M-Borg vs. THE Flavortown U Thread, Orig. by Buckeye Paul, absconded w/by talent.

[Mike]

It's a battle of wills. Neither team wants to win.

[Dr. Strangelove]

That'll be it. Horrendous defense for three straight games. I cannot believe Fickell will be allowed to remain with this program and continue to ruin more players.

[entropy]

I want to pull my hair out watching you guys defend this screen game. Outside in! Outside in for the love of God!

Yep

I'd also add backside needs to stay home.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Well that's a horrible pick.

Didn't deserve to win this game.

[whodean]

The OHIO BULL$HIT THREAD - Exactly What It Says -

OSU is shit.

Big10 was a one team conference this year.

[Mike]

Neither team deserved to win. That was horrid.

[iam416]

Two of three predictions hit. Clemson does have a good offense. But without Bryant, Roby and Spence they had no chance. Weird game. OSU had no business winning at half, but then had the gsme by the balls when Brown muffed the punt.

Oh well. On to next year.

[Wild Hoss]

I'll say the same thing I told the Michigan guys; you played scrappy, if not especially well, so it could have been worse. Most times you give up 577 yards and four turnovers, you don't lose by five points.

Trust me, I know of what I speak.

[iam416]

Eh. It'd be nice to see Miller be clutch once. But, I guess not.

Would have been nice to finish top 3, but love where the program is and going.

[iam416]

Last year LSU couldnt stop Boyd when it mattered. And they ran a competent scheme with a full cimpliment of players.

Withers replacement is huge. The defense has talent and lots of young talent. But it wont do much if it aint schemed properly.

[Wild Hoss]

Eh. It'd be nice to see Miller be clutch once. But, I guess not.

Would have been nice to finish top 3, but love where the program is and going.

Braxton is a holdover...and while he's a great athlete, he's definitely not the sharp operator Urb likes in the mold of Tebow and Alex Smith.

[Pasadena Blue]

I thought the the Buckos were going to pull this out. Disappointing. I suspect Meyer will iron out the defensive issues during the offseason. Ohio will have their way for years with a weak B1G ... I still don't trust Sparty to be good year after year.

[Jeff Buchanan]

....... but love where the program is and going.

Me too. I like where osu's defense is going the best.

STC

[iam416]

Braxton is a holdover...and while he's a great athlete, he's definitely not the sharp operator Urb likes in the mold of Tebow and Alex Smith.

There's a lot of truth in this, though UFM recruited Braxton hard when he was still at Florida. The problem with Braxton, IMO, is lack of time in a competent system. This should be his redshirt sophomore year. Ideally he would have had 3+ yeas of competent coaching. The 2011 season really stunted his progress. I think he's a year away from being a great player, but I also think he's playing in the NFL next season.

FWIW, he did say he shoulder and ribs were hurt on the 5th play of the game. Matt Millen's unfathomable and repeated use of the phrase "hurt buckaroo" aside, he was hurt. Still, on that last INT he had Brown open by a lot and underthrew the ball by even more.

Another FWIW, the staff loves JT Barrett. He is exactly the type of QB UFM/Herman want. And he's actually going through a normal progression -- learn the system/redshirt and then play.

Offense isn't a concern. Defense, TBH, isn't much of a concern vis-?-vis the B10. It's a massive concern in the national title scene. This particular game, however, isn't the one that raises the concerns. Clemson is really good offense. Hell, last season they torched FSU for 38. That defense found a way to improve. UFM's job 1 is replace Withers. I wouldn't be surprised to see that replacement take over DC responsibilities and Fickell demoted to position coach.

[iam416]

And in other news, Lattimore and Smith should announce for OSU today. They are still in it for Solomon Thomas, though probably behind Stanford. Maybe 1 or 2 more in addition to Glenville kids. At this point, UFM and OSU are pretty much locks to have the consensus #1 class in the B10 every year. And they sure can coach offense!

Incidentally, Ohio State, as a program, is now 279-1 when scoring 35+ points. Man, I remember the days of fans bitching and moaning about "Tresselball". Heh.