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Originally Posted by valo403
Since when is losing on a last minute touchdown being "run out of the stadium"???
OSU has been pretty weak non-conference over the last 4 years, but last weekend doesn't really fit into that. Neither does a late loss to a Texas team that a good portion of the country thought should have been in the title game last year.
Even with the losses OSU is still a perennial national top 10 team, who are you bringing in as coach to change that to perennial top 5??
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There are a lot of good coaches out there that wouldn't be scared to change up the play book from "good ol' traditional foosball" to something that may create a problem for opposing teams. OSU does this: they play good defense and run the ball. That's it. Normally that's a recipie for a championship. It is in the Big 11, but when you play good defense and run the ball at 1/2 the speed of other conferences, things become problematic.
I look at how Tressel has handled Pryor. Maybe the kid is too stupid to play in a traditional offensive, but when you have that type of talent, you should be able to design a few plays that allow him to run the ball - draws, options, etc... Look what Texas did to USC in 2004 (IIRC) with Vince Young (and Vince Young is
a moron). Look what Oregon did with Dixon a couple years ago. Oregon State. Arizona even gave them troubles with Tuitama (who is fairly mobile).
I think Tressel has done a fantastic job of doing enough to keep his job. Unfortunately, that doesn't translate to anything outside of the Big 11. Sure he's kept it close with a few teams because his teams do have talent, but they aren't coached well and therefore, don't win big games.
I loathe OSU and the entire Big 11, so I'll be thrilled if Tressel stays another 10-15 years, winning another 10-15 Big 11 Championships and going 20-1 against Michigan. In the small world that is the Big 11 conference and mid-west football, that's great, but I prefer my NC games not to be poisoned by the choke artists from the Buckeye state.