Week 3: Ohio @ Ohio State 12pm Big Ten Network

• mallymal614

  This game getting boring now. It could be 50-0 by halftime. Let me turn and watch Michigan get beat.
• mallymal614

  that_guy;488158 wrote:Name 1 game they've lost because of this.

  
  Good point. I was just expressing how I felt about it. I guess that's why I'm on the computer while Tressel is on the sidelines lol.
• osu45804

  

  The WHOLE 2nd half is going to be Tressel ball
• that_guy

  osu45804;488169 wrote:The WHOLE 2nd half is going to be Tressel ball

  
  Oh good, one drive doesn't lead to points, and the"fuck you, tressel" guy from last week is already whining.
• trep14

  that_guy;488145 wrote:Why not give the second team some live game time, while the game is still close. This game is about to get out of hand, as ou is overmatched, so give the backups time before garbage time....

  
  What about the fans? There are 100,000+ people in that stadium that paid good money to come in to that stadium and they don't want to watch Joe Bauserman and the 5th string running back, they came to watch Terrelle Pryor, Brandon Saine, and Devier Posey. And come on, going up against OU's first string isn't exactly saying much, these guys go up against much better competition in the spring game.
  
  Also, while OSU has never lost a game like this, they have found themselves in dogfights in these kind of games before. Remember what happened last time OSU played OU? It was like 14-12 OU in the 4th quarter. On that swing pass that Bauserman threw that was a fumble, that was in prime position to be picked up and returned by OU. If OU returns that for a TD, its a 17-7 game and changes the momentum. Bottom line, its not a good strategy.
• ts1227

  

  Timeout? You dicks.
  
  Tressel is going to murder Pryor for that one.
• ts1227

  

  trep14;488176 wrote:What about the fans? There are 100,000+ people in that stadium that paid good money to come in to that stadium and they don't want to watch Joe Bauserman and the 5th string running back, they came to watch Terrelle Pryor, Brandon Saine, and Devier Posey. And come on, going up against OU's first string isn't exactly saying much, these guys go up against much better competition in the spring game.

  Any coach that gives two shits about the fans when making decisions like that should be fired on the spot.
• osu45804

  

  2 Minutes offense fails .... 34-0 Halftime
• NilesPacMan

  ts1227;488181 wrote:Timeout? You dicks.
  
  Tressel is going to murder Pryor for that one.

  
  Especially since the next play is Pryor's first INT of the year, which was a horrid pass/decision by him.
• trep14

  ts1227;488182 wrote:Any coach that gives two shits about the fans when making decisions like that should be fired on the spot.

  
  haha okk whatever. Yeah who cares about the people who make up the backbone of your job? I guarantee you would have heard some of the loudest boos you've ever heard in your life if that fumble on that swing pass by Bauserman had been recovered by OU. That decision just wasn't smart football strategy.
• se-alum

  

  trep14;488176 wrote:What about the fans? There are 100,000+ people in that stadium that paid good money to come in to that stadium and they don't want to watch Joe Bauserman and the 5th string running back, they came to watch Terrelle Pryor, Brandon Saine, and Devier Posey. And come on, going up against OU's first string isn't exactly saying much, these guys go up against much better competition in the spring game.
  
  Also, while OSU has never lost a game like this, they have found themselves in dogfights in these kind of games before. Remember what happened last time OSU played OU? It was like 14-12 OU in the 4th quarter. On that swing pass that Bauserman threw that was a fumble, that was in prime position to be picked up and returned by OU. If OU returns that for a TD, its a 17-7 game and changes the momentum. Bottom line, its not a good strategy.

  The fans knew what they were getting into when they bought tickets to an OSU vs. OU game.
• that_guy

  The fans? Seriously, that's your argument? Any fans going to an osu/Mac game are expecting a blowout. They've seen 34 points put up, I'd say they've gotten their moneys worth. As for the last osu/ou game that had to do more with a lethargic osu team, than substitution patterns, I don't think the second team played a first half series that day. Bottom line- 1st half game action in a 17-0 game is more intense and prepares the youngsters more than 4th quarter garbage time....
• bigorangebuck22

  OSU players really put the screws to Tress's gameplan by scoring all those tds.
  
  When I watch OSU games I want to see fieldgoals!
• jordo212000

  

  Add me to the group who was confused as to why Bauserman and the other backup skill guys were out there so early. This is the one thing that Tressel does that always aggravates me. Build 24+ point cushion and then put the backups in (and don't take them out). Like trep said, if Bauserman's swing pass would have been a lateral that OU returns for a TD we're looking at a 17-7 ball game with OU getting some momentum
• osu45804

  

  Fucking special teams
• Fly4Fun

  

  osu45804;488222 wrote:Fucking special teams

  
  What just happened?
• NilesPacMan

  Blocked punt... They just bore down on the punter. However, Ohio State turns it right around with a forced fumble and recovery.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Nice... on the forced fumble and recovery...
  
  But something needs to be done about special teams NOW!
  
  Special Teams could easily cost OSU a game or two if this continues.
• NilesPacMan

  Another punt, got it off, but Ohio was close in blocking it.
• rydawg5

  you guys sure bitch alot for a 34-0 game.
• osu45804

  

  Then Pryor gives it right back, throwing into double coverage
• osu45804

  

  Bucks get a safety 36-0
• NilesPacMan

  Interception by Pryor after forcing a long throw. Second errant pass that's been intercepted. Then, safety on the ensuing play, which is pretty good by the defense.
  
  I'm not upset at being up 36-0, it's just our special teams needs A LOT of work, and Pryor is getting frustrated, which has led to his two interceptions. For this game, it doesn't mean much, but in the future, it frightens me because those mistakes can cost us a major game such as Wisconsin or Iowa on the road.
• rydawg5

  NilesPacMan;488237 wrote:Interception by Pryor after forcing a long throw. Second errant pass that's been intercepted. Then, safety on the ensuing play, which is pretty good by the defense.
  
  I'm not upset at being up 36-0, it's just our special teams needs A LOT of work, and Pryor is getting frustrated, which has led to his two interceptions. For this game, it doesn't mean much, but in the future, it frightens me because those mistakes can cost us a major game such as Wisconsin or Iowa on the road.

  
  I agree with this.
• se-alum

  

  I don't worry about the Pryor interceptions, if the game is close, he don't attempt those passes.