Re: Iowa-OSU
Posted: October 17th, 2009, 10:30 pm
I watched that whole game today. I guess that's just more proof that I couldn't care less about the national title scene (Fla/Ark, UT/OU at the same time as OSU) but I digress.
That OL is young, but Pryor is terrible. His growth is amazingly slow, and he still seems like he does not understand where the WRs are going. Even that TD where Posey snagged it from Sanzenbacher was a horrible decision from Pryor. The one INT he threw in the 2nd half, he could have ran for 35 yards and instead of that he threw it up for grabs when the WR was completely out of position.
We keep talking about this vaunted OSU DL, where were they today against an average Purdue OL?
The beat OSU by spreading out the WRs and by getting pressure on an erratic Pryor, forcing him to make plays. Guess who else will do that to Ohio State? Michigan can and will, and so will Penn State.
The point of that last part was to show Tressel's stubborness. He will not change his offensive approach, and he will not change his staff. I was extremely irritated, as a B10 fan, when Tressel was obliterated by speed a la Florida, and this guy seriously had the audacity to tell the media that he did not feel OSU needed to change their offseason conditioning to increase team speed. How in the bejesus can you think that this is rational? What it is is irresponsibility.
Another big issue that became very apparent is the Ohio State QB situation behind Pryor. Do they even have another QB on scholarship? The staff promised Pryor the keys to the kingdom and they chased those 2 backups out of town last season. The Ohio State fans are calling for Tressel's head, want Pryor benched, and are calling him "Cryor".
I just continually get the impression that Jim Tressel does not take losing very seriously, and doesn't feel changes need to be examined when the team loses. That is poor coaching, no matter how you try and spin it.
As a B10 fan, I root for the whole B10. It is in Penn State's interest for Ohio State or Michigan or Indiana to be undefeated when PSU plays them. So that being said, Tressel drives me nuts as a coach, and I am sick of his irresponsibility.
That OL is young, but Pryor is terrible. His growth is amazingly slow, and he still seems like he does not understand where the WRs are going. Even that TD where Posey snagged it from Sanzenbacher was a horrible decision from Pryor. The one INT he threw in the 2nd half, he could have ran for 35 yards and instead of that he threw it up for grabs when the WR was completely out of position.
We keep talking about this vaunted OSU DL, where were they today against an average Purdue OL?
The beat OSU by spreading out the WRs and by getting pressure on an erratic Pryor, forcing him to make plays. Guess who else will do that to Ohio State? Michigan can and will, and so will Penn State.
The point of that last part was to show Tressel's stubborness. He will not change his offensive approach, and he will not change his staff. I was extremely irritated, as a B10 fan, when Tressel was obliterated by speed a la Florida, and this guy seriously had the audacity to tell the media that he did not feel OSU needed to change their offseason conditioning to increase team speed. How in the bejesus can you think that this is rational? What it is is irresponsibility.
Another big issue that became very apparent is the Ohio State QB situation behind Pryor. Do they even have another QB on scholarship? The staff promised Pryor the keys to the kingdom and they chased those 2 backups out of town last season. The Ohio State fans are calling for Tressel's head, want Pryor benched, and are calling him "Cryor".
I just continually get the impression that Jim Tressel does not take losing very seriously, and doesn't feel changes need to be examined when the team loses. That is poor coaching, no matter how you try and spin it.
As a B10 fan, I root for the whole B10. It is in Penn State's interest for Ohio State or Michigan or Indiana to be undefeated when PSU plays them. So that being said, Tressel drives me nuts as a coach, and I am sick of his irresponsibility.