. Purely an accident though. Nice try to cover up ….. but they have been showing the clip all season long. I would like rewrite history too brother.
One last note that I think we can all agree on …… Godspeed to Greg Oden. He went down last night with a knee injury that will likely take him out for the season. This is a serious injury that may effect his entire career. Greg is loved by the basketball fans in Oregon and we are so sorry to see him go down. He has worked so hard to overcome the surgury from his rookie year and was finally making an impact on the Blazers. I feel that the Blazers must be cursed (I knew we should have picked Jordan over Bowie). I hope Greg has a successful and speedy recovery.
Tony, I don’t believe there was any statement camparing Ohio State and Alabama. I quess I have to spell it out for you because your lacking in comprehension. The point was that in both of yesterdays games you had two speed teams, especially Florida beaten by a hard running, in your face defense, which negated Florida’s speed, and Nebraska did the same to Texas, except Texas was lucky enough to win. Speed is a great thing,but it’s easy to defend if the defense stays in their lanes and plays in your face football. So don’t get to enamored with your speed because It can get shut down just like Florida and Texas.
One more thing I could care less about Chip Kelley. I suggest that if you don’t whats said on this blog go back to your own and don’t contaminate this one. Thier’s no anchor tied to you ass.
Now can you understand this if not I will send you a tutor.
Temper….temper….Carl. Have you ever considered Anger Management classes? Also, check your blood pressure too. We are all friends here. I think you are missing the “speed” thing. Oregon runs a no huddle offense. yes, their primary running backs ond offensive line are small ….. but they play the game quickly. Your defense won’t get tired because of our individual offensive players. They will get tired because Oregon runs a play and immediately gets back on the line and runs another, and another, and another, etc. Oregon does not give the other team enough time to catch their breath. By the third qtr the opposing teams defense is usually very tired and Oregon starts to roll. Running a no huddle also does not allow the opposition time to figure out what you doing and make adjustments. Oregon runs a very complicated offense that is difficult to defend….not impossible…..just difficult. The problem with your assignments theory is that Oregon will play off of whatever set Ohio State presents. Please read the link that I posted last night. But, your theory plays right into Oregon’s hands. Your best bet in beating Oregon is to force the turnover and score points. Ohio State can not play conservative football and expect to win. You need to let Pryor off the leash and have some fun. Your defense will not shut Oregon down …… you need to put points on the board (alot of them). furthermore, I posted the comments about Kelly because WHF used his quote. I only wanted to enlighten our Ohio State friends to not read anything into it. I am sorry that you feel that any opposing view other than your own is “contamination”. Carl, you are a “Homer”. No, there is no anchor tied to my backside …… but appropriate comment from a “crackerjack”. Semper Fi.
http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/oregon_database.htm
I think I understand better now. You have everything to lose by losing to OSU, 0-8, and nothing to gain by winning. After all its just a over rated Big 10 team, a win will be meaningless.
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/historical_composite_rank.html
“@puckduck ….. Uhh…..they already found out about Blount. He did not get injured. He got suspended because his fist accidently touched sombody elses jaw.”
oops got me there. of course blount didn’t get injured, but suspended. but the point is, noboby outside of oregon and maybe the northwest knows what Oregon’s offense looks like with blount. view beware.
Tony, You bet your ass I’m a homer. Buckeye born and bread. I’ve been a homer (speaking in your terms since Hopalong Cassidy). WTF is wrong with being a homer. I’m proud to be a Buckeye win or lose. I don’t go to Oregon sites, I have no intrest. I don’t need to be educated on football or anything else, especially by you.
The game will be decided on the field not by you or me running our mouths. It’s Tressel’s job along with his coaching staff to figure Oregans offense out. They get payed the big bucks not me. I’ve been thru many of these big games unlike you. To me this is just a game, win or lose. I’m not betting the farm or anything else. I did make $20 on the Alabama game. I also can congradulate the other team if the win and I expect the same if we win. WTF has Semper Fi got to do with anything.
You guys still going at it?
Carl’s got a good point about Texas/Nebraska but I don’t think you can compare Texas to Oregon. As I see it, two entirely different styles of play.
Tony’s point about the hurry up offense wearing out the D is important. This is why it is crucial for the Buckeyes to hold them to 3 and outs which they are completely capable of doing. Paste a couple of those little guys once or twice and suddenly they (the playres, not the team) are playing a different game. We’ve seen Ohio State do that to a number of teams.
It also plays well into a running power offense. Long slow drives keeping the Oregon offense we keep hearing about off the field will be important but the way we have relied on the run and short game lately, won’t be much of a surprise.
Not sure how you came up with Ohio State as the underdog in this game. Far from it. I have to say I am amazed at the confidence I’m seeing from the Oregon fans. You’ll remember my implication about Oregon in the post above. I think we’re seeing that this is something entirely new for the Ducks. Buckeyes have been there before…if we’re not in the BCS Bowls (and it’s been a while since we haven’t) then it’s a failed season for the Bucks.
Don’t know why the Kelly quote has become a controversy. Are you saying that Kelly doesn’t really think Ohio State is a good opponent? I think WHF is right on target in that overconfidence might be a huge problem for Oregon — especially if the media does start hyping them as the favorite.
I still want to know what Blount did to “earn” his way back onto the team. I’m amazed he is even still at the school, least bit dressing to play. Didn’t dean Wormer put him on double secret probation? (oh yeah…expect lots of these in the weeks to come).
It will be interesting to see how Kelly uses him. It would be a different look from what Oregon have shown all season. The size thing though…have you seen Ohio State? Especially our defensive front? Size isn’t usually a problem for these guys.
GulfportCarl, I have a couple of questions; you said that you are “Buckeye born and bread”. Are you white, wheat, or cracked wheat? How do you congradulate somebody?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=congradulate
According to the Urban Dictionary – congradulate:
To give praise for ones accomplishments only after said person paid way too much for a college edumacation.
Eric paid a lot of money for college, finally got a job and asked people to congradulate him.
Carl, I am a fan of college football. Even though I support the Ducks ….. I can appreciate and enjoy other teams. Your “homerism” goes beyond normal standards and borders on delusion. I would welcome your thoughts and insight on any of Oregon’s blogs. This open exchange of ideas and communication is what America is all about. The world would be a boring place …… if everyone was like Carl. Likewise, it would be a boring place if everyone was like Tony. Celebrate diversity Carl…….celebrate diversity. On the diversity note ….. Carl if you congradulate me …… then I will resipikate and congradulate you.
Vegas insider shows ORE -2 – Florida -13.5 – Tide -4
Tony, I enjoy a good game of football regardless of who’s playing. Both games yesterday were great. I live in Florida and was overjoyed to see Florida get the asses kicked. I also enjoyed you win over USC. Next to Florida, USC comes next in line as the two teams I despise the most.
I consider you taking about my homerism a compliment. If you going to do something do it right.
I said I would congradulate Oregon not you. Isn’t FAN short for FANATIC. I rest my case.
I admit our defense is not quite as good as the 2002 defense. I do expect they actually could be better in 2010 season. I see by recruiting that Tressel finally got some better receivers. TP will need those if we are to compete for a NC in the next two years. They got a great RB also. As far as a cure for SVS, or known in lay terms as Sweater Vest Syndrome, there is none. Do not despair as it is treatable with flash cards.
:) Tressel knows that this may be his only chance to win a Rose Bowl – traditional type anyway. This is something he has dreamed of all his life. It really comes down to TP, he will make or break OSU for the next two years. The bowl games look bad again for Big Ten. I think we are underdogs in every game. I know its hard to see but Tressel is evolving. He knows he has to if he is to remain the HC at OSU. He just wants to do it slowly. I understand as look at the # 1 winning program in history, two years no bowls. What state has the most players in NCAA football. California, Texas, Florida, or Ohio, anyone know.
Annapolis, I agree if Blount played for OSU or any OSU player did what he did Tressel would have kicked them of the team. I quess Chip Kelly is lacking in a few areas. Tony forgive my typo’s. Good night all.
I understand Blount taking a swing at the Boise player, he provoked him. The part that is bad is he is not face to face, he waits till he is not looking. The Florida players act was worse as he is really trying to injure a player, calculated, not provoked. Like hockey it needs to be stopped, that was a criminal act, worthy of prosecution. I think that if a provoked OSU player takes a fair face to face shot he gets suspended, but a sucker punch and his playing days were over at OSU.
time for the Big10 to put up or shut up…
If you don’t handle Oregon like i’m sure your very cocky fanbase thinks. What then?
first it was “oh its only USC not the whole pac 10″ Now its USC and the rest of the Pac?
Mike, I think you got it reversed. After years of anonymity it’s about time someone else steps up.
Enjoy your one year in the spotlight. Success is fleeting as Oregon will find out. Big Ten has always been there, so what are you talking about.
Tony…Carl…kiss and make up already. Carl’s been a great participant on this blog and I think its great that Tony’s joined the discussion. I welcome you both.
I think we can both agree that Tony’s comments are way better then what we get from the SEC fans when they stop by.
Not trying to pick a fight here, but from the west coast point of view it seems like the Big Ten is definitely experiencing a down phase. Conference to conference, the Pac10 is having a very good year, but the notion that it is often weak with only one good school is a total fallacy, for anybody who cares to look will note that typically USC not only loses a game a year in conference, but wins 1 or 2 others by less than a dime.
Of course I personally expect Ohio State to be a tough opponent, but there is a chance the doors could get blown off the hinges in this one, what with Oregon’s offense (whom Dennis Erickson, formerly of Miami etc fame) just said that it was the best offense he has EVER seen in all of his years on college ball.
Message to Coach Tressel, Assistant Coaches, Players, Buckeye Nation, and most importantly….the Strength & Conditioning Staff… GET IN SHAPE!
You have never played a team with a game speed/tempo like Oregon. Get those hands off you hips Defense!
Annapolis, I believe Tony started it with his insults and all I did was retaliate. He has hurled all kinds of insults my way. You know buckeyes don’t take that crap from nobody. In respect to you and the blog I will extend the olive branch. Doesn’t mean I believe a word they say. I have seen some of thier games I was not overly impressed. I was glad the beat up on USC. They just barely
beat Purdue, I think it was 2 points. They score alot of points which have heard about over and over again. Thier defense on the other hand has given up almost as many points as thier offense has scored. Lets hear some talk about hier defense?
We saw Saturday when a team depends on one player to much its a mistake. Tebow was down, a very important defensive player had a hangover and game over. Take away two mistakes by Tebow in the red zone and thats a 5 point game with 6 minutes left. OSU learned early in the season as TP tried to do to much and we lost to USC and Purdue, a team that is actually much better than their record. TP started handing the ball off and we started winning. I really think OSU will be a team to contend with 2010 11. If Grahm is any good then we have some good years ahead. Stanzi from Mentor Ohio gets injured and 2 losses follow for Iowa, half their offense is from Ohio. If Mazola was to get injured, how competitive would they be, how high in the draft will he be. OSU was competitive before TP and will be after he is gone. I never expected OSU to be 10 – 2 this year. 9-3 no worse than 7-5. I also think that having home field advantage, USC – UCLA all these years has had a effect on win loss record. PAC 10 vs BIG – 10. Rotate. neutral spot like BCS. We have no games with snow, blowing freezing wind, the elements are supposed to be part of it.
Carl, that was kind of a back handed olive branch. But, I will accept it graciously. I got offended when you called Robo Duck ….. Gay. I personally think he is gay too. But, because I’m a Duck …. I can call him that …… and you can’t. Enough said …….. moving on.
Mr Carl, I would love to share with you some facts and stats that you may find interesting. Oregon 2009 – points for: 375 points against: 204
Ohio State 2009 – points for: 351 points against: 146
Ohio State obviously has a little bit of an advantage here ……. but not by much. Oregon had the best PF vs. PA spread in the Pac10. I humbly propose these stats will show that your comments about our Defense giving up as many points as our Offense is completely baseless and without fact. I admit that our defense will have a hard time with your Offense….. if they let Pryor throw the ball. If Ohio State continues to play conseratively (field position) …… then the Duck defense will either get you to punt or kick field goals. I really don’t believe that Ohio State is going to stop the Ducks from scoring. So, you must be agressive in your Offensive attack.
Annapolis, thank you for welcoming me into your home for a while …… it has been a pleasure. Per your question about Blount. Nobody knows what kind of agreement was set up with him. Everything has been kept behind closed doors and not shared with the local media. Reinstatement had to be approved by; Coach, Oregon AD, Pac10 Commish. So, it wasn’t a one man decision. Since his reinstatement …… Blount has not been allowed to talk to the media. That being said…..I agree with most of your posters. I think Blount should have been kicked off of the team permanently. There is no room for this type of behavior in college football. Oregon runs a clean program and does not need this negative publicity. He may not even play much in the Rose Bowl. I am not surprised to see him play against Oregon State because this is his last home game as a Senior. And it is customary to make sure that your Seniors get to play in the last game. I don’t think that it was a coincidence that Chip kelly didn’t call his number before now. But, we may see Kelly put Blount back into the box and not see him again. It may be a problem for Ohio State if Kelly does decides to play Blount. It is kind of tough to scout a guy who has not really played all year. I guess it kind of keeps things interesting though. Per the Kelly quote, trust me ……. he will not take Ohio State lightly. What I was trying to express is just the opposite. He takes every game and every team seriously. WHF wrote”You see that Kelly knows what the fans and my hope his players do not know, bucks by 2″ I may have misinterpreted his comments …… but, I think he was trying to say that Kelly thinks that Duck will lose. WHF, correct me if I am wrong. Cheers
GET your RoboDuck fill here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkOS5759EHA
Tony I have no clue why you insulted me – the quote was from your coach.
He did not say good team – really good team – he said “really really good team”. That is a statement that he believes. You are wrong – that quote is clear and does not mention lose or win.
If Ohio state plays a really good game I predict a two point win. Insider says take the Bucs +4
WHF – I have watched coach Kelly give interviews all season long. This is his normal MO to talk up his opponent. That being said…..I ran into another quote from Kelly from an artical on ESPN. This one seems to be out of character for Kelly:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4720412
“This football team is going to finish this thing the right way,” Kelly said. “We are not going to play in a bowl game, we are going to win a bowl game.”
This does not sound like a coach who thinks his team is going to lose. I do apologize for calling you a “Ju Ju Man”….. But, you are trying to spin this quote into something it isn’t.
Why Niles??? Why??? I just don’t get why you would post that here. Robo Duck is one of thoese “skeletons in the closet” type things. You never bring Robo up during family gatherings. And you certaintly don’t bring it up wen you vist the inlaws. Why??? Why???
I can only assume ……. that NilesPDX is Robo Duck. You are the man behind the mask and trying to get your 15 minutes of fame. I will officially stop defending Robo Duck.
My point is that your coach has more respect for OSU than the majority of OU fans. As far his quote you posted, May the luck of the Irish be with him.
On the other bowls I think the people who pick the teams did well. Cincinnati would get beaten bad by TCU but they may have a chance at a Florida team that may show up half hearted. IMO Boise will lose by more than 1 this year.
I was just looking at the bowl schedule and noticed the Big Ten has two teams in the BCS bowls.
Big Ten has six teams in the bowl picture and the Pac Ten has one team in a BCS bowl and two in the other bowls, and no USC. Very intersting considering the Pac Ten is the better conference. Wonder how that happened? Apparently more bowls would rather have ties with the Big Ten than the Pac Ten. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sorry guys I missed California way at the bottom, forgive me.
5 PAC 10 teams in the top 25. Not a bad ratio…. BTW I was not RoboDuck!
I sure do not understand it gulfport. Mich State 6-6 and I understand they lost some players. It must be they are so greedy they have no shame. ND does not need money they passed. I wanted to see the Bucks play LSU. I really felt PSU with Clark would nip us in happy valley. I really thought we would beat USC, PSU to the Rose bowl, they choke with Iowa as we used to with Michigan
Yes , but we have two in the top ten and one a number thirteen. Besides the Ducks the rest are all at the bottom. Big ten has four with one at 25, but we are ranked much higher and received the quality bowls. I think that trumps the Pac Tens five teams.
I do agree that a 6 and 6 team should not bein a bowl. Thats the problem when you have to many bowls, you have to fill them with someone. ESPN owns all the bowls but the BCS. Seems like every year we have a new one. There is even one in Canada. Even the St. Petersburg bowl were I live is a joke. MONEY rules.
The nice thing is for the kids who gave so much for their school and will never play another game. The memories for them. The majority will go to work there is no NFL for them. I went to high school with Les Miles when Elyria High was a state power. I had to work and never saw a game till after my discharge in 75.I would listen to the game on WEOL at work. I refused to my kids to work in high school, you only have one chance to be young.
WHF, You went to school at Elyria High School in Ohio. I went just west in Sandusky. How the hell did you wind up a Duck fan?
I’m not a duck fan – I’m a Buckeye living in the land of Gators
Niles, you just made my night. That video is straight out of The Onion. So many great lines I don’t know where to start. That will be front and center on this blog in the morning.
I actually had never heard of RoboDuck until I wrote this post. I was looking for an image of the Donald mascot to poke fun at and came across the one above. I did a little research into it at the time. Sounds like a total mascot FAIL.
Good to hear Northwest Ohio is well represented. I grew up in Findlay and a grad of FHS myself. Heading back there for Christmas. I did a lot of sailing over the years out of Sandusky (and I won’t get into my stories of the islands nearby).
I can’t believe you’re not into the St. Petersburg Bowl Carl!? I happen to be very close to the blogger who writes at http://www.bowlatthebay.com. Yep, that’s me. I’m working with the agency handling their social media. I wasn’t going to go down for the game but I caved this weekend. It should be a good time. I just need to find a gig like that for the Rose Bowl.
You guys want to do me a favor, join their Facebook page as a fan and follow them on Twitter. We’re trying to get a combined 5,000 fans/follows by Dec. 11. If they do, they’re giving away a nice price package at the Trade Winds Island Resort in Tampa. As of today, they had less then 300 to go.
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Oh…sorry…didn’t mean to bore you puckduck. Got off topic there.
It’s not a West Coast perspective on the Big Ten, it’s a media perspective. Every Saturday you’ve got ESPN bending over for the SEC and the Mark May USC love fest. (One day Lou Holtz is going to climb right across that desk and bitch slap May. I set the DVR every weekend waiting for it to happen.)
College football today rewards 50+ point blowouts and scoreboards that read like basketball games. That style of football doesn’t translate to the Big Ten. Maybe it’s the late season cold. Maybe it’s the physical size of the players. Give me the Big Ten over a 50 point spread any day.
I loved Pete Carroll’s anger when Stanford ran the score on him. Good thing he’s never done that to anyone.
This of doesn’t mean that the Big Ten isn’t a top division. They catch a lot of crap because of bowl performance but when you look at the rankings, the Big Ten almost always plays up.
This year the matchups look pretty good as most are right next to each other in the BCS. Wisconsin (25)/Miami(15) is the only mismatch ranking wise but Wisconsin should be able to handle them.
Also, notice how USC lost the game after playing Ohio State two years in a row.
Sure Puck, there’s a chance the doors could get blown out on this one but there’s a better chance that Oregon could get shut out. There’s a ton of confidence blowing in from the west. Like I said, one big hit on those running backs and suddenly they’re playing a different game. It’s happened many times to Ohio State opponents.
Heck, Buckeye’s have been hitting Michigan recruits so hard the last year or so that they transfer out of the Big Ten before the next season.
Sorry WHF, Guess Ihad a brain fart. Sorry to insult you. I’ve been in Florida since 1973 and I know what you mean about thos Gator Fans, They make me sick.
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