The hype has begun.
The Ohio State University Buckeyes vs. the University of Southern California Trojans on the gridiron, 8:00 pm ABC, September 13th, from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated has pegged it as the #1 most season defining game of 2008 while some of our Buckeye brethren over at Eleven Warriors are already having nightmares of what may happen that September night.
Most Ohio State fans are trying to be cautiously optimistic but are mentally preparing for the worst as the Buckeyes are coming off of two devastating BCS National Championship Game losses. Conversely, this game is of utter importance for a lot of reasons as it could have implications on not only this season’s outcome but it could also could do further damage to OSU’s poor reputation as the power in a weak Big 10 that is much inferior to powerful SEC.
The build up for this game has just begun but I couldn’t help not sharing one person’s take on the game, that is one Hugh Hewitt, a native of Warren, Ohio.
His take from the June 25 broadcast of Salem Radio Network’s The Hugh Hewitt Show:
By the way, I — I’m still trying to find two tickets to the Ohio State-USC game. And none of the USC people will give up their tickets to me. I’d pay fair price. They — they know Ohio State’s gonna slaughter the Trojans. They know that they’re gonna slaughter the Trojans, and therefore they do not want me there at the bloodbath, since it’s probably the last football game we’ll ever get to see before the United States gets blown up by the Islamists under Obama. I — I would like to see Ohio State slaughter USC. This is what I’m living for right now. I’m keeping — all the bad news, I just focus on the Ohio State upcoming slaughter of USC. So if you are a USC fan willing to sell me two or perhaps even three USC tickets to the Ohio State game, hugh@hughhewitt.com, or if you’re a Buckeye fan with those tickets back in Ohio, I’ll trade you some Browns tickets. New York Giants, Monday night game? Think about it.
First off, I wouldn’t sell you the tickets if I had them. (Alex, Dave, and Dylan do)
Second, if this is the last game before the Islamists blow us up under Obama, then I’m defiantly not going to sell you my ticket. (I want to see this match up before the world ends)
Third, even a Monday night Browns-Giants game wouldn’t convince me to trade away this epic battle. (And I’m a big Browns fan)
I like your confidence though Hugh, and I wish I was as confident as you. Then maybe I could sleep at night without out the horrors of a defeat by USC running through my mind.
Only if we all shared his confidence.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackgood article…I have this feeling that the Bucks will come out on top…kind of the same feeling I had when we played Penn State this year and Texas on the road two years ago…I do not envision us going there and losing (especially a blow out)…I think the Pac 10 is overated and I think USC is a late blooming team undergoing the “reloading” process (never rebuilding with a power like that)….I see this like the Texas series where they came into our house the first year and beat us while we beat them the following year after they lost a lof of talent…i say OSU wins in ‘08 by a score of 24-20 while USC wins in ‘09 by a score of 31-21
Buckeyes win this one 28-17…Boeckman is one year smarter, while Sanchez, more talented than Boeckman as a first year guy, struggles against the tough OSU D-line and LB blitzes….I say Marcus Freeman and Lawrence Wilson shine in this one
It’s a new year Corey. Be optimistic! This is our year and USC is young. I see it similar to the last Texas game. I’m sick of hearing about the SEC. We schedule a heavyweight every year and then run through a tough Big Ten (the game in Madsion will not be easy- SEC folks).. If we run the table then we have another legit shot at the title. Too much has been made about our last two championship games, even though we played like **&( . We do have championship and at least we are always in the running each year. How many SEC can say that?
I’m optimistic, just caustiously. I’m not ready quite yet to declare us winning by “slaughter” or a “bloodbath” like Hugh Hewitt seems to think. I think we win the USC game by about a 7-10 point spread. Even when we win this game, we will hear it from the SEC folks about how we were “supposed to win.” The only way to shut them up is to beat them on the field in game that matters, that being the BCS National Championship game. No other way. No Heisman. No number of All-Americans. No Big 10 Title. No number of NFL players. Nothing will shut them up until we kick them in their teeth on the field. We will eventually (this year) beat them and the feeling that day is going to be sweet.
Our boys need to have the mentality they had going into the Texas game a couple years ago.
Nothing is handed to you Buckeyes. You have to earn it.
I really hope Lamaar Thomas DOESN’T run the kickoff back for a TD(aka vs. Florida in NC), so the rest of the team doesn’t relax and think it’s going to be a cakewalk. It won’t.
I believe our defense is going to have to set the tone for this game. Get pressure on Sanchez early. An early sack will go a long ways for OSU.
Ohio State is going to have to play a full 4 qtrs. to win this game. I believe it can and will be done. It’s going to be a slobberknocker.
Go Buckeyes!
Hey Ohio fans I feel your pain from the last two losses for the national Championship. I am a long time USC fan and I think this game will be outstanding. Yes, I will admit we will have to bring our best game to stay with your defense and yes you will have to do the same. However, we are very young up front and I think that is your advantage. I suggest that you win this one because next year will be a whole lot different. I would not be shocked if you won the one in september and we met again for the national title…. By then I can guarantee you that you will see a different team… Just look at the bowl records and you have to agree. Good luck and I look forward to an outstanding game…
Hey buckeyeray fan…. You might be dead on with your prediction…
USC fan since 1963….
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