Thar She Blows...

Well that was an interesting last couple of days....for those of you who live outside the Midwest we here in Ohio had a nice little visit from the remains of Hurricane Ike. Ike decided on Sunday afternoon to kick up a little wind storm and knock out power to pretty much all of central and southern Ohio. I can honestly say I have never seen or experienced a wind storm like that before; it was brutal. We didn't have any damage at our house but the houses down the street from us had some massive roof damage. We did lose power but were very fortunate to have it back on within a few hours. There are still people without power here in Columbus and it could be the end of the week before it comes back on for them. We still don't have cable, Internet, or phone so hopefully that will kick back on soon because if I have to watch another Max and Ruby DVD, I may have to shoot myself.

For all of you who asked about the baptism, it went very well. The storm hit right after everyone had left so it all worked out. Everyone that was invited showed up and it seemed liked everyone got along. I know my son got overstimulated because he definitely did not sleep well that night, he was passed around like a football all day, but that's ok because a lot of the people who were there have only seen pictures of him. All in all it was a good day.

Well it's been a few days since the disaster in Cali and I really hate to say I told you so but I told you so. Ok here's the thing I don't want to dish any hate on the team because they will have to deal with this loss for the rest of their lives. In fact this loss will define this team for years and years. But I do need to vent and that is the purpose of this blog even with sentence and grammatical errors, right Trevor? Sorry had to take a shot at someone, anyway back to venting and a decision I've come too about this season and possibly next season.

First things first that was absolutely the worst display of OSU football I've seen in a long time. We definitely did not look like a top 5, 10, or even 15 team. In fact we looked more like YSU when we played them earlier this season. There were so many things wrong with that game but the most glaringly was the coaching. I've been watching OSU football for quite some time and I've seen a trend with Tress' coaching and it's this: he doesn't stick with what works. Yeah it's that simple and here's what I mean, anytime we have something working for us and it results in a score he drops it the next series and goes back to his original plan. Look I know defenses adapt and things change but if you have a player who is making a difference and causing a momentum change then why not stick with that player. Tress doesn't do that, we had so much momentum after that field goal that you would think he would alter his game plan but he didn't and it was downhill from there. I'm really beginning to think that Tress is not God and may be another John Cooper.

Yes I know that is harsh but think about every season we've had under Tress, we've only won one NC and that was because of a fluke call. Yes I can admit that and not live in denial about that call. But otherwise think about every season after the NC, we've had all the talent in the world but can never win the big one against any team outside of the Big 10. I mean seriously think about this, we cannot win against an SEC team or a PAC 10 team. I think everybody should share the burden but ultimately it comes down to coaching and Tress may not be that great of a coach.

I wasn't to happy about the comment Tress made about Beanie before the game. He shouldn't have said and I am paraphrasing: Beanie isn't going to ever talk to me again, WTF? Look I know Tress was trying to garner sympathy but don't air your locker room conversations on national TV. As for Beanie, I feel really sorry for him. I know he was looking forward to playing and probably was told everyday leading up to the game that he was playing and then have the carpet yanked out from underneath him, it really sucks to see a great player sidelined like this, I hope when he does come back he will have some fire left in his belly.

I have few comments/questions to say/ask about our defense: Silver Bullets? How about silver blanks? What happened in the span of a year? Was Vernon just that good? I am just very disappointed, almost heartbroken.

As for the offense, go FU** yourselves. No one stepped up except Pryor and he got yanked because Tress had no faith in him. Yep go fu** yourselves.

So after all my venting the decision I've come too is a big one and yes I will be called out on it and frankly I don't care, so here it is. I am done with OSU football this year and next year. I am tried of being disappointed and heartbroken. I will no longer make any mention of them in this blog or have any predictions. I just can no longer watch them and believe we are a great team. I've thought about this for quite some time these last few days and even though I am fan and wish them the best of luck I just cannot sit and watch them any longer. So yes for the rest of the season I will no longer discuss the Bucks.




Alright folks just three more days and I am onto my new job. It cannot come quick enough. Well I hope everyone has a good day and I will talk to you all tomorrow.