tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post7600742661888600239..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Well, that suckedBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-29414748449011436802009-01-07T02:00:00.000-05:002009-01-07T02:00:00.000-05:00re: the roughing the passer... yes, that was a bul...re: the roughing the passer... yes, that was a bullshit call, but i don't know enough about college football's rules to say if it's wrong or not (if that makes sense). Because Gibson's (i think) hand <I>did</I> hit McCoy's helmet, even if it wasn't hard.<BR/><BR/>So if hitting the QB's helmet = roughing, then it's the right call. even if it's really really really really weak. So the letter of the law was followed, if not the spirit (because really, that was a clean hit).<BR/><BR/>But that penalty changed the entire game. <BR/><BR/>Too bad too.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-25898520781853199072009-01-06T21:02:00.000-05:002009-01-06T21:02:00.000-05:00Announcers sucked and the officiating was awful. ...Announcers sucked and the officiating was awful. The second roughing the passer charge was bogus and changed things considerably.<BR/><BR/>Pryor has some learning to do about being a QB. Currently his athleticism leads him to believe he can get out of any situation. Give him all the snaps in Spring practice and have a mentoring style QB coach to go over films with a critical eye and he'll be one of the best in the country next year.LargeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231452147187641675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-29598464073916382502009-01-06T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-06T12:16:00.000-05:00Not bad for a game no one really thought Ohio Stat...Not bad for a game no one really thought Ohio State had a chance to win.<BR/><BR/>This was a transitional year for the Buckeyes, and the nature of their bowl loss reflected that. Too many inconsistencies. <BR/><BR/>Pryor made what I thought was a pretty blatant freshman mistake by not fighting for the first down marker on his first-quarter scramble. That, combined with a penalty, turned 1st-and-10 into 3rd-and-7 and probably short-circuited a scoring drive. Those kinds of mistakes add up, and sure enough, OSU lost by three.<BR/><BR/>Disappointing end, but better this happen in the Fiesta Bowl than in the BCS title game. I wouldn't have burned my couch if they had won, and I'm not about to tip a car because they lost.<BR/><BR/>If anything, I'm really intrigued about next season and what the sophomore version of Pryor will look like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com