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10-09-2005, 12:50 AM
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I don't know how many times you see it in football, but it happens.
Teams don't come out and play very well after bye weeks. It also sucks when we are playing a night game and on the road. It is like 3 things are working against us.
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10-09-2005, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40
I don't know how many times you see it in football, but it happens.
Teams don't come out and play very well after bye weeks. It also sucks when we are playing a night game and on the road. It is like 3 things are working against us.
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make that 4 things, the weather def. had a affect on the game, but those 4 things are all what Big Ten games are about, in no way do i see this as a "upset", what if PSU was ranked #8 at the beggining of the year, they would be a top 4 right now, but no, they were unranked more than half-way through the season, and that is why we underestimated them because they were ranked #16 and not #4 |
10-09-2005, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by buckeyeboy
Actually, I'm almost positive it gets worse if you only consider conference play:
2005: 0-1
2004: 1-3
2003: 2-2
2002: 4-0
2001: ? (does anyone have this?)
So that's 7-6 in away Big 10 games under Tressel, and I'd imagine it gets worse, b/c we weren't very good in 2001.
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So here's a question...does anyone else think it might be a good idea to schedule a few more OOC road games? I understand all the reasons we don't (needing to go undefeated, money, etc.), but it seems like we lulled into complacency sometimes when we play at home for 4 or 5 in a row, only to have the first road game against a big conference rival. I know we're going to Texas...maybe we need to make sure we have an OOC road game most years (doesn't have to be a "huge game", but we could go to Arkansas or something)? Would this help our results in conference play, which are the most important? The winner of the Big Ten hits a BCS game every year, and maybe it would be worth the risk of losing a gmae or 2 OOC if it helped us later in the year.
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10-09-2005, 01:14 AM
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We now know why we plugged in Bowling Green next year in the open slot in middle of the Big Ten schedule, and that's to avoid to bye week.
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10-09-2005, 01:17 AM
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We now know why we plugged in Bowling Green next year in the open slot in middle of the Big Ten schedule, and that's to avoid to bye week.
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Maybe we could lock up Kent State to be after our bye week every year until, say 2155.
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10-09-2005, 01:22 AM
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if I don't take us down the field, bench me
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gonzo and others have been very vocal about being very glad we don't have a bye week next week.
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