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November 20th, 2011 at 6:25 PM ^

Before or after Tressel was fired?

Before Tressel was fired/Pryor went to NFL: 1.1
After Tressel was fired/Pryor went to NFL: 3
Today: 4.5

We may not like Pryor, but its pretty obvious he made an enormous difference between OSU being a BCS team and OSU being a Pizza Bowl team the last couple of years. The whole episode demonstrates just how important he was to that team (maybe why Tressel decided to throw his career away for him.

CRex

November 20th, 2011 at 6:30 PM ^

Preseason (post Tressel leaving/Pryor going pro): 3.5

The Bauserman Era: YES YES YES YES

When Braxton has a good game:  3.5 to 4

When Braxton doesn't have a good game: 5

clarkiefromcanada

November 20th, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^

Listening to the Ohio radio broadcast yesterday I noticed that their announcers were discussing his good day (which was something like 7 of 17 for 89 yards)

Braxton Miller is *not* going to like the blitz packages and high level RPS that Mattison will throw at Bollman. Without Pryor's improvisational abilities and Herron behind a once very good offensive line Ohio has become Purdue. I expect Saturday's outcome to be no different than the Purdue game...except with more emotion and desire.

 

Don

November 20th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^

I dunno...  He may not be that good throwing the ball, but from what I've seen out of Braxton he's extremely hard to pin down, even when he's outnumbered in the pocket. He's going to frustrate us at least a few times, and we're going to have to play disciplined football to make sure he doesn't bust any long runs on us, or complete 3rd downs to keep drives alive.

I still think we win this one, just not sure it's going to be a Purdue-style cakewalk.

Swazi

November 20th, 2011 at 6:34 PM ^

With Pryor still there, 2, after the first few games of the season, 3, after Nebraska, 4.5.  

 

Braxton plays like shit on the road, and everyone in that stadium will be in his head come Saturday.  He hasn't completed 50% of his passes since Wisconsin, and our defense will be more than ready for his dual-threat capability since we faced Martinez and Scheelhase in consecutive weeks, and Denard daily.

GoBlueNorth

November 20th, 2011 at 6:36 PM ^

This isn't alwys won by the best team:

 

I was a 1.5 pre-season

Now a 3.5

I will be as nervous sitting in the stands next week as I was this week.  Just hope I see more of our colours out there.

 

 

BursleysFinest

November 20th, 2011 at 6:44 PM ^

3, 4 after the last game

and then a 4.9 after reading the UM player interviews today,

not only do we break that streak this year, but i think we start our own period of domination against "that school in Ohio"

MGoblu8

November 20th, 2011 at 7:09 PM ^

3 before
<br>3.5 now
<br>Just worried about getting over the mental hump. I firmly believe that if we could be 11-0. MSU was more physical and we just laid an egg at Iowa. We've got these douche bags at home and they're limping, but I'm still nervous about Saturday.

True Blue Grit

November 20th, 2011 at 7:32 PM ^

4.9 now.  All the tangibles and intangibles are in our favor for this one.  Coaching.  Defense.  Home field,   Momentum.  Motivation.  Denard.  It's all in our favor. 

bosox1519

November 20th, 2011 at 7:42 PM ^

2.5 before 4 now. The 2.5 because I wasn't really sure what we were gonna be like as a team, and I assumed OSU would be at least a little bit better than they turned out to be.

GoBlue1220

November 20th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^

Im at a dangerously high 5 right now but im enjoyin every minute of over confidence.. And just a thought but if we win i feel like we should storm the field since we never do and it would be nice to celebrate with major style

AMazinBlue

November 20th, 2011 at 9:02 PM ^

after Pryor and Tressel it went 2.5.  After watching the MSU-Ohio game, 3.5.  Without POsey 4.5, with Posey, Herron and Miller playing well, 4.0.  With Ohio NOTHING is an absolute, except their Scumbagishness.