ESPN Gameday season preview - Page 4

scarletngrey11 · #46 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 02:05 PM

If anyone wants a good laugh, then go to the michigan board on rivals. You would think that Bush predicted Iraq to win the war, so much crying and everything. Michigan fans are the most arrogant sons of bitches alive its amazing.

BuckBackHome · #47 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by osugrad21

Herbie is destroying the idiots with his knowledge of the teams....Corso has been good as well. Mark and Trev look like idiots...and Herbie is making sure that is obvious.

It is a whole different show when they have all of the guys on one set. The knowledge and research done by Herbie and even Corso this year tops May by a mile. I was surprised by Alberts as he seemed more controlled, but you know his idiot self will return just a couple of games in the season. May was really getting on my nerves at the end. He seems to base all of his predictions on what the team did the previous year regardless of what changes have occured in the off season.

All I know is I am actually excited to see South Carolina play as it means college football is here!

edit: I love the prediction that Notre Shame could be 0-6 to start the season.

buck e · #48 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by osugrad21

What did Herbstreit ever say about the allegations? He made a comment about the offense but never said anything about the allegations or the program.

I think some people hoped he would have been a little more vocal on Ohio State's behalf. I was one of them. In retrospect, he was in an extremely difficult position... literally caught in a war between his employer who has provided him with a great living and every guy's dream job and his beloved alma matter. I know at the time, I was pissed off at him... looking back, I think he handled it about as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Sure, he made a stupid comment about recruits not wanting to come here with the offense, but I imagine he said that out of frustration. Besides, I'd bet a lot of fans were probably thinking the same thing to themselves.

In my "walkthrough" (gameday prep for next Saturday), I'm sitting here watching my DVD of the '03 Fiesta Bowl while sippin' on a few beers. This DVD that I bought off ebay includes the Game Day one hour pregame show, as well as the SportsCenter that followed. It is amazing to me how spot on Herbstreit's pregame analysis was. He called how the game would play out almost perfectly. He is bar none the best at what he does.

And how Mark May is on television is beyond me. He and Albert's comments during last year's Alamo Bowl will forever be unforgivable IMO. They actually managed to ruin for me what was a great Buckeye bowl victory. Whenever they're on television, I get so pissed off that I tune them out and I can't even tell what they're saying... but I know its absolultely stupid.

osugrad21 · #49 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by buck e

I think some people hoped he would have been a little more vocal on Ohio State's behalf. I was one of them. In retrospect, he was in an extremely difficult position... literally caught in a war between his employer who has provided him with a great living and every guy's dream job and his beloved alma matter. I know at the time, I was pissed off at him... looking back, I think he handled it about as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Sure, he made a stupid comment about recruits not wanting to come here with the offense, but I imagine he said that out of frustration. Besides, I'd bet a lot of fans were probably thinking the same thing to themselves.

I agree entirely. However, I did expect Herbie to be a National analyst on ESPN as he is paid to do. An aggressive defense of his Alma mater before all of the facts were revealed would have led to a loss of his credibility inthe national market. He was extremely vocal concerning the Alamo broadcast where May and Alberts trashed geiger and tOSU. IIRC, he was on ESPN radio saying he could not wait to see them at the Orange Bowl to voice his disapproval.

buck e · #50 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 02:29 PM

[quote=osugrad21]I agree entirely. However, I did expect Herbie to be a National analyst on ESPN as he is paid to do.QUOTE]

At the time I didn't. But I think back then, things were so emotional and heated, many of our fans were not thinking straight. My hatred for ESPN has dissipated.... my hatred for Mark May, Trev Alberts and Tom Friend has not.

BuckBackHome · #51 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by osugrad21

He was extremely vocal concerning the Alamo broadcast where May and Alberts trashed geiger and tOSU. IIRC, he was on ESPN radio saying he could not wait to see them at the Orange Bowl to voice his disapproval.

Based on him laughing at the end of the show I would say he really does not respect the opinion of Alberts and May. He was probably thinking "Get these idiots away from me. Corso is enough!"

MililaniBuckeye · #52 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by buckeyeboy

Yeah, that totally makes up for what was said last year regarding the Clarett allegations just b/c Herbie picked us to win it all on some dopey preview show. Intelligent.

Just as I predicted...the anti-Herbstreit asswipes have come out.

buttholeboy, you have no room to be speaking about intelligence. You whine about what you think is disloyalty, spoken on that same "dopey" show, when in reality Herbstreit was being what he was supposed to be--an impartial, unbiased analyst. Come back when you get out of fuckin' puberty...

casey_buckeye · #53 (**permalink**) 08-27-2005, 04:15 PM

Most years this show is re-aired. Any idea when it will be on again?