OSU v. Illinois: Trap or No Trap?
Posted November 10th, 2007 by George Thomas
No, I'm not recovering from quarter beer night.
I'm here at Ohio Stadium, bright eyed and bushy tailed.
I sit here as Meeeessshhheegan is losing to the Badgers big time past the midway mark in the third quarter. I guess we know that they're looking ahead.
But what about the Buckeyes? I can only get a sense of what they are going to be like from talking to the players and they are all business. They remember last year's game that almost cost them a shot in the championship game. If you can judge the attitudes of Kirk Barton, Dionte Johnson, Brian Hartline and others, they will do everything in their power to make sure the team doesn't stumble.
Mke no mistake about it, they could easily slip up should they not contain Rashard Mendenhall and Juice Williams. The Illini are fully capable of hitting homeruns on offense and the Buckeyes need to be aware of that fact.
Defensively, you can pass on this team and pass a lot, but I suspect that the Buckeyes will stick with what's been working for them for the past four games - Beanie Ball. Wells left. Wells right. Wells up the middle.
November 10th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Good to know you're still alive and conscious, George. Or maybe you're not, it's past halftime.
November 11th, 2007 at 4:17 am
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November 11th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Maybe George's post-halftime disappearances have less to do with alcohol, and more to do with Ocker's recent promotion to columnist, like Tom Reed's old dual role he used to share with Pluto. I guess this now means that George could be moving to the Indians beat. So like a big black bear dozing through the winter, George is merely conserving his energy for his forthcoming new gig. (See the link for George's recent picture to be appearing about his future Indians stuff. George has never looked more photogenic, has he?)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/hibernation.html
November 15th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I was kinda hoping that the Beacon Journal's sports media guy would have gotten on the phone and interviewed the producers of HBO's documentary, and asked them how deeply disappointed they were that only three days before their national premiere, all the wind was taken out of their work's sails. They'd have to feel terrible. What horrible timing.
November 16th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
I say trap.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
I'll say no trap mixed with trap.
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
I've changed my mind. Trap.
November 23rd, 2007 at 5:28 am
Trap
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hey George, some breaking news for when you come out of that tryptophan coma: First, Ohio State beat Michigan last week. Second, I've heard they have a basketball team now too.
November 24th, 2007 at 2:12 am
George seems more like a stuffing and cranberry coma kind of guy. Regardless, who do you think will win the Ohio State-Penn State game? The Nittany Lions look like they might be a handful.
November 24th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I'll take Penn State with the points.
November 25th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Hey, I wonder if anybody has whispered to Rip Van Thomas that Charlie Frye was shipped west.
November 27th, 2007 at 10:02 am
I've heard George is heading to Sao Paulo to get an exclusive with Varejao's parents. It's for an article on Sideshow's "misplaced uppitiness," which he displayed as a six year old as well.
Ferry's got a draft written but Ledgard said they need some quotes before publication.