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CP3

Compliments of Deadspin... CP3

CP3 is awesome. This is like Reggie and Spike, but better. This guy isn't famous. He was probably only this close because the Pacers suck and his company was giving the tickets away to anyone who would take them. Anyway... CP3 is awesome.

Enough Already

Ok, so I enjoy listening to sports talk radio on my way to work in the morning. Because of the terrible people they put on the local stations, I sit there and listen to Mike & Mike because they have the largest broadcast and topic selection. Many times I listen to hear some of the guests they have on there and not them. Both Mikes had off this week and they replaced him Monday morning with Eric Casilias and Jamal Anderson. I must say I enjoyed listening them go back and forth talking about the NFL playoffs, firings, and how much Jamal could still put up on the bench (he claims 405).

Today got me heated up a little bit though. Eric was joined by none other than Stephen A. Smith. For Christ's sake would this guy go away already? Can't he or ESPN take the hint that NO ONE wants to hear it from this guy. All he does is talk shit, more like yell shit, and try to act like he is the blackest person in sports media.

Every time this idiot gets a microphone in front of him he has to bring up race issues. Why? He stated today that Larry Johnson should be a better person off the field because Herm Edwards is a black coach and is making him look bad. Seriously, what the hell does that have to do with anything?

Going off of sports for a little bit but why is it always white people being called racists? I've lived in a city populated by black people and have seen and heard plenty of discrimination toward white people but because our great relatives weren't slaves it is alright and not racist?

I'm not saying there aren't white racists in the world. There are a lot more than black racists. My question is why black racists are allowed to be on television and radio saying things like this. If Golic said that Eli Manning should act better off the field because Tom Coughlin is white and needs it to look good, he would catch heat from all angles, maybe even fined or suspended. Some of the stuff he said was totally wrong and he deserved to be booted, but look at Don Imus.

Of course Golic wouldn't say something like that though because unlike Stephen A., he's not a total idiot.

Here's some more Stephen A. bashing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB5lOIl-2U

NFL: Act XLIII, Scene 17

The NFL is a staged play. This is the only way to explain what went down during the regular season. The script was well written and included all the main characters of past and present. There were heroes and villains and plenty of drama for fans to believe what they were seeing was real.

We had the Brett saga move to New York and saw the Packers do significantly worse without him. Of course they couldn't put it all on Aaron Rodgers so the ridiculously good defense from a year ago had to pretend to be bad and leave them with a 6-10 record.

Of course they couldn't let everyone to believe that Brett could ACTUALLY walk on water, so they had him start out his team 8-3 and then finish the season 1-4 and miss the playoffs.

Then the Jets had to be bumped out of the playoffs by their ex-quarterback who was released for Brett and signed with the Dolphins coming off a 1-15 season. Chad Pennington, the rubber armed no good QB who underachieved for the Jets for so long, led this new Dolphin team to an 11-5 record to keep out the Jets and...

...the New England Patriots. The Patriots went 18-1 last year with their only loss in the Super Bowl which was fixed perfectly. Essentially on the first series of the 2008 season, MVP/Jesus (son of Brett) Tom Brady, hurts his knee and is out for the season. Enter Matt Cassel, a guy who went to USC and sat the bench behind Carson Palmer and then Matt Leinart, gets drafted by the Patriots, and is the back up to Jesus Brady. He struggles his first couple starts but then realizes that he has a great supporting cast and finishes the season with eleven wins but still missing the playoffs. This ultimately may be good for Cassel though because he is a free agent this year and guess who is behind schedule on their recovery from knee surgery.

With this being the main plot, the rest of the league was in the background making its own waves. We had Plexico, Pacman, and Al Davis in their regular bad guy role. The Falcons and Dolphins battling for the "We sucked worse last year and are better this year" crown. T.O. ruining another locker room. Clinton Portis. The Lions making history, but not the kind they were looking for. The NFC West just not caring. The Seahawks getting in on the Brett saga by beating them in week 16 during coach Mike Holmgren's, who was tight with Brett in his earlier Packer days, final home game. The joke of the Ohio teams. Smash and dash in Tennessee/Carolina. And Denver shisting down their leg and losing their last 5 games to miss the playoffs and essentially let San Diego in after being 4-8.

The final scenes, otherwise known as the playoffs, should cap off a great story. I mean season.

Exciting Week 17

I can't remember a more exciting week 17 in years past for an NFL line up. The playoffs will not be set until the final game is over tonight and can be shaken up at any point. The early games today were fun to watch (except for the Browns and Lions), and these afternoon games have been very interesting so far.

Minnesota clinched the NFC north.
New England stayed in the playoff hunt.
Green Bay completed history.
Carolina clinched the NFC south.
Oakland upset Tampa Bay to pretty much eliminate them.

Now we sit and watch Chad Pennington and the Dolphins try and beat the Jets to get in for the AFC east. As good as Atlanta's turnaround has been this year, the Dolphins a year ago were a close game away with the Ravens to beating the Lions to the 0-16 record and now they are contenders.
Currently: 14-9 Dolphins

The Cowboys and Eagles are battling for a wild card spot in Philadelphia. The Eagles were pretty close to out of it and the Cowboys looked to be unstoppable at one point this year.
Currently: 27-3 Eagles

The Ravens are a win away from being in the second wildcard spot against the could be disappointment of the year Jacksonville Jaguars. The Ravens improved greatly under rookie quarterback Joe Flacco who won the job in the preseason because of a Kyle Boller injury and Troy Smith illness.
Currently: 24-7

Hopefully the playoffs will continue the NFL excitement while the college bowl season progresses.

The Cleveland Browns Are Pathetic

In case you have stopped paying attention... the Browns have gotten worse with every game they have played this year. A lot of fans thought this was the year for the Browns because of their "promising" 10-6 finish a year ago. This was untrue of myself and should have been of anyone watching them play last year or even this preseason.

Yea, it's the preseason and doesn't mean anything. But it is also the preseason where Peyton Manning didn't play and the Detroit Lions went 4-0. Romeo is as good as gone as soon as tomorrow and Savage might be out the door as well with him. Year after year there is promise for this team and they continue to suck. The jokes begin every year with the draft where they have had one good one since they have come back.

At least they aren't the Lions though...

Top 5 Wins of the 2008 Season

The 2008 season brought us a hope that we would again finish our season playing in the BCS National Title game. These hopes died in week 3 with a trip out to L.A. to take on the mighty Trojans of USC. Hopes of getting in with one loss then died again with a home loss at night to Penn State. Other than that the year was memorable with a young star in the making, a defense that was closer than most families, and a running back who provided more plays than Broadway. Here are the top 5 wins of the '08 season.

#5 Minnesota, 34-21

-The Golden Gophers came into the Shoe undefeated, looking to show the country that they have totally turned their program around. The Buckeyes had other plans. TP ran for a 33 yard touchdown to take an early 1st quarter lead. After a couple field goals back and forth, a touchdown catch from TP to Robo, another TP rushing touchdown, and another Robo touchdown from Boeckman in some mop-up time, this game was over. Minnesota added a couple 4th quarter touchdowns against the 2nd and 3rd team defenses to save some respect, but this was a day for the Bucks.
** Pryor: 8/13-70-1, 8-27-2
** B. Wells: 14-106
** B. Robiskie: 8-90-2

#4 Illinois, 30-20

-Ahh, time for revenge against the Fighting Illini after an '07 loss at home that ruined Ohio State's 2nd undefeated regular season in a row. This year the Buckeyes' defense stopped Juice Williams from doing his thing, showed by being benched in the 4th quarter, even though they gave up 450+ total yards.
** Pryor: 6/10-49-1, 13-110-1
** B. Wells: 24-143-1
** D. Sanzenbacher: 2-22-1

#3 Michigan State, 45-7

-Wow. I mean like... wow. What a whooping. The Buckeyes went into East Lansing slightly favored and showed that the Big 10 was only going to be a two team race. The 1st half was a highlight reel as they went into the locker room up 28-0. After allowing an early 2nd half touchdown from the back-up quarterback, the Buckeyes recovered two fumbles that went for touchdowns and added on another field goal to hang up 45 points on the Spartans. The D held then Heisman Trophy hopeful Javon Ringer to only 67 yards on 16 carries.
** Pryor: 7/11-116-1, 12-72-1
** B. Wells: 31-140-2
** B. Robiskie: 2-10-1

#2 Wisconsin, 20-17

-Is there a tougher place to play at night than Camp Randall? If there is then it is news to the country. This place is especially tough to play when the opposing team has a freshman starting quarterback. The kid stepped up big time down the stretch and ran in for a late, game winning touchdown. The game looked to be a dominant one for us after Beanie Wells scampered for a 33 yard touchdown early in the first quarter, but then with help from bad play calling and sloppy play, our offense shut down until the final drive. Other than TP and Beanie, the offense played horrendous all game. As much as Brian Hartline tried to give the game away on the final drive, the Buckeyes prevailed 20-17 with great defense.
** Pryor: 13/19-144, 15-20-1
** B. Wells: 22-168-1
** B. Hartline: 3-57

#1 Michigan, 42-7

-This Michigan team was probably the worst anyone that doesn't have a hearing aid has seen from them. They couldn't move the ball, and the defense was forced to play bend but not break, and there were times that they just couldn't hold. As I predicted, Michigan got a broken play that led to a score and that would be it for the day. As for the Buckeyes, they went into the locker room at half with only a 14-7 lead. The play calling was terrible again on this cold day but Beanie was able to break one off and TP had a nice touchdown pass to Hartline. In the second half, the Bucks came out knowing what they wanted to do to Michigan, and pretty much did it. Boom Herron had a long touchdown run coming a play after Beanie went off for one of about 50 himself, making the scoring drive 2 plays, 90+ yards. Boeckman added another score late in some mop up time that had many Buckeyes fans pleased. 42-7, what a great ass kicking to give before the end of the terrible Michigan season.
** Pryor: 5/13-120-2
** B. Wells: 15-134-1
** B. Hartline: 2-71-2

Just Shut Your Damn Mouth

Seriously dude... shut up. The only thing you should be talking about is your terrible, horrible hands. You couldn't catch a cold. I have seen better hands on a snake.

I'm sure Lions fans never appreciated Chris Spielman because he went to Ohio State. It has to be the faults of the charities and organizations you donate to that you are treated so poorly so you should stop helping them for sure.

Yes you went to the Pro Bowl last year and everyone was behind you, but bringing the Browns out of the darkness? 10-6 and no playoffs is hardly being in the light. After last year we did get a sort of "sunny day light that gets shines on your blinds just enough to not allow you to continue sleeping in" and you were a large part of it. We loved you. We praised you. The thought of you going to Michigan didn't even cross our minds (probably because we were busy beating them). Maybe it is Rich Rod's fault because he gave the beloved #1 Michigan jersey to a freshman DB and that got your panties in a bunch. Maybe it is Jim Tressel's fault for owning you. Or maybe you just suck dick.

Now it is time for you to go. We would love to send you to Hawaii, but you had more drops than an 8th grade boys locker room full of testicles. Hopefully the JOKEland Raiders take a chance on you and want to give us a draft pick. You will fail there too and it will be the fans fault because USC whooped your ass in the Rose Bowl plenty. If you want true peace of mind because you can't close the college yearbook then maybe you should go home to Detroit, where you would be the #2 receiver to Calvin Johnson and even those fans would boo you as he continues to tear it up and you continue to drop passes.

So I'm saying this with all do DISrespect... Go Browns!

UC

Saw an old high school friend out drinking at the bar last night. He spent 4 years at UC and announced that "If Virginia Tech thought the shooting was bad, wait until they have to play us". He also plans to road trip it to Bloomington with us on the 31 of January. Hopefully the witiness continues.

He's Back

Ok, so I haven't been around in a while. Let's just say finals whooped my ass and I didn't really feel like typing more than I had to for the past two weeks. Now I am in the working world, which means within 8 hours of the day there is plenty of time for blogging. So let's see, where did I leave off...

Florida and Oklahoma are nasty. Michigan sucks. Texas cries a lot. Auburn, located in ALABAMA, is composed of a bunch of racists. Sam Bradford and Cris Carter would light up score boards.

With that said, the Buckeyes are going back to a place where we have been embarassed before. With a pissed off, high scoring Texas team, I don't expect any different results. Tress will probably come out and try and show that we can run the spread offense too and before we know it blow an early lead (see: Florida '06. LSU '07). If we stick to the double headed running game of Beanie and TP and create turnovers, we will beat the "snubbed" Longhorns.

I said it's great, to bet, the Florida Gators.
Also insert USC, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Georgia Tech.

Happy Thanksgiving

Here is your turkey of the year.

The Waiting Begins

As of right now the Buckeyes are on the outside of the BCS picture looking in. Ten teams will play in a BCS game and they look to be team 11 because of the Big East and ACC getting an automatic bid. This shouldn't worry any fan of the scarlet and grey though because as we have seen in the past, crazy things will happen over the next couple of weeks.

#1 Alabama: Still has a rivalry game with Auburn and an SEC Championship match up with Florida. Even if they go 1-1 it is likely they get an at-large bid.

Prediction: Sugar Bowl

#2 Texas: Has to play their rival Texas A&M which is a game where anything can happen and usually does. Sitting as a lame duck because of Oklahoma jumping them in the Big 12 South to play in the Conference Championship Game.

Prediction: Fiesta Bowl

#3 Oklahoma: Has Oklahoma State in their rivalry game which could cause them some trouble but will most likely be their stepping stone before playing Missouri in a rematch of the Big 12 Championship from last year. If they win out they are in the National Championship Game.

Prediction: BCS National Championship Game

#4 Florida: Plays Florida State in their rivalry game this weekend which is always a hard hitting match up. Can give the Gators trouble but they should be fine. Then have the SEC Championship Game against Alabama. A loss to FSU and win against Bama keeps them in a BCS game.

Prediction: BCS National Championship Game

#5 USC: Plays Notre Dame and UCLA in the next two weeks. Although, UCLA has upset them before, I don't think it happens this year. Loss to either team sends them out of the BCS picture.

Prediction: Rose Bowl

#6 Utah: Has finished season undefeated and will get an at-large bid.

Prediction: Fiesta Bowl

#7 Texas Tech: Lost shot at BCS title game with blow out loss to Oklahoma. Has Baylor left and is on the outside looking in because no more than two teams can make it in from the same conference.

Prediction: Cotton Bowl

#8 Penn State: Season is over. Have already booked plane tickets to Pasadena.

Prediction: Rose Bowl

#9 Boise State: Has a tough game against Fresno State coming up. Even a win won't get them in this year with Utah taking the at-large. Will most likely finish undefeated and miss a BCS bowl. This is strictly because of money for the bowl site.

Prediction : Humanitarian Bowl

#10 Ohio State: Season over. Two loss team that is sitting on the bubble waiting for someone to fall out. Needs Oregon State to lose so that USC wins the Pac-10 and goes to the Rose Bowl.

Prediction: Orange Bowl

BCS Predictions:

Rose Bowl
Penn State vs. USC

Orange Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Ohio State

Sugar Bowl
Florida State vs. Alabama

Fiesta Bowl
Utah vs. Texas

BCS National Championship
Florida vs. Oklahoma


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-Athlete

Ann Arbor Girls Are Dirty Whores

Get it Brutus.

Bob Ross

Dedicated!

Go Bucks!

Yea, It's That Time Again...

Ok, so Chad, Mike, and Jake are gone now. They combined for 12 loses against the Bucks and that's good enough I guess.

This week should be filled with many great videos of our recent domination of the school from up north. Yet to come is "The Catch" in '05, "The Punt Return" of '04, the whole fucking '02 and '06 games, and of course our memorable entrance into "The Big Hole in the Ground" in 1973. Fuck that let's show it now.



On another note I will be getting into Columbus on Friday in time for the Dead Schembechlers concert at the LC Pavilion. Joining me should me The Godfather, AMG, The Gator, Javis, and Georgeous. Would love to see Lobster and McCampus there as well but their sightings have been few and far between in my recent trips. Contrary to what the German Villagers say, everytime I come down to the 614 The 1 is out and having a great time. Should be crazy and that's all the night before "The Beatdown of '08". I went there.

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-Athlete

FUPA

Definition of saturated fat.

I Will

Ok so Todd Boeckman won't ever again and no way he makes that throw to the net with out skipping it. Still a pretty bad ass commerical.

At Illinois 2000

This was the moment where Mike Doss became my favorite Ohio State player. The man was cruel to ball carriers. Even being in college I think the NFL would have fined him for this hit.

It was a great win for the Buckeyes before losing to Michigan at home on a bull shit no call when all 11 defenders were held on a Chris Perry screen pass for a touchdown early in the game. It was fucking terrible. John Cooper was fired after a loss to South Carolina (FUCK THE SEC) and within months James Patrick Tressel was hired!

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-Athlete

Tressel's Grudge Will Hurt The Team

Ray Small has been suspended again and could be out the rest of the year. He won't travel to Northwestern this weekend and probably won't to Illinois either.

Small has seemed to be in Tressel's dog house since he has arrived in Columbus. This time he is being suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules but sources say it's because of missing class. Small and his loud mouth father, who should never fucking get involved or fucking talk to the fucking papers about it, are denying this accusation and saying that it's just Tressel's way of moving him out of the way.

Tressel has been pretty good with players over the years and if you get in to trouble off the field you will usually be an afterthought (see: Marcel Frost, Louis Irrazary, Antonio Henton). I hope for Tressel's sake that he is making the right move because Small is far and away better than Hartline in the punt returning game. Last year the Buckeyes didn't have one return for a score. This year Small has already housed one and holds a 13.2 yard average. Hartline and Robo do not combine for that stat. I would love to see highly recruited freshman Lamaar Thomas back there but it is a long shot because Tressel doesn't trust just anyone back there.

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-Athlete

Buckeyes Going To The '09 Draft: #1

1. Chris "Beanie" Wells. 6' 1" 237. RB.

Beanie jumping to the NFL before his senior year would be a huge loss to Buckeye Nation for the '09 season, but you can't blame him. He has been the best running back in college football over the span of the past 2 years and is only getting better. He has been injury prone but when he's 100% he is near unstoppable. NFL scouts are saying that he doesn't run hard enough which can be true at times. He often waits for his blocks to be set up so he can blast into the hole and break a long run. He is a solid combination of power and speed. He can grind out 4 yard carries or break them for long gains. If he decides to come back and join TP in the backfield for another year it could be one of college football's scariest duos of all time.

Prediction: Top 5

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-Athlete

Buckeyes Going To The '09 Draft: #2

2. Malcolm Jenkins. 6' 1" 201. CB.

Malcolm is playing his final season as a Buckeye better than ever. He decided to come back with Freeman and Laurinaitis even with a chance to go in the top 15 in last year's draft. He has been taking away half of the field for quarterbacks to throw to and has been even more terrorizing while blitzing off the edge. When offenses are in a running formation, Jenkins sometimes lines up at safety and plays center field so that if there is a pass, he is free to roam and be all over receivers. Critics said last year that he lacked make up speed but it seems like he has taken care of that in the off season. He is a big and strong corner that will be a franchise player to any team he goes to.

Prediction: Top 10

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-Athlete

Holy Shit!

No Ohio State game this week. No Penn State game this week. Sound like a boring week for Big Ten football? I thought so too.

It is only 3:30 and there have been 3 Big Ten games that have gone to the wire with crazy finishes. We had a pick six with under 15 seconds left for Northwestern to pull off the win over #17 Minnesota. We had a field goal to cap off a come from behind win for #21 Michigan State over Wisconsin. In West Lafayette, a hook & ladder with 25 seconds left has left this season in history for the Wolverines, clinching their losing season. There will be no post season bowling for Michigan for the first time since 1974 and first losing season since 1967. Let's see if the craziness continues...

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Buckeyes Going To The '09 Draft: #3

3. James Laurinaitis. 6' 3" 240. LB.

Laurinaitis has been exactly how he sounds over the past 4 years, a warrior. His fabulous career for the Buckeyes began in 2005 when he replaces the injured Bobby Carpenter in the Michigan game and has been terrorizing offenses ever since. Could have been a top 5 pick last year and was thought of being New England's pick at #10 if he got that far. Deciding to come back with guys like Freeman and Malcolm Jenkins was like a gift from God for Buckeye nation. "Little Animal" has not been seen as playing how he used to but this is only because defenses are keying on him every play. He is getting double teamed as a middle linebacker which shows the respect he deserves but is hurting him at swarming to the ball like he has in the past. He has had problems fighting off blocks while moving lateral but still has the strength, speed, and agility to be destructive in the NFL. With a player like Rey Maualuga (USC) also coming out he could be the second middle linebacker taken.

Prediction: Top 15

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Buckeyes Going To The '09 Draft: #4

4. Brian Robiskie. 6'3" 199. WR.

Robo's stock has risen even with a slim choice of wide outs to choose from last year. At 6'3" he is big enough to match up on corners and go deep. His speed isn't great which means an NFL team might like to put him in the slot and match him up against a linebacker or safety. He has great hands but has been injury plagued during his senior season. His father Terry is the wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons who may try and grab him in the second round but I can't see them reaching for him in the middle of the first.

Prediction: Late 1st/Early 2nd round

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-Athlete

Ok... Let's Get This Over With

Out coached? Yes
Wanted it more? Them
Better than us? Absofuckinglutely not!

It was turning to be a great day. Good work out in the morning with the Godfather*, amazing breakfast at Easy Street (chocolate chip pancakes), some beers and 3:30 games at campus BW3, and killed a case of beer between 5 people within an hour before going into the stadium at The Varsity Club. Was shaping up to be great...

As we got to our seats the band came out and being pretty wasted and excited I got into it. The plump lady sitting next to me asked "Were you in the band!?" Response: "Fuck no! Were you?"... "Yea...". There was no conversing the rest of the game. We sat in D deck where no one stood for the first three minutes until the people behind me realized that I wasn't going to sit down. D deck was standing midway through the 1st quarter on.

Tressel's play calling was absolutely sucktacular. He didn't open up the playbook at all and let Penn State's defense succeed at what they wanted to do. Stop the run and try to contain the pass. Not being able to move the ball downfield without two-headed monster running attack is inexcusable, especially with a small lead in the 4th quarter.

Penn State will run the table and go to the BCS National Championship. It is there they will lose to the Florida Tebows and we will continue to hear the fucking SEC bull shit.

They are not better than us. We had plenty of chances to win the game. Defense played great. Offense executed for the most part. Coaching sucked! Jim and his boys better figure it out or this season could become a mess. Northwestern has a high flying spread offense and Illinois can be really good when they want to.

The bye week should bring us ways to open the playbook for TP. If there are any doubts about his ability to play at this level again this week and talk about Todd Boeckman coming back I will lose my mind. If he plays I will ignore them for the rest of the year. Tressel needs to quit being so faithful to the upper classmen and understand he has talent sitting around on the sidelines. Why Maurice Wells still sees the field is beyond me.

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

*See German Village Media

Buckeyes Going To The '09 Draft: #5

5. Marcus Freeman. 6'1" 239. LB.

Freeman's draft stock has dropped since coming back for his 5th year. Before this year he was a fast OLB that could cover in space or rush the quarterback with strength. Even though fellow linebacker James Laurinaitis gets more attention, Freeman is attracting NFL teams with his athletic ability and intelligence. Has shown many weaknesses this year not being able to cover backs out of the backfield, stop the run, fight off blocks, or pressure the QB.

Prediction: 2nd round

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-Athlete

Keep Your Head Up Big Man

In no way was this game TP's fault. You can't blame a playmaker for trying to make a play. The offensive play calling all game was terrible and is becoming a serious problem. Keep your head up TP, we're going to need you to make this season a positive in 26 days.

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-Athlete

Penn State breakdown Pt. 3

Our Buckeye wide receivers have not been playing as well as many thought they should be this season. After the past two years of big plays and production, Brians Robiskie and Hartline have been under-achieving all year with the exception of this past week against Michigan St. True freshman DeVier Posey should get more looks with his big play potential and already strong relationship with TP. Our tight ends (Ballard, B. Smith, Nicol) have played well all year, look for them to continue to pull in catches and be huge on third down.

Penn State has a potent line-up filled with play making receivers. These guys are what make the offense so dangerous every time they get on the field. With Clark's arm strength and accuracy, all these guys need to do is find a seam and they could be gone for 6. Deon Butler, Jordan Norwood, and Derrick Williams have combined for over 1,000 yards and 9 TD already. I like our DB's matched up on them though because they are all undersized at under 6' but this also gives them ability to sneak through coverage.

Pressuring Clark and making him throw the ball before he is ready gives the Buckeye defense a chance to win this game. Ohio State's receivers have to step it up and hold on to the ball when hit. The deep ball may be open but TP has to take what he can get while throwing.

Nittany Lions +1

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-Athlete

I Want To See The Bucks!

Get excited...

Penn State breakdown Pt. 2

Obviously the running game is in favor of the Buckeyes but just how much? Even Royster (So.) is their leading rusher with over 800 yards and 10 TD on the season. Good numbers through 8 games and is a key part to the PSU offense. At 6-1 212 lbs. He will be a hard runner that the front seven of the Buckeyes should be able to shut down and keep under his 100 yard average. The other threat the Buckeyes have to worry about on the ground is Clark tucking it away himself. Whether it is a designed run or scrambling, he is dangerous. He has 8 touchdowns on just 47 carries and is likely to keep the ball inside the 5 with his 6-2 231 lb. frame.

The Buckeye ground attack could be the most dangerous in college football now that the correct QB is playing and our man Beanie Wells is healthy. The option keep play out of the shotgun should be ran at least 10 times a game with the way it works against teams. All they could do is put 5 people on TP and the other 6 on Beanie, which I still like our odds. The line really needs to play like they did against Michigan State because every other game they have been mediocre.

When Ohio State wins this game, this is where it will be won. Running the ball up and down the field with TP and Beanie will keep the Nittany Lion offense off the field with their potent scoring attack. These two Buckeyes will lead them to a win in the 'shoe at night and open up the back door to the national championship game once again.

Buckeyes +1.5

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

Two years ago..

We Will Never Forget #10

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Cooper Honored at Halftime

At halftime of the big game against the Nittany Lions, former terrible coach/great recruiter John Cooper will be honored for being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Cooper was 111-43-4 in his 13 year career at T.H.E. with 3 Big Ten Titles and a Heisman Trophy winner. These numbers would be great at most other football programs but Cooper was fired because of his performance in the last two games of the season. He was 3-8 in bowl games and an even more hurtful 2-10-1 against the school up north.

In other news, ESPN's College GameDay will be live from Columbus for the big showdown. Giving this campus an extra 7 hours to drink and get rowdy before this game can't be something Penn St. is looking forward to. The last time Joe Pa was in the 'shoe he had to run into the locker room because he had shat himself.

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-Athlete

Penn State breakdown Pt. 1

Instead of having a big long opening about what this blog is about (pretty obvious), I will jump right into what to expect in this upcoming match up with undefeated Pennsylvania State University.

Quarterback play will be the biggest X-factor in the game. Daryll Clark is dangerous. He is dangerous running the ball (190 yards, 8 TD) and dangerous throwing the ball (1531 yards, 11 TD, 2 INT). Our defense needs to put pressure on him all game. Pressuring Hoyer from Michigan State worked all game and the one possession we didn't bring the heat on Cousins, he led the Spartans down the field for a score. Terrelle Pryor (will be referred to as TP from here on out) has to play like he did last week, which means keeping his eyes down field, moving around, and not running backwards. When he feels pressure he has to get the ball off to the short route or try and take off and run. Where he gets into trouble is running backwards where defenders can take a better angle on him in pursuit.

I give the edge to TP. Lacks the experience of Clark but this is also Clark's first year and has yet to play in a hostile environment like the Horseshoe at night.

Buckeyes +1

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