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

[Hannibal]

Inexperienced QB behind an inexperienced OL...Buckeyes are in trouble.

They don't have Darrell Funk as their OL coach or Brady Hoke as their head coach.

They'll be fine.

The apologists will need to work extra hard coming up with their excuses when we lose this one.

[whodean]

Sounds like it is official, out for the year. Sorry for the kid, not sorry for oLIEo nation.

[Optimus Prime]

Why don't the Bucknut lickers just send flowers?

Screw OSU.....

Courtesy of the Cleveland Plain Drugdealer, by way of ESPN, Miller gone for season.

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.s...l#incart_river

[SeattleLionsFan]

I feel bad for the kid.

With that said, it puts Sparty clearly in the drivers seat. And as bad as buckeye assholes are, Sparty fans are 100x worse. Ugh.

[hack]

Dantonio = lucky AND good.

[SeattleLionsFan]

It's the best combo.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Incredible amount of pressure on Hoke now. We've lost our QB, our RB, our leading receiver, 4 of 5 on the o-line, and our two best defensive players.

It's now or never for HOKEAMANIA!!!

[Optimus Prime]

May your local Po Po bust you for pinching a box of the Hoodrats' finest., Swisher Sweets!

[UMStan White]

"It's now or never for HOKEAMANIA!!!"

Uhhm... ask Miller how his freshman year went.

[Optimus Prime]

Hoke will find a way to squander this opportunity too.

However Talent, although my secretary mailed your check/cheque today...November has suddenly become interesting again.

[Dr. Strangelove]

"It's now or never for HOKEAMANIA!!!"

Uhhm... ask Miller how his freshman year went.

Not in Columbus, Stan. Not in Columbus.

[lineygoblue]

I still make the nuts the favorite to win the B1G East. They may lose one game in conference play, which will mean that the Michigan game will be a "must" win for them, to get into the CCG. I don't see that as a major problem for them. Hoke is horrible on the road, and so is Gardner.

I say OlieO ends up the regular season at the very worst 10-2. They'll win the CCG (nobody from the West can beat them) and they'll go to the Rose Bowl and lose to Oregon.

At most, it cost them 2 wins. Most likely MSU and one other that could bite them in the butt if they aren't prepared. Sort of like what Purdue did a couple years back.

[Optimus Prime]

Not in Columbus, Stan. Not in Columbus.

It's Miller Time DSL!

Hoke is the least of your worries.




Whether that Forty is 1/2 full or empty, it's up to you.

It really must suck to have your season end before it even began.

[iam416]

UFM and Coach Herman will have to really earn their money this season. That said, if they're able to produce a good offense with as much "youth" and "inexperience" as they have, including a completely unproven QB, then M fans ought to take an even harder, longer look at Hoke's offense.

[iam416]

I really liked Barrett as a recruit. Really thought he was a big-time get for UFM. Tore his ACL his senior season, so he was a bit limited last year. But, I think he has the ability to run this offense well. He can't make some of the throws Miller can make, and he doesn't have Miller's explosiveness as a runner. However, I think he will actually run the read option well. I think he can certainly be Smooth Jazz Kenny Guiton right now, and well beyond Smooth Jazz in the future.

Now, if JT goes down, I'm not even going to pretend Cardale Jones can step in. If Jones plays it becomes a pure running offense.

So, to adopt the new OSU motto, I'm going to Grin and Barrett!