Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted October 20 From one their forums...whew! ---------------------------------------------------- Whether it is 007/James Bond, Batman or Indiana Jones series had a different villain every film. Think the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, etc. And with TOSU it's much the same when it comes to opposing head coaches who prove to be nuisance for our head coaches both on the field and on the recruiting trail. For Tressel it was Pete Carroll and Urban Meyer. For Urban Meyer it was Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney. And with Ryan Day there haven't been too many. Of course when he got here up until last season it was still Nick Saban and to a lesser extent Kirby Smart. But now I think the guy who has to be watched most is Danny Boy Lanning. Lanning is trying to become that next generation Buckeye killer. And unfortunately whoever the head coach is here continues to allow another rival head coach to rise up and be a stiff competitor to him. Again both on the field and off. I also get the sense that Day doesn't like Lanning all that much similar to how he didn't like Jim Harbaugh and also Dabo. Lanning is on the verge of stripping TOSU's entire '25 elite DB class sans Sanchez. First he got Dorian Brew to commit, then Trey McNutt---two who were considered Buckeye leans at one point esp Brew. Now he's working on Offord. Not to mention he nabbed one other Buckeye lean in Jordon Davis, and got a surprise commit from #1 WR Dekorian Moore. This is why it was important TOSU won that game---to get those Ohio-based and other recruits to flip back this way with a win. And it had to be done before the early Signing Day in December. Because even if you get the rematch with the Ducks in the B1G title game, that comes either right before or just afterwards. Either way TOSU has another enemy it must squash and this time let's hope we do because Tressel never squashed Carroll or Meyer and Meyer never squashed Dabo or Saban in full. Now Day has to be tasked with making sure Lanning does not become a problem long term. 1 1 1 2 1 4 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 2 Share Posted October 20 "I've seen this coming for a while. Oregon is no longer all flash and dash. They are now a hard nosed physical team on both sides of the ball. They are well coached and their recruiting is second to none, often beating Osu head to head for big time players. The roles have switched. It's now Osu who is all flash and dash. It's Osu who shrinks after getting punched in the mouth in big games. The 2021 loss to them at home was no fluke. It is what it is." "That Dude is an assassin. He's coming for your neck. He's coaching every game like it's his last. I'd love to beat him in a rematch. I'd also love to have him as a head coach. Passion, toughness, brains...." 1 2 3 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 3 Share Posted October 20 3 1 1 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck No. 4 Share Posted October 20 On 10/20/2024 at 1:47 PM, Charles Fischer said: That's just 100% brutal. So awesome. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 5 Share Posted October 20 On 10/20/2024 at 1:44 PM, Charles Fischer said: The 2021 loss to them at home was no fluke. It is what it is." Hey look... One of their fans do remember!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 6 Share Posted October 20 On 10/20/2024 at 1:47 PM, Charles Fischer said: I think I like my line more from my last article. So I'm going to quite myself... "Ultimately, Lanning was right: the B1G is going to have to adjust to Oregon. They let a wolf into the conference thinking it was sheep and now they’re paying for it." And the best part is... Ohio State fans are feeling the regrets probably more than anyone else. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kamikaze Kid Moderator No. 7 Share Posted October 20 If you’re not somebody’s villain, you’re doing sports wrong. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 8 Share Posted October 20 Absolutely. Alabama was hated, Ohio State was hated. I don't know if people actually hated Carroll's USC teams. Long ago, Washington just became a pain in the neck. Now USC is where we go for a laugh, and a new rivalry is setting up with the Buckeyes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 9 Share Posted October 20 (edited) On 10/20/2024 at 4:53 PM, David Marsh said: I think I like my line more from my last article. So I'm going to quite myself... "Ultimately, Lanning was right: the B1G is going to have to adjust to Oregon. They let a wolf into the conference thinking it was sheep and now they’re paying for it." And the best part is... Ohio State fans are feeling the regrets probably more than anyone else. Or a Trojan Duck?! Edited October 20 by OregonDucks 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 10 Share Posted October 20 On 10/20/2024 at 1:42 PM, Charles Fischer said: I also get the sense that Day doesn't like Lanning all that much Definitely, Lanning is cool and fun, Day looks like a guy who wears socks with his flip-flops. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 11 Share Posted October 20 Ryan Day is so stiff...you could surf on him. 3 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
