BSD Staff Predictions: Ohio State
by Run Up The Score on Nov 6, 2009 9:58 AM EST
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Alas, all hate things must come to an end. Here's how we see tomorrow's game shaking out.
BSD Mike:
Honestly, I can see this game going either way. Both defenses should dominate, and the score should be low. Really low. A big special teams play, or a key turnover could swing the balance.
But having said that, I like Penn State's chances in this game. I've watched a lot of Ohio State football this year, and I just don't see any cohesion on offense. Do they run the spread or a pro-style offense? Is Terrelle Pryor a pocket passer or a spread option quarterback? I can't tell. But I can tell you he's far from being a polished quarterback. And the players around him at running back and offensive line don't exactly make his life any easier. But his receivers are capable of bailing him out when he punts on third down.
When Penn State gets the ball, I'm expecting a lot of frustration. They're not going to move the ball easily, but they won't get dominated. They'll win some battles, but the Ohio State defense will win their share as well.
Both teams are going to struggle offensively. Barring a bunch of turnovers, this game is going to come down to which team can put together one or two good drives and come away with points. Though Penn State will go through a lot of frustration, I think their offense is better suited to put together one or two drives, and I think that will be the difference.
Prediction: Penn State 17, Ohio State 10
Kevin HD:
Why isn’t this game going to play out exactly like last year’s?
The only difference I can come up with is that Pryor lacks a Robiskie to bring down the jump balls. Add in some downgrades on both offensive lines, maybe compensate for the fact that the Buckeyes haven’t really found a true replacement for Wells….and, honestly, most of that seems a wash.
The wildcard is Daryll Clark and the offense. While we like to boast about the Penn State defense around here, Ohio State’s is at least as good. They may lack some of the real standouts up front and at linebacker, but they make up for it with balance.
The offense is going to be kept on a very short leash, which is something you can’t really blame Paterno for considering the situation. Can Clark, with the über-safe playbook, move down the field three or four times? I'll say just barely. Add in a couple of missed Ohio State field goals, and the defense rides this one home.
Penn State 13, Ohio State 6
Run Up The Score:
I expect to see a very similar Penn State offense to what we watched last week at Northwestern, with lots of quick, safe throws to the wide receivers. The Nittany Lion offensive line has slowly improved throughout the season, but Ohio State is too good and too fast at the front of their defense to try repeated five and seven-step drops. If Penn State is going to go deep, expect them to do it like they did against Northwestern -- play-action and rolling Clark away from the rush. If they can get the team around 100-125 rushing yards, that should keep the Buckeye defense sufficiently honest.
Defensively, you're likely to see a repeat of last year's scheme in Columbus. Basically, they'll try to keep Pryor in front of them and force him to win with his brain and arm. In that sense, losing Aaron Maybin to the NFL isn't as big of a deal against Ohio State compared to other opponents. Jack Crawford and the other defensive ends will most often be asked to contain the quarterback, not attack him. And don't forget about the biggest difference between this year's PSU defense and the 2008 version -- Sean Lee is back, which gives the coaching staff additional flexibility. Should be interesting to see if Navorro Bowman acts as a QB spy, like he did at times against Tate Forcier. The place to beat Penn State is between the safeties. If that means Terrelle Pryor is going to throw the ball across the middle, I'm all for it.
Amazingly, this may be a rare 2009 instance in which Penn State has an advantage on special teams. Collin Wagner has settled in quite nicely. No, he'll never give you a legitimate shot at a 52 yard field goal, but how likely would Joe Paterno be to attempt such a kick in what is going to be a field position battle, anyway? Ohio State is dealing with the loss of their kicker to a knee injury. The replacement, Devin Barclay, is a former MLS player who went 1-for-3 last week with misses from 36 and 47 yards -- and that's in a no-pressure game at home against New Mexico State.
There's a path to victory for Ohio State that includes forcing turnovers from Clark and a big play in the kicking game. In reality, the game should be decided by only two or three big, big plays, so it's not like there's a ton of room for error on either side. Still, in this type of game, give me the better and more mature QB at home, every time. Ohio State doesn't have enough playmakers on offense to take the pressure off Terrelle Pryor, and he's just not good enough -- not yet, hopefully -- to win this kind of game on his own. A fourth quarter touchdown after a Buckeye turnover ices it for the good guys.
Penn State 20, Ohio State 7
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i almost can't wait for this week to be over
as much as i like hating on jaOSU trolls who come on here…its really wearing me down and giving me a headache.
We decide when you hear the snap count...
Agree 1000%
Let’s just win the game, stop dealing with the OSU posters, and move on to the next opponent.
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
And for those who complained about my four-line preview last week.
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Nov 6, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions
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Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Nov 6, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Prediction
PSU – 16
jaO$U – 13
Wagner kicks the game winner as time expires.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Nov 6, 2009 10:10 AM EST reply actions
that situation might give me a heart attack
without even seeing if the kick is good or not
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 6, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
me too....
Especially if it is over 35 yards.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Nov 6, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
over/under
on the number of times odrick is blatently held with no flag?
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
9
but that’s only because I’m not counting the chop blocks, below knee blocks, face-masks, and eye gouges.
Chops are legal, right?
I thought offensive linemen could “go low” as long as the defender isn’t already “engaged with someone else”. Thought it was just away from the line of scrimmage this was frowned upon. Am I wrong?
No... you're right
but usually that involves holding after the play because the D Linemen is then free to get to the quarterback (since the other guy is behind him sprawled on the ground)
and just for the record
psu offensive lineman were not exempt from this phenomenon last year. homerism dictates that our OL performed said infractions, but to a much lesser extent. of course. because honestly, osu’s cheating becomes more and more rampant every year, sir.
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
well, I usually point out holds if I see our guys doing it too
though not with quite as much emphasis. The difference is usually when we’re on offense I’m watching whoever has the ball, while on defense I’m watching whichever defenders are closest to the ball, so I’m more likely to see them getting held.
In last year’s OSU game, though, while we may have held as often as they did (since as it goes, there’s pretty much holding on every play), they were able to (from what I could tell) get away with much more blatant/significant holds.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 6, 2009 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
Playcalling
Can someone please explain this to me, like I’m a 2 year old? At the beginning of the year, we all get gung ho about the OMG SPREAD HD, and then we roll over the whats-the-opposite-of-meat of our schedule. Clark airs it out, Zug gets his, and so on. But we never really show off the plays; they are generally average play calling (see the Reviewing the Offense for all the non-con games). We all say that Paterno and the team are saving the real play calling for the big dogs. Then when an OSU comes to town, we’re afraid of turtling. Is this one big Catch-22 (also the name of a HUGE OSU problem this week) conspiracy, or will the team actually use some of the offensive play calling we were told was reserved for these big games?
For the most part
we do hold things back for conference opponents, but I think in this game the surest way to victory is to keep things vanilla and hope the other guy makes a mistake. JoePa is likely guessing Terrelle Pryor will turn the ball over more than Darryl Clark, and as long as we don’t go crazy with gadget plays or high risk/reward stuff…we’ll win the turnover battle and the game. I think going conservative is the smart strategy at least in this game.
Coverage Maps
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
Damnit
I was really looking forward to watching Okie State and Iowa State.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
That's a damn lie
no one is looking forward to watching that game
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Nov 6, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
holy crap!
At first I only saw the first map and since I live in NC I thought I wasn’t getting the game. At least I get it on ESPN 2.
by Gorilla Bird on Nov 6, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Iowa State could win a bowl bid?
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
Oh, and
Prediction: PAIN.
PSU 19, O$U 3.
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
Eight safetys and a field goal?
"Every player we have, someone—maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone—poured their life and soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world." - Joe Paterno
by Horse N Buggy on Nov 6, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
I'm saying 8 safeties
would be the most pain. Plus if you predict something like that and it happens, you’re a genius.
Three safeties and five FGs
Hell I don’t know, sounded good at the time
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
Math FAIL
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
Gee what a surprise....
Everyone here is picking PUS
And you guys said my blog was homerific…..As if you guys and this blog isn’t?
OSU 28
PUS 17
HD
Founder
http://blog.BlockONation.com
You're just jealous because your not smart enough to come up with something better than "PUS"
Also homerific: thinking your offense can score 4 touchdowns on our defense
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
That's 14 safeties
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
Our defense is what?
Suspect?
Michigan fans said the same thing. Predicted both Minor and Brown would go over 100 yards.
FAIL
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Nov 6, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Don't forget Velcro's 60 on top of that.
Your defense is no less suspect than ours.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
uh, dude, this is college football
there’s not a single team, not a single unit, not a single position, and not a single player that isn’t suspect. Sure, some things are more suspect than others. in order of most suspect to least suspect:
OSU-O, PSU-O, and the two D’s are about the same, just with different strengths and weaknesses. Our (supposed, since no one has really been able to take advantage of this yet) weakness is our secondary, and even our DE’s to some extent (they’re good, just not great). Lucky for us, OSU’s passing offense is virtually non-existant. Sure, paper may beat rock, but not if you don’t have any paper.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
Gee what a surprise
you picked O$U
And your blog is horrific… in fact, it’s barely a blog at all
You’re lucky these guys are picking an Ohio state university to score at all
Pryor’s going to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off… and not a Purdue chicken either since Purdue’s too good for you guys.
A) “guys” is a sexist term. We have many BSdivas that are on here as well. Please use a gender neutral term.
B) I knew the entrance requirements at aOSU weren’t that strict but apparently they don’t even teach basic English grammar. When you have a plural subject, you need a plural verb. Please edit to read as: “As if you guys people and this blog isn’t aren’t.”
How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?
BSDivas
Are hot
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
BSDivas thank you
and Mr. Pryor, meet Mr. Lee, Mr. Hull and Mr. Bowman.
PSU 24
tOSU 10
Proud member of the Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late Tailgate Crew since 1998!
I declare your pick to be poopy
If you can’t beat them, join them.
No. 2—You are so lucky he barely fumbled the ball PSU fans.
by psu on Nov 6, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You haven't
found somewhere else to be a douchabag yet? There are literally billions of other sites on the internet.
How's this?
Penn State 89-0
Homer that pal…man I can’t wait to deal with this nonsense on Saturday
"That's why you don't play! 'Cuz you're no good!" -Joe Paterno
homerific, funny.
You know who agress with us? Vegas. Heard of them? You can’t act like picking the FAVORITE is a homer move, bud.
by PSUinBOSSton on Nov 6, 2009 11:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
but the difference here compared to his "terrelle pryor secret man-crush love" blog
is that we back up our predictions and opinions with facts and statistics.
We decide when you hear the snap count...
This dude prob thinks
“OSU wins because it’s a revenge game and our D-line is AWSUM” is a statistic…
um, I recall a few times where you've picked against Penn State
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 6, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you
I picked us to lose to Illinois if you recall.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Nov 6, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
cough cough epic fail cough cough
/sorry
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
hey, I didn't say he was good
just that he wasn’t always a homer
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
didn't you pick OSU last year over us?
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
If I remember correctly, it was the “hope for the best, prepare for the worst” strategy.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
soooo like what BHGP's does before every game? as in wf'd
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
12-10 PSU
Defense, Defense, Defense.
Some arm punts as well.
"I'm not affraid to compete"
~Robert Bolden
10-8 In our favor
For the record that’s two FG’s and a safety for the Buckeyes.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
Actually, 3 safeties and a +50-yard field goal (over 50 yards is worth 4 points)
"Every player we have, someone—maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone—poured their life and soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world." - Joe Paterno
by Horse N Buggy on Nov 6, 2009 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
I actually wish they'd try this
maybe in the next incarnation of the XFL.
It could add some different strategy into the game. Heck, add a point for every 10 yards, and allow people to voluntarily kick longer FGs. Maybe even do sometihng like that with the XPs.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
Block O'Nation
Those people over there are a bunch of babies.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
I find it highly amusing
that he runs a 5th grade level blog, steals content, bans BSD commenters left and right, and yet he comes over here and calls US homers and threatens Mike because he was already banned once.
plus he called all our readers "guys"
but i guess that assumption comes about when his only female contact comes from his mother…
We decide when you hear the snap count...
then I would just feel guilty
No. 2—You are so lucky he barely fumbled the ball PSU fans.
by psu on Nov 6, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
No need for guilt
When I was in school, we were in McDonald’s on East College one Saturday night, and there was a guy passed out in the booth next to us… well, we took it upon ourselves to start throwing ketchup packets at the guy. He comes to, realizes where the object that just hit him came from and proceeds to come over to our table and start chewing us out. The thing is, the guy was a deaf mute. If you’ve never heard a drunken tirade from a person who can’t hear himself speak, I highly recommend it. I felt a little guilty at first, but then it occurred to me- if you’re passed out in McDonald’s at 1:00 a.m. in a college town, you deserve whatever comes your way. The same applies to interweb trolls, no matter what their ages.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Nov 6, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Yeah, I'm rec'ing this
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you, Thank you all.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Nov 6, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So you're the little
sh@t that was throwing ketchup packets at me.
Just wait till I get a hold of you, lee harvey.
I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.
Are you Jack Ruby?
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
aO$U – 10
PSU – 27
I think Pryor throws a couple picks to set us up with short fields, and JoePa opens up the playbook just enough to pull away. I also think the OSU PK situation will result in a couple missed FGs and/or turnovers on downs. I was tempted to give aO$U only 7, but he’ll probably make a short one from 25-30 yds somewhere along the line though.
Let's Go State!
Lions
PSU 17
OSU 7
Unlike a lot of the predictions above I don’t see jaOSU getting a field goal.
Maybe the 10 points is from TD+2 + safety. (ZUG, I hope not).
While I believe that Penn State’s offense will be conservative, I expected the same for Iowa and
never could have predicted the first play of that game. So maybe there is some hope PSU will take a shot.
Turnovers will be key: I think Penn State can survive one, but not two.
Or maybe that should be net: jaOSU turns it over twice.
Only Twice?
I think there will be about four unless they decide to keep the ball out of Pryors hands as much as possible.
Or maybe I’ve just been watching too much Stanziball.
Yes, but at a cost
I think the TP’s coaches have been harping on him all week to protect the ball.
As a result he’ll look even more like a robot than usual (sorry RR) and we’ll see
more runs out of bounds to avoid contact, turtle sacks and balls thrown away (with some intentional groundings).
I'm not a robot
I’m a droid.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
zOMG, Rambler is one of the new Verizon cell phones!
That’s even better than being Ziggy from Quantum Leap!
/hoping the next leap will be the leap home
"Every player we have, someone—maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone—poured their life and soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world." - Joe Paterno
by Horse N Buggy on Nov 6, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
[Looks around]
Oh boy.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
by chocochuck02 on Nov 6, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think OSU would be very smart
to start the game with a ton of option/read option plays, just like scUM and NW started out, then work some short passing in gradually. Getting Pryor comfortable has to be OSU’s main focus early on and a spread running attack has shown to be the best way to attack our defense. I’ll be nervous if this is what happens.
If you try that non-sense play against us.....
Hurt Coleman takes it back for six and that ugly girl in the kitty kat costume is crying already….
Only in Tressel-ball
could a simple play-action pass on the first play from scrimmage be considered a “non-sense play.”
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
The play itself isnt nonsense....
The notion of trying it against or SUPERB secondary is
Hurt Coleman is the best safety in the country….your boys will become familiar in a few sweet hours
Hopefully Hurt Coleman can cover for Anderson Russell's two or three blown tackles a game.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
Ive never been more excited for one person to graduate in my life, than Russell
Maybe Lydell Ross…maybe
And he's always late to the ball.
I’d call that a favorable matchup for Penn State.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
Do you remember?
Do you remember that look in Taint Forcier’s eyes in the second half a few weeks ago? You could read the poor guy’s mind: “Please get me off this field, DickRod, before #91 kills me!!” Get ready, Cryor… he’s comin’ for you… and he’s comin’ like a freight train.
PSU 20
aOSU 6
Debbie Downer
Let me channel my inner Rambler Iowa-fandom.
OSU 13 – PSU 10.
They’re DLine dominates and proves that our O-Line still needs lots of work. God I hope I’m wrong.
Yeah, except my Iowa victory prediction was much more realistic...
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
The thing was
During that time, I thought there was no way we would lose that game, and everyone here agreed. Everyone laughed at you when you made that choice, which is why this game worries me.
however
i don’t think at that point in the season, that we realized just how much of a “no hole is too deep, we will win no matter what” mentality iowa has had this season.
We decide when you hear the snap count...
13-10
Good Guys.
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
I predict...
That JoePa has a change of pants handy in the locker-room
THE Ohio State University 17
State Penn 13
I'm just curious
if BuckeyeSki and BlockONation really don’t think we got their poop joke the first, second, third, fourth, fith, or sixth time. They must be so used to having to repeat the jokes for their buckeye friends who are slow to catch on that they just can’t break the habit, and repeat everything they say dozens of times.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Check out BlockO's pathetic plea for friendship
over on Sam’s O$U blog (it is the first response to his game prediction piece). How sad. The boy just wants to be friends, yet his belligerent personality tragically short circuits each and every attempt. “I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me yours.” I almost hope Sam adds the damn link out of pity.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
I saw that
So hillarious.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
commentor on block 'o shit
in response to a question about JT use of a double reverse WR pass and onside kick against NMS:
Ohio State called trick plays because of, well, IT WAS HALLOWEEN you moron. Ever hear of TRICK or treat? How many teams do that on their halloween games? Too many to count? OK.
there is no way this can be a thought in someones mind. not even an jaOSU fan…i refuse to believe it.
We decide when you hear the snap count...
Bulletproof logic..
Not scoring on NMSU must have been their TREAT. Ever hear of trick or TREAT? Everyone does it, resorts to trick plays to be able to score on teams that can’t afford snacks, is delusional, whatever.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
SOMEONE has to do it
Penn State – 63
Ohio State – 14
jesse. - 1
Damon’s – 0
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
Please please please please please
let this happen
Except for the jesse./Damon’s part.
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
its close if pryor doesn't completely lay a giant pile of poo on the field
If he doesn’t:
PSU 17
OSU 6
If, and I truly think he’s going to get harassed into purduesque bad decisions and turn it over a bunch of times it could turn into PSU having a lot of short fields to work with and end up like 31-7, 28-6 or something like that.
I still can’t my head around OSU fan and their perception of their Offense. Aren’t these the same jackholes who were calling for Pryor to be benched after Purdue?
So I had a dream last night, and the ONLY thing I remember...
was my girlfriend wanting to leave the game at halftime because she was bored…
And we were up 24-0.
I woke up at that point, and while I know that TP comes on a roll, that would have to be one hell of a roll against our defense to catch up.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Being Realistic.....
Clark is gonna get laid out by Gibson…again….and again….and again…..he’s gonna think he tried to kiss a freight-train
Boy gets that deer-in-the-headlights look once he gets worked, ask Iowa’s D. News flash Nits, our D-line is 10x better than Iowa’s….Good luck, your gonna need it
Your D-line SAYS it is 10x Iowa's D-line.
But, your media said TP is the 4th best player in the country prior to anything happening…
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
While we're being realistic
Our D-line is 10x better than anything else you’ve faced this year. If Pryor can’t handle Purdue, how’s he going to handle our d-line?
shhhh
Buckeyes are blind to any of their weaknesses. While we here at BSD can recognize that OSU has a scary front 4 and will probably give our O-line some fits, it is like these buckeye fans can’t see the opposite. I’m sure they’ll try to claim that there are no similar matchups on the other side of the ball. I know I’m a bit of a homer, but trying to be as rational as I can, I’d say our D’s are about equal, but our O matches up better against their D than their O matches up against our D.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
I just had a semi-interesting thought
While I’m expecting this game to trend like most of you are expecting – a tight, low-scoring affair where Penn State wins, but I lose 5-10 years of my life as well – I’ve started to take a secondary line of thinking. It’s really has no relevance or sound factual basis, but follow me anyway.
Ohio State was a highly ranked team earlier this season. They’ve since been shuffled down a bit after two losses – one being a late-game loss to another talented team; the other being a complete meltdown to a team that really had no reason to even be in the game, let alone pull off the upset. Their offense is struggling to find a true identity – players have stepped up at times, but nobody has been a consistent playmaker. The defense is the better side of the ball, but even the defense has had some holes. They now look to a game against Penn State to salvage something of their season.
Sure, I’m stretching it a bit some (fine!) a lot, but there are some parallels to this game and that one against Wisconsin last year. I think we remember how that one ended. (To add to this parallel, Wisconsin had to play Iowa the week after playing Penn State. Just saying.)
Again, I’m thinking this will be a close one, with Penn State scraping together more points than the Buckeyes. But part of me is starting to think that this might turn into an early field position battle before Penn State starts to roll and run away with it.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
GASP!
You’re implying maybe aOSU just isn’t that good this year? Blasphemy. But.. But.. They beat Wisconsin!
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
uh....in all seriousness
what is your guys’ signature win? I suppose Wisconsin? But really? Really?
Quick follow up question: which do you consider your signature loss: 2 loss USC or 6 loss Purdue? You guys at least have options. We’re just stuck with undefeated Iowa.
by The JuggerNitt on Nov 7, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
First off, the 5-10 years is overrated
I’ve been doing this since 1969, and I am still alive (the early years were spent as an indoctrinated soldier in the W. PA Notre Dame cult that was quite powerful in that time)! However, you are expressing some of the same fears that keep popping into my head. I just can’t get a feel for this one. Accordingly, I’m nervous.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
Notre Dame cult?
Have you met jtot?
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Nov 6, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Furthermore, who thinks Pryor's being "hungry" for this will effect his play to the good one bit?
Hopefully his hunger teaches him basic throwing mechanics and play reading skills. Significantly better odds of implosion under his own and Redneck Rocker’s pressure.
Deus nobiscum, quis contra?
If Mike bans you, will chocochuck02 be banned as well?
Just wondering…
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Nov 6, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
Perhaps Pryor's hunger
will drive him to send a team manager in search of the hot dog vendor — extra mustard.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
WHOOOOAAAA
He’s not Mark Sanchez, okay?
(That guy made it to the NFL as a QB).
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
24-6
Penn State. I don’t think the Buckeyes cross the goal line on offense.
I also
think ol’ JoePa won’t be as conservative as we might think. Don’t be surprised to see a fake field goal and some play-action shots deep. If he doesn’t trust Clark to do that kind of stuff now he never will.
clap! clap! clap!
^ THIS!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Nov 6, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
If Iowa was any indication
Play action is as wild as we’ll get… maybe the Iowa game will convince him to open up the play book though.
so I went to "Block-O Nation" and
and they have some ugly throwbacks for the Michigan game in Whore.
PSU- 3
OSU-2
the safety will be TP getting tackled by Lee and Bowman with a sec left in the game, and the ref’s give it to OSU
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
Please, don't give their trashy blog any more traffic
you realize you might actually be earning those idiots money right?
didn't mean to, just wanted to see their blog and they have failed
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
Wait, what?
How does Cryor getting sacked give jaOSU two points?
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
Because the Big 10 ref says so
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Nov 7, 2009 10:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
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