Buckeye schadenfreude
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2009/10/if-it-walks-like-a-duck.html#comm…
"I want a thank you letter from Dick-Rod, Oregon and Joe Pa right now thanking us for saving them from this."
"At least Tress can’t hide behind the “we only lose to BCS bowl teams” shtick anymore. He’s lost that fire and nepotism has invaded his staff."
"Tressel needs to go NOW, or else we’re going back to mediocrity. Rich Rod’s gonna kick our asses now."
Enjoy...
October 17th, 2009 at 7:06 PM ^
RR now has a great tool for taking Purdue seriously. He can also say that Purdue proved that OSU is beatable if you play them correctly.
It was great of Purdue to help motivate UM for two of the six games left on their schedule.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:28 PM ^
People forget that Purdue just barely lost to Oregon and Notre Dame. With the victory today, They are definitely a team to reckon with.
They gave us one hell of a time last year, as we all know by now, no... game... is.. guaranteed...
October 17th, 2009 at 7:31 PM ^
turning on Tress quick, at least the bandwagoners.......which is a LARGE part of their fan base. The ones who know football understand.
They are just shakey enough on offense, that they could lose 2 or 3 more.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:57 PM ^
"Texas vs. OU: McCoy just made a bone-head INT in the red zone. See, it’s not just our QB. ;-)"
Man I love Ohio State fans sometimes. Pryor is not even close to being as good a passer as Colt is.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:47 PM ^
The freshman receiver ran a wrong route. What's amazing about Colt is that he didn't even yell at anyone; he just looked mad and sat down.
Compare that to Pryor's reaction after any one of his mistakes.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:54 PM ^
If you watch the replay the receiver went the wrong way. Colt just walked off the field. When TP throws an INT he tries to blame everyone else but himself. Even his touchdown pass was lucky, he had no business completing that pass.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:50 PM ^
I just snotted on myself from laughing too hard. I especially liked the guy who was pouring himself his 11th Cuba Libre. That's a man trying to forget the pain!
October 17th, 2009 at 7:52 PM ^
I am enjoying the fear! They're actually afraid of us! We're not event hat good yet! I was in Columbus last month, wearing Michigan stuff. Every time I turned, I saw a Buckeye fan backpedaling.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:36 PM ^
The buckeye fans are freaking out before we even do anything against them. I guess they can finally realize that Pryor is not the savior they thought he was. He makes some big mistakes that cost them games. We will continue to improve over the next few years and they know it. The buckeyes sense a change in pace in the rivalry.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:31 AM ^
my event sportcoat, and my event neckerchief. Now where did I put my event hat?
October 17th, 2009 at 8:02 PM ^
.. so little time. Man, that thread is a trip. Anything bad that can be said about the Vest was said. I'd be really disappointed if that thread doesn't make it to Brian's TWIS.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:05 PM ^
It's OK, but I'd rather Michigan beat them, so we don't have to live vicariously through teams like Purdue.
And yeah, let's take Purdue seriously--as hard as it is for any Michigan fan to take any team seriously.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:06 PM ^
No schadenfraude until we beat OSU. I don't want us to become MSU (before last year) in which their biggest victory was us losing to App St. We have to beat OSU, dammit. I kind of hate that other teams have had the experience of beating OSU since we last did, which I know sounds ridiculous--no, that doesn't mean that I would be happy with OSU winning 5 straight undefeated seasons. Not at all.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:11 PM ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude: "pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others."
Even if this is not OSU, I'll be laughing at them. The fact that this is OSU makes it sweeter. And no, we did not win twice today.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:14 PM ^
I know exactly what it means. It's just that the fact that Purdue has beaten them and we haven't in 5 years overrides that.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:12 PM ^
What a glorious day!
October 17th, 2009 at 8:16 PM ^
Hmmm....Pryor yelling at Tressel on the sideline.
Part of the reason Buckeye fans overuse the phrase "Dick Rod" is because they think his coaching style (he's a yeller, cusses people out) is asshole-riffic. Tressel would never do that. RR was willing to risk a game to teach a lesson when Tate got mouthy (this is what we're hearing, anyway). Tressel obviously isn't. Maybe Tressel oughta take a page from "Dick Rod's" book and start with the tough love.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:06 PM ^
terrell pryor => ryan leaf
October 17th, 2009 at 9:17 PM ^
don't insult Leaf he was actually good in college.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:41 PM ^
Except.............Pryor will NEVER play a down as a NFL QB
October 18th, 2009 at 3:01 AM ^
Then again, playing for the Lions may not technically qualify as playing in the NFL.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:58 PM ^
is that one of the major reasons he chose OSU over Michigan is that he didn't want to play in a spread offense, preferring the pro-set at OSU that supposedly was going to pave his way to NFL stardom. If he or his high school coach had known what they were doing they would have realized that he is far better suited for the spread-option than he ever will be for a drop-back attack. The fact that he's a dick makes the irony oh-so-much-sweeter.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:09 PM ^
While I too enjoyed watching Pryor struggle, I must say their entire offense is not that good. No elite players to speak of around Pryor, with mediocre RBs and WRs filling their roster. I don't think any of their WRs can beat Warren or possibly even whoever else is back there. Herron is slow and not all that hard to bring down. I'm surprised at the lack of skill players on their offense. Our game should be competitive now. If the offense doesn't make any careless errors, I like our chances.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:05 AM ^
devier posey seems to be a really solid (albeit young) deep threat w/ good hands, at least from what i have seen.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:42 PM ^
From Eleven Warriors, the blog where the OP found comments:
"JT has officially become Lloyd Carr, then."
This is classic. I have actually used this comparison a lot this year.
This one is from "tom in Michigan:"
"MY GOD! IT TOOK 13 YEARS TO FIRE COOPER WHEN MOST KNEW HE WAS A LOSER AFTER HIS 3RD YEAR AT OSU. THE PROGRAM MOVES TOO SLOW
AND WE’RE STUCK WITH TP FOR TWO MORE YEARS. THE PROS AREN’T GOING TO BE INTERESTED. TRESSEL SHOULD HAVE BENCHED HIM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD QUARTER. WHAT A WASTE!"
No mention of his part in the 2-10-1 "streak" against Michigan, though.
They have also mentioned Urban Meyer, Brian Kelly ("the coach of Ohio's really good S-1 football team"), and Chris Peterson as potential replacements for Tressel.
Last but not least, they mention Jon Gruden: "I say we go after John Gruden, install the wildcat/Fun&Gun and make RichRod crap his pants."
I know I shouldn't be laughing so hard at their misfortune, but every time I read a smug Buckeye write "dickrod" or "scUM," it sorta builds up in me like steam in a boiler, so what better time to vent that steam with laughter than when OSU gets upset by a team called the "Boilermakers."
I will sleep very well tonight knowing that a bunch of smug assholes won't. Schadenfreude, indeed.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:31 PM ^
I'm not saying an OSU loss is like a win. I just know that every time Ohio State loses a kitten purrs, a baby giggles, and an angel gets its wings.
October 17th, 2009 at 11:54 PM ^
not only does the baby giggle, but he also fills his diapers with the utmost in odiferous satisfaction.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:08 AM ^
The Zone at Michigan Volleyball tonight had a nice "Boiler Up!" chant that definitely made the OSU fans at Cliff Keen cringe.