TP's HS Coach says Pryor being misused
HS coach: Tressel should let Pryor run
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4582474
Are the wheels coming off in Columbus? It sounds like if they lose again this season they're going to burn down the stadium.
Anyway I still think it's a bit early to write the kid off. I think he'll be dangerous by the time he's a senior, unfortunately.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:19 PM ^
Dangerous as in a threat to society ?
October 21st, 2009 at 1:27 PM ^
Isn't everybody?
October 21st, 2009 at 1:29 PM ^
Yes, everybody murders people.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:46 PM ^
I think i +1'd everyone in that reply chain...well done gentlemen
October 21st, 2009 at 3:12 PM ^
Don't forget, everybody steals from me, steals from you.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:53 PM ^
Whatever.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:19 PM ^
Oh really? Being misused? Then amybe you should have talked him into going to a program that would have utilized his strengths instead of trying to utilize his weaknesses. Just a thought. Hindsight is 20/20.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:35 PM ^
Yeah, no one could have seen this coming.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:20 PM ^
...I am very happy with how things have turned out and with the QB's that DO play for Michigan but this quote was a real zinger: "There is no question that Rich Rodriguez's offense, for example, would be more apt to suit Terrelle's skills", from TP's high school coach
October 21st, 2009 at 1:24 PM ^
OSU sold him on getting ready for the NFL as well as suiting his skills. That might be an issue if we conflict with them on a future QB (though it didn't bother Gardner obvs)
October 21st, 2009 at 1:37 PM ^
I know our offense has changed and we won't be spitting out NFL QB's like we used to but someone please name me a QB from Ohio State who has done anything in the NFL ever? You could argue that Pat White has had a better NFL career than Troy Smith and he has played in like 2 games. Pryor made a huge mistake by going to Ohio State!
October 21st, 2009 at 2:41 PM ^
You must be forgetting about the awesomeness that was Mike Tomczak.
October 21st, 2009 at 10:11 PM ^
Although S.G. Rice beat me to it, Phoenix actually gave Tupa a serious shot at QB before giving up on him. He was in the league for a long time, mostly as a punter.
Also, there was the immortal Kent Graham, who was a journeyman but managed to stay in the league for nearly a decade.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:31 PM ^
"I know our offense has changed and we won't be spitting out NFL QB's like we used to but someone please name me a QB from Ohio State who has done anything in the NFL ever?"
Easy: Tom Tupa. Helluva punter.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:25 PM ^
I read that too and what I took from it was that OSU was doing a little negative recruiting about Michigan to get the kid. That's how it looks to me, the completely-out-of-the-loop and unknowing observer.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:47 PM ^
When you say "completely-out-of-the-loop and unknowing" are you referring to yourself or Pryor?
October 21st, 2009 at 9:48 PM ^
zing!
October 21st, 2009 at 1:20 PM ^
Let's be real, no chance OSU is making him worse. He is against real competition, and maybe they need to tailor to his talents a bit more. But this quote is hilariously silly:
"I believe the criticism has seeped into his mind. I'm sure there are some mechanical issues. But all I know is he was accurate when he was in high school."
October 21st, 2009 at 2:10 PM ^
It's not necessarily silly if you read that in the relative context that it was made. I would bet large sums of money that Terrelle Pryor is the most accurate quarterback he's ever coached.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:48 PM ^
you would lose large sums of money
October 21st, 2009 at 5:02 PM ^
Billy Ray Valentine: Merry new year!
Clarence Beeks: Happy new year. In this country we say "happy new year."
Billy Ray Valentine: Ha, ha, ha, ha! Thank you for correcting my English, which stinks!
and my favorite:
Fuck off!
October 21st, 2009 at 4:05 PM ^
"He is against real competition..."
Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! TP went to a small school and played against lesser talent. I remember watching him play and the size difference was amazing. It was like me playing on my son's pee-wee team.
I also stand by the assertion that TP is just too dumb to get the OSU playbook and probably wouldn't have fared much better at M. He's a MAC brain stuck in a B-10 body.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:14 PM ^
Went the trolley!
Ding, ding, ding went the bell!
*EDIT* Aw, c'mon. I thought that was pretty funny. The Sweeney Sisters? SNL? Jan Hooks with the low-cut dress (hubba, hubba!)? SURELY, I'm not the only one old enough to remember them?
*EDIT* Aw, c'mon. I thought that was pretty funny. The Sweeney Sisters? SNL? Jan Hooks with the low-cut dress (hubba, hubba!)? SURELY, I'm not the only one old enough to remember them? October 21st, 2009 at 1:25 PM ^
...not really. I'd guess that Jeannette PA is not a pipeline for OSU recruits, so I'm notsure Tressel would care. Bigger deal to me would have been if Boeckman's coach came out last year and complained how Tressel benched his NC runner up QB for a QB with questionable mechanics after a bad game against a TOp 5 team.
Item to watch for the rest of the year would be to see if other OSU player HS coaches start complaining how Pryor's play is affecting their guys getting a chance to shine. Or to see if Boren starts missing practices to plow WalMart parking lots-- we all know that's the real sign of a program going downhill.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
and his all big ten QB from the year before.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
And by "misused" I mean "lining up at quarterback."
October 21st, 2009 at 1:49 PM ^
No great revelation here, but quarterbacking in the NFL is about making good decisions. TP is only a sophomore, but his play on the field has suffered not only from poor mechanics but also poor decision-making. Moreover, various off-the-field remarks that he's made fairly suggest that he's immature and that he's not particularly heady. If the NFL's his goal, he should switch to WR or gain 15-25 pounds and move to TE, positions at which he'd be a matchup nightmare. Now if Tate, Denard & company could just beat the Buckeyes on November 21st to drive home the point a little further . . .
October 21st, 2009 at 7:12 PM ^
Sounds like he's preparing to take that "other" Terrell's place in the NFL.
That could probably be a reality show on the NFL Network, "Terrell and Terrelle".
October 21st, 2009 at 1:44 PM ^
oh, whoops. thought that said "TP's HS Coach says Pryor being ABUSED". nevermind. move along. nothing to see here.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:47 PM ^
"...but someone please name me a QB from Ohio State who has done anything in the NFL ever?"
Art Schlicter?
October 21st, 2009 at 1:51 PM ^
Shane Falco... you'll remember him from the Sugar Bowl a long time ago
October 21st, 2009 at 1:54 PM ^
He looked a lot like another Ohio State quarterback, Johnny Utah.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:34 PM ^
"Give me two, Utah!"
The combined power of Busey and Swayze almost melts the screen in that movie. Only Keanu's suckiness brings it down enough to make it viewable by mere mortals.
October 21st, 2009 at 4:45 PM ^
Strange how Keanu Reaves plays the same character in Point Break, the Matrix, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and that crappy chick-flick with Sandra Bullock.
Fun fact: 38% of the dialogue in Keanu's career consists of the word "Whoooooah"
October 21st, 2009 at 1:59 PM ^
The correct Jeopardy question would have been "Please name me a QB from Ohio State who has done anything in the Arena League ever?"
Art Schlister would have then been correct. Back to Shelly, you have the control of the board with a minute to go!
October 21st, 2009 at 3:03 PM ^
but the bucknut qb with the best pro career is Herbie as analyst.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
Herbie is an ass. I cant' stand him
October 21st, 2009 at 1:56 PM ^
He's not playing WR!
October 21st, 2009 at 2:00 PM ^
"There is no question that Rich Rodriguez's offense, for example, would be more apt to suit Terrelle's skills," Reitz said. "But Ohio State sold him on the idea that they would prepare him for the NFL and that they don't run 'zone-read' in the NFL. Jim Tressel is a great coach. But I can tell you there is more to Terrelle Pryor than what we've been seeing."
October 21st, 2009 at 2:15 PM ^
This is why I just LOVE buckstache nation.
Coach comes in, savior of the program, wins every game from here to the moon, instantly making their program one of maybe the top 5 in the nation. Have a couple rough games... he's done. A moron.
Kid comes in, next great QB, works his butt off trying to be the best. He's still very young. Bad game. Lets fight him.
Oh, you buckeyes.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:47 PM ^
People like the Buckeyes are the reason the Indians came up with the caste system
October 21st, 2009 at 4:26 PM ^
Natives of India did not actually come up with the caste system, it was brought in by the Aryans...
October 21st, 2009 at 2:28 PM ^
Oh yeah, I forgot about his sweet tattoo.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:53 PM ^
Blah blah blah how dare Pryor exercise the right chose OSU over us , despite his working hard to become a top football prospect and go wherever his heart led him, never mind the way they play high opponents like USC, Texas and stuff in the regular season, or their BCS title game apperances, or the fact that he might have preferred Columbus to Ann Arbor, etc etc etc
October 21st, 2009 at 3:09 PM ^
are you referring to Jim Bob?
October 21st, 2009 at 3:11 PM ^
at the level of neg-bombing that is about to occur...
October 21st, 2009 at 3:31 PM ^
Yes, how dare UM fans agree with his high school coach. We all know Pryor better than him anyway. I am wondering if this was done on purpose to see how quickly JimBob could get to negative points. It is a little too cliche to actually be a negative comment towards the mgoboard posters.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:41 PM ^
...I thought he was losing points for posting in an unknown language.