WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TODAY TO HELP BEAT MEEESHITAGIN?
I took down my Ohio State flag for repairs because the corners were beginning to fray and I want that flag flying high and proud in Bolivar when we bitch slap the stink weasels. Rich-Rod is going to find out what being a part of the greatest rivalry in sports is all about. You never know in a rivalry, but this year, I'm pretty sure I know.
THE GAME:
That was a great game. Illinois really likes to shoot their mouth off, one of them (Davis) actually got in Tressel's face on the side line when Hartline ran out of bounds one foot short of a first down and Tressel was questioning the ref about the spot. Davis went right up to Tressel and was pointing at the spot and was shaking his head up and down and telling Tressel just what was what. Here's what......... what ever happened to class?
That was Tresselball at its very best. Cold, windy, on the road in the Big 10. Get a lead early and eat the clock and jam the ball down their throat. Get a fumble, score a touch down, block a punt, get a safety, take the ball down the field and see Beanie stiff arm a 6-4 245 linebacker to the ground on his way into the end zone. Get to the third quarter and eat up ten minutes while keeping Illinois out of the end zone. Play great special teams. Put in the second team defense late in the game and give up a cheap touch down when it no longer matters. Man, that is the Tresselball that the little man in the sweater vest writes books about.
Pryor had over a hundred yards rushing. If the first snow flake of the year were to fall on a pond and create a tiny ripple that moves effortlessly across the water, that is how Terrelle Pryor moves across the football field. Its not like he red-shirted or even showed up on campus early. The guy just arrived in Columbus and began learning the system in August. I can't wait to see what he can do in a year or two. It's going to be a fun two more years, enjoy the ride.
Jenkins' second blocked punt assures him of the Thorp Award, put it in the bank.
Laurinatis just continues to cover the entire field and will surely become our sixth three-time All American and add to his Nagurski and Butkus Awards.
Beanie is going out for track in the off season. He will compete in the high jump.
9-2 is a good year, 10-2 will be even better.
THE WEEK THAT WAS:
Actually, it was not one of the better weeks in college football because so many of the top teams were on a bye week. But here's what DID happen:
The Akron Zips lost in four overtimes to Buffalo. They did it by fumbling the ball. Akron always finds a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Nick The Snake Saban slithered by Mississippi State 32-7. How did Alabama become number one? The three best teams that they beat were Georgia, LSU and Tennessee which turned out to be the fifth, sixth and twelfth best teams in their conference, not the country.
Oregon beat Arizona 55-45 to set up a showdown with Oregon State for second place in the PAC 10. Of course, that's second place in the seventh place conference.
Georgia took their turn at beating Auburn but could only come up with a 17-13 win. Weren't they the preseason #1 team?
Ball State moved to 10-0.
Boise State moved to 10-0.
Utah moved to 11-0. Only one of these teams will make the BCS. Yes, of course we should have a playoff but the NCAA would be in charge and that would take them away from the Reggie Bush investigation.
Oregon State beat Cal 34-21 and can get to the Rose Bowl with wins over Arizona and Oregon.
Cincinnati beat Louisville 28-20 to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Least. Any coach that goes 8-2 with three games to go at Cincinnati will be in demand. Tennessee? Clems-son? meeeshitagin?
UConn beat Suckacuse 39-14 which left Suckacuse at 2-8. They didn't fire their coach on Sunday as much as put him out of his misery.
Pope Urban of Meyer pounded Steve Spurrier the way Steve Spurrier used to pound other coaches when he was at Florida. 50 points is the worst beating Spurrier has ever had. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Florida State lost to Boston College 27-17. I turned on the game and thought I had the wrong channel. Free Shoes U. was wearing black uniforms. I thought it was either Texas Tech or Tusky Valley. Turns out it wasn't the first time they wore their black uniforms and they lost the last time wore them too. Old Bobby might want to think about giving those to the Good Will. With that loss he is once again two games behind JoePa in the wrinkle race.
Houston put 70 points on Tulsa. Now, Tulsa is the school that has scored over 50 points five times this year so there is something to that Karma thing. Also, Houston is the school where Andre Ware earned his Heisman so he could go on to be a television critic of those coaches who run up the score.
LSU had to come from behind in the forth quarter to beat Troy. Yeah, that SEC is one step from the NFL.
Northwestern waltzed into the "Big House" and put a big shinner on the wolverettes. meeeshitagin has been in the football business for 128 years. This is the first time in their history that they lost eight games. Talk about a program tanking. They went down faster than Linda Lovelace.
Wisconsin squeaked out a 35-32 win over Minni-soso and became bowl eligible. I hope they get a team from the Big 12 who hasn't had to stop a running back all year.
Last week Charlie Weis decided it was time to get back in the business of calling plays. He picked a week when they were playing the 106th ranked team in pass defense. $Notre Dame was up 27-7 and Navy scored and then recovered an on-side kick and scored again and recovered another on-side kick before losing 27-21. $Notre Dame is in somewhat of a unique situation in that they know how they are going to end the year, at 7-5. They are currently at 6-4 and play Syracuse where they can't lose and then play USC where they can't win, ergo, 7-5.
USC got their revenge on Stanford but The Cardinal made them work for it by keeping it close until late in the forth quarter. USC wanted alum OJ Simpson on the side lines but you know what they say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
Vanderbilt became bowl eligible with a win over Kentucky. Perhaps a match for $Notre Dame?
Mount Union beat Marietta 49-0. Nate Kmic rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns and never saw the second half. He now has 6,924 career yards rushing and needs another 429 the break the Div III record. Mount had 552 total yards to Marietta's 80.
THE WEEK THAT WILL BE:
Auburn at Alabama. This is one of those rivalry games where anything can happen. Alabama isn't as good as its #1 ranking but all it has to do is score three touchdowns. Auburn couldn't score three touchdowns if the USC cheer leaders were the prize.
Oregon State at Arizona. We are all Arizona fans this week. According to the talking heads, if Oregon State wins out they may cause us to lose a BSC bowl because the BSC would take USC over us for an at large spot. Here's a little secret; the BCS is all about money and Ohio State travels very well and USC doesn't. If we beat meeeshitagin and win the Big 10 and are 10-2 we will be in the BCS somewhere.
Ball State at Central Michigan. Ball State is 10-0 but Central Michigan is 8-2 and Western Michigan is 9-1 and Ball State will have a tough time beating both of them back to back.
Boston College at Wake Forest. BC is on a bit of a roll and Wake needs one more win to play $Notre Dame in a bowl game which is the ultimate goal of all bowl eligible teams.
puBYU at Utah. This may be the game of the week with a Mountain West Conference championship on the line as well as a BCS bowl appearance. It is also for the best team in Utah bragging rights. So load up the car with tail gate goodies and non-alcoholic beverages. Oh yeah, and bring all of the wives.
Pitt at Cincinnati. Another game for the conference championship, be that as it were in the Big Least.
The Citadel at Florida. You have got to be kidding me. I've heard of late season cupcakes but this one takes the icing. Pope Urban will pull the first string at 56-0, maybe.
Miami at Georgia with a Tech. This game somehow means something in the Coastal Division of the ACC. Whoop-dee-damn-do. The winner of the ACC this year will have at least three loses and still get a BCS bowl.
Illinois at Northwestern. Illinois is in a must win situation. If they win, the Big 10 will have eight teams bowl eligible but only six bowl tie-ins. Northwestern could get to a nine win season and a New Years Day bowl. This game will be fun to watch because these two teams talk more trash than any other teams in the Big 10. Should be a rainbow of yellow flags and personal fouls a plenty.
Iowa at Minni-soso. Minni has been in a tail spin for the last three weeks but could right the ship on senior day in the last game in the dome.
Michigan State at Penn State. Another game for a conference championship. If Penn State wins they go to the Rose Bowl. If Michigan State wins Ohio State goes to the Rose Bowl (if we beat meeeshitagin).
LSU at Mississippi. Both teams had breathers last week and Ole Miss actually got to breathe in a restful 59-0 win over La.- Monroe while LSU struggled to a 40-31 come-from-behind win over Troy. I think that took everything out of LSU and Ole Miss will roll.
North Carolina at North Carolina State. This game will have no effect on the conference championship but will most certainly be the best game in North Carolina.
Syracuse at $Notre Dame. Remember, Charlie is calling the plays again and that gives $Notre Dame a "decided schematic advantage." Charlie Weis IS the Golden Dome and the Fighting Irish will move to 7-4. As Herbie pointed out on Game Day, seven wins is what $Notre Dame has averaged for the last fourteen years so Charlie has them right on track.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma. Wow, conference championship, national championship, Heisman Trophy all on the line in this week's game of the century. If Texas Tech wins this game they should be the #1 team in the country but I think Oklahoma has a better defense and home field advantage.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt. This is Tennessee's last chance at state wide respect.
Washington at Washington State. This game will determine if Washington is truly the worst team in America. Washington is 0-10 and Washington State is 1-10 with their only win over sub division Portland State. I think the whole state of Washington voted for Obama just so they could win at something.
Randolph-Macon at Mount Union. I don't know who Randolph-Macon is but they were the last team to make the Div III playoffs by winning the Old Dominion Conference which is, I believe, in Virginia. They are going to get KILLED. By ending the season ranked #1, Mount earned home field throughout the playoffs (until the finals) and gets to play the bottom team which is like a bye week or a scrimmage for them. The idea is not to embarrass the visitors to badly and end the game with no injuries.
meeeshitagin at The Ohio State University. This is the only game that matters. A win for meeeshitagin would ALMOST justify the hire of Rich-Rod and save the crappiest season in 128 years. But this is at Ohio State on senior day when there are 27 seniors on the team. Twelve of them are starters and four more have started in their careers. Five of the starters passed up the NFL to return for one more season and one more pair of Gold Pants. Tyson Gentry will go out to greet his parents in a wheel chair. All of the seniors will have turned in their last marble to Coach Tressel. Beanie and Jenkins and Laurinatis and Boone will have the team foaming at the mouth. They are playing for a Big 10 championship and could be the first Ohio State team to ever beat meeeshitagin five years in a row. There are three seasons at Ohio State; the regular season, the bowl season and the Michigan Game. The wolverinies will give it their all but they just don't have the talent to withstand the rain of Buckeyes that will fall upon them. Go Bucks!
The Coach
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