O.S.U.

[Ron Halter]

Did anyone from O.S.U. scout L.S.U.?

[Kamd50]

Did anyone from O.S.U. scout L.S.U.?

That is the million dollar question. If they did, they must have forgotten to report back:wall:

[cat]

so much for playing smash mouth football. Too much of Boeckman:bomb: and not enough of Beanie Wells. Amazing how Tressel out coaches HIMSELF. So much for OSU's so called spead offense...???:wall:

[pyromaniac]

It is past time for a playoff. Ohio State was not the best team in the nation at the end of the regular season and I don't know that LSU is now either. I would like to see how they would fare against USC or WVU to name 2. If they beat them, then I guess they are the best, but let them play it out over 4 weeks like they do in D-III and see how it shakes out. Some years, it could be very interesting.

[PPF-TigerFan]

I agree Pyro, it would have been very interesting to see how things unfolded this year with a playoff system.
Does USC and WV have rights to claim the top spots? perhaps...
But a playoff system is definitely needed.

[tiger51]

well OSU will see how they stack up vs USC Sep. 19th when they play USC in the reg season next year...But I agree...they just stopped feeding the big guy and then what I feel where the biggest issue was the "undisciplined acts"....5 personal fouls...2 on 1 drive that LSU scored on and 2 on another TD drive.....the roughing the punter was the back breaker as they held them and then how dumb was that the guys almost had the punter tackled but didn't even hit the ball....

[MTiger]

No doubt the BCS is broken, but will a playoff system be the answer? I can already see an uproar with determining seeds for the bracket- some team(s) will get snubbed, etc. We'll still be asking who's #1!

[tiger74]

go on espn and read pat forde's article http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3186010&sportCat=ncf about the overmatched bucks and how they should never play in the national title game again. :wall: look congrats to lsu but how can a team be overmatched and outgain that team in total yards? osu 353- lsu 326 , passing lsu 174- osu 208 and rushing lsu 152- osu 145. osu is 4-2 in bsc games. so how are they not a good team for a bsc game. that is pure :bs:

[tiger74]

how come oklahoma isn't getting this type of treatment when they are 2-3 in bsc games? they have had 2 games where they lost by 14 or more just like osu!!!!

[man2man]

OSU won't have to worry about the title game next year.

[CarlE]

I read in the paper here today that the first order of business will be to look at the Plus 1 format for four teams to be in a "playoff" type atmosphere. The Big Ten, Pac Ten and Rose Bowl are adamently against this new format because they think it would somehow take away from the luster of the Rose Bowl. How about the freaking luster of the debacle known as the National Championship? Truth be told, neither one of those two teams last night are good enough to be National Champions.

[man2man]

I'm not sure that OSU could beat Florida THIS year!

USC and Georgia would have been a good game, or WVU. USC and WVU would have been a track meet.

[The Voice]

man2man; why do you talk without using your brain? If you remember; OSU wasn't even SUPPOSED to be in this game. They were going into a season of rebuilding..NOT BAD for an off year huh man2man? Check the reports, OSU is ACTUALLY being touted as THE team in '08 and '09. So PULEEZ stop undermining things like OSU, The Tigers, and the many other great things that people on here hold close to their hearts. SHOW SOME RESPECT DUDE!

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[Mass6]

I'm not sure that OSU could beat Florida THIS year!

USC and Georgia would have been a good game, or WVU. USC and WVU would have been a track meet.

Those probably would have been pretty good games. All they had to do was WIN against Stanford (nothing can be said about this!) / win your conference/ and beat freakin PITT at home. OSU did their job by losing less than these other teams. If they keep giving the ball to Beanie, it's a different story. In this game of Inches, OSU was just on the other end. 2 inches back and they block the punt, 2 inches and Hester is stopped on 3rd and goal, and Robiske's drop in the endzone was a pretty rare thing. Your quotes kill me.

[shortbev]

thanks...voice...i luv you, man, for sticking up for those hometeams and us who love them...

[Red50Go]

Just one of those games. None of the those plays (and 5 personal fouls?) had anything to do w/ "speed" either, but now we have to hear that for another year. As someone noted, eerily similar to Oklahoma's flops in the championship. They/we were better than that, just wasn't our days. We actually outgained them. And Wells had 140+ on 19 carries? Very frustrating.

You have to tip your hat to LSU too. The executed some crucial plays very well. Miles called a good game. Only 4 penalties for 30 yards which is GREAT for them.

[tiger embalmer]

Mark my words Regardless of how great Ohio State will be next year they WILL NOT be permitted to play in the FED EX BCS Championship Game due to there pervious two years at the BCS Championship game. The major sponsors (who really control college football) will not allow it. Specially if the other team is from the SEC. even it is Old Miss or Vanderbilt.

[CarlE]

Mark my words Regardless of how great Ohio State will be next year they WILL NOT be permitted to play in the FED EX BCS Championship Game due to there pervious two years at the BCS Championship game. The major sponsors (who really control college football) will not allow it. Specially if the other team is from the SEC. even it is Old Miss or Vanderbilt.

I was thinking the same thing, but the Big Ten has such pull with the NCAA that it would NEVER happen.

[npaflas]

The bottom line is the Buckeyes gave them the game.

[SECTION13PBTS]

We Got To Here Tiger Rag All Night.

[marlow]

We Got To Here Tiger Rag All Night.

:lol: I thought the same thing.

[TigerDL71]

Mark my words Regardless of how great Ohio State will be next year they WILL NOT be permitted to play in the FED EX BCS Championship Game due to there pervious two years at the BCS Championship game. The major sponsors (who really control college football) will not allow it. Specially if the other team is from the SEC. even it is Old Miss or Vanderbilt.


To me that doesn't make sense money wise. You would think that these sponsers and local business would love when OSU plays in their bowl game because of how well the fans travel. The only way I could see it sense is if these majors sponsers believe that no matter what team it is playing they will get their money regardless?

[hartville tiger]

If ohio state wants to improve they most play tougher nonleague teams, Yes I know they will play USC next year but then they play ysu and Ohio University. It doesn't have to be a major power but they must play teams that test the team before the bowl season. Here are some suggestions maybe pick up an sec team every year not necessiarly a top sec team but a sec team. My suggestion is to have two major noncoference teams and one lesser team.

[TigerCoach]

If ohio state wants to improve they most play tougher nonleague teams, Yes I know they will play USC next year but then they play ysu and Ohio University. It doesn't have to be a major power but they must play teams that test the team before the bowl season. Here are some suggestions maybe pick up an sec team every year not necessiarly a top sec team but a sec team. My suggestion is to have two major noncoference teams and one lesser team.

Applachian State, Louisiana Monroe, Boise St, etc.....You saying that these teams aren't capable? Heck, Akron beat NC State 2 years ago. Anyone with some football sense (me, Crackerman, Monte, Kamd50) knows who the quality teams are regardless of their schedule. You mean to tell me that if USC played a Div-1AA schedule all year, they wouldn't be as good?

[Benchboss1]

TigerCoach, App. State and Boise State would be a BIG upgrade over YSU, KSU and Akron, not to mention Troy who appears on the OSU schedule next year!

[crackerman]

in all fairness, Troy has been to a bowl game 3 straight years.

[reofan82]

There are many reasons for the Bucks defeat to LSU. First, the schedule was weak. The non-conference games were a joke and the Big Ten was average at best. LSU played Virginia Tech and the SEC is full of mostly fast and athletic teams. OSU is a team built to compete in a slower, more conservative conference, where most teams run the ball between the tackles a great deal. Of course, Illinois and Michigan are changing that and this will be a problem for the Bucks, if they don't adapt. (think of the Illinois game this last season) Maybe those teams are doing OSU a favor, so they will recruit more speed and actually take the time to develop an effective defense against quicker and wide open teams and begin to use some of these principles on offense as well. That way, when they do go against the Florida's and LSU's, they will be more prepared and will have a game plan that has a chance of working.

[austinsm11]

or maybe they can just keep handing off to their stud RB and let him win like against Michigan.

[reofan82]

That won't be enough, especially if you can't keep the teams playing the spread offense from scoring.

[TigerCoach]

That won't be enough, especially if you can't keep the teams playing the spread offense from scoring.

If they hand the ball off to one of the best backs in the country and control the clock, the spread offense doesn't have as many chances to score.

[reofan82]

If the team you are playing has a quick, agressive and speedy defense, like most SEC teams, you are not likely going to be able to control the line of scrimmage.

[TigerCoach]

If the team you are playing has a quick, agressive and speedy defense, like most SEC teams, you are not likely going to be able to control the line of scrimmage.


I don't agree.:bs:

[Mass6]

I don't agree.:bs:

Exactly!! We did control the line, when we ran the ball. When receivers are covered, not too much you can do. When we ran the ball, we moved the ball. Their speed didn't control us as much as our play calling did.

[reofan82]

The play calling was bad. The OSU receivers are good, but not too speedy. The QB is average and often holds the ball too long before he decides what to do with it. The only way a dominant running game works is if you have and show you have an effective passing attack. This is where the speed of LSU shut down OSU receivers and hurried their average QB, making the running game far less effective.

[big earn]

Did anyone from O.S.U. scout L.S.U.?

QUIT CRYING!!!!

[man2man]

The "OSU shouldn't have even been here this season" is irrelevant. What does that even mean? Should they have declined the invite and said "No, our season is good enough as is. We were just rebuilding this year". Grow up. They played like they didn't belong, so maybe they didn't.

Playing Kent State, Akron and Youngstown State could help a lot of teams rebuild.

They got to the big stage again and got waxed. Deal with it.

They'll find out what kind of team they'll have next year in Week 2 or 3 when they go to USC.

[SuperBran]

The only way a dominant running game works is if you have and show you have an effective passing attack.

tell that to wvu. they were 115th out of 120 teams in the nation in passing yards/game.

[monte81]

tell that to wvu. they were 115th out of 120 teams in the nation in passing yards/game.

When you have White, Slaton, Reynard, and the fab freshamn Devine---Why pass!!LOL


Penalties killed OSU and LSU capitalized on thos mistakes---end of story! JT is one of the best coaches in the nation!!!

One question---where was Freeman and Laurnitis all night?

[The Voice]

Seems m2m (aka starkdaddy) is on a reality roll today :sleepy:

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[austinsm11]

Looks like Jenkins will stay another year but Gholston will enter the draft.

[DAWGH8R]

I am a Buckeyes fan, but I found this funny !!

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6236/ohiostatenewlogouc6.jpg

[austinsm11]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/powerranking?season=2007&week=16&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1

6. OSU

14. Florida

15. Michigan


That is interesting...didn't Michigan just beat Florida??????

[austinsm11]

http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2008/01/osu_linebacker_laurinaitis_ret.html

Laurinaitis said he anticipated he would have been a top 10 pick in the NFL Draft in April. With his return, the Buckeyes retained five of the six juniors who considered leaving for the NFL, with only defensive end Vernon Gholston going pro.

[monte81]

http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2008/01/osu_linebacker_laurinaitis_ret.html


I just watched it on the news EXCEPT they have Laurititus UNDECIDED right now.

OSU will win the Big Ten and may go undefeated with all the talent coming back. TWo major loses in GOldston and Barton which are great depth positions for the bucks anyway! If I was a blue chip playerin the Midwest right now I would sign with OSU!

[austinsm11]

I just watched it on the news EXCEPT they have Laurititus UNDECIDED right now.

OSU will win the Big Ten and may go undefeated with all the talent coming back. TWo major loses in GOldston and Barton which are great depth positions for the bucks anyway! If I was a blue chip playerin the Midwest right now I would sign with OSU!

What station? It looks like most of the sports news sources say he is staying.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3196623

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/01/14/laurinaitis.staying.ap/

[monte81]

What station? It looks like most of the sports news sources say he is staying.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3196623

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/01/14/laurinaitis.staying.ap/

Columbus stations, I hope he does stay because I love watching him play COLLEGE football and means I will get to hang out with him at camp again this summer!

[SuperBran]

the bucks are in a great position next year. they have 10 of 11 starters back on offense now that boone is staying. considering they have one of the greatest recruiting classes (in terms of lineman) EVER coming in, they'll replace barton nicely. with boeckman having a full season under his belt (and i think that he'll improve tremendously in the off season), his receivers back, and beanie running the football, their offense should be fun to watch.

on defense they'll have 9 of 11 back. wilson will be back in the lineup, so the loss of gholston won't be quite as bad. he really impressed people last summer before he was hurt. i also think homan will improve and be a big contributer next season.

overall, next year's team could be incredible. they weren't supposed to do as well as they did this year b/c of all the losses, and proved people wrong (heck, they were picked to finish third in the big ten). with just about everyone coming back they're going to be a force.

i absolutely cannot wait for the usc game. that's going to be a crazy game.

[austinsm11]

the bucks are in a great position next year. they have 10 of 11 starters back on offense now that boone is staying. considering they have one of the greatest recruiting classes (in terms of lineman) EVER coming in, they'll replace barton nicely. with boeckman having a full season under his belt (and i think that he'll improve tremendously in the off season), his receivers back, and beanie running the football, their offense should be fun to watch.

on defense they'll have 9 of 11 back. wilson will be back in the lineup, so the loss of gholston won't be quite as bad. he really impressed people last summer before he was hurt. i also think homan will improve and be a big contributer next season.

overall, next year's team could be incredible. they weren't supposed to do as well as they did this year b/c of all the losses, and proved people wrong (heck, they were picked to finish third in the big ten). with just about everyone coming back they're going to be a force.

i absolutely cannot wait for the usc game. that's going to be a crazy game.

I completely agree. Should be a very good year. I really think Homan could start next year, but we will see.