Saturday, September 13, 2008

Tressel with yet another horribly coached game against USC

It probably would not have changed the final outcome of the game, but Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was again outcoached in a big game.

With the offense sputtering behind quarterback Todd Boeckman, freshman Terrell Pryor should have been in the game on every play. However, Tressel kept sending out Boeckman, a move that completely backfired in a blowout game.

Early in the game, Ohio State rotated Boeckman and Pryor in and out of the game. Announcer Brent Musberger noticed that when Pryor was in everyone on the sideline was up off the bench and watching in anticipation. The offense looked like it had life when he was in, and it kep the USC defense honest with the threat of the run.

Instead, Tressel kept going back to Boeckman, even as he commited mistake after mistake and the offense looked dead.

Tressel has been criticized before, for his coaching in two championship blowouts the past two years. And yet he continues to make bad decisions.

USC was clearly the better team tonight and most likely would have won no matter what. Having Pryor in the game would have made somewhat of a difference though.

A championship is now out of question for the Buckeyes and it's time to make Pryor the starter.

As far as this years team, the USC fans summed things up pretty good with their chant of "overrated."

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