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[M and L]

It was easy for UF offense to be that effiecent in the no huddle when OSU's deffense played the bad.

I saw a defense that played with no emotions for a national championship game, and then they gave up as an entire team.  OSU's D-corrinador should be fired.  He let his defense get pushed around  and was very predicable in his play calling.  Not saying that he necessarly should of blized more, but should have brought his Db's up to the line of scrimage and challenged the WR's.  The Db's played ten yards of the ball the entire game, and were not physical with UF's WRs.  Not to mention that #33 got his ass kicked the whole game. It looked like he was on roller skates.

I thought I would take sometime off from posting about the game becuase I was so pissed off and didn't want to on a rampage.  oh well.

[victorybell_57]

ohio state was the best team all year, they just got ran off the field by florida. you really don't want to do that in the national title game buckeyes. it's not like osu didn't deserve the game or anything like that, they just got whooped up on and i don't think anybody expected it.

[SaintsFAN]

Is #33 the great Laurinitis? 

I just think the Buckeye defense was young this year, as far as experience goes.  Maybe they weren't as great as once thought, BUT they dominated the competition they did play, with the exception of Michigan and Florida.  They had a great year, and with this much experience under their belt, playmakers like Laurinitis will be dominant in any situation against any team in the seasons to follow. 

They'll need to be next year....with a new QB coming in and possibly losing Ginn Jr., and Gonzalez, the team will be forced to rely on the dominant defense and a punishing ground attack with Chris Wells getting the majority of carries.  The cupboard isn't bare by any means in Columbus, but the QB will need to develop.

And its a better situation than ND will be in.  They replace everything except for Darius Walker on offense and the entire defense as well with the exception of a few like Derrick Landry on the DL....they'll be young across the board.  But the team will be faster...

[70_dc_alum]

i was suprised at how bad the Oline played.  i think Tressel missed an opportunity to change the play calling when you are under that amount of heat and the whole Dline is T'ing off on every play.  when you are under that distress you have to shorten routes and go to the screen draw reverse etc.  anything to slow down the D.  everything was downfield with 5-7 step drops and it was a field day.  i think the Ginn injury hurt becuase most of the trickery to slow folks down is centered around him but i think it also hurt becuase it moved Gonzo to #1 Robo to #2 etc.  i dont think they were breaking off the hot routes like they should have been.  look at the INT Blitz play side and both receivers to that side are running 20 yds down field.

i can take losing but not to a bunch of punks.  Notre Dame would act like they have been there before but with Florida you got a bunch of thugs who say things like "There are 5 teams in the SEC we beat that are better than Ohio State"  that one was Jarvis Moss

[victorybell_57]

i really don't like urban meyer that much either. he was saying "i want to thank everybody for making my pre-game speech easy with all the doubters." shut up, whatever happened to giving credit to the other team and saying how happy you are for everybody. they act like they had to go into the beaches at normandy and pull off the upset, give me a break. good game, good win, now keep it up or they will fire you down there in 3 years like every DI program in the nation now.

[M and L]

Hot route or not hot route.  Troy Smith still couldn't hit a reciever, partly because because he had so much pressure to contend with coming from those DE's.

In looking forward to next year I think Flordia is going to be contenders agian considering the recruiting class and returing players along with USC.

Watched the Army High Schoolall American game.  A lot of guys commiting to USC, OSU and ND it seemed like.  Put don't get your hopes yet ND fans, I will take a while till for them shine if they aren't a bust.

How a bout Ben Martin committing to UT.  I was a little suprised by that, thought that ND would be more his style.

[M and L]

So bored, I need a job!

[Adam Sayer]

I don't think Gonzo will be opting out early. If both Gonzo and Ginn stay, OSU will return 16 of their 22 starters. They lose 3 on both sides of the ball. With their schedule next year, they could very well go into Ann Arbor undefeated.

It's not like Florida is lying. After watching that game, there are probably 5 teams in the SEC who could have beaten OSU. My buddy made a comment that Wisconsin may have been the best team in the big 10. Their only loss was to Michigan in The Big House. They took care of business against Arkansas, the team who only lost to LSU by 7 and played in the SEC Championship game.

[Adam Sayer]

Ohio State is now 0-8 all time against SEC teams in Bowl Games. The SEC finished the bowl season off 6-3, the Big 10 was 2-5.

[victorybell_57]

that's a stat worth noting. i do think the game would have been different if the buckeyes looked a bit more inspired, just my opinion.

[M and L]

even if they still had inspiration on there side it doesn't change much your still looking at 34-21 butt whoopen

[M and L]

does any one know of a bar/night club that good use a good bouncer,  willing to be paid in beer!

[FCC Approved Bland Name]

OSU needed to run off tackle and inside a lot more to keep the ends in check.  Play action would have been more effective than straight drop for the same reason.  You can't Screen and Draw Florida because they are too fast and have seen every version of it.  You have to run right at them and then throw off of that.  OSU should have POUNDED THE ROCK then worked from there.  They never established anything. 

I wonder if Robbie Schoenhoft (Cincinnati St X.) will get a chance at QB next year.  He's a big departure from Troy Smth.  He's 6'6" and a drop back passer all the way.  I've known him since he was young and I never thought he'd get a shot as a QB.  He looks like a TE and also played BB all throgh high school.  I was surprised to see him at QB after his freshman year.

[Adam Sayer]

The next guy in line played a little last year. If Zwick had another year, that would have been great. When I get to school I'll find it.

[Adam Sayer]

The front runner for QB next seson at Ohio State is Todd Boeckman. He played his HS ball at St. Henry in Ohio and is 6'5" 235 pounds. He's a redshirt sophomore and will have 2 years of eligibility left. He's a pocket passer like Zwick was.