It’s big-time or bust for Pryor in Rose Bowl
“This football team is going to finish this thing the right way. We are not going to play in a bowl game; we are going to win a bowl game.” – Oregon Coach Chip Kelly Kelly ain’t no dummy. He knows that if Ohio State sends its Woody Hayes offensive game plan to Pasadena, his Ducks might cover the four-point spread five times over. Fact is, this Rose Bowl isn’t a game OSU Coach Jim Tressel’s team can win by solely relying on defense and special teams. The Ducks average 38 points a game, seventh-best nationally, and features an enviable balance of running (236 yards per game) and passing (198 yards per). Most troublesome for the Buckeye ‘D’ will be containing Duck quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. His play-action fakes are textbook, forcing linebackers to stay ‘honest’. Moreover, much of Oregon’s scheme includes misdirection plays, which as we all know often times have caused fits for OSU’s typically overly aggressive defense.
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OREGON is a step higher in two polls than Ohio State although their win-loss records are identical as they enter the Rose Bowl Friday so Buckeye fans undoubtedly hope OSU players will follow the 1987 advice of Chris Spielman.
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You like their chances, don’t you?
‘Their’ referring to the Buckeyes, naturally. After all, Ohio State has never lost to Oregon in football. This Friday would not be a good time to reverse that trend.
Buckeyes go out of conference
With huge Big Ten contests against Penn State, Iowa and Michigan on the horizon, Ohio State will get a breather this week.
Goliath was also favored by 40 points
BEFORE the Buckeyes become too elated because the team is favored by 40 points over the New Mexico State Aggies Saturday, they should remember the words of the late Ralph “Shug” Jordan, former Auburn University coach.
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If you were bummed out by Iowa’s game-winning TD on the game’s final play at Michigan State last week, don’t be.
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