*Official* USC v OSU Thread

[Whisper]

I for one would definitely love to see USC play an SEC team in the NC. Seems to be what pretty much everyone's wanted for half a decade now.

It's a good year to be a UGA and LSU fan. And yes, I went to both, so I get to cheer for both. The interesting part is going to be deciding on my tailgating wardrobe when the Dawgs come here to Baton Rouge.

 

[BigDH01]

Ohio State sucks as much this year as they did last year. Only this year, they'll have to play some decent Big 10 teams. Penn State is looking fairly good and Wisconsin is looking decent against Fresno State. I really doubt Ohio State is even the best in their conference. They only got away with an NC opportunity last year because the Big 10 was really that bad but overrated as always. I really hope this ends all of the hype around OSU and we can just admit that they are a decent team in a crappy conference.

However, I think it's really difficult to determine just how good USC is after this win. Ohio State was already exposed as a weak team after the last two years and the PAC-10 really isn't looking so great this year. ASU is barely holding on against UNLV, Washington was trounced by Oklahoma, Oregon had a very close win against a mediocre Purdue, UCLA got smoked by BYU, and Cal was beat by Maryland. The PAC-10 isn't doing any favors for USC and it will be nearly impossible to tell how USC really stacks up to the top teams in the Big 12 and SEC. Honestly, even if USC coasts through the rest of the season, I'd rather see a top Big 12 and top SEC team in the NC game. The PAC-10 conference just looks weak this year. My belief will be even further reinforced if OSU loses to Penn State and Wisconsin.

 

[OCGuy]

USC > all. Talking about schedule? They just beat #5 after a week off. They wont be #5 anymore, but thats only because they lost to #1.

 

[Ns1]

OOOOOOOOOH YEAH BABY

THE TEARS, THEY TASTE SO GOOD. SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
USC > all. Talking about schedule? They just beat #5 after a week off. They wont be #5 anymore, but thats only because they lost to #1.

Actually the week off would have helped USC.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: Ns1
OOOOOOOOOH YEAH BABY

THE TEARS, THEY TASTE SO GOOD. SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD.

i knows : (

 

[BlackTigers]

Lol, I had a guy roll through the drive through and tell me we were getting stomped every quarter. Every quarter, he'd drive up and tell me the score, haha.

Damn we got wrecked.

 

[ElFenix]

espn has started the trojan worship early this year:

The Trojans blindsided the Buckeyes. And with little standing in their path to a title, everyone asks: Can USC be stopped?

by the time january rolls around they'll be tripping over themselves trying to crow this USC team the best team ever. just like that team that won the threepeat

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
USC > all. Talking about schedule? They just beat #5 after a week off. They wont be #5 anymore, but thats only because they lost to #1.

Actually the week off would have helped USC.

Really? Having the week off the 2nd week of the season helps? No.

 

[rocadelpunk]

just want to say good luck to usc and congrats. See ya next year.

I'm going to go crawl under a rock and wonder why buckeye football is so pathetic : (

I am crushed.

 

[KevinH]

Fawk, just came back from the game and a night of celebration. Crowd was ELECTRIC.

The OSU contingent that I ran into were some of the nicest people, before, during and after the game.

Great day!

 

[Dumac]

I vote for Buckeye as the weirdest mascot ever.

It was kind of cool to see the Outback blimp on the TV, only to look out my window and see it there too.

 

[BigDH01]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
espn has started the trojan worship early this year:

The Trojans blindsided the Buckeyes. And with little standing in their path to a title, everyone asks: Can USC be stopped?

by the time january rolls around they'll be tripping over themselves trying to crow this USC team the best team ever. just like that team that won the threepeat

And the sad thing is, USC is going to end up being just like OSU at the end of the season. ASU and Cal lost which means Cal will drop out of the rankings and ASU probably should considering they lost to a team that got spanked by a #22 Utah. Oregon squeezed by a mediocre Purdue team and will now go play teams in a weak PAC-10 conference.

It looks as if USC will play one ranked opponent this season besides OSU, and that's Oregon. That is if Oregon can remain in the top 25. USC's win against OSU is quality, no doubt, but we just don't know how quality yet. We know OSU was overrated, we just don't know by how much. If OSU loses against Wisconsin or Penn State then an argument can certainly be made that USC beat a mediocre OSU team at home. Quality, but no incredibly so. That leaves USC the top team in a weak conference this year, just like OSU was last year. I'm not saying that USC would go get killed like OSU did last year in an NC game, I'm simply saying that everyone arguing that OSU shouldn't have played for the NC last year could probably make the same argument against USC this year. They are the best team in a weak conference and will have few quality wins.

I'd definitely say that if a Big 12 and SEC team goes undefeated, they should play each other in the NC. Both of those teams would have to have several quality wins against teams like Georgia, LSU, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Honestly, 2 of the ranked teams that USC was going to have to play just lost to unranked opponents. I would find it hard to send USC over an undefeated Missouri, Oklahoma, LSU, or Georgia.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: KevinH
Fawk, just came back from the game and a night of celebration. Crowd was ELECTRIC.

The OSU contingent that I ran into were some of the nicest people, before, during and after the game.

Great day!

The older OSU crowd was incredibly nice. The younger crowd, not so much.

Originally posted by: BigDH01

Originally posted by: ElFenix
espn has started the trojan worship early this year:

The Trojans blindsided the Buckeyes. And with little standing in their path to a title, everyone asks: Can USC be stopped?

by the time january rolls around they'll be tripping over themselves trying to crow this USC team the best team ever. just like that team that won the threepeat

And the sad thing is, USC is going to end up being just like OSU at the end of the season. ASU and Cal lost which means Cal will drop out of the rankings and ASU probably should considering they lost to a team that got spanked by a #22 Utah. Oregon squeezed by a mediocre Purdue team and will now go play teams in a weak PAC-10 conference.

It looks as if USC will play one ranked opponent this season besides OSU, and that's Oregon. That is if Oregon can remain in the top 25. USC's win against OSU is quality, no doubt, but we just don't know how quality yet. We know OSU was overrated, we just don't know by how much. If OSU loses against Wisconsin or Penn State then an argument can certainly be made that USC beat a mediocre OSU team at home. Quality, but no incredibly so. That leaves USC the top team in a weak conference this year, just like OSU was last year. I'm not saying that USC would go get killed like OSU did last year in an NC game, I'm simply saying that everyone arguing that OSU shouldn't have played for the NC last year could probably make the same argument against USC this year. They are the best team in a weak conference and will have few quality wins.

I'd definitely say that if a Big 12 and SEC team goes undefeated, they should play each other in the NC. Both of those teams would have to have several quality wins against teams like Georgia, LSU, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Honestly, 2 of the ranked teams that USC was going to have to play just lost to unranked opponents. I would find it hard to send USC over an undefeated Missouri, Oklahoma, LSU, or Georgia.

It's not our fault our conference sucks this year (UCLA, Oregon)

 

[uclaLabrat]

Man, I can't wait til we play SC. I'm hoping the guys make it off the field without a stretcher.

 

[Pocatello]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
Man, I can't wait til we play SC. I'm hoping the guys make it off the field without a stretcher.

I was surprised to see UCLA played so badly against BYU.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
just want to say good luck to usc and congrats. See ya next year.

I'm going to go crawl under a rock and wonder why buckeye football is so pathetic : (

I am crushed.

it seems that while we have a good program and good team, they just get that deer in the headlights look every time they face a big opponent and seemingly fall apart. Playing USC, it didn't look like Ohio State was even on the field for most of the game. They played for shit and seemed to try way too much. OSU sure played the Spread Offense in one game more than I've seem them play in an entire season.

Here's to hoping next year the game will be different when played in Ohio Stadium.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: KevinH
Fawk, just came back from the game and a night of celebration. Crowd was ELECTRIC.

The OSU contingent that I ran into were some of the nicest people, before, during and after the game.

Great day!

The older OSU crowd was incredibly nice. The younger crowd, not so much.

Originally posted by: BigDH01

Originally posted by: ElFenix
espn has started the trojan worship early this year:

The Trojans blindsided the Buckeyes. And with little standing in their path to a title, everyone asks: Can USC be stopped?

by the time january rolls around they'll be tripping over themselves trying to crow this USC team the best team ever. just like that team that won the threepeat

And the sad thing is, USC is going to end up being just like OSU at the end of the season. ASU and Cal lost which means Cal will drop out of the rankings and ASU probably should considering they lost to a team that got spanked by a #22 Utah. Oregon squeezed by a mediocre Purdue team and will now go play teams in a weak PAC-10 conference.

It looks as if USC will play one ranked opponent this season besides OSU, and that's Oregon. That is if Oregon can remain in the top 25. USC's win against OSU is quality, no doubt, but we just don't know how quality yet. We know OSU was overrated, we just don't know by how much. If OSU loses against Wisconsin or Penn State then an argument can certainly be made that USC beat a mediocre OSU team at home. Quality, but no incredibly so. That leaves USC the top team in a weak conference this year, just like OSU was last year. I'm not saying that USC would go get killed like OSU did last year in an NC game, I'm simply saying that everyone arguing that OSU shouldn't have played for the NC last year could probably make the same argument against USC this year. They are the best team in a weak conference and will have few quality wins.

I'd definitely say that if a Big 12 and SEC team goes undefeated, they should play each other in the NC. Both of those teams would have to have several quality wins against teams like Georgia, LSU, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Honestly, 2 of the ranked teams that USC was going to have to play just lost to unranked opponents. I would find it hard to send USC over an undefeated Missouri, Oklahoma, LSU, or Georgia.

It's not our fault our conference sucks this year (UCLA, Oregon)

Maybe you guys should join a real conference? I'm sure the SEC or the Big 12 would accept you

 

[BlackTigers]

I think we just need to play SEC football in order to be competitive anymore.

I don't know exactly the difference, but I do know that when I watch SEC games the offensive plays and formations sure look different than when I watch OSU ball.

 

[JasonCoder]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
just want to say good luck to usc and congrats. See ya next year.

I'm going to go crawl under a rock and wonder why buckeye football is so pathetic : (

I am crushed.

it seems that while we have a good program and good team, they just get that deer in the headlights look every time they face a big opponent and seemingly fall apart. Playing USC, it didn't look like Ohio State was even on the field for most of the game. They played for shit and seemed to try way too much. OSU sure played the Spread Offense in one game more than I've seem them play in an entire season.

Here's to hoping next year the game will be different when played in Ohio Stadium.

Well, a couple of telling things I noticed...

1) Look at Boeckman and most of the offense on the sideline - just not into it. Pryor, Beanie and others trying rally the troops and get excited while Todd and Robiskie just sit there and pout. They seem like really nice kids but they need benched, sorry.

2) Totally shit DTs. I mean really, all another team has to do is watch the UF/LSU/IU game tape and see that up the middle will work all day against us. Depth at DT must be paper thin. I don't care how many all american LBs you have, if the DL has its head up its ass all game while you're matching LBs on WRs you are GOING TO LOSE THE FUCKING BALL GAME.

3) Coaching has gone way downhill IMO since the UF game. Never abandon what doesn't work - that's an awesome strategy assholes. The play calling is so bad those calling plays need their asses kicked. The Boeckman option play on 2 and 22 was priceless.

4) Fuck while I'm at it, look at how 2nd string QBs from mid-major conferences come into the shoe and look all world. Why the hell pressure anybody, least of all the other team's QB must be the fricking mantra of the OSU defensive line.

Not everything sucked, but enough to be embarrased. Tressel needs to bench most of the first team OL and DL players. They're an embarassment, flat out. Let people compete for the jobs on the field!! But he won't because... well I don't know why but I'll bet $ he won't.

 

[Ns1]

lol, my fraternity was on ABC =D

So-Cal Spellout before USC v. OSU at Gamma tailgate. Aired on ABC between 1st and 2nd quarter.

Gotta check this out when I get back.