College Football Week 1: Wolverine tears, gold-plated toilets, and crown their asses!
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OSU fan and alum. Aaaaand... the SONG SUCKS. The only reason he got to write the song is because his dad is Associate Athletic Director.Pristine_Condition said:
Thankfully it's not playing when the team comes out, or during the team video, but Christ that song is pathetic. There's a big movement to get it banned, but there's Nike money and athletic department people behind it.
krispyclean
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for you Gondo
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haha it's amazing how many people I know are selling their tickets. They are going to miss out on one of the biggest games in OSU history! some fans they are...
where are your seats at?
where are your seats at?
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-NeoTB1- said:
And remember, he's coming back this year. And he's terrifying (EDSBS).
About 30 rows up, 25 yardline, visitors' side. I guess some people are putting $$$ above the program, but there should still be about 55,000 there on Saturday.krispyclean said:
And not to put to much weight on it, but if we win it'll be the biggest win in OSU history. We're due for some good luck and for a big win, and we're catching UGA at the right time.
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I Push Fat Kids said:
yes, texas on halloween and OU thanksgiving weekend I believe.
Look for me in costume on TV when we play Texas :lol Anybody have good costume ideas? Something derogatory to Texas would be nice.krispyclean said:
All the Big 12 South teams play each other every year, and then they play three of the teams from the north on a rotating schedule.I Push Fat Kids said:
krispyclean said:
Hmm, anything else difficult? If they win the Georgia game I think they're potential NC contenders. Sure, getting past those three is pretty daunting but I'm not sold on OU one bit and I think another year of play is going to do wonders for those skill players.
In order of difficulty, here's our schedule:I Push Fat Kids said:
1) OU (away) Bob Stoops is like 80-2 in Norman since he arrived. Ouch.
2) UGA (home) Not necessarily a better team than Texas, but the pressure of winning such a huge season opener + the off-the-field distractions + the SEC mystique put this above Texas for me.
3) Texas (home)
4) Texas Tech (home)
5) Houston (home)
Besides that, our road schedule isn't too bad. Baylor, A&M, and Iowa State should be solid wins. But that's the problem with being OSU/Texas Tech--you have to go on the road to either Texas or OU every. single. year. And unless our defense is way better than projected, I don't think we can win in Norman.
Our D-line is mostly intact, but that's not saying much. We were actually decent against the run last year, but we were last in the Big 12 in QB pressure. I'm actually optimistic about the D as long as nobody else gets hurt (we had our starting middle LB go down this past week). Our new Defensive coordinator (Bill Clay) was coordinator at Kansas during their Orange Bowl run, and he's already said the level of talent at OSU is far and away superior to the '07 Jayhawks.I Push Fat Kids said:
Every year we find ourselves saying this, but if the defense improves into the top 50 nationally, there's no reason we can't find ourselves in BCS territory pretty quickly. But the hardest positions to recruit are DT and DE, and we're still pretty much 1-deep on the DL and at CB (which is where we run into trouble against OU and UT, who are 2-3 deep at almost every position).
EDIT: And I think the rumors of OU's O-line demise have been greatly exaggerated. They have so much talent that a "down year" for them is still pretty good by anyone else's standard. The Gresham loss hurts, though, especially since they just moved the backup TE into the starting center slot.
Another Buckeye fan here! Can't wait to see TP back in action next year and I'm anxious to see what the defense is going to look like. The d-line didn't really come on until the middle of the season last year so I'm hoping they pick up where they left off in abusing Texas's o-line.
Of course I'm not really all that confident about the USC game this year, at least not as much as I was last year. Last year we had all of the experience and returning talent while the Trojans had to break it a new quarterback and a new o-line...and they still handled our veteran defense with ease. Now things are looking a bit more even across the line despite the fact that mobile qbs give the Trojans fits. Still, it's hard to bet against Pete Carroll with his non-conference record.
Edit: Oops I meant record! Don't know what came over me!
Of course I'm not really all that confident about the USC game this year, at least not as much as I was last year. Last year we had all of the experience and returning talent while the Trojans had to break it a new quarterback and a new o-line...and they still handled our veteran defense with ease. Now things are looking a bit more even across the line despite the fact that mobile qbs give the Trojans fits. Still, it's hard to bet against Pete Carroll with his non-conference record.
Edit: Oops I meant record! Don't know what came over me!
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george_us said:Another Buckeye fan here! Can't wait to see TP back in action next year and I'm anxious to see what the defense is going to look like. The d-line didn't really come on until the middle of the season last year so I'm hoping they pick up where they left off in abusing Texas's o-line.
Of course I'm not really all that confident about the USC game this year, at least not as much as I was last year. Last year we had all of the experience and returning talent while the Trojans had to break it a new quarterback and a new o-line...and they still handled our veteran defense with ease. Now things are looking a bit more even across the line despite the fact that mobile qbs give the Trojans fits. Still, it's hard to bet against Pete Carroll with his non-conference schedule.
I am cautiously optimistic about the Buckeyes this season. I'm still finding it hard to reconcile 37 new players, 21 freshman or sophomores in starting roles, 12 starters gone, no proven playmakers on offense, some lingering questions on defense with a #5 ranking. It just doesn't make any sense. Of course, Florida was in this situation a few years ago, and that turned out okay.
Hell, with all of these new faces, I'm more worried about Navy than USC at this point. It will be interesting to see how these new players fare out. I expect most of the fancy stuff will be held out for USC, but this is the most interested I've been in a season opener in quite some time.
You guys need to call Marshall and both of you can come back to the MAC. We need some good competition in here again. It's become pretty much a 3 team conference (Central Mich, Western Mich and No Ill) with one or 2 teams rotating into the top echelon every year.GoldenEye 007 said:
annnnnd nobody's taking a stance on the Hulk Hands beer koozie? I think i'm gonna go for it.
I really think that with some spray paint of my alma maters colors, this could be a great tailgate accessory.
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Gametime!
StrikerObi
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Could be watching on ESPN360 at the office but I think that's a little too obvious so I just have the GameCast up. What the hell is going on with the Wolfpack? Ugh. Not a good start for the ACC
Battlezone
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Okay, where can I get the Bobby Bowden grill from the Allstate commercial?
Battlezone
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It's obvious ESPN hasn't learned from the last time they hyped up a team to be the Best Team Ever In Life.
Azwethinkweiz
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Russell Wilson is this year's Cullen Harper.
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pxleyes said:
Now THAT would have been awesome.
StoOgE said:
I anxiously await the "Could Florida beat the Cincinnati Bengals?" debate!
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