THE GAME

[cdt]

If Lauranitis wasn't such a devastating tackler and a gym rat he could be a corner..

He's a ball hawk for sure..

AJ minus the speed but with better coverage skills..

 

[cavincali]

Famous Amos will be famous, playing in the NFL some day. He's just a red shirt frosh, but his time is coming.

He shut down Manningham in a high school all star game. That's when I first started hearing how good he was. Since then, I've heard the coaches were raving about him in practice during his red shirt year, and now I've actually gotten to see him play, as he's in the regular rotation, and he looks good to me.

You think he takes over for Antonio Smith I believe, the guy with the dreads.

And some of you might scratch your head but I dont think Lauranitis is what everyone is making him up to be. He is good, but not amazing.

Style whats your thoughts on Vernon Gholston, hes my favorite player on defense for the fact that his arms are freaking huge. On one play he ran over the o-lineman, mike shart, and henne and hes only a sophmore. Hes raw as far as pass rushing moves are concerned but hes got the speed and power.

 

[Style]

You think he takes over for Antonio Smith I believe, the guy with the dreads.

Maybe, but Donald Washington is ahead of him this year, so my guess is Washington gets Smith's spot and Amos gets Washington's spot. Kurt Coleman (true frosh, special teamer) is also a player and will be in the mix.

And some of you might scratch your head but I dont think Lauranitis is what everyone is making him up to be. He is good, but not amazing.

Other than having good size, Lauranitis is not an amazing athlete (and could never play CB at this level); however, he has tremendous instincts, is always around the ball, and just makes plays. This is just like Chris Speilman (although Speils was smaller), and b/c they went to the same school people always make the comparison. He's also very good in pass coverage likes Speils.

Is he as good as Chris Speilman? Not yet. Also keep in mind that part of his success is b/c he has the best pair of DTs in the country in front of him. Pitcock and Patterson wreak havoc against opposing lines, and often Lauranitis is the benaficiary. Anyway, he's good, maybe very good, but, he's just a sophomore. If he can steadily improve the next two years, he could be pretty scary by the time he leaves Columbus.

Style whats your thoughts on Vernon Gholston

Stud. Wilson and Rose are also studs (although not yet at Gholston's level). The Buckeyes are set at DE for the next couple years.

 

[cavincali]

I gots to tell you all about this michigan fan, a friend of mine named joe.

He used to live down the street from me, in the same court as the guy i went to the game with, and he obvisouly likes michigan, a lot. His mom went there and his dad went to eastern michigan.

My aunt went to OSU as well as many other of my cousing who live back in OHIO, and you all know my story anyways.



This guy has been bitter every single day since missagain lost. Ah it feels good to win.

This guy sent a text to me after michingan scored the first td, saying "daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" is what he said. I let it go, because i knew we would win, and we did.

After the game me and my bud called him like 10 times a piece with about 10 texts a piece as well

Well, in highschool the trash talking started to arise. OSU won the national championship and at the time me and the guy were started to become good friends, so i laid it on him. :chuckles: michigan won the next year, when we were ranked #2, and we won the next three. :chuckles: Including the game 1 week ago. Well he hadnt responded!!!!!!!!! A couple of hours ago I used the *67 in front of his number and he picked up.

Im drunk so I was like, "who won the fVcking game beatch daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Once he realized it was me he hung up. No longer than a minute later he replied for the first time since OSU's big win.

Word for word, his text said "Im not to the point when I can talk about it yet." Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :thisguy: joe. :chuckles: :chuckles: :chuckles: :chuckles:

 

[cdt]

3 Kids had to go out and buy OSU jerseys as punishment..

The loser had to buy the other teams authentic jersey from Champs and wear it all week straight :chuckles: ****ing hilarious..

Smith Smith Ginn :thisguy:

 

[Style]

Today I had the song “We don’t give a damn for the whole state of Michigan…” stuck in my head, and at one point I just started singing it. My daughter (just 1 year old) looked at me, immediately got a big smile on her face and started dancing. It was adorable. I kept singing it for her b/c it was just so cute. Her mother (not a buckeye fan) said to her “Don’t encourage him.” It was pretty funny.

 

[Style]

What do you tell a Buckeye player after he just played the “Game of the Century”, sold out physically and has achieved a life-long goal? “Good one, son. Now let’s do it again. And it counts this time”.

Lots of others have expressed similar stances. Our man at the betting line, Nevada Buck said:

“Rematch??? Put me in the camp that believes from the bottom of my heart that Michigan was very very fortunate that this game didn't get out of hand. To lose the turnover battle three to zero and still win is amazing. To lose the type of turnovers that we did, and when we did, and still win is even more amazing. Michigan had their shot--they lost---bring on the next victim.”

Even Eagle Scout Charles Babb took umbrage with the notion:

“I think a rematch is terrible. How do you get these young men to have the same motivation as UM if a rematch is demanded by the talking heads? Barton had a cigar and champagne with teammates, Ginn was crying, Smith was thrilled. They won but are going to be told that win didn't matter?”

Sports Illustrated, the arbiter of all taste and opinions in the land of sport said:

".....my satellite dish must have been sending me a different Ohio State-Michigan game than the rest of the nation.

For everyone talking about what a "classic" game it was and how a rematch would be the best match-up in the national title game, here comes the cold water. The game wasn't that close. The Wolverines had a strong opening drive before the Buckeyes showed they were the far superior team. Even with all of that good fortune, Michigan was still down 11 points late in the fourth quarter before being allowed to score a touchdown that put a pretty face on a lopsided loss.”

This isn’t Don King putting on a heavyweight farce. This is championship level college football. Were there rematches after Shawn Springs slipped in ’96? Or after a number of the fluke-ish Michigan wins in the ‘90’s that cost us national championships? I don’t think so. And a “re-match” this year? For what?

I don’t think so…

http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/594635.html

 

[Style]

One of my most trusted Buckeye confidants said it beautifully in an email to me earlier:

I am a traditionalist. The OSU Michigan game is all about winner takes it all, loser goes home. From 73 – 75 Michigan lost 2 games and tied one and stayed home for the Holidays as OSU went to the Rose Bowl. From 1995 – 1996 OSU lost 2 regular season games and missed out on the National Title. It is all about the finality of the game. You have to wait another year to beat them – this type of desperation makes the game so much fun as a spectator and player. To replay the game cheapens it and takes away the importance of the first game. So, no, I would not want a rematch even if OSU lost by one point on a controversial play. No rematch!



That said, I believe we would win by a much larger margin if they did play again. We gave them 10 points and the officials helped to keep it close. Troy Smith is indeed a Buckeye legend of Archie proportions!

He went on to say that he hasn't been this big of a Trojan fan since he was single! :chuckles:

 

[Deadlock]

One of my most trusted Buckeye confidants said it beautifully in an email to me earlier:

He went on to say that he hasn't been this big of a Trojan fan since he was single! :chuckles:

:chuckles: Could be the best quote I've heard in a while. But the Trojans took care of business. Only 1 more to go and they will be facing us.

 

[Style]

More good memories from Mr. B:

Big game tricks and treats…How often do coaches draw up “special plays” only too see them come down like the veritable house of cards? The situation has to be right, the deception has to be appropriate and the execution (gulp) has to be first rate.

The classic of its kind was seen in the annual whipping of the Wolverines, pulled off so well that it might not have been as fully appreciated as it should have been. You remember the play – fake the ball into the line on second and short, then go for the home run ball to Teddy Ginn. Perfect.

But just how perfect was it? First, they had to plan for the exact time that it played into Michigan’s and Ohio State’s scouted “tendencies”. That would be a short down and Chris Wells had to come onto the field – their short-down back. Then, with everything in place, they broke the huddle in a sprint, as if to say that they were going to power their way to short yardage or “trick” the Michigan boys with a fast count. That kept the defense off-balance and brought everyone in a bit. But the piece of pure genius? Lining Ted up as a tight end. That’s right – he was lost in the detritus of the short yard players. Then – bang – he was out in the open and running for the promised land.

The pass had to be there, and it was – a little short but on the mark. And there you have it. Trickeration at its finest. Perfectly planned and executed – one of the biggest plays of the year in the biggest game of the year…

* * * * *

And how ‘bout that Beanie when they actually gave him the ball…I was going to write up a Grantland Rice-type opus to sing the praises of that fantastic burst Beanie put on to crack the vaunted Michigan D. Not only did I find myself not nearly in GR’s league, but I also found an already-written paean to that play on our own message boards! Here is a thrilling personal description of a thrilling play:

“I've just watched the run about 15 consecutive times, and I literally cannot get enough. He was quick on the spin -off of Crable!- and his burst through the hole was so freakin' explosive. You can hear Barton's block, Wells showcases a nice stiffarm and.... GOODBYE! His speed was impressive. Wells will make his own mark here, but I remember everyone wanting to compare him to Clarett. We know Maurice was special, but he didn't have that kind of speed.

And then, did anyone notice that, while celebrating in the end zone, Chris still had the ball tucked away? LOL ... Freakin' great. You could tell he's been working on and thinking about hanging on to the ball. He didn't seem to want to let go of it.

Then, the shots in the stands, fans jumping up and down, a huge flag waving in the air, Michigan fans with looks of disbelief - Gives me goose bumps, even after the 15th time of seeing the video.

THEN, the camera shows Wells coming off the field and right into the arms of Eddie!! GOOSEBUMPS!! I'm so happy that Eddie goes to these games and gets so pumped up with the players. What a great influence and positive role model.

AND THEN, just seeing how pumped Chris was as all the other players smacked his pads, high fives, etc. GOOSEBUMPS!! And I just love when he gets to "big brother" Pittman and the look they exchange. How good has Pittman been for Wells?! What a freakin' combo!!

Sorry, I just don't want to come off this high and there was so much going on in those few seconds. Gotta love it!!”

I do love it. And thanks for the memories. Truly, an “instant classic”…

http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/594635.html

 

[Style]

I'm not sure if this pic is real or not, but if it is it looks like Vrabel won another bet with Brady!

 

[chiefwahoo]

Awesome.

November 21, 2006
Vrabel vs. Brady

FOXBOROUGH -- If there was one image that stood out from today's media access to the Patriots' locker room, it was the red Ohio State jersey hanging on the edge of Tom Brady's locker.

The jersey was delivered by outside linebacker Mike Vrabel. It was No. 94, Vrabel's number from college.

Because Ohio State (Vrabel's alma mater) beat Michigan (Brady's alma mater) in college football's game of the year on Saturday, Brady will have to wear the jersey at some point this week.

"It's a lot better than a hat," Vrabel said. "I got the old throwback jersey from college, and that's part of the bet. It's better than me wearing a Brady jersey from Michigan, I'll tell you that."

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2006/11/vrabel_vs_brady.html

 

[Style]

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[James]

style stop being a jackass and bumping this shit up and baiting george.

and tom brady is a better qb then you will ever have on the browns. you will never see a talent like that in your life on a team you cheer for.

 

[cdt]

James your preaching to the wrong choir..we don't care about the Pats..the Celts..the Bruins..the Sox or anyone else from up there..

Thanks