Category: OSU Football (Page 38 of 42)

Michigan out of the top 25.

The winningest team in the history of college football team is unranked for the first time in more than seven years. Michigan fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, ending a streak of 114 straight weeks in the rankings, which was the longest in the nation. The last poll that didn’t include the Wolverines was Oct. 18, 1998.

They have looked terrible all year. Might be out of the top 25 the rest of the year. The Buckeyes knocked Iowa out of the AP 25 as well.

Wasn’t even that close. Troy Smith had a great game at QB, as did the offense, which functions fine when the coaching staff isn’t fucking around with it by rotating QBs. I’d hate to look back on this season and assess that Jim Tressel lost the team a national championship by rotating QBs in the Texas game.

Big, according to the Chicago Sun Times. Tressel’s downplaying it, oddly.

“What I think we’ll find is in the Big Ten, all these games are big,” Tressel said. “Any thoughts one would have about playing for the national championship would end [with another loss this week], but I don’t know if the Big Ten world would end. Last year, Iowa opened the Big Ten season with a loss to Michigan and ended up being co-champions. Certainly, it’s a big game, and as we begin conference play, it’s always important to get off to a good start.”

They’re all must wins from now on.

For most of the first half of today’s victory over San Diego State, it appeared that Ohio State was still in depression over the Texas loss. They came out of it in time to win, but the final score, 27-6, is misleading.

I think Troy Smith is over-rated. The best the Buckeyes have looked this year was against Miami (Ohio), with Justin Zwick at QB. They clinically dismantled that team. In the Texas game, the QB shuffling left neither one in charge or in rhythm, and it showed. With Smith at the helm today, the offense looked like it was constantly running at half speed.

There was an all too familiar feel to this game – the playing down to the competition, needlessly allowing an inferior team to linger, and gratitude that we have a good kicker. Maybe this is good news, as the last time that happened, we won a national championship.

I have to admit, I’ve lost a lot of interest in OSU football after last week’s loss. I guess I’ll watch the game today. It’s conceivable that they could get into the national championship game with one loss….and Texas almost ALWAYS loses to Oklahoma anyway. So….yeah…….ok, I’m interested again.