OT: Pryor Speaks Lulz
Sorry if already posted, neg if necessary.
I think this speaks for itself.
"I'll put it like this: You put me in any of their offenses — any of them — and I'd dominate," Pryor said, when asked about the attention afforded the likes of Newton, Robinson and Persa. "I'd dominate the nation. What those guys do, that's what they're supposed to do in their offense.
"They carry the ball 30 times a game. I carry the ball maybe five times. There are times I didn't even run the ball in a game. You put me in any of their offenses, where I can run the ball and have a choice to throw, I would dominate college football."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/silverfootball/ct-spt-1209…
December 8th, 2010 at 11:51 PM ^
with his bullshit, or puts up with it as long as they are winning. You can't tell me Tressel doesn't want to run him more. Pretty clear that Pryor is running the show. What sort of coach is OK with his player putting Vick on his eye black during a game? Who would let a player talk to the media when he's as arrogant and gaffe-prone as Pryor? Tressel lets it slide because it's Pryor....or Bauserman.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:57 PM ^
haha bauserman or whatever. yea.
so if tressel wants to run him more, and pryor wants to run more, why don't they do it?
December 9th, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^
likely wants to run him more (if not, that's coaching malpractice and Tressel is a pretty good coach so that's probably not the case) but Pryor wants to be an NFL QB and demands to be treated as such. So, Tressel doesn't run him.
Pryor can talk all day about how he could/would run 30 times a game but he is full of shit. Everyone in the world knew about Pat White and his fame, running ability etc - Pryor had a chance to play in RR's offense at a good school and run all day long...he chose not to. Look to his actions when he plays at OSU - he shies away from contact like no other. I've watched him run OOB 2 yards short of the sticks on 3rd down too many times to count. I've watched him run OOB 8 yards early because a safety was bearing down on him many times as well.
December 9th, 2010 at 1:13 AM ^
i think treseel is good at adapting his offense to the players he has. if he feels he has a power team, he'll run power. if he think his players can spread, he'll spread. the funny part, is that tressel isn't great at any one offense, he is just above average at multiple offenses.
what i'm trying to get at is that you and i both agree tressel is a smart guy. so i'm wondering if this year's style of offense is showing what he really feels about pryor. maybe he doesnt trust pryor to make decisions. he hands the ball off a lot. he is rarely put in positions where he in charge. troy smith, otoh, was trusted to make decisions. in 2006, he just sat back, read defenses, and did what he had to do.
i think that the current osu offense is an illustration on pryor's talents. i'll admit i was one of the guys pulling for him to make the surprise pick of michigan, but in retrospect, it looks to have helped us. not only does he have a terribly media sense, he is lacking in the mental part of the game.
December 9th, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
Very good analysis. The truth is, Pryor isn't very good at designed run plays (or not as good as he thinks he is). He's terrible at the option, he hates running inside, tends to cut everything to the outside, etc.. What he is good at, is making something out of a broken play (on designed pass plays). Additionally, he tends to get hurt. To his credit, he has been playing hurt for the better part of the last 2 years (post New Mexico St. last year, post Illinois this year).
Tressel (obviously) knows all this. He also knows he has no legit #2. That's why he runs the offense he does. I suspect most coaches in the same situation would do the same thing.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:48 PM ^
Ohio State hasn't had a great OLine in a while
December 8th, 2010 at 11:55 PM ^
but Pryor isn't the one making OSU great. He's above average, but a far cry from dominant or even good.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:21 AM ^
He has no touch on his passes, If he wins any sort of award they really belong to the guys catching for him... I was more or less commenting on the fact that the oline was included in that group
December 9th, 2010 at 12:40 AM ^
Yeah, Sanzenbacher doesn't drop anything. I am really hoping that at least one of our receivers develops that kind of consistency going into next year. We have a lot of playmakers, but they are all prone to really damaging drops.
December 9th, 2010 at 7:36 AM ^
My money would NOT be on Rouondtree. I think the closest thing w have to a sure-handed receiver is Odoms, who, you know, is broken.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:46 AM ^
Big Ten coaches first- and second-team All Big Ten OLs:
| David Molk, Michigan | Center | Mike Brewster, Ohio State |
| Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State | Guard | Julian Vandervelde, Iowa |
| John Moffitt, Wisconsin | Guard | Justin Boren, Ohio State |
| Mike Adams, Ohio State | Tackle | Riley Reiff, Iowa |
| Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin | Tackle | D.J. Young, Michigan State |
Media first- and second-team All Big Ten OLs:
Mike Brewster, Ohio State Center David Molk, Michigan Justin Boren, Ohio State Guard Julian Vandervelde, Iowa John Moffitt, Wisconsin Guard Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State Mike Adams, Ohio State Tackle Jeff Allen, Illinois Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin Tackle Riley Reiff, Iowa
The Buckeye OL looked pretty good to me, too, as Larry David might say. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
December 9th, 2010 at 8:57 AM ^
of his comment is that he could dominate in a run oriented spread offense, not any offense.
However, I do not have a degree in Gibberish so I could be mistaken.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:38 PM ^
that it was a really good thing he chose OSU. This ass clown would be a complete embarrassment to the University. I hope Mallett shows this clown how to ball Michigan style!
Hail
December 8th, 2010 at 11:58 PM ^
Thanks for reminding me that we have to root for Ryan Mallett's team to beat OSU. And I was having such a good day too.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:05 AM ^
I'm rooting for a 9-9 tie in regulation composed of three safeties and a field goal for both teams, settled in overtime with the first three field goals blocked and the fourth dinking off the lower crossbar for the win. And penalties. Lots and lots of penalties. False starts preferred.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:23 AM ^
but I actually like Mallett now.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:52 PM ^
Sure, the story is that he was an arrogant SOB but, when he transferred, he didn't run his mouth other than to say that he no longer felt Michigan was the right place for him. You might feel jilted because he chose to leave, but you can't really blame him for it.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
He is the anti-Denard.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:19 AM ^
Happy face:
Sad face:
December 9th, 2010 at 12:24 AM ^
Is what I will call him hence forth
December 9th, 2010 at 2:51 AM ^
I prefer the name 'Bizarro Denard'.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:15 AM ^
i was just coming to post that
(though hopefully you know it's actually a Superman reference)
December 9th, 2010 at 9:33 AM ^
December 9th, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
I wouldn't be much of a Seinfeld fan if I didn't know that.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
"You put me in any of their offenses — any of them — and I'd dominate.....I'd dominate the nation."
Well it would be hard to "dominate the nation" being the backup to either Robinson, Newton, or Persa.
December 9th, 2010 at 1:18 AM ^
That's honestly, one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:45 PM ^
What a self-important jackass.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:05 AM ^
...modified. Take your pick.
What a self-important
jackassjackwagon.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:45 PM ^
Wow, what an amazing contrast from the Denard article in the Trib yesterday. Class and humility versus arogance and classlessness. Am I ever glad Pryor passed us up, leaving the door open for Denard.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:48 PM ^
I mean, it's not like he couldn't have played in this offense. You know you're a shithead when you're jealous of a guy you beat because he gets more newspaper headlines than you.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:49 PM ^
what bothers me about this whole thing is that Persa was mentioned with Newton and Robinson !
December 9th, 2010 at 6:47 AM ^
Those were the guys selected to the All-Big Ten teams by the media and coaches, I think. Pryor is still hurt he wasn't on those teams.
edit: obviously not Newton, duh
December 8th, 2010 at 11:49 PM ^
everyone shows no class, I mean no class towards me no class towards you....you know what I'm sayin'?
December 8th, 2010 at 11:50 PM ^
Whatever happened to "Come on Terrell, lead us?" Is he saying he plays with a bunch of underachievers and that's why he didn't win the B10 QB-of-the-Year award? I hope somebody out there is compiling a binder of "Terrelle Pryor Says The Darndest Things" for NFL scouts.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:56 PM ^
Quotes like this make me SO happy that we have Denard.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:58 PM ^
So are you saying that your own head coach put a governor on you to prevent you from "dominating the nation" ?.
Please. You chose Ohio State and Tressel to "better" prepare you to play in the NFL.
Remember all those things Charlie Batch told you?
December 9th, 2010 at 12:00 AM ^
No better than the TP I wipe my ass with.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:01 AM ^
Wasn't Ter-el Superman's father's name?
This explains his total awesomeness. His parents moved from planet Krypton to Pennsylvania so he would stand out. Likely he was only a 3-star on Krypton.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
how stupid he truly is
December 9th, 2010 at 12:03 AM ^
I think Pryor would have been even more succesful in our offense than Denard this year. He made a stupid mistake picking OSU over Michigan, and maybe he's startig to realize it? Bash him all you want, but I agree with Pryor on this statement. Too bad he didn't have a chance to prove it in a Michigan uniform.
December 9th, 2010 at 12:38 AM ^
Our offense requires a QB to make quick reads, not stand there for three seconds going "herp derp" then throw a wobbly pass to your first read regardless of whether he's covered... I don't think Pryor even knows what a crashing defensive end means.
The fact that his only heisman hype has come during the last two offseasons should tell you something
I highly doub't he'd be able to master the intricacies of the zone-read, in other words, he has nothing on Denard Robinson.
December 9th, 2010 at 2:18 AM ^
The intricacies of the zone read? You mean like hand it off to the running back if the defensive end keeps contain, or run it yourself if he crashes down? You're right, that's quantum physics right there.
Do you even watch Ohio State football games? Because your post suggests that you don't.
Don't get me wrong, Denard is a great player, but suggesting that the zone read offense is too complicated for Terrelle Pryor is homerism at its finest.
For everyone else attacking him as a person and calling him selfish, at least include all of the quotes from the article, don't just cherry pick the ones that prove your point. For example:
"We could have done better, but I'm 30-4," Pryor said. "I want nothing else but to win. If I was having a lot of stats and I was losing, I would really be kind of mad. My competitive nature wants just to win, by any means. By any means, win. That's all I really care about, to tell you the truth, man."
Sounds like a kid who isn't committed to his team right there.
December 9th, 2010 at 3:16 AM ^
Call me a homer, but publicly hinting that you might quit football just because you didn't make the first or second all-B10 teams kind of makes you a tool. I can't wait to see him try his luck in the pros with the attitude problem he has.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
So much vitriol.
Chill, folks.
Michigan has its QB and is happy about his talent and his play, so why not ignore Pryor?
The constant criticism makes the fanbase look bitter.
Rise above it.
December 9th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
You're right. I'm pretty sure that he was 100%, not-at-all, completely and utterly not being sarcastic in any way in that tweet. Nobody has ever expressed frustration with sarcasm in the past, so it's incredibly unlikely that he would do so. In fact, I'm surprised that we didn't see a mixed Urban Meyer/Terrelle Pryor goodbye-to-football press conference yesterday.
PS You are either incredibly stupid or incredibly naive.
December 9th, 2010 at 11:14 AM ^
With Pryor's record of opening his mouth and inserting his foot, especially this year, I think he's already been given the benefit of the doubt as far as media DERP is concerned.
December 9th, 2010 at 11:32 AM ^
it was an interview.
I'm sorry man, if he chose Michigan I would probably try to make excuses for him too.
I'm glad he doesn't play here.
December 9th, 2010 at 10:12 AM ^
Of course it was sarcasm, but publicly commenting on the fact that he didn't make the first or second teams just seems bitter, whatever form it takes. His concern with individual accolades is distasteful and makes him look selfish.