I thought he was being sarcastic. Good gritty win and led by a QB in only his second game as a true freshman. So, they absolutely can get better. But, last night, USC proved they could have some problems scoring points, especially on the road. California could give them a tough time.
For most of the game, the USC O-line didn't look like one of the best in the country.
But, hey, I'm cool with the outcome because Suckeye fans would have started getting a big head and talk about Terrelle Pryor even more. I agree with those who say Tressel probably lost that game with his lack of aggressiveness more so than USC won that game. First with their first field goal being inside the 5 yard line on fourth down and then right before USC took the lead pooch punting the ball instead of going for the 50 yard field goal when they are supposed to have a stud field goal kicker.
I'd personally like to thank Terrelle Pryor for choosing tOSU.
Easily the most overrated player in the country.
And let's get off Barkley's jock. Great win for the young QB and he definitely showed a lot of poise, but bringing up his name along side Elway after one game? Talk about hyperbole.
I think Pryor would be pretty damn good in a system like Michigan's.
He'd need to learn how to throw the football first.
It's early, but Forcier looks like a gamer. Kid makes plays with his feet and his arm.
hi there. i am very excited for next week...i want to see what that drive and win does for Barkley. i wasn't all that pleased for the majority of the game, but of course, he is a freshman. i expect USC to play much better on offense going forward.
as for ohio state...what can you say. they played their game, their style and it just wasn't quite enough. that game had ohio state's stamp all over it...brutal loss.
Wow what a drive to end the game! It wasn't pretty but they got it done.
I'm so tired of Tressel and his conservative gutless vanilla playcalling. His coaching has cost us too many games. Our players left it all on the field last night. I can't blame them. The difference between them and USC is coaching. They didn't stand a chance with a coach who would rather punt than kick a field goal so he can gain 10 yards of field position. It's not 1947 anymore. Running it up the gut for 2 yards, punting and hoping your defense bails you out doesn't work anymore. It might fly against Big Ten teams but the rest of the world isn't impressed. Pete Carroll puts his players in a position to succeed and takes advantage of their skill sets. Unlike Tressel he coaches to win instead of not to lose. At the very least JT needs to relinquish all play calling duties and we need to hire a real offensive coordinator with some creativity and some balls.
By far? Hardly. They may be the best....but not by much. Florida and Texas are better than Ohio State, on both sides of the ball, and would give them a of a game (if not beat them). Plus, Navy scored more points on Ohio State than USC did. Weakest offense they've had in a good while. Let's see if they can beat Cal first.
Come to Austin and watch Greg Davis' offense for 4 quarters. You'll be thankful you have Tressel. You're right though...I keep waiting for Ohio State to unleash Pryor and they won't do it. The dude is just simply not going to win games for them by staying in the pocket.
At least Davis allows McCoy to go deep every now and then. Tressel frustrated the out of me in that game, and I'm not even an OSU fan.
I feel you, bro..I was so frustrated in that game, it drove me insane.
Majority ruler here. I'm saying Jim Tressel has bad luck when it comes to big games and there is nothing more to it. It is very fun to poke fun at as well. That is all.
Here are some pictures from the game
Last edited by Thunder Dan; 09-14-2009 at 10:09 AM.
sorry they are so big
i have to agree. for once, it looked like OSUs defense has some speed on the outside but their defense was so fatigued from being out there so much with all the 3 and outs the buckeye defense was generating from the tressel's protect a 5 point lead playcalling. it was awful. usc had no problem running at the buckeyes in the last drive.
as for the trojans, they got a big win but they definitely showed that games on the road against cali and notre dame will not be easy wins.
I think the perception of Ohio State' lack of speed and all of that is unwarranted as they should have won games vs both Texas last year and USC this year. I think it's more a problem of Tressel being outcoached. He is still good enough to beat Michigan every year, but I think the Buckeye nation is growing tired of these types of games. He is basically the complete opposite of John Cooper
as i said earlier, that game had an ohio state feel and tempo to it, but...it wasn't like USC's defense played poorly. they played well. i don't know that Tressel is all that much at blame here...the last drive came out of nowhere.
without a doubt, ohio state played well enough to win...and i thought the odds were in their favor on the third and 8.
when you have it first and goal twice from inside the 1, and you have a 6'6 QB who is bigger than the other team's linebackers, you run QB sneaks until you score. That cost the Buckeyes a total of 8 points, and the game. They tried getting cute with counter plays that took too long to develop and made USC's goaline defense look great. They should have run QB sneak after QB sneak and Pryor would have gotten in both times. , the best defensive back in the country couldn't even bring him down, you don't think he could have gained a yard just by pushing forward? Tressel dropped the ball on that one, should have never come down to the last drive
i remember seeing Mays bring him down just fine, by himself. although, i know he got a little banged up early on. either way, making an open field tackle against a big athletic player is always tough. i know Galippo is bigger...though Smith might be a little smaller. Morgan looks about the same, though he's listed at 225.
by the way, what is the update on may's injury ?
when Pryor stiff armed him and got an extra 3 or 4 yards before going down?
and Pryor is 6'6 235, bigger than the guys you mentioned
by the way, lets not forget ohio state was dominating field position the entire second half...i think it was smart to pin USC deep, with a freshman QB (when the ohio state D had been playing well), so late in the game it was basically a last drive attempt.
i know ohio state fan will probably see it differently, perhaps spin it another way blaming Tressel...thats natural. Tressel didn't call as poor a game as some think, imo...lest we forget USC made their own mistakes and missed a field goal, bouncing off the crossbar.
did you laugh when Anthony Gonzalez was listed as an impact player? He is white
ROFL!!!! By barely beating OSU in a down year? If you notice, they listed Sanzenbacher(a white, undersized receiver) as one of their impact players. Their entire defense went to the NFL. Granted, they won on the road, but still. This is hardly the best team in the country. Florida is easily, easily better. Many, many other teams are capable of beating USC as well. Barkley looked like I imagined he would, nervous and incapable of making big time throws. McKnight and Tressell's play-calling won them that game.
lol @ Penn StateEcho this statement COMPLETELY. Well, I would have liked him to go to PSU as a receiver, something like that. He doesn't have what it takes to make throws.
Overall, the game was perfect in the eyes of a PSU fan. Ohio State gets owned in the rankings, and probably loses some edge/steam. The Big 10 gains credibility(media sucks USC's s) by basically losing the game instead of USC winning it.
Great article about JT's inep ude. It backs up exactly what I was saying.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...n=ncaaf,189322
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