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04-21-2008, 11:21 PM
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This isn't just people being critical over the spring game...it is fans that are worried the last 3 games last year have transferred to '08. He is deservingly being criticized because he self destructed in the last 3 games, against easily the best 3 teams we faced. Regardless of the situation INT's won't be tolerated. Just based on the spring game alone I would say that it would be too critical to say much about TB's performance. He looked frantic still was my main worry, even with the black jersey on (though who could blame him after Moeller's shot  ).
Todd will be the man going into the season though and rightfully so. I think he is beyond capable and has the tools...however, the mental game is crucial and I don't know how anyone can claim absolute confidence in his decision making considering the last 3 games and the scrimmage. His combined stats during the time is 8 INT's vs. 3 TD's...will that fly with Coach Tressel? Or any coach? Being a veteran senior doesn't insure he will make good decisions. I still have faith in Todd to get the job done come fall but it is just good to see Bauserman come up big and prove himself a viable option should Todd continue to regress. So in summary, judging TB's performance in the spring game to determine if he will be the starter is off-base. However, coupled with the last 3 games last year, there is cause for concern. In the mean time (and the theme music starts now) "trust the coaches".
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04-22-2008, 12:01 AM
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If you consider Bauserman and Boeckman total had 270 yards passing, TB accounted for about half of the total passing yards. So when Pryor joins the team and adds his contribution, the total passing yardage could be over 400 in a single game. I'm just saying if they combined those numbers in a normal 60 minute game, it would be outstanding not to mention the untold rushing yardage from Beanie, Boom, Zoom, and Mo.
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04-22-2008, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by komlor
Tebow is not a passer. If TB could run like Tebow I wouldn't be worried as much. Atthis point I would give serious consideration to both of the other QBs . Boeckman just doesn't have it
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04-22-2008, 01:25 AM
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here's a question for you guys... which would you rather have
A) Beanie running behind Tim Tebow as a lead blocker?
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B) Tim Tebow running behing Beanie Wells?
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04-22-2008, 03:11 AM
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This is madness on how people are still crushing TB after an April Scrimmage. All I can hope for is that BP is crushing you back for Buckeye Bashing . Todd will be the starter, deal with it and I'll see you this fall. Go Bucks!!!!
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04-22-2008, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40
This is open for debate as well...Many will say they want a no interception, management type game, which is what you got in the Wisconsin game...
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10 points in 2 1/2 quarters. We had to rely on Beanie to carry us on his shoulders.
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Illinois, yes it was a bad game...But I still think if the defense gets us the ball back that he makes something happen...
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Bad game is all that needs to be said for this discussion. Our defense should not have been put in that position in the first place.
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Michigan...Mentioned in my last post, bad hand, weather, and once Beanie took over and Michigan couldn't move the ball there was no reason to force anything...
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The weather didn't seem to bother either Henne or Big Tex as much as it did Boeckman. Tressel didn't take the ball out of Boeckman's hands because Michigan wasn't moving the ball, he took it out because he didn't want Boeckman to [censored] it up.
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LSU was not a regress game...He played well, yeah he had the 2 picks, but he played well enough for us to win this game...
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17 points in 57 minutes is not "well enough to win". He was skittish from the middle of the second quarter onward. Beanie's rushing it what kept it from getting uglier. Yeah, if Robo holds on the the pass in the end zone and/or if Moeller is a foot faster and blocks the punt instead of roughing the kicker it's a different ball game. Doesn't matter.
Folks may think I dislike Boeckman...few things can be further from the truth. He's a class act and a near mirror image of Tressel when he speaks, and his taking a grey shirt and waiting four years to get his starting shot is worthy of admiration. But once Todd is rattled, stick a fork in him because he's done for the game. He first showed that in the second half against Michigan State. He did play a solid game at Penn State the next game, but from the Wisconsin game onward he just didn't seem near as confident as he did the first half on the season. You want your QB to gain, and not lose, confidence as the season progresses.
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04-22-2008, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye
Troy didn't regress over his last three games (actually four, seeing as Todd led us to all of 10 points against Wisconsin in 2 1/2 quarters until Beanie told JT, "Gimme the ball"). This is a classic example of stats meaning jack squat.
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Troy's stats in 2 of his last 4 games weren't all impressive either...
Illinois: 13-23-108, 0-TD, 1-INT
scUM: 29-41-316, 4-TD, 1-INT
BCSNCG: 4-14-35, 0-TD, 1-INT
I threw out the Northwestern game because... well it's Northwestern. Both guys had good numbers against the Wildcats.
Troy obviously had the much better game against scUM but it could be argued that Todd had a better game/was more productive in the BCSNCG. |
04-22-2008, 08:21 AM
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