NOTHING?…Ok, maybe not “nothing”, but ts not as bad as Miss Herbstreit is making it out to be today (on ESPN), either! Nor is it time to BENCH Pryor!

Vest Tressel might not be quite the Coach he was made out to be earlier in his career, perhaps more suited to the old time game than the newer versions? How do you take ANY kid who is 6′4″ 240 and runs a 4.3 forty,..and NOT get him to play better than this kid has so far??? I guess I’m siding with the scores of fans who are upset with Tressyball, as it applies to this years team, specifically. Tress should be aware of his shortcomings from a year ago, and maybe get the 2009 offense to cater to Pryors’ ability! Really, some of this is Pryor NOT being as good as the hype-machine “said” he’d be (or “was”), and part of this has to be Vest-man NOT adapting.

In Pryor’s “defense”, didn’t he play Div III Football in Pennsylvania? Not that there is ANY THING wrong wit hDIV III Football….nothing! Its just, he went from being a gawd in DIV III to playing in a BIG STAGE!….Maybea conference that was down, bt still a big stage (Program). Think about what a DIV III Coach will/aould do with a beast of a kid like T-Pry!….yeah, he knows there are huge mis-matches at that level when you have a shtud like Pryor going up against those teams. Not to take away ANYTHING from Pryors ability, and I understand he only rode the hype-machine (he didn’t write it!). Still, how many kids with his size and speed would be this average; at this level? Tressy is either wasting this kid, or he’s not that good?…or, maybe he can’t mentally absorb the plays?

WHAT IS IT???…and what will/can be done?…..yeah, nothing!…Tressel has a lot of built up credits in Columbus, so….deal with it and go. Still, fans are gonna vent,…but like we’ve seen in Cincinnati for 20 years, it doesn’t matter!

My opinion is, the only thing wrong with OSU is they lost a game they should have won. Nothing more. Think how USCw fans feel most years!, when they lose to a bad PAC10 team nearly every year. OSU will win this game today, and all those excited fans will feel a whole lot better!…..Then they’ll beat Iowa and Penn State and talk about how they should be in the Title game again!

Tim Tebow will NOT be an NFL QB!…Its been said, and said and, to a large degree, ENJOYED by millions of fans who hate either the Gators, or the kid himself. Like pigs rolling in sh.t, I’ve heard and been told directly that many “In the Know” Football “people” had/have discounted the Florida QB’s chances of turning Pro, AND being a Quarterback (in the NFL).

 Double “T” has lived with this kind of press for about 4 years now, and has done pretty well anyway. He’ll never, of course, do enUFf for ALL those ”kind” of fans, but!; He was a decent part of the ‘06 Champions team, won a Heisman in ‘07, then directed/led his team to a 2nd Natty Title (in 3 years) as a Junior ‘08(a true Junior, at that!). Each year he was met with great media hype, but also great media gripe too! He’s marked by some outstanding defensive player, in nearly every game he’s played since 2007-usually for nothing more than “who” he is. He’s never disrespected another player, or talked up the smack. He’s never been arrested, or suspected of cheating in the classroom, or even gotten a parking ticket. He gives more of his time in a month, than anyone discrediting him will in 10 years (on average) STILL, he’s hated and marked for death (so to speak)….Yet until one of his own Line-mans knee went crashing into the back of his head (in the UK game) he generally made it out OK in every game (He did break his hand against F$U in 2007, but played out thru the Bowl game anyway). Each year Tebow has done,…OK, for himself, despite the Hate Nation!

NOW, following the unlikely loss by the Terrelle Pryor led Buckeyes, to lowly Purdue!….Mr Pryor is finally facing some critics of his own. Coach Vesty Tressy is too, it seems. Pryors High School Coach, Ray Reitz has taken a few passing shots at Columbus and Mr Vest recently, going as far as to say Pryor would be doing better had he gone to Michigan!…..Can you almost HEAR Richie Rodsmiling from here? Now, Pryor and OSU are far from dead, and I still bet he has a lot of good days ahead of him….BUT, the chatter now among the “experts” is that Pryor projects as a WR, not an NFL QB…..Funny to see how the Tebow haters, and Pryor lovers are going to sound off about this, latest twist of irony. y’all cursed him!

Bucknutts shouldn’t take this as a blast on them, Pryor OR Tressy!…No,…more like this is the same GOING, as it was COMING!..There’s no sense of “happy” over here, only pointing out what’s topical these days!

…damn!,..that’ll help dispell those nasty “Big1(1)0 is soft” notions, eh?….

Contrary to its reputation, cheerleading is physically demanding and occasionally ridiculous work. The inherent athleticism and absurd injury rate of the heel stretch pull down are duly noted. Still: To Josh Springer it’ll seem like a cakewalk in about a month or so, when the 5′11″, 185-pound Ohio State cheerleader is taking reps at wide receiver during the Buckeyes’ spring drills despite having never suited up for a single down in his life.    (just think if his name was/is “RUDI”?.….)

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From Cincinnati.com: “NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis received the Lott Trophy on Sunday night at the Pacific Club.

Laurinaitis is a two-time Big Ten defensive player of the year who led the Buckeyes in tackles with 121. The All-American was a Lott finalist last year.

The 6-foot-3, 244-pound senior edged Aaron Curry of Wake Forest, Brian Orakpo of Texas and Myron Rolle of Florida State for the award.

Lott presented the award to Laurinaitis.”

Obviously he is worthy of the Lott Trophy.  I mean, do you know how much ass he’s had to kick his whole life?  Dude, when your dad picks you up Sat. night at the bowling alley sporting a mohawk, you already know that the Monday morning rooster calls are going to be waiting for you at the bus stop.

I mean, how else do you explain the ferociousness that this guy played with.  Thankfully, I was never under center, calling out an audible and have to look up at a cross-eyed Bobby Bouche, thinking bout his pops with that untrimmed runway on his head and all the crap he had to take over the years, using that as tackling fuel.  Just glad the vest (a.k.a - Coach Kline), was able harness that anger!   

I speak for all buckeye fans when i say…You Will Be Missed!