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Originally Posted by macallan25
Yeah, I actually do want that. 24-7...with one of the top CB's in the country suspended for a game......a fumble on yalls 2 yard line, and an interception on yalls 35. Those turnovers led to yall scoring 14. I'm just speculating that we would have scored on both occasions, but I have to believe we would have. I don't know if you actually looked at the stats for that game.....but you all didn't exactly dominate on anything.
Nevermind the fact that it was the second game of the season.
I hate making excuses for losing football games, and I really do think Ohio State is a good solid team......but when you pretty much lose a game on turnovers...its hard not to make a little argument.
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Ok, just as you can say you had a CB suspended for this year's game....we had Troy Smith coming off a suspension for last year's game. Had he started that game instead of Justin Zwick, I could just as easily say we'd have won.
"a fumble on yalls 2 yard line" -- Jim Laurinitis put his helmet in dude's chest and caused the fumble. Do we not get any credit for that? the turnover didn't just happen out of thin air...
we didn't dominate? 24-7, in Texas, with a brand new defense and a team that had 9, count em, n-i-n-e guys drafted into the NFL last April? We took a new defense into a hostile environment, ran a balanced (not brilliant) offense that day and controlled the game. A. Pittman had a big 2nd half running the ball. Texas took away Ginn Jr., so Anthony Gonzalez (who in reality is probably the better receiver on the team at this point) killed you.
"2nd game of the year? I think it was the 2nd game of the year for us as well.
I happen to think turnovers are as much a part of the game as anything else; Most are forced by either a) good defense, a big hit or b) deceptive schemes that fool the quarterback into mistakes. I think both occured that night in Texas.
All of this is just sports and open to speculation, but these Buckeyes are for real. Jim Tressel, IMO, is the best coach in America because his teams are fundamentally sound and they perform well under pressure. And he makes great halftime adjustments. Sooner or later folks are going to have to recognize.
Now if my man Jimmy Tizzle would just kill the sweater vest-gym shoe combination on the sidelines everything would be great. But dude owns Michigan (4-1), so he will always own Ohio.
...oh, yeah, and if Texas wants to schedule another series, I'm sure Coach Tressel would take that phone call.
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