RunningAHEAD - Topic: More Smack Talk

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 10/15/2008 at 4:10 PM

Quote from DrewEOB on 10/15/2008 at 3:15 PM:

The last two in the BCS title games... it's obvious we were overmatched. Against Florida, we had a very good team in most aspects (not a great running game, but everything else was pretty good, I thought), and we still got destroyed. I honestly didn't expect to win that game, but I guarantee you almost every Buckeye player thought it would be a cakewalk. They prepared accordingly, and got waxed. Last year both OSU and LSU lucked into the title game. I would have happily played anybody else but them. Anybody. We didn't match up well with them, and while it wasn't the drubbing of the previous game, it still sucked to watch.

True, but we somehow beat Florida a year later. I don't think it's overmatched. I think that against FL, OSU had gotten fat and lazy (remember how pudgy Troy Smith looked), and I think that against LSU, the previous year was in their head too much. I think in both cases, it was a combination of psychology and conservative coaching, not a physical mismatch.

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

DrewEOB

Idiot

posted: 10/15/2008 at 5:36 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 10/15/2008 at 4:10 PM:

True, but we somehow beat Florida a year later. I don't think it's overmatched. I think that against FL, OSU had gotten fat and lazy (remember how pudgy Troy Smith looked), and I think that against LSU, the previous year was in their head too much. I think in both cases, it was a combination of psychology and conservative coaching, not a physical mismatch.

I don't entirely disagree. Troy Smith was too busy being a pretty boy for all the TV shows. And the LSU game last year was a little bit of a physical mismatch, but more of a psychological one. That's why I would have rather played Mizzou or West Virginia. They're not in the SEC.

Yes, I do "run in this." So should you. The weather is never as bad as it seems from behind your office or car window.

C-R

posted: 10/15/2008 at 5:43 PM

I need to bring some cheese to go with all this Big 10 whine. I can see the headline now - Minnesota wins Big 10 title and BCS berth.

"He conquers who endures" - Persius
"Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel

DrewEOB

Idiot

posted: 10/15/2008 at 5:48 PM

Quote from C-R on 10/15/2008 at 5:43 PM:

I need to bring some cheese to go with all this Big 10 whine. I can see the headline now - Minnesota wins Big 10 title and BCS berth.

Meh, I'm not whining. Whining would be me saying, "why does everybody hate tOSU?!? OMG!! We're good and stuff, why why why?!?!?" You won't hear me defending the strength of the Big Ten or OSU. But you also won't hear me apologizing for cheering for my team.

Yes, I do "run in this." So should you. The weather is never as bad as it seems from behind your office or car window.

Scout7

CPT Curmudgeon

posted: 10/15/2008 at 5:48 PM

Quote from C-R on 10/15/2008 at 5:43 PM:

I need to bring some cheese to go with all this Big 10 whine. I can see the headline now - Minnesota wins Big 10 title and BCS berth.

What crack are you smoking? It's some good shit; you need to share with the rest of us.

C-R

posted: 10/15/2008 at 8:05 PM

Quote from Scout7 on 10/15/2008 at 5:48 PM:

What crack are you smoking? It's some good shit; you need to share with the rest of us.

Its a hybrid. A cross between Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed bent, and Northern California Sesimilla. First hit is free but the rest will cost you. This isn't some government free cheese program. I'm with you Drew and Globule. Its tough to be a fann when things don't go well for our teams but at least you're not a bandwagon fans. Back to the smack - PSU is the odds on favorite to be the Big 10 rep in the big game with no losses. Alabama is too young and will drop one somewhere, Texas Tech gone soon, BYU - what a joke and this ain't 1984, other undefeated won't matter. PSU can't ahng with Texas and Big 10 lays yet another egg in the big game. Sort of starts looking like the Buffalo Bills of the 90's.

"He conquers who endures" - Persius
"Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel

mgerwn

Grasshopper