Game Two: Texas 25, Ohio State 22 (final)

[Pheasant]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeFROMscUM

I disagree. He at least had talent. That bumblebeetuna guy that ran for 8000 yards in one game against us is a much much more evil word to me.

Binacatomfoolery actually ran for about 100 miles I think, but he wasn't a native son turned into a blue and corn stained Benedict Arnold. Every time I drive through Fremont I am reminded of that sad situation. (And I'm reminded that I hate driving through Fremont because it smells like rotten fish)

[EngineerHorn]

[censored]. I completely forgot where I was for a second. One thousand apologies, good sirs, and please have mercy. And I can relate to the Benedict Arnold thing. Adrian Peterson is just one of a thousand examples. Stupid Okies.

Vpr, nice Money Python reference. "shrubbery" has made it into my everyday speech when describing anything that has leaves. that word is greatness.

[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by UMStinks

Binacatomfoolery actually ran for about 100 miles I think, but he wasn't a native son turned into a blue and corn stained Benedict Arnold. Every time I drive through Fremont I am reminded of that sad situation. (And I'm reminded that I hate driving through Fremont because it smells like rotten fish)

Sigh... indeed.

[jimotis4heisman]

the sad thing hes not alone in the category...

[Buckeye86]

It's time to introduce the new "Girl of the Page"

[gregorylee]

Originally Posted by Buckeye86

It's time to introduce the new "Girl of the Page"

All I can say is...


Ooh Mama!

[buckeyeboy]

Originally Posted by High Lonesome

Well you are probably right about our academics, especially at the highschool level but UT is one of the top public schools in the nation and Rice rivals any school in the nation

You're right about UT being one of the top public schools in the country, I absolutely agree. tOSU's not bad either, though, if you look at the rankings of the various professional schools here, for example. I think you might be overestimating Rice a little, though -- rivals any school in the nation? Including Ivy League?

[cberend]

First time poster, long time viewer here. But I think it's time for me to pipe up. I know we finished last year strong, and the polls so far have been pretty optimistic when it comes to OSU, but everyone seems to think that we're gonna walk all over TX. I know it's at the shoe, and Ginn is unbelievable and our lb's are very good. But we don't really have a proven starter at quaterback and our rb's are just as inexperienced--if not more than theirs. And their OL and DL are pretty beasty (CFN's calling four 1st rounders there).

Is everyone forgetting we went 8-4 last year and TX went 11-1? Just asking. Let's be objective about this one folks.

[HabaneroBuck]

Rice is the Miami (Ohio) of Texas. But how high-minded can they be when they produced a Nasty Boy?

[chuck_jax]

I think OSU has a great team, but Texas also has a great team. Their talent is over the top. OSU isn't gonna out-run them, wear them down, etc., the same way they might a mid-level big 10 team.

Tejas is good.

In my heart of hearts, I think OSU wins, but it won't be decided until very late in the game.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by cberend

...but everyone seems to think that we're gonna walk all over TX... Is everyone forgetting we went 8-4 last year and TX went 11-1? Just asking. Let's be objective about this one folks.

Show me one, just one, post in any thread on this site that says we'll "walk all over" Texas...

[Yertle]

I really don't think that the over-whelming majority is for a Buckeye blow-out. As you pointed out, the last two games really helped raise some optimism during the off-season, but I think a lot of it is justified.

The poundings administered on Michigan and Okie State are probably more than a strange fluke. That was the true talent of the team at that particular time. Then, look at the holes (or lack) that the team needs to fill for this year, and the optimism continues to build...

1. CB - Fox was good, but there are tons of options. One of them will work out well.
2. DE - OSU has a plethora of young studs. Similar to CB, someone will rise to the occasion.
3. RB - Based on what I saw out of Pittman and Haw, this could be an instant upgrade.
4. OL - Kne's gone. Again, we could....no...should start the season off as strong as last year ended.
5. K - Ouch. This one hurts. Although Huston will make it as painless as possible.

Throw in the game at the shoe AND at night, and what you get is a boiling frenzy of unbridled optimism for this season and the Texas game.

However, I think most people realize that it'll be a fight. I can't wait.

[BuckeyeNation27]

nice first post

[BuckeyeTrail]

i for one think that we WILL walk all over texas.

i only saw texas play once last year, in the rose bowl. but since that was a huge game, against a good opponent that we also played, and a game in which they won, i think it is a pretty decent place to start. let's take a look at their team, based on what i saw.

offensive line: opened up very few holes for benson. the #4 pick in the draft had very few places to go and very few yards. i am not impressed with their line. i don't care if they can bully their way past big xii teams. this is an overrated line, just like pretty much everything else out of texas and the big xii. remember how adrian peterson ran all over that "soft" usc defense? oh wait, i don't. he had no holes to run through. the big xii is overrated. this will be a common theme in my analysis here.

defensive line: michigan had all day to throw and plenty of space for hart to fit through. the wolverines had pretty much no problem marching up and down the field against texas. not impressed with their d-line at all.

LBs and DBs: don't recall them doing anything in the rose bowl. plus they lose their all-world derrick johnson, and i hardly recall him doing much of anything in that game anyway. they will have a tough task defending troy, ginn, santonio, et al. whereas we only have to defend one player. we are a team. they are an individual.

offensive skill players: they lose benson; even if he was still playing, he wouldn't make much of a difference because their line isn't that good. none of their other skill players stood out at all, all they did was block downfield for vince. i'm worried about our #2 corner, but not in this game.

special teams coverage: HORRIBLE. let me repeat. HORRIBLE. every kickoff breaston was returning to midfield. and it's not like he was having incredible returns; there was simply no coverage and he was just basically running untouched for 50 yds. contrast that with our game against them; every time he brought it out he got drilled before the 20. and this year, we'll have ginn and holmes on both punts and kickoffs. texas better come up with a solution here, although kickoffs won't be much of a problem since they won't be scoring anyway.

coaching: mack brown is john cooper. they now both have one dramatic rose bowl win to their resume. mack can use his talent to out-muscle inferior opponents, but does anyone on here beleive that texas has more talent than we do? they do have plenty of talent, but so do we, and mack brown will NOT outcoach tressel. it simply won't happen.

quarterback: vince young matched up perfectly against michigan's slow-ass linebackers. he had the game of his life. and they still needed a last second field goal to win. VY will NOT have anywhere near the kind of game he had in the rose bowl against us. our defense matches up very well against him. plenty of speed with some big hitters. not to mention, the thing that i have been most proud about the buckeyes the last few years is our tackling. we are EXCELLENT in this department. VY, talented as he is, will not be eluding us. also, he can't throw. supposedly he has gotten better this spring, but that's most likely mack brown blowing sunshine up everyone's ass, like always.

we are a team that is well-coached. they are one player. we have potential weaknesses on our team which could hurt us in the big ten against teams like iowa, psu, minn, mich st, and michigan. but they won't hurt us against texas. the only thing that worries me is if our QB turns it over a lot and/or if our young rb's fumble. but i feel in my gut that troy plays best when the stage is biggest and i think he'll get the job done. texas is totally dependent on VY and they expect him to single-handedly carry them to victory over us. whereas we have a lot of different weapons on all 3 sides of the ball; if one of our guys is struggling the others will pick up the slack.

the biggest thing to remember is this: no matter how much hype their line might be getting, it is NOT any better than ours, and they will not control the line of scrimmage and/or push us around. teams with weak coaches need this to happen to win, or they need a herculean effort from a superstar player against a team he matches up perfectly with. neither will happen against the bucks.

i think we'll kill them not because i think we're great (although we have the potential to be); i think we'll kill them because texas, the big xii, and all of its coaches, including bob stoops (especially bob stoops) are overrated garbage.

i worry that killing them will give us a big head. i hope our players realize that penn st will be a lot tougher to beat than texas.

i worry that VY will get his head taken off in the 1st quarter. then after the game, the excuses will come poring in. we'll go on to finish 11-1, with a tough loss somewhere along the way and several close wins; while texas finishes 11-1 and destroys the weak big xii in the process. texas then ends up getting the number 2 spot and a berth in the rose over us. or, even if VY doesn't get injured, people will say that texas has improved over the year while we have regressed. or that having the game at home at night gave us an unfair advantage.

i like texas fans because they are just like we were 1995-98. still clinging onto the hope that their coach can turn it around, and that they have so much more talent than everyone else in the country.

i have never been more confident about a sporting event in my entire life. i can't remember the last time i was so confident. oh wait. it was pretty recently, and it involved another overrated big xii team in a big game. i remember watching the pregame show and listening to trev alberts talk about how mighty oklahoma was going to push the "soft, west-coast" usc team around, then sprinting to the computer to register my online gambling account before kickoff and plunking $200 straight up on the trojans.

is this an arrogant post? you're damn right it is. i'm just fed up with the big xii. my brownies drafting brodney [censored]ing pool was the last straw. hopefully romeo's brilliant defensive scheme will hide him, after all the patriots had a bunch of rag-tags in their secondary last year and they still shut down 3 potent offenses. if brodney pool didn't have the oklahoma attached to his name, i doubt he'd have gotten drafted before the 5th round. god i hate oklahoma. every time i see a clip of jason white awkwardly accepting the heisman trophy (what an awkward muther[censored]er; does this guy inspire any confidence when you look in his eyes? he can't maintain eye contact. compare that with krenzel and troy and leinart and all the other good qb's. when they talk, they're so relaxed and confident; there's no doubt in their eyes or in their voice. just natural leaders. look at tom brady when he talks. then look at kyle boller and tim couch. kyle boller especially. god, what a [censored]ing idiot. if i had to analyze qb's my first and most important requirement would be how they carry themselves when they talk.

being a good qb requires an attitude, a personality, whether it be cool and casual, cocky and tough, intelligent, or a combination of all those things. imagine jason white going on a date. would he have anything to talk about. he would be glancing around the room uncomfortably, shifting in his seat, and mumbling, with the occasional voice crack.

the heisman trophy has been forever tarnished after it passed through that man's hands.

[Chalumpa]

Well BuckeyeTrail, I'll just say the only game I saw the Buckeyes play last year was against Wisconsin and from what I saw I have nothing to worry. Man, y'all gave up 168 yards to Davis and he's got nothing on Vince Young. Y'all better watch out because that kind of run defense will lead to a world of hurt against Texas. My point being that if you only saw one game last year you have no idea what our team was really like and even less of a clue what we're going to be like next year. Claim the Big XII is overrated all you want but your reasoning for this is because Oklahoma made to the MNC game last year and lost? I hate Oklahoma, but it's pretty weak smack when you say we're overrated when we have two teams in the BCS. We (being Texas) beat your conference CHAMPION last year in the Rose Bowl. Sure sure, you beat them too, but that win didn't make you conference champs. They apparently proved through the course of the season they were the best team in your conference and the one game they played against you couldn't change that. One game does not make the team. I can blindly say your team is overrated too, and I'd have more of a basis for it than you. Your team was 8-4 last season but is getting a lot of top ten buzz for this upcoming season. Sounds a little ridiculous to me. Texas finished 11-1 and in the top 5 so we deserve and have earned our position. I'm just playing devil's advocate in this and actually believe you will be a top 10 team next year, will give us a great game, and actually saw more than one of your games.