Game Thread Ohio State 3, Southern Cal 35 (Sept. 13)

[BuckeyeNation]

WHAT THE HELL! This is sickening to watch.

 

[Greenville Buck]

I'm glad Freeman made that play. Petey is an asshat. I'm sorry!!! One thing about coach Tressel is he would never keep passing in the 4th quarter of a game already decided and he sure in the heck wouldn't go for it on 4th down. That's the difference between a gentleman coach and an asshole. The only thing that has pissed me off about this game, other than the obvious result, is I wish I had watched this game with the mute button on. I can guarantee Cris Speilman calling this game wouldn't be suckin' U.S.C.'s cock!!! Hope this doesn't get me banned.

 

[OHSportsFan]

This year was NC or bust...and we just got busted.

It's really hard to focus on the rest of the year right now.

3 points!?

 

[visaliabuck]

Up 32 points in the 4th and you go for it on 4th and 3? That's the biggest slap in the face I've ever seen. It would have served them right if Sanchez knee got blown out Weis and Brady style

They are out to punish us and embarass us. I think they have acomplished that. If roles were reversed I hope we would do the same thing......

 

[TooTall]

Guys, you can dwell on this game all you want but no matter how much you complain... It ain't gonna make it better. Ohio State needs to feel the same way. Get the loss behind them and start looking toward locking up another Big Ten crown. I still, IMO, think Ohio State is the best team in the Big Ten and think they can get it done and make it to the Rose Bowl. I feel Terrelle Pryor has shown he wants to be the leader of the offense both on the field and on the sideline.

Come on Buckeyes, let's bounce back against Troy and get ready for the Big Ten!

 

[Onebuckfan]

I promise never to post or complain that our recruits are not being given a fair shake by the recruiting services. No excuses for tonight but now we know what we are chasing in regards to the NC. We have the talent to win the Big 10 but maybe we have been spoiled by some of our recent successes, the Big 10 is in a down period, but we are still a good team but not an"elite" team.

 

[NFBuck]

I'm glad Freeman made that play. Petey is an asshat. I'm sorry!!! One thing about coach Tressel is he would never keep passing in the 4th quarter of a game already decided and he sure in the heck wouldn't go for it on 4th down. That's the difference between a gentleman coach and an asshole. The only thing that has pissed me off about this game, other than the obvious result, is I wish I had watched this game with the mute button on. I can guarantee Cris Speilman calling this game wouldn't be suckin' U.S.C.'s cock!!! Hope this doesn't get me banned.

Well, you know what they say...the best way to prevent that is to stop it. And they did.

 

[Clarity]

just wait till next year boys...just wait there till next year.

There's nothing to wait for. We suit up again for Troy very shortly, there's a lot of football to be played this year.

I, for one, as upset as I am about this game, refuse to be embarrassed by a good old fashioned ass kicking. I say good for USC, a team that probably should have been in the title game last year, but choked, as did Mizzou and West VA -- leaving us holding the bag when we probably shouldn't have had to.

So we were over-rated this season. And? So we're not as good in critical areas of the game that many thought we were. And? There's little to be happy about with this game, except that it's a long overdue match-up between two storied programs. One that I hope will be revived and revisited beyond next year's game in the Shoe.

Even with this beating, we've shown more under Jim Tressel than every other I-A team outside of a very select handful. USC, LSU, perhaps Florida, maybe you could toss Oklahoma in there -- maybe not.

Down in the dumps? So be it. Losing sucks. Getting blasted sucks worse. But that's the sport. We can (and I'm sure will) 'coulda-woulda-shoulda' until we're blue in the face, but what utility does that serve?

Regarding those who feel the forum ejections are overboard -- I'm sorry you misunderstand what we're trying to do here. Every other OSU forum out there is open for all the whining, bitching, and moaning. Why not have at least one where people can still communicate without the self-feeding self-absorbing disease that is one whine feeding into another. Hey, if we could convince any other site out there that it only prevents conversation and makes people feel worse than they already do, then maybe we could work out a rolling schedule where people can cry here one week, but not the next, then they can the week after. But that's not realistic. I feel badly enough about this game, why should I come to BP and feel worse about it?

I don't feel worse when someone says: "Boeckman can't seem to handle the pressure, just like against LSU -- with the offense showing more energy (seemingly) with Pryor in, it kills me that we're not giving the kid more time." I don't feel worse when someone says: "I don't know how it is we have all of this talent moving through our offensive line over the years (as evidenced by the NFL draft and success at the next level), but we never seem to be getting as much out of them while they're here as we should." I don't feel worse when someone says: "We really don't seem to (insert one: play with enthusiasm or energy/have the same team speed/play to our own strengths)." I feel badly when we use this forum to shit on players. To shit on coaches. Hell, I feel badly when we rip on Charlie Weis. I hate Notre Dame, can't stand their fans for the most part. But here's a guy who has enjoyed tremendous success in his chosen career. Yeah, he's fat. Oh no, what a terrible human being. Is he the answer for Notre Dame? Don't know, don't care.

I know I ask too much though. It's fun to rip on other fans. It's fun to rip on other programs. Unfortunately, that's a beast that's always more than happy to turn around and feed on us as well. Drawing from above, I don't feel badly when a USC or LSU fan is on here posting, I do when they're just here to gain some sort of sad personal satisfaction from kicking people while they're down.

You don't have to agree with how the mods handle things, but you do have to respect the fact that they're on here during another very difficult loss making sure that this place doesn't look like the same pathetic petulant clusterfuck that so many others do right now.

35-3? Fucking shameful. I don't care that the stats are closer than the score. Doesn't make it feel any better. Then again, I'm looking forward to the next game. I'll look forward to entering the Big Ten schedule. I'll look forward to seeing where we end up in the post season. I'll be interested to visit BP to read certain people's perspectives regarding what went wrong here, how we might (or might not) adapt to tonight's trainwreck. I won't be interested in reading the posts that just state the obvious. "We stunk." Okay, and?

 

[LordJeffBuck]

I'm glad Freeman made that play. Petey is an asshat. I'm sorry!!! One thing about coach Tressel is he would never keep passing in the 4th quarter of a game already decided and he sure in the heck wouldn't go for it on 4th down. That's the difference between a gentleman coach and an asshole. The only thing that has pissed me off about this game, other than the obvious result, is I wish I had watched this game with the mute button on. I can guarantee Cris Speilman calling this game wouldn't be suckin' U.S.C.'s cock!!! Hope this doesn't get me banned.

Sanchez wasn't going to throw the ball in that situation. What do you want Petey to do up 35-3, kick a field goal?

 

[614]

Where's thad matta and bj mullens

 

[tibor75]

Up 32 points in the 4th and you go for it on 4th and 3? That's the biggest slap in the face I've ever seen. It would have served them right if Sanchez knee got blown out Weis and Brady style

Tressel has passed plenty of times in the 4th quarters of games that were won.

Im glad USC is still playing like it's a game. Our guys need the practice.

 

[Tonyank]

This shows me that maybe Ohio State has been TOO successful recently. People aren't remembering back to the 1999/2000/2001 timeframe.

Seriously. Get a friggin grip.

See you in 14 days I guess. Although if this is what you're going to bring to the table during the tough times, you might as well not..

Long time = 7-8-9 years bud......

Please tell me that you think TB was "Average" at best tonight.......

I got my grip, and it's not Friggin

Tough times, are not losing to the #1 team in the country BUD.

But, I've seen NOTHING from TB tonight. IT'S an OPINION>

 

[buckeyebri]

This year was NC or bust...and we just got busted.

It's really hard to focus on the rest of the year right now.

3 points!?

Absolutely....the question now has to be will this team step up the rest of the year or will they go the way of Earl's last season with Spielman and the boys.....

 

[CookyPuss]

Well, you know what they say...the best way to prvent that isto stop it. And they did.

Yep. I never begrudge a team from scoring if they can.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

They are out to punish us and embarass us. I think they have acomplished that. If roles were reversed I hope we would do the same thing......

Absolutely not. The total belief that Tressel would never resort to this is a source of pride. It's what makes Tressel different from the poodle and The Ohio State University different from the University of Spoiled Children.