Sugar Bowl: OSU vs Arkansas

[91blue14]

WELL fellows just got back from the sugar bowl and the atmosphere was amazing. the ohio state fans shouted f#ck mark may and rece davis could not do nothing but laugh a classic. arkansas out numbered the buck fans probably six to one. bourbon st is one of a kind. GO BUCKS

[boilermaker]

This would have been a much better win if Jim Tressel would have done the right thing . I am a big Jim Tressel fan but lost alot of respect for him ,letting them guys play the game was just wrong. They will in the longrun just sell the Buckeyes out again. Pyror will be in trouble again before next season , mark it down.

[Burg_Grad_77]

Cam Heyward is A MAN!!!

And Dane Sanzenbacher cemented himself as one of my all time favorite Buckeyes!

Tressel made the Arkansas D-Coordinator's head spin in the first half!!!
Then made us all insane during the second!

If Michigan was watching, they learned that young guys in the secondary can play and win!!!

And best of all, the Buckeye faithful in attendance booed Mark May to the point that he could barely talk!!!

Yeah, that was awesome. I know that the players and Tress are classy to say anything, but I would loved to have heard one of them give Mark May Hell when they were all standing around them. I liked how Sanzenbacher reached out and Shook Lou Holtz's hand and never even acknowledged May even after Holtz said something about him setting there.

[seofan_via_dublin]

I highly doubt Pryor stays for next season.
He dodged questions, and there is talk that something else is coming down the pipe on Pryor.
From what I've gathered, Mike Adams, Boom Herron, and TP are not likely to prove to be men of their words!

[JChipwood]

Honestly dubs, it may not matter too much with those guys. Adams COULD have been a stud but....... well Bollman is still around and we don't develop talent very well on the o-line. Miller will be better than TP by much earlier than his jr year. Last night TP was by far the best athlete on either team but was not utilized enough. I was yelling for a bootleg when Boom fumbled that ball and after the play was really upset because it would have iced the game with a TP td run easily. Boom will not be missed much.

We lose alot on defense as far as starters but other than Rolle, Hines and Heyward not alot of star power. The others will be missed but the potential of the backups is higher than that of the guys we will lose, like I said with the exception of a couple. At the start of the season, I said next year's defense should be alot more athletic and I think they will be. Will we be coached up in those spots nest year is the better question. Need to maximize that potential better.

I really don't see how they didn't give at least a share of the MVP last night to Cameron. Arkansas struggled to find 2 guys tough enough to block him or even stand in his way for that matter. Their o line really had no answer for our dline and that makes me wonder how they won the games they did in the SEC. They looked intimidated by him. Also their team tackling was not good, goes back to what you said earlier in the year in that no way that Arkansas team beats Wisky and probably not Iowa this year. Should not have been that close at all. Sure they missed some plays, so did we but they were unable to catch Pryor and had even more trouble tackling him. I would still like to see us get him in rhythm running or take a hit and run the ball angry a few times

[seofan_via_dublin]

I hope I'm wrong too, and we'll find out soon.

[seofan_via_dublin]

It's great that we won, and it will go down as a great game, but...

...If Arkansas would have pulled it off, it would have been considered the worst collapse in school history, and there would have been many people calling for JTs head this morning.

[biggdowgg]

Tressel,,is THE MAN,,he made the right choice..If I commited to play for any College team,and we played together /worked our azzes off all year long, not to mention off season work,I would not want to have to play without any of my teamates in the bowl game.....and me as an Ohio State fan would not have wanted it any other way,,,,,,,,,

any one that says they lost respect for Tressel, never had it and is a buckeye hater anyway

anyone see how Michigan done in the Bowl game??I missed it somehow.

[Tigercannon71]

24 seniors. 24 guys that gave put their blood, sweat, and tears, into the program for 4 years. 24 guys who have seen the Buckeyes win 4 conference titles, but lose a National title to LSU, and a heart breaker to Texas. 24 senior who, to a man, said they wanted these guys on the field with them even though they made mistakes 2 years ago.

It was for these 24 men, names like Sanzenbacher, Heyward, Boren, Homan, Rolle, Checkwa, these 24 seniors, 24 leaders, 24 Buckeyes, that Tressel allowed the 5 guys to play.

The NCAA said it was perfectly fine for them to play, maybe Tress looks a little better to some if he makes a stand. But if he does, he looks these 24 guys in the eye and says that PR is more important than giving you 24 leaders something that no OSU senior has ever had!

Congrats to the 24 seniors that took this team from a team with the stigma of 3 straight loses in BCS games, to a team that has beaten 2 great offensive teams in bowl games in the
center of their conference!

Now, it's time to figure out what is going to happen next year, and how to keep the Buckeyes on top!!!

Go Bucks!

These words right here showed the reason why Tressel did what he did. A football team is a family and you dont throw the rest of your family under the bus just because one made a mistake.

[seofan_via_dublin]

I don't like that the NCAA said they could play. Not because I don't think they should, but because it casts a negative light of favoritism.

Now, I don't hate what they did, I despise the items they did it with!

With all that said, when taken in totality, Tressel did what was best for the team, what was best for the players (all of them), and he gave the nation a game that left no excuses as to the outcome.

He will always have my vote, not a single ounce of respect was lost for him. The players involved and the NCAA, that's a different story

[Orange and Brown]

Have to credit YTB on Facebook with this one:

"The guys in the Buckeye secondary were so young, they were drinking Similac instead of Gatorade!"

That one made mr belly laugh YTB

I loved that comment too!

[Orange and Brown]

I highly doubt Pryor stays for next season.
He dodged questions, and there is talk that something else is coming down the pipe on Pryor.
From what I've gathered, Mike Adams, Boom Herron, and TP are not likely to prove to be men of their words!

I knew as soon as they said it that they were lieing..Then TP dodged the question when asked on the field after the game last night.

[FANOSPORTS]

Tressel did what he did for he and OSU ($) as he was told to, just like anyone else in any other job he will do what he's told by superiors or suffer the consequences. He is a good company "yes man" or "puppet head" as my dad used to call it. He'll do all the right things to make sure the money keeps flowing in to the University, right - wrong or indifferent. I'd venture to say that although the 5 players told daddy they'd be back next year after he so kindly made them promise to come back home if they wanted to play last night, only 2 of the 5 will stay with Pryor, Herron and Adams taking their balls and going home IMO. Now after that rant I also think Heyward, not Pryor should have received the MVP award after the game, not a gimping - two player helping me walk - oh I'm dying - my leg is killing me and Oh by the way, I'm sorry to Buckeye Nation apologetic Pryor (He get's no sympathy from me but he did put on quite a show after the game that some people will believe is real). Dane Sanzebacher should receive a lot more credit also as he saved Pryor from disaster twice by jumping on the one in the end zone for a TD and catching the low arching short pass that almost hit the ground for another TD. I'm glad they had the captains of the team on with the ESPN crew after the game and not any one of the FAB 5. I've listened to Chris Spielman on different nights and before the game last night on 1460 and he's not a happy camper about this situation at all and he asked a couple of the fans during the call in portion of the show if they thought he was right in his thinking that they players should be held out of the game because he and quite a few others are more than a little bothered by the situation that has arisen in the last few days. Money makes the world go around but put money and greed together and it can be lethal. Stay tuned !!!!!

[wink]

With all that said, when taken in totality, Tressel did what was best for the team, what was best for the players (all of them),

Tressel did what was best for Jim Tressel. He would have got a few NFL felons out of the pen to play if he could have.
Whadda wimp. :122247

[Charge]

I have been a Buckeye fan all my life. I'm glad the Buckeyes won and understand kids make mistakes, hopefully they learn from it. I have always defended Tressel but I have lost all respect for him after he decided not to practice what he preaches. I have lost faith in about all coaches and athletes it seems they all ignore what is right. Tressel has already started the PR to try and put himself back in good light, flying home after the game so the kids could be back in class today. LOL

[28Buck]

Are you guys kidding me? FANOFSPORTS is clearly a hater of Buckeye Nation so I will forgive him but you others to say you have lost all respect for Tressel is comical. The NCAA suspended the guys next year which already is a harsh penalty. He left it up to his seniors and they unamiously (sp?) voted to let them play. Yes, lets hate on a bunch of kids who made a mistake 2 freaking years ago and a coach who has done nothing but good for Ohio St. Would it make you happier if John Cooper was a the coach? Lol give me a break.

[Just_A_Fan]

Are you guys kidding me? FANOFSPORTS is clearly a hater of Buckeye Nation so I will forgive him but you others to say you have lost all respect for Tressel is comical. The NCAA suspended the guys next year which already is a harsh penalty. He left it up to his seniors and they unamiously (sp?) voted to let them play. Yes, lets hate on a bunch of kids who made a mistake 2 freaking years ago and a coach who has done nothing but good for Ohio St. Would it make you happier if John Cooper was a the coach? Lol give me a break.

You really think the TP and the rest of those players are going to come back for there Sr. year only to be forced to set out those frist five games. That to me is a joke, TP is going to jump ship and he will make it know by the end of the month. So at the end of the day this ends up the same as Cam Newton, players really not getting punished for their actions.

[Just_A_Fan]

BTW nice win for the Buckeyes and for the Big Ten.

[28Buck]

If TP is smart he will come back next year. I wouldnt be surprised to see the suspension to be reduced to maybe 2-3 games. If he doesnt come back, then he and along the others that do not come back will be exiled from campus and all the benefits that come with being an alumnus. It just gets me going that people want to throw Tressel under the bus. Maybe the fan base has become to spoiled.

[wink]

Are you guys kidding me? FANOFSPORTS is clearly a hater of Buckeye Nation so I will forgive him but you others to say you have lost all respect for Tressel is comical. The NCAA suspended the guys next year which already is a harsh penalty. He left it up to his seniors and they unamiously (sp?) voted to let them play. Yes, lets hate on a bunch of kids who made a mistake 2 freaking years ago and a coach who has done nothing but good for Ohio St. Would it make you happier if John Cooper was a the coach? Lol give me a break.

We're not talking about the NCAA here, we're talking about a coach without the backbone to do what he preaches. What a joke le3aving it up to his seniors (yeah, put it on THEIR backs). DUH !! Of course they wanted them to play becaise they wanted to win the bowl game. That was about the lowest thing he did imo.
The NCAA thought the problem was bad enough to suspend them for 5 games but big T couldn't even suspend them for ONE game.
Was their any illegal things associated with what they did? EDidn't they STEAL state property and trade it off? We'd probably go to jail if we stole a bunch of ohio state stuff wouldn't we ?.... but they just get suspended for a few games (minus the bowl game that their spineless coach let them play.).
Again, what a wimp !!!