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Originally Posted by donniccolo
austin - was a poor reference to the movie "Road Trip" hehe
TC i wish i shared your optimism. ever since 2006 i have failed to be optimistic at any point.
nfn but do you round for a living? aren't there a shload of grinders in TX, Austin specifically? is that where z32 is? or maybe its bfizz i'm thinking of? i thought there was a big group of players somewhere in TX?
ps where tf are all of the Buckeye fans? (in before Wiper / Heater destroy this comment
Bah, gotta be optimistic after winning the Rose Bowl. There's a good chance we slip up in one game of course. Anything less than winning the Big 10 would be a disappointment.
I am a software engineer. Been here 7 years now. z32 is here. A bunch of others. Poker scene is fairly big, a lot of underground games. I haven't met any 2+2ers from Austin. It's pretty cool we a very big and active Alumni Association. Meet up at a bar for the games. Sometimes there will be a few hundred people there. Kegs and eggs for the Michigan game.
Not too sure where the other buckeye fans are, there aren't a huge amount posting on here IIRC.
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Originally Posted by MiloDanglers
also regarding the spring game, don't buy into anything you saw. If the spring game told us anything about certain players, Bam Childress would be our all time greatest player. It is fun to watch them compete but when you have starters vs. backups at nearly every position on both sides of the ball it is tough to gauge anything.
I'm pretty sure Guiton had a better line (debatable) but def had better receivers than Bauserman. I agree he looked better but who knows. I think it says more that he got picked before Bauserman by other players than the fact that he looked better than Bauserman in a scrimmage. Hopefully we get Braxton Miller and Guiton can give him one year to redshirt before he is given full reign.
As far as the running back situation goes we have 4 above average backs, possibly one excellent back (Saine). When we run the ball 30-40 times a game this will be very handy. I expect an almost west coast offense this year. Tons of running and short passes to maintain ball control and minimize turnovers. This is where Saine will shine.
Grey definitely had superior players at many positions and that made a difference. Guiton got sacked 4 times even with that line. He's not perfect, but you are right that him getting picked was huge. Bauserman just sucks balls, though.
Saine is awesome as a receiver. The biggest challenge will be giving enough of the RBs the ball. I have a feeling that at least one will transfer after this year.
Funny stuff about the TE recruit. No one in their right mind would play for DickRod.