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Originally Posted by RunDownHouse
MT2R,
If OSU always has such great talent, and always loses to the SEC, what gives? Is it time for Tressel to find a new job?
I was actually on my way to 2p2 to post something on that very topic
it occured to me over a discussion I was having this morning on Memphis bball
now, Memphis has a great bball team that smokes its conference, but has underperformed come playoff time
my hypothesis as to why is that Memphis players go so long without being tested week-in and week-out that they aren't ready for the big stage... well, that and their coach uses a very flexible 'pro'-style offense that throws its talent out their and hopes to overwhelm opponents which doesn't work so well verse equally talented teams
Perhaps, the Big11Ten's down years of late have led to the same phenomena
I was vociferous about what a joke it was for the Big11Ten to have 3 top 5 teams so late into the season last year when there basically were only 4 big11ten teams worth thinking about
however, I'm not sure if that is a good theory or not
by any measure, tOSU's schedule was back-loaded this year in a way that should've built upto the game
@ Penn St
v Wisky
v Illinois
@ Michigan
to finish is a pretty decent trek for any team to be prepared
unlike the v Minny, @ Illinois, @ NW, v Mich of last year which was one real game
so, the theory I'm proposing applies much more to last year than this year
combined with the inter-squad fighting, it explains how the Buckeyes pooped their pants last year
sometimes, a team just loses
it's funny, because the 4 bowl games before this showed Tressel as a genius prepping his team
02 Fiesta +11.5 Ohio State 31 Miami 24 (+18.5 from expectation)
03 Fiesta +7 Ohio State 35 K St 28 (+14 from expectation)
04 Alamo +3.5 Ohio State 33 Oklahoma St 7 (+29.5 from expectation)
05 Fiesta -4.5 Ohio State 34 Notre Dame 20 (+9.5 from expectation)
program went from a huge outperformer to back-to-back underperforms, but is still slightly over the whole way through
so, in the end, I have no idea really