Prediction

IOWA - 34
OHIO STATE - 31

Take it to the bank.

Biggest problem - Night game - most of the fans will be passed out by game time, taking away the home field advantage.

Question:
Who you pickin? As if I didn't know!

Choices:
BUCKEYES
HAWKEYES

 

PG - That is pretty bold

I will go with Troy Smith and the Buckeyes. He is one of the best players in the nation and he is surounded by some of the very best. Their defense is under-rated.

Too much for the Hawkeyes to overcome imho.

I am aware that there is a reason they play the games however. Ohio State is not a good road dog at night and I am guessing that could influence someone's decision - especially if they happened to reside in Iowa

Been a Buckeye fan since my very early youth days during WWII when my dad was teaching at OSU for the Army and the ROTC

I still remember sitting in the stadium at the age of 4---absolutely mind boggling--been a Buckeye fan ever since

Well, ok... I felt sorry for PG and voted for Iowa and appear to be the one lone vote! But of course, I'm not exactly a HUGE football fan (I live in KY!!!) and I can just plead ignorance if OSU wins!!!

lafmom...shame shame shame! How could you not pick my beloved Buckeyes?

The Buckeyes went to Iowa and took care of business 31-17. Unless the Buckeyes stub their toe in the next six weeks it will come down to beating that team up north for a spot in the BC Championship game. I like our odds!

How about them Wildcats 45-36! I saw that UK was up 21-0 early in the second and then when I checked again they where hanging on to win?

Heading to Lexington in the morning to checkout the first inter-squad game of the fall. Should be interesting?

Go Bucks! Go Cats!

I pick the Buckeyes to win the national championship. They have a lot of class too.

The Hawkeyes stink! Anyone who would think they could beat Ohio State is an idiot.

PGStaff....you just inferred that one of the nicest and knowing posters here was an idiot....and after she posted that she only voted for the Hawkeyes because she felt bad for you....

PGStaff.....please correct this statement or I'll be forced to start my rain dances again.....thank you.....

Gosh PG, I was just trying to be nice!

BuckeyeCat - I think Brooks has saved his job with the year that the Cats have had so far. The games we've lost have been very respectable losses. UK had already forced more fumbles at the beginning of yesterday's game than they did all of last year with ten and had recovered eight of those. Stats across the board have improved in a dramatic fashion. Now if our hoop cats can just have a better year! Enjoy your intrasquad today and hope it's a dry day for ya!

I don't think PG meant any offense by the idiot comments because I think he assumed he was the only one that picked Iowa.

I would ask one favor though PG, please keep picking against the Buckeyes because it seemed to work real well for them last night

Seriously, I thought the OSU defense displayed poor tackling last night. I thought there were several questionable calls go against the Buckeyes.

Finally, Drew Tate has talent no doubt. I wouldn't draft him however with the temper-tantrum type attitude he displays. They make excuses for him that he is a firey competitor. Ok....so are a lot of other guys.... He seems like he might be quick to point the finger at other places than himself... I could be wrong about all that but that is what his body language says to me.

CD

That was a great game!

Opening drive by the Buckeyes set the tone for the game IMO. It took the crowd out of the picture. I think playing in Austin early, really helped.

Tate does have talent and a live arm, he has a future in football if he can temper his emotions....

lafmom,

I apologize… The comment (idiot) was meant about someone else. (Who could that be?)

Just goes to show how careful a person needs to be when posting. The only person I would ever call an idiot on this site is myself. And if I ever did decide to say that about anyone… it surely would never be someone as nice as you. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!

LadyNmom, Please! No more of your rain dances, I’ll be nice.

CD,

Drew Tate has helped Iowa win a lot of games, but I agree with you about his body language. I really like Troy Smith, but then he did the “Thank God for making all this possible, it’s all impossible without God” thing! Geez, it's just a football game.

After watching that game... I guess God must hate the Hawkeyes!

Did I just get myself in trouble again?

Please do not take the last post as meaning I have anything at all against God!

God has been very good to me!

I just don't think he cares who wins the game.

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I really like Troy Smith, but then he did the “Thank God for making all this possible, it’s all impossible without God” thing! Geez, it's just a football game.

I agree. Anyone who thinks there are angels in heaven rooting for the outcome of games...well

I think athletes can use religious inspiration to their advantage such as praying to perform their best, praying for healthy outcomes etc. When it gets to "God is on our side" then it is going too far and misguided imho.

On the same token, I would prefer to see sports left without various political proclamations or supposed "larger than the game" inferences. For example, I didn't really care for all the "preaching" I heard this past Monday night about how it was so much more than a game in view of Katrina and what it was all supposed to mean. In my mind, I wanted to watch a game - not Spike Lee's views on race relations in America.

I will cut Troy Smith some slack for the growing up he has done and learning how to be a leader. His career at Ohio State started out like Maurice Clarret's ended up so I am happy for him. I would prefer he and others direct their commentary toward game issues as PG suggests.

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I think athletes can use religious inspiration to their advantage such as praying to perform their best, praying for healthy outcomes etc. When it gets to "God is on our side" then it is going too far and misguided imho.

My thoughts exactly CD! I think God plays a very important role in my life. However, I've always felt he has much bigger fish to fry than who wins a ballgame!

PG - You hang tough there with your Hawkeyes!! Our HS is having it's first undefeated season since like 1960 something! Sooner or later.... luck, talent, or something's gotta be on their side!

Ferentz (Iowa) is a great coach.
Tressell (Ohio State) is a great coach.

In the newspaper this morning Iowa running back Albert Young was quoted making a great comment.

"They're number one, we're not"
"They played like it tonight, we didn't"

Kind of says it all, don't it?

By the way, doesn't Notre Dame claim God as being on their side?

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By the way, doesn't Notre Dame claim God as being on their side?

Interesting question. I am not sure what they claim.

If they believe this somehow helps their players to play better however, then I don't think they will stop claiming this anytime soon.

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Originally posted by ClevelandDad:
[QUOTE]I really like Troy Smith, but then he did the “Thank God for making all this possible, it’s all impossible without God” thing! Geez, it's just a football game.

I didn't get, "the angels are on our side." from these comments. I got that he was thanking God for the opportunity to be able to play and the health.

Sorry about the confusion tas - I was commenting on the general proposition that somehow God might take sides in a game. I didn't even witness Smith's comments.

I should have been more clear in what I was trying to say. I used PG's quote to introduce a point I wanted to make which may likely be different than the point he was trying to make.

Don't be so hard on yourself PG. Look on the bright side, you guessed OSU's score on the button!

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Originally posted by ClevelandDad:
Sorry about the confusion tas - I was commenting on the general proposition that somehow God might take sides in a game. I didn't even witness Smith's comments.

I should have been more clear in what I was trying to say. I used PG's quote to introduce a point I wanted to make which may likely be different than the point he was trying to make.

No problem CD. Sometimes guys can make it sound like God is only on their side.