Oh no! We suck again!
Right: Oh no! We suck again!
“The Waterboy” Photo
More than 93,000 football fans packed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and millions more tuned in across the country to watch the heavily-anticipated match-up between No. 1 USC and No. 5 Ohio State on television.
One wonders out of how many that witness last night’s game tuned in as some NASCAR fans do to watch for wrecks.
Ohio State hit the wall head-on and burst into flames with three minutes left to go until halftime when Todd Boeckman’s pass was intercepted by Rey Maualuga, who raced 58 yards down the far-sideline for a touchdown.
That’s water under the bridge now. Clearly, it was men against boys last night in LA.
If Boeckman is the answer, the question is not who should be Ohio State’s starting quarterback. It’s time to give the reins to freshman Terrelle Pryor. He’s going to be the QB for the next two years after this season, anyway.
Boeckman was 14-of-21 passing for just 84 yards with two interceptions and no TD passes.
In Ohio State’s previous six games going back to the 2007 Illinois contest, Boeckman is 79-of-129 (63.3%) passing for 795 yards with four touchdowns and eight INTs. He was also sacked 14 times. And that averages out to just 132.5 yards per game.
In the Buckeyes’ last three losses (Illinois, LSU, USC), Boeckman was 42-of-70 (66.7%) for 448 yards with two TDs and seven INTs while being sacked 11 times. In those three games that averages out to only 149.3 yards per outing.
Those are not very productive numbers coming from your quarterback. It’s time for a change.
Granted, Ohio State dearly missed Beanie Wells, but last time I checked, he doesn’t play defense.
That Buckeye defense yielded 348 yards to the Trojans while USC quarterback Mark Sanchez shredded OSU’s secondary for four touchdown passes.
There has to be some major changes in the coming weeks if head coach Jim Tressel and his Buckeyes hope to contend for a Big Ten title.
