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Originally Posted by NFBuck
That's hard to say IMO. I absolutely think we can win that game minus Pryor, but his abilities could be a huge boost to the offense and force USC's defense out of the comfort zone they could find themselves in with just Boeckman behind center. Pryor under center forces them to defend a whole different dimension. That is in no way a knock on Todd or me calling for Pryor to displace him, but Pryor could be a big time X-factor fo them to plan for.
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I'm not questioning that Pryor can have an impact in the game, I was just agreeing with Oregon's reaction to the Oller comment, "Beanie or no Beanie, Ohio State loses that game without a well-prepared Pryor.". There's a big difference between saying Pryor gives us a better chance to win, and we definitely lose without a big game by him. I agree with the former, and think the latter is preposterous. The point is somewhat moot because Pryor will play in some capacity, so we will never know if we would have won or lost without him. I'm a little wary of throwing TP out there at this point in his career. He's never been hit by a Maluaga in a real game, and has not thrown into a quality secondary that he does not practice against evey day. I think there's a better chance that he excells than fails, but there's always a concern for such a young player. To clarify my statement about there being 25 more important players, take the quote, "Ohio State loses that game without a well-prepared Pryor.", and replace Pryor with Jenkins, Boone, Pretorious, Wilson, Laurinaitis, Freeman, Boeckman, etc, etc., and I think it makes the statement much more true. In reality, you can't pin the outcome on the performance of any one player. I do agree with you about the game planning aspect, but that doesn't even necesitate Pryor having a great game, just giving them something extra to worry about. Bottom line is,
OSU needs to go in to LA and kick ass!