Thursday, October 30, 2008

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

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

Monday, October 27, 2008

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.

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

Friday, October 24, 2008

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

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Two years ago..



We Will Never Forget #10

Yea Ohio!
-Athlete

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.

Yea Ohio!
-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

Yea Ohio!
- Athlete