EgonSchiele
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Well, I'm not in the least bit worried about our defense. Looked great today.
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NuclearBuck
Buckeye in Exile
Defense did look better than I expected, however, I am starting to have some concern in regard to the QB position for next season.
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A little premature for that. These are young kids who will have another full season and off season to develop before having to take over.
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I felt good about the first drive with Troy Smith. This offense looks better with him there. The two youngsters made some learning decisions and the turnovers come from that.
I wanted to see Aaron get a ball to kick but the coaches must think he has shown his stuff or that it was more important to get others to show theirs.
Hoobler looked excellent, especially in pass coverage situations. AnimalII (he don't look little to me no more!) also looked good.
I was pleasantly surprised by the defense on both sides of the ball.
Abdallah (the name means "servant of God" by the way) looked like he could deliver some God-fearing moments to opposing quarterbacks. Kerr looked sound. The linebacking corps looked young at times but very quick.
The team looks fast all over.
The WR corps also had some good moments. Frost will regret this performance. Three catchable balls not caught and twice he was hit squarely in the hands while wide open. Leaving that last touchdown on the table will hurt his chances a bit.
Beanie Wells appears to be as billed. He looked comfortable and sensible. The run from the out of the end-zone was very impressive. He had another ten or twelve yarder earlier that also looked very good. I understand the comparison to Jim Brown. It doesn't look like he's done much and then you realize he gained five...now all he has to do is perfect the "I got nothin' left" walk back to the huddle after every gain.
All in all, it was a fun game to watch and I saw a lot that made me happy for a spring game.
I wanted to see Aaron get a ball to kick but the coaches must think he has shown his stuff or that it was more important to get others to show theirs.
Hoobler looked excellent, especially in pass coverage situations. AnimalII (he don't look little to me no more!) also looked good.
I was pleasantly surprised by the defense on both sides of the ball.
Abdallah (the name means "servant of God" by the way) looked like he could deliver some God-fearing moments to opposing quarterbacks. Kerr looked sound. The linebacking corps looked young at times but very quick.
The team looks fast all over.
The WR corps also had some good moments. Frost will regret this performance. Three catchable balls not caught and twice he was hit squarely in the hands while wide open. Leaving that last touchdown on the table will hurt his chances a bit.
Beanie Wells appears to be as billed. He looked comfortable and sensible. The run from the out of the end-zone was very impressive. He had another ten or twelve yarder earlier that also looked very good. I understand the comparison to Jim Brown. It doesn't look like he's done much and then you realize he gained five...now all he has to do is perfect the "I got nothin' left" walk back to the huddle after every gain.
All in all, it was a fun game to watch and I saw a lot that made me happy for a spring game.
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BuckNutJoeHall
Listening to Eddie Money
I won the award for being first person into the St. John's/French field house parking lot at 6am!!!! Have yet to sleep since thursday night. Elliemae, Todd, Myself and Hawaiian Buck were there. We broke it up around noon to make for our seats. Had an interesting time with me and my world famous grilling expertise. Had a good time, and BTW check out HawaiianBuck's stuff if you haven't. I wasn't aware of the great work he does. Amazing photos.
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TheStoicPaisano
But I didn't, so it doesn't
It was a great time at the Shoe, sat right near the entrance in the SE corner to people watch. I need to brush up on my 2007 recruits, but Nate Oliver was here, along with Mark Wetterer and Lebron Daniel. Ginn Sr. was around, as were Youboty, Everett, Whitner, Kudla, Sims, Salley, Schlegel (looking very redneck) and surprisingly enough, Will Smith. Saw Santonio do an interview from the other side of the endzone, but he didn't come over. Robiskie's younger brothers and father were here. Spotted HAYN doing a good job as usual. Troy, Jamario, and Barton are awesome with the fans, as are most of the former players. As for the game:
QBs: Smith is Smith, one of the most talented and respected guys on the team. He was on the headset and helping Schoenhoft out in the second half. Seems like a cool dude off the field as well. He and Zwick looked very sharp. Todd and Rob were inconsistent, Schoenhoft has a cannon but miscommunicated at least twice, missing a receiver by 10+ yards. Both stared down receivers. Robbie is very nimble, but quick to run. Boeckman looked mobile enough, and ran the option with MoWells once.
RBs: Pittman actually dressed but didn't play. All three guys looked good, Maurice in the 2nd half when they let him get the ball in space. Beanie is huge...not nearly as squat as #13. The kid will live up to the hype. He threw an "ole" block on Lawrence Wilson after Skinner got blown up. Nothing much from the fullbacks.
WR/TE: Robiskie and Hartline are the next stars on this team, they both show great body control and hands. Hartline's fumble came when he tried to stop himself from going down, pretty much an unforced error. He also lined up in the Shot-Ginn position at least once. Lyons may have had the best catch of the day. Ginn had his ankle wrapped coming out for the 2nd half, but looked OK. Hall and Dukes were fine. The tight ends were involved a bit. Nicol looked very good, Frost dropped a couple, and walk-on John Larson caught a long one in the 4th quarter. Devin Jordan didn't even have his jersey on, so I'm thinking he is done for good.
OL: Tackles seemed to have a bit of a problem, especially Boone and Skinner. Rehring saw most if not all of his time at guard and was good. Whaley and Cordle were steady at center. Mitchum and Person were OK with the second team. Kerr was quiet, not sure how much he played. Hard to judge this unit with Datish and Barton out and Downing playing a half.
DL: Was very impressed with Abdallah and Wilson, who bullrushed Skinner and Beanie as mentioned above. Denlinger had his safety, Penton made some noise. Barrow was very quiet. Gholston, Patterson and Richardson were fine in their time, David is a leader on the sidelines.
LB: Homan is an absolute stud, and I'd be dumbfounded if he doesn't get time this season. Hoobler looked under control and very good in pass coverage. Terry was playing a lot of snaps at a down position a la Carpenter. Spitler and Kerr were there, but didn't do a ton. Freeman had a ton of tackles, but he's looked better. Grant and Laurinaitis did well in the 2nd half. There is an embarassment of riches at OLB.
DBs: No one played spectacularly well, but there wasn't anyone burnt either. Nick Patterson was carted off, but came back w/o pads and was playing around with a kid after the game, so he should be OK. Coleman appears ready to contribute. The only guys who didn't get much time were Welch and Roberts. Still a 4-way race to start opposite Jenkins. Safeties were very quiet, but they didn't have a whole lot to do based on the offense that was run. Russell did get run over by Beanie one time. Again, not much separation between the 1s and 2s here.
ST: Skeete lives, but never saw the field. Pettrey/Pretorius looked good, Trapasso was steady, but all punts were automatically fair catches. Makridis, the backup long snapper, got hit with a penalty. Lots of combos on the returns, including Beanie in the triangle position with Haw and Gonzalez on the opening kick.
All in all, this team is gonna be studly again this year, and a long time to come. This team is extremely young (not including Jordan, only 27 juniors/seniors on scholarship), and the winners of the 2006 position battle will be still be around in 2007 for the most part. QB will be one race to watch.
QBs: Smith is Smith, one of the most talented and respected guys on the team. He was on the headset and helping Schoenhoft out in the second half. Seems like a cool dude off the field as well. He and Zwick looked very sharp. Todd and Rob were inconsistent, Schoenhoft has a cannon but miscommunicated at least twice, missing a receiver by 10+ yards. Both stared down receivers. Robbie is very nimble, but quick to run. Boeckman looked mobile enough, and ran the option with MoWells once.
RBs: Pittman actually dressed but didn't play. All three guys looked good, Maurice in the 2nd half when they let him get the ball in space. Beanie is huge...not nearly as squat as #13. The kid will live up to the hype. He threw an "ole" block on Lawrence Wilson after Skinner got blown up. Nothing much from the fullbacks.
WR/TE: Robiskie and Hartline are the next stars on this team, they both show great body control and hands. Hartline's fumble came when he tried to stop himself from going down, pretty much an unforced error. He also lined up in the Shot-Ginn position at least once. Lyons may have had the best catch of the day. Ginn had his ankle wrapped coming out for the 2nd half, but looked OK. Hall and Dukes were fine. The tight ends were involved a bit. Nicol looked very good, Frost dropped a couple, and walk-on John Larson caught a long one in the 4th quarter. Devin Jordan didn't even have his jersey on, so I'm thinking he is done for good.
OL: Tackles seemed to have a bit of a problem, especially Boone and Skinner. Rehring saw most if not all of his time at guard and was good. Whaley and Cordle were steady at center. Mitchum and Person were OK with the second team. Kerr was quiet, not sure how much he played. Hard to judge this unit with Datish and Barton out and Downing playing a half.
DL: Was very impressed with Abdallah and Wilson, who bullrushed Skinner and Beanie as mentioned above. Denlinger had his safety, Penton made some noise. Barrow was very quiet. Gholston, Patterson and Richardson were fine in their time, David is a leader on the sidelines.
LB: Homan is an absolute stud, and I'd be dumbfounded if he doesn't get time this season. Hoobler looked under control and very good in pass coverage. Terry was playing a lot of snaps at a down position a la Carpenter. Spitler and Kerr were there, but didn't do a ton. Freeman had a ton of tackles, but he's looked better. Grant and Laurinaitis did well in the 2nd half. There is an embarassment of riches at OLB.
DBs: No one played spectacularly well, but there wasn't anyone burnt either. Nick Patterson was carted off, but came back w/o pads and was playing around with a kid after the game, so he should be OK. Coleman appears ready to contribute. The only guys who didn't get much time were Welch and Roberts. Still a 4-way race to start opposite Jenkins. Safeties were very quiet, but they didn't have a whole lot to do based on the offense that was run. Russell did get run over by Beanie one time. Again, not much separation between the 1s and 2s here.
ST: Skeete lives, but never saw the field. Pettrey/Pretorius looked good, Trapasso was steady, but all punts were automatically fair catches. Makridis, the backup long snapper, got hit with a penalty. Lots of combos on the returns, including Beanie in the triangle position with Haw and Gonzalez on the opening kick.
All in all, this team is gonna be studly again this year, and a long time to come. This team is extremely young (not including Jordan, only 27 juniors/seniors on scholarship), and the winners of the 2006 position battle will be still be around in 2007 for the most part. QB will be one race to watch.
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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
Does anyone know where there is a box score of the game?
I thought Troy looked to be in mid-season form even though it's only April. It was clear that he went through his progressions well and was 4-4. Be afraid, Texas.
I thought Troy looked to be in mid-season form even though it's only April. It was clear that he went through his progressions well and was 4-4. Be afraid, Texas.
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Swedish Chef
Junior
I feel guilty asking this of others but since I was at the game I didn't get to see the broadcast, is anybody going to make a torrent of it?
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scarletngrey11
All right, all right, all right.
I think our defensive line this year will be much superior to last years.
Penton, Pitcock, Patterson, Abdallah, Delinger all rotating at the tackle spots, with Richardson, Barrow, Gholston, Wilson, and maybe Rose rotating at the ends.
Penton, Pitcock, Patterson, Abdallah, Delinger all rotating at the tackle spots, with Richardson, Barrow, Gholston, Wilson, and maybe Rose rotating at the ends.
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Buckeyes27
Go Bucks! Go Cavaliers!
WOW! that was another great day at the shoe! the Buckeye nation showed up today wow! a new spring game record.
i thought the offense pick up where they left off last season. 2nd string qb's looked a little young yet, but are coming around.
not so worried about the defense no. lot of speed. the line looked good. backfield was impressed. #52 think that is terry? i though missed more playes then he made, but he is young. homan, looked good like always. i know he has put on some more mucsle since high school ball. thought he brought a lot of speed. he called the plays and adubiles very good.
the team looks amazing. good thing i got my season tickets for this year. have to look for fiesta bowl tickets after the texas game.
GO BUCKS!
i thought the offense pick up where they left off last season. 2nd string qb's looked a little young yet, but are coming around.
not so worried about the defense no. lot of speed. the line looked good. backfield was impressed. #52 think that is terry? i though missed more playes then he made, but he is young. homan, looked good like always. i know he has put on some more mucsle since high school ball. thought he brought a lot of speed. he called the plays and adubiles very good.
the team looks amazing. good thing i got my season tickets for this year. have to look for fiesta bowl tickets after the texas game.
GO BUCKS!
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