Thoughts on FLA/tOSU

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:41 pm

Yeah i don't fancy these parts much (usually around tourney time) but with the meaningless bowls taking up time for the next couple weeks it is nice to have a marquee game to talk about...I do follow tOSU basketball just not crazy about posting...so I will be in here win or lose but I don't get all into it like 420m2ooL in CFB.

Anyway it will be nice to see Oden against legit bigmen in Noah and Horford. Also I like tOSU's perimeter game and speed matching up well with FLA. This game is in FLA and they are the defending champs so this would be a huge boost to tOSU. They lost one of their marquee OOC games already in UNC, beat a depleted Cincy team so they have FLA and Tennessee left non con to go with the B10 sked.

Thoughts? Discuss...

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:51 am

To be blunt....a win at the O'Connell Center would be huge.....just huge for OSU.

UF is dealing with all the hype and two losses(KU in OT and at Tally).

This TEAM is just that....a team and when on all cylinders there's not a D-IA team that can stop them.

Brewer is back and Horford should be ready to go.

Oden is a beast and anyone who thinks he's staying more than one year please let me know....I have some ocean front property that needs a new owner. UF's poise and experience just too much down the stretch.

UF 72
OSU 64

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:33 am

There was an interesting article in I believe the columbus dispatch with an interview with Oden I believe or perhaps one of the OSU sports sites where Oden says he will probably stay more than one year...

pipe dream? who knows...but I will enjoy watching him play at OSU whether it is 1 year or 2 or whatever...we shall see...

I to like FLA's experience in this game, but honestly I have not seen much of FLA play this year (a few minutes of their game against KU)...they are athletic as is OSU...I think tOSU could win and it would be close...

my call right now

tOSU 78
FLA 75

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:36 pm

An injury and he goes from multi-millionaire to getting some crap settlement.

No way this guy forgos TONS of cash. It is a pipe dream.

I think in that article it says he's staying all four years......right.

UF at home is just plain awesome.....

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:55 pm

^^^^^^^^^

got to find the article and I'll link it or C & P...

Oden was the one saying he was going to stay but hey they can change their minds obviously

going to be a good game...who would have guessed tOSU and FLA would be playing 2X's in the matter of a month in two big games...?

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:08 pm

buckeye_in_sc wrote:^^^^^^^^^

got to find the article and I'll link it or C & P...

Oden was the one saying he was going to stay but hey they can change their minds obviously

going to be a good game...who would have guessed tOSU and FLA would be playing 2X's in the matter of a month in two big games...?

I know its pretty cool!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:30 am

The Buckeyes will win both battles with the Gators in the next few weeks...
Oden > Noah
Smith > Leak+Tebow

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:18 am

Shoalzie wrote:The Buckeyes will win both battles with the Gators in the next few weeks...
Oden > Noah
Smith > Leak+Tebow

Huh?

Uhhhh....Brewer & Horford are both lottery picks too. It's not just Noah. Brewer is probably the best player on the team. He was sick for most of teh beginning of the year, fyi. He had mono.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:49 pm

Our best interior player, Al Horford, will not play.

It's a shame because he's our inside force. Might be a great day for Oden.