Predictions: Texas vs Ohio State

[goblue]

Texas -8 over Ohio State

Over/under: 51.5

Texas 31 Ohio State 20

[Seger]

T'was the night before the big game and all through the state,
no one was talking smack, because they knew their fate...

another beatdown 35 - 17 Texas

[blueisbetterthanred]

35-13 until the 4th, when tuos gets 2 mercy td's.

Final 42-27

[Voleye]

OSU 30 Texas 28

[Mich97c]

Texas - 42
OSU - 13

At least I'll get to bed by 9:30 tonight.

[Mike Furley]

OSU 31
Texas 24

[MaizenBlue]

I called 42-13 the day the selections came out, and see no reason to change that prediction.

[rickyleach]

Texas 41 the university of ohio state 20, ohio states new daddy for 2009 is mac brown, and tressel is his bbbitch.. I cant wait for osuuuuus assss beating,,

[The Michigan Man]

Who cares? The Cleveland Plain Dealer had an article the other week about the lack of interest in this matchup, and how the alums are staying away in droves.

It may be closer than in past years - Texas has got to feel demoralized at being left out of the NC game, will they give it 100%?

Maybe I'll tune in for awhile to see if tUOS injures one of their own players or has a half-time riot in the locker room - how will the implosion manifest itself this year?

I think CSI Miami is on at 10pm?

[pryorthrowslikeagirl]

whats with pryor running out of bounds with 5 or more yards to gain??? hes done it three times already

[MaizenBlue]

Yes, he looks scared to take a hit....

[bigboyBlue]

Buckeye D is golden so far. Now if only they had some O...

[TNTWolverine]

Defenses have played well at half...

[Mich97c]

Boring!!! This game is making me sleepy. Hang on sleepy, hang on.......

[pryorthrowslikeagirl]

I do not think i remember a game with this many commercials, the beginning of the third quarter and its almost 1030

[Mich97c]

That Gibson clown may be the dirtest player I've ever seen. How many helmet to helmet's can one man have.....

[RealwomenwearMaizeNBlue]

Holy Crap! What a game - got to give it OSU for trying.... but Oh Yeah, you lose again. Just did the Happy Dance of Joy Joy! What a great way to start the New Year with yet another OSU loss! Man - so close.

[Mich97c]

two words:

first: blow
second: out

that wasn't as close as the score looked.

Osu sucks - like enlo says they should join the big east.....

[StevieBrownforHeisman]

So Osu finished with 3 losses and ranked 15-20th. Let the downward spiral begin!

[GoBlue21]

Great game! Boring first half but ended up being one of the best bowl games this season. tUOS needed to punch in a few of those scores instead of field goals. They dominated the first half but Texas made some nice half time adjustments. Pryor was great with his legs and the mixture of Boeckman was nice. But in the end, Texas had too much time on the clock on the final drive. Exciting game. On a side note, did you see Colt's girlfriend? WOW!

[cartyboi]

Pryor should stick to receiver. He can't throw worth a damn.

[pryorthrowslikeagirl]

Great game! Boring first half but ended up being one of the best bowl games this season. tUOS needed to punch in a few of those scores instead of field goals. They dominated the first half but Texas made some nice half time adjustments. Pryor was great with his legs and the mixture of Boeckman was nice. But in the end, Texas had too much time on the clock on the final drive. Exciting game. On a side note, did you see Colt's girlfriend? WOW!

Yes, she was ridiculously hot. I was happy everytime colt did something just so they would show her.

[goblue]

What a game! I thought Texas was going to start the beatdown in the second half. But they didn't. Ohio State's defense was too tough to get blown out by Texas's style of play.

No way in heck should Texas be playing in the NC. And USC would kill them. Texas is too one dimensional to be the #1 team. But they still pulled out a great victory tonight. I see this game being shown on ESPN Classics for quite a few years.

Ohio State played a great game. It could have gone either way. But they still lost. Tressel now officially is the coach who can't win the big one. At one time he looked like he had magic. That magic is now gone.

Once again Ohio State looked too predictable, especially in the first half. The way they were playing, they should have scored at least one touchdown in the first half. They outplayed Texas, yet were only up 6-3 at the half. OSU acted like this was a Big Ten game by being too conservative on most series. They weren't trying to score on any of those series, just trying to hold their own ground.

Texas on the other hand was trying to score on every series. McCoy paid a price several times by getting sacked for big losses and intentional grounding. But at least they attempted to move forward and persisted until they won the game at the end. OSU more or less just stood still. And when you stand still walking up a down escalator, which is what these kinds of games are, you move backwards.

[michAGAIN]

I do not think i remember a game with this many commercials, the beginning of the third quarter and its almost 1030

Good observation. I watched the whole game and woke up this morning with a huge desire to go buy a truck. (it couldn't have anything to do with the 4,378 truck commercials last night. Somewhere in that 4 hour truck infomercial, I could swear I saw a football game)
....I liked the truck commercial where they drive the truck through huge flames. A truck like that could be handy in Columbus if OSU ever does win a bowl game and all the Columbus couches are on fire.

[Buckeye Sweetie]

I agree goblue about Texas not being in the NC. They sure as hell didn't play like they desereved to be in the NC, but if people are still saying they were shafted what does that say about OU & Florida? HA! What a joke. Texas looked just as bad as the Bucks did last night.

[amazinblue]

I do not think i remember a game with this many commercials, the beginning of the third quarter and its almost 1030

The commercials - oh my - that's what Fox coverage and the ridiculous amount of money they paid for broadcast rights resulted in. The Bucks put up a good fight - congrats to them.

If anything, this just confirms what I think - the Big 12 seems to be a bit over-rated, and based on the Utes performance against Bama, the SEC may be over-rated as well.

[Mich Fan in Cbus]

I think that Texas wins on a TD pass with .. um.. 16 sec left to win 24-21 in a thriller.. just a guess tho..

[Buckeye Sweetie]

The commercials - oh my - that's what Fox coverage and the ridiculous amount of money they paid for broadcast rights resulted in. The Bucks put up a good fight - congrats to them.

If anything, this just confirms what I think - the Big 12 seems to be a bit over-rated, and based on the Utes performance against Bama, the SEC may be over-rated as well.

I've noticed Fox has shitty camera coverage as well!!

I'm really hoping the Okies from Skokie shut down the Gators!

[Buckeye Sweetie]

I think that Texas wins on a TD pass with .. um.. 16 sec left to win 24-21 in a thriller.. just a guess tho..

I think you must have a time machine! That's no fair in bettin you know

[MaizenBlue]

bucks put up a good fight...congrats on that, but we all know who should be #1.....THE UTES!!!

[blueisbetterthanred]

bucks put up a good fight...congrats on that, but we all know who should be #1.....THE UTES!!!

I don't think anyone at this point could argue against a USC/Utah NC game.... the talent appears to be there on both sides. Sadly it is a game we will never see.

[1OSUNUT]

USC and Florida both would run Utah right out of the stadium. I really think it was a case of Alabama not wanting to be there and Utah having something to prove. Answer me one question: Would UTAH win any of these conferences if they were playing in them Big 10, PAC 10, SEC or Big 12.

The answer is very easy - NO. If you allow Utah to win the NC because they are unbeaten then next year Hawaii, BYU or Boise State will win the NC. You will not see a big conference champ unless they run the table - which in the SEC, Big 12, PAC 10 and Big 10 is very hard to do. You also have to win your out of conference games which when compared to Utah - are much tougher.

[blueisbetterthanred]

USC and Florida both would run Utah right out of the stadium. I really think it was a case of Alabama not wanting to be there and Utah having something to prove. Answer me one question: Would UTAH win any of these conferences if they were playing in them Big 10, PAC 10, SEC or Big 12.

The answer is very easy - NO. If you allow Utah to win the NC because they are unbeaten then next year Hawaii, BYU or Boise State will win the NC. You will not see a big conference champ unless they run the table - which in the SEC, Big 12, PAC 10 and Big 10 is very hard to do. You also have to win your out of conference games which when compared to Utah - are much tougher.

I don't know, I think college football needs to move in the direction so that Hawaii, BYU, etc could at least have a chance to PLAY for a NC. Parity has arrived in college football, like it or not, and even the strong conferences are seeing chinks in their armor. There is still a gap between the big conferences and the "minors", but it is rapidly narrowing.

The defense I saw utah play against bama was pretty damn good. That D could have competed against any O I think, even USC, playing the way it did 90% of that game. The other 10% is that gap that is growing smaller.

[rickyleach]

I predict 1osunut at this very moment has tresseyssss wanker in his mouth ,

[1OSUNUT]

Could Utah maintain that level off play week in week out against tough teams ? I say no. If Utah was allowed to play a cupcake non-conference schedule and then win a easy conference - why would anybody schedule a tough game. Boise, Hawaii and other non-BCS teams would feast on 1AA schools and then win their conference. Then they would come up with a tricky game plan in an effort to knocj off a BCS school and if they suceed - BAM NC. People felt the same way about Hawaii and Colt Brennan last year. So they were given their shot and Georgia worked hard and did not take them lightly (like Alabama did Utah) - what happened. Georgia made a mockery of the game and crushed Hawaii.

[osusteve]

I believe Utah deserves a ton of credit and they did play a very respectable schedule. Here are their best wins:
Michigan (in Ann Arbor); Air Force; Oregon State; TCU; BYU; and Alabama. These were some very good wins. Maybe Michigan was down this year but they did have the guts to schedule the Wolverines in Ann Arbor!

[GoBlue21]

I believe Utah deserves a ton of credit and they did play a very respectable schedule. Here are their best wins:
Michigan (in Ann Arbor); Air Force; Oregon State; TCU; BYU; and Alabama. These were some very good wins. Maybe Michigan was down this year but they did have the guts to schedule the Wolverines in Ann Arbor!

Lets not forget, Utah is 2-0 in BCS games! These lower conference teams aren't backing down anymore, they can compete...

[1OSUNUT]

Nobody said that they could not compete - at times. Do they deserve to be there over Florida or Oklahoma. That is the question.

[rickyleach]

Pryor is overrated and the whole nation saw it last nite, mac brown was being sportsmen like when he said pryor was special. He cant throw and needs to learn how to read defenses

[Mich97c]

If Utah was allowed to play a cupcake non-conference schedule and then win a easy conference - why would anybody schedule a tough game.

Isn't that how OSU made the NC game last year?

[1OSUNUT]

We were not expected to be there. I don't think we deserved it either. It was supposed to be Michigan's year and RR dropped the ball against Pittsburgh. The system is what it is. At least Ohio State was a BCS school and the system is what it is.

[Mich97c]

it is what it is.

Is anyone else getting sick of this saying (not bagging on you Nut). I hear it all the time and think someone should come up with a new saying.

[Buckeye Sweetie]

Is anyone else getting sick of this saying (not bagging on you Nut). I hear it all the time and think someone should come up with a new saying.

I could come up with a quote of the day but I'm pmsing so it may be viewed as me not be so sweet and we can't have that :D

[Mich Fan in Cbus]

I think you must have a time machine! That's no fair in bettin you know

I will cut you in if you don't tell.. it can be our little sercet...

[Buckeye Sweetie]

I will cut you in if you don't tell.. it can be our little sercet...

I'm in!! That just means more high healed boots for me :D That makes me happy! I smell a Victoria's Secret shopping spree!

[Mich Fan in Cbus]

I'm in!! That just means more high healed boots for me :D That makes me happy! I smell a Victoria's Secret shopping spree!

Only if I can help...

[Buckeye Sweetie]

Only if I can help...

You are dubbed thee "Purse Holder" haha!! No, I didn't not say the titty holder, I said purse :p

[GoDeepHammer]

You are dubbed thee "Purse Holder" haha!! No, I didn't not say the titty holder, I said purse :p

Isn't the double negitive a postive? So, he would be the titty holder as well.

[Mich Fan in Cbus]

Isn't the double negitive a postive? So, he would be the titty holder as well.

I am going with Hammer on this one. and I accept your offer..

[MaizenBlue]

Nut, no one thought Utah was gonna hang with Alabama either...I have no doubt Utah could play ANY team tough and win "on any given saturday"

[1OSUNUT]

Alabama seemed un-interested in that bowl game. They did not show any of the physical and nasty nature they did during the regular season. The Florida game sucked the life out of them - period. Could you with a stright face tell me Utah could hang with Florida or Oklahoma in the NC game ? It's easy to over look a team like Utah when your playing in a bowl you don't want to be in. Utah had something it wanted to prove and Alabama was just there for the gift baskets. Oklahoma did the same thing against Boise State. It's human nature to have a let down when you fall short of your ultimate goal.

[byebyelloyd]

Alabama seemed un-interested in that bowl game. They did not show any of the physical and nasty nature they did during the regular season. The Florida game sucked the life out of them - period. Could you with a stright face tell me Utah could hang with Florida or Oklahoma in the NC game ? It's easy to over look a team like Utah when your playing in a bowl you don't want to be in. Utah had something it wanted to prove and Alabama was just there for the gift baskets. Oklahoma did the same thing against Boise State. It's human nature to have a let down when you fall short of your ultimate goal.

i can tell you utah would have fucking slaughtered ohio state that lost to a texas team playing really bad the other night and michigan still played them well enough, but we learned that against florida last year also.

[The Michigan Man]

Alabama seemed un-interested in that bowl game.

Sort of like the same way Texas seemed uninterested in its bowl game...and yet they still won.

[rickyleach]

It took texas to play their worst football all season and they still won the game , hey did anyone see on the last ohio state posession ,texas rushed 3 guys and sacked beockman, what a freekin joke osu has for an o line

[Don Unverferth]

It took texas to play their worst football all season and they still won the game , hey did anyone see on the last ohio state posession ,texas rushed 3 guys and sacked beockman, what a freekin joke osu has for an o line

C'mon ricky, you have no room to talk with the entire college football world hitting the snooze button on RR and UM football.

BTW. In CFN's annual ranking of best bowl games. They rank all 34 of 'em.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/828672.html


At least we know how to put on a good show. CFN also ranks the Ohio State-Miami game as the best BCS game ever.

[The Michigan Man]

C'mon ricky, you have no room to talk with the entire college football world hitting the snooze button on RR and UM football.

BTW. In CFN's annual ranking of best bowl games. They rank all 34 of 'em.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/828672.html


At least we know how to put on a good show. CFN also ranks the Ohio State-Miami game as the best BCS game ever.


Texas vs USC was better because it wasn't decided by a bad call...

[rickyleach]

don ,how can you sit their and say, or believe you saw texas at their best against ohio state, come on man ,the first half was their worst all season, , the second half was about par for them, they put up 300 yards in offense vrs,osu , your team was one play away from getting blown out again, and your o line stinks especially because they were supposed to be the great BLOCK O , slow and overated, you saw it just like i did, the second to last play texas rushed 3 guys against 5 and two of them got thru and sacked todd beockman, pretty pathetic ,given the fact how important that play was for you... maybe next season ,crybaby boren will save your o line..