Will This Year's Team Play Tresselball?

[Muck]

Originally Posted by methomps

Funniest damn thread ever!

There fixed that for ya!

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Originally Posted by vBulletin Message

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to methomps again.

Can a brotha get a little hep here?

[BuckBojangles]

Tresselball (n): Winning a football game because you have Jim Tressel as your head coach, and the other team doesn't.[/quote]

Good Point. That being said. What part of the Tressel scheme do you think they'll struggle with the most? Some people have mentioned TS did fumble a lot. Sometimes he made some bad decisions.

Personally, TS made a lot of great decisions last year and really made so many incredible plays that a few bad ones don't deter my faith in him one bit.

In fact, didn't Smith grade out a winning performance in atleast two games last year? I'll be he gets 4 or more this year. That would probably be close to a record for a JT team.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

I really liked Heacock's comments from last week. Said they were watching the players on D to see who could make plays. From that they would figure out what kind of Defensive schemes they were going to put in place this season.

This is the reason Coach Heacock is one of the best coordinators in the country. Hopefully he sticks around a little longer than our previous two standout DC's.

[BuckTwenty]

With the depth we have at TB, the big uglies on the line, and an experienced bunch of playmaking posession receivers, I can't think of a better clock management offense that we've ever had here during Tressel's reign. As far as I'm concerned though, this offense will go only as far as Troy will take them. If he struggles as far as turning the ball over (kinda like what he did last year or worse), we're in trouble. If Troy can play Krenzel-like mistake-free football, we're hoisting the Big Ten championship trophy again... and maybe a more fragile one along with it.

As far as a "dominant defense" goes, I'm anxious to see what shakes out here this spring. Lack of a distinct leader on D concerns me, but I've loved hearing how everyone is fighting so hard for positions. We have an experienced front 4 returning (plus an underrated 2-deep), early spring has shown we're 3 deep at linebacker even BEFORE Johnson/Gibson/Moeller get here (!), and I think the competition in the defensive backfield will bring some interesting results here come fall.

I'm not worried about special teams. Trapasso is solid, Pretorius will turn some heads this year, and Ginn is supposedly a "new and improved" version of himself this year. The fight for the other KR spot(s) should be interesting, though I think Gonzo's a shoe-in for the other PR spot this year.

I think we have the ingredients to play Tresselball, but there's a question mark over the D. We shall see, I guess...

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I think at times, possibly early in the season, we could possibly see JT line-up with two tight ends and pound the ball to keep our young defense off the field until they come together. With Pittman and Wells back there it could be an advantage for us to control the ball.

[Zurp]

When I think "Tresselball," I think of a kick-ass defense, a kick-ass special teams, and an offense that doesn't many mistakes. If Ginn can hold onto the ball better than he did against Michigan and against Michigan State on kicks, I think the special teams will be "good." Maybe not "kick-ass," (losing Huston will be big, I think) but they'll be at least "good." The defense will be pretty good, if most of the things I read on BP are correct. The new LB's and new DB's may be green-horns, but I think they'll be ok. Again, not "kick-ass," but better than most defenses in the country. Finally, an offense that doesnt make mistakes. This is led by a QB who makes good decisions. We all know that Smith runs when he needs to, scrambles to find the open receiver, and he doesn't throw many interceptions. How many INT's did he have last year? 4? 6? And with Pittman, Wells, Haw, and Wells, they'll have a good compliment to Smith to help control the game clock.

So, long story short: yes, this team will play Tresselball. Mr. Tressel, himself, will see to that.

[Buckeyes27]

i think "tresselball" could be gone and if it is not, than it needs to be. there is so much on offense that the bucks can do. it will be hard to stop them this season if tressel opens it wide open and leaves it there.

[sandgk]

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