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Ohio Stadium looks absolutely badass right now, at night, with that sea of red and all those lightbulbs flashing. What an awesome scene.

My first thought...

These are some incredibly fortunate kids. Man, what a blessing, to be a part of all this as a mere eighteen year old kid. This is...forever.

Talk about living the dream.

What a great way to end the day...RACK these two schools for scheduling this game.

i saw the interview today on CGD of Barkley....i've always found it easy to hate on past QBs from USC...but i kinda like this kid.

First Song Girls sightings! Nice!!

Wtf? We've got an Asian as our Trojan mascot?? Wtf??

Wtf???

What the hell was that, TP?

Terrell giveth, and Terrell taketh away!!

Maualuga, The Sequel!!

First look, he wasn't in. No good camera angles, so they probably don't overturn the call.

Van wrote:First look, he wasn't in.

I'm with you...caught it just in front of the goal line.

Let Barkley sneak it in. That'd be a helluva way to get his feet wet.

Brilliant stand by the Bucks...


EDIT--Nevermind, got it on 4th down.

Wow. Helluva stop. 4th and 2. Huge play!

Whew...

That was close.

That was the LAST thing OSU needed. Eeash.

what other coach in the nation woulda went for that shit??

wow.

Going back to the pick, wtf happened there? Was that really just that bad of a throw, or did someone dick up a route??

That was almost hard to believe. That was OSU's worst nightmare.

Moby Dick wrote:what other coach in the nation woulda went for that shit??

wow.

Petey must've wanted that turnover to sting...kicking the field goal would've been letting the Bucks off easy.

Moby Dick wrote:what other coach in the nation woulda went for that shit??
wow.

No way Pete doesn't go for it. That would be a slap at his O Line. Pete always goes for it.

Les Myles would be another.

Van wrote:Going back to the pick, wtf happened there? Was that really just that bad of a throw, or did someone dick up a route??

That was almost hard to believe. That was OSU's worst nightmare.

Linebacker jumped the route but the receiver also wasn't looking for the pass.

Okay, now we are missing David Buehler from last year. Against SJ St the kicker was putting it in the end zone, for touchbacks. So far tonight he's allowing returns. Not good.

Terrell giveth!

Perfect pass in the seam. OSU needs to convert that for a TD. A FG will not get it done. Gotta figure Pryor gets out on the edge here.

Well, that was fucking huge from OSU.

Okay, now the game is on.

He wasn't in. Knee down.

Oh well, they gave it to him.

Buckeyes acting like they might care.

Missed pass by Barkley. OSU is pumped up, big time. Another missed pass.

Three and out. That was bad. Those passes needed to be completed.

USC offense definitely sputtering so far. OSU winning the field position battle. USC offense needs to make a play. They've misfired on three straight passes, with two misses and a drop. Gotta tighten things up.

God, fuck no. Taylor Mays got his knee rolled up by Pinkard. This better not turn out to be anything major.

Jesus. The very next play they throw it right to where Mays would've been, all the way down to the two yard line.

Smart play!

Other than the pick, Pryor is looking great. Ugly shotput motion, but it's working.

Tressell has to go for it here...

There it is, Pete vs Tressell, in a nutshell. 4th and goal on the 2 and Pete goes for it. 4th and goal from the 1 and Tressell kicks the FG.

Not a whole lotta confidence there in his O line.

Gotta see that guy, Barkley. Good call, but man, don't lock in like that.

We've got a dogfight now.

USC is going to need to win this on the ground, going vanilla. They're not even trying to stretch the field.

Horrible pass by Pryor on 3rd and 5. His motion is awful, and so is his footwork. Sometimes it's fine, other times it's a complete mess. He's gotta get those basics down.

I'm on radio playing some stuff and might talk some cfb, in case you're interested.

Okay, see you in there in a bit.

Tha' fuck does a BTPCF kicker not have enough leg to reach from 44 yards?? A crossbar clank, from 44?

Christ...

Okay, good enough, they weathered the storm.

Tressell's conservatism may end up costing them this game.

Barkley is beginning to look comfortable. Man, he throws a beautiful ball, with slick mechanics.

Pryor is just feast or famine. He can look all world or completely amatuerish...during the same set of downs.

Van wrote:Tressell's conservatism may end up costing them this game.

Gotta agree with this. I feel that they should be up by a TD right now. Instead, because of a pussy field goal and not getting a first down in the last three possessions, they are knotted up at 10.

Hope I'm wrong, but I gotta bet that tOSU's defense is a little gassed right now. They spent the entire 2nd quarter on the field, while Barkley seemed to find a rhythm. Tressel's ball control offense is not there right now. They need to be. Expect USC to run, run, run in the 2nd half only to set up the big PA pass. Buckeyes need a big play to start the half.

Yep, with USC getting the ball to start the second half it's imperative that they maintain that momentum they built in the second part of the second quarter. No turnovers, and no three and outs on this first drive.

Here we go...

Fucking holding penalty to start the drive...

Barkley's gotta get rid of that. Held onto it way too long.

Perfect start for OSU. That holding penalty was a killer. Now it's back to OSU having the field position advantage, just like much of the first half.

Not good.

Jesus, Tressell, go for it!! It's on the USC 40!!

Man, he'd drive me nuts if I were an OSU fan. I'd hate to have such a conservative coach.

Then again, it's not like USC isn't completely vanilla here too. This field position is working out for Tressell. USC's gotta make a play eventually...

Then USC makes the big mistake. A fucking high snap for a safety. Christ...

Tressell's conservatism was rewarded there after all.

This is like an SEC game. With the conservative play calling on both sides this is like watching old people fuck.

Field position has been everything this half.

Just brutal...

Jesus fucking christ.... $UC.

You're embarressing.

This Ohio State team barely beat a service academy at home.




You have no idea what is awaiting you in Strawberry Canyon...



Wait til you play an actual defense and offense....




Looks like Cal and Florida in the MNC.