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Antonio Pittman declared?
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cdt said:
McFadden was only a Sophomore this year
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I dont know if you can say that QB is Tressell's thing. He didnt have a clue what he had in Smith and he only stumbled upon him after Zwick was a bust.
I have no clue what they have behind Smith now, so Im not going to say anything about it because who knows...look at the defense this year.
I have no clue what they have behind Smith now, so Im not going to say anything about it because who knows...look at the defense this year.
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Let me put it this way, Tressel is the OC. Jim Bollman is the OC in title only, strictly for the purpose of getting him more money. Anyone close to the program will tell you that. As far as which position is JT's specialty goes, that would definitely be QB. He was a QB position coach before he became a HC (a long, long time ago). During practice, he spends the most time with the QBs and WRs (who practice together, for the most part). No other position is even close, in regards to the time devoted.A Mac aka The Truth said:
JT doesn't touch the defense, and he will be the first to tell you that. He doesn't look at film, he doesn't work on the game plan, he doesn't determine pt, and he certainly doesn't call the plays. He has always surrounded himself with good people, and he trusts them to do their jobs.
How much of Krenzel and Smith's success is due to JT or Joe Daniels (the official QB coach), that I don't know. What I do know is that whenever I hear people talk about OSU's QBs and coaching you hear the name Jim Tressel at least 10 times more than you hear Daniels. Even the players themselves credit JT more than Daniels. Tressel was the second person credited in Troy Smith's Heisman acceptance speach, after only God. Joe Daniels was not mentioned until after Smith had gone through all his family and fellow players, each mentioned individually.
And cdt, Zwick is not a bad QB. Sure, he looks like dog poop relative to Smith, but Smith is the best QB in the country. There aren't many QBs out there that are fit to shine his shoes. Zwick did a great job leading Ohio State to victory against Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl just two years ago, a 33 to 7 drubbing. Zwick is not a game breaker like Smith, but he's an above average Big Ten QB. Keep in mind that every time you see him these days he's coming in to run a handful of plays on zero notice, and then he's done. It's hard to develop any rhythm under those circumstances. He also doesn't get half the practice reps that Smith gets. If lead by Zwick, the 2006 Ohio State team still wins all its game except maybe Michigan.
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Btw, I'm hearing that there is nothing official on Pitt declaring, i.e. this link means nothing. However, I'm hearing (as I have for the last 2 or 3 months) that Pitt is as good as gone. I was hearing before the season even started that Ginn was gone, and that hasn't changed either.
The good news is that if he had to decide today, I'm hearing Gonzo would be back, and even better, Barton looks like a lock to come back:
http://www.bucknuts.com/news/story.php?article=302
I'm greedy, so of course I wanted them all back, but Barton was the only one I was really worried about. OSU is thin at OT, and with out Barton they would have been an injury or two away from being very dicey at that position. It looks like the Buckeyes should be very good at OL again next year, which means regardless of anything else the offense will be solid. Add in the talent they have at the skill positions, and the new QB will be stepping into a pretty good situation.
The good news is that if he had to decide today, I'm hearing Gonzo would be back, and even better, Barton looks like a lock to come back:
http://www.bucknuts.com/news/story.php?article=302
I'm greedy, so of course I wanted them all back, but Barton was the only one I was really worried about. OSU is thin at OT, and with out Barton they would have been an injury or two away from being very dicey at that position. It looks like the Buckeyes should be very good at OL again next year, which means regardless of anything else the offense will be solid. Add in the talent they have at the skill positions, and the new QB will be stepping into a pretty good situation.