76-0 against Florida A&M. Save it.
Just admit your beef with FSU is ridiculous and only because you see the writing on the wall. OSU is going to get screwed over because of ridiculous media perceptions of the Big 10 v the ACC and OSU's supposed inability to win against good OOC opponents.
Alright, so essentially there is a confusion of the issues Azale. Particularly whether putting up 38 points in the second half and 21 points in the fourth quarter, constitutes sportsmanlike conduct versus the entirely separate issue of whether Ohio State is suffering from media bias in being kept from the National Title game. My point is to the former.
Let’s make sure that I make clear exactly what I have “beef” with. My “beef” is the fact that FSU put up 38 points in the second half and 21 points in the 4th quarter. To me, this screams of unsportsmanlike conduct. Particularly, when you have already amassed a 42-7 first half lead. Generally, if it is the first half of the game, a team gets a pass for going full throttle during that time period. My problem is the fact that after amassing this substantial lead, they went against the common sportsmanlike practice of limiting yourself to no more than 2-3 TD’s in the second half, and scoring 2 touchdowns (plus a FG) in the 3rd quarter, AND 3 additional TD’s in the 4th quarter. Is this the type of “sportsmanship” that we should be promoting and celebrating?
Now, you bring up an interesting point with the Ohio State-Florida A&M (FAMU) game. But this is distinguishable from the FSU-Idaho game in many respects. For example, Ohio State didn’t play their starting QB in that game for a single snap. Further, it only gave its starting RB 5 handoffs before benching him & giving a freshman RB (who ran for over 140 yds) the burden the rest of the game. But more convincingly, Ohio State went full throttle for the first half, putting up 55 points on FAMU. In the second half, there were clear indicators they called the dogs off. For example, OSU’s final touchdown to drive it up from the 60’s to the final 76 point total, came on a 14 play, 93 yard drive that took over 10 minutes to complete. Such a drive is a clear indicator of an intent to kill the clock and show mercy to an overmatched opponent.
That fundamental lack of an intent on the part of FSU to show mercy to a clearly overmatched opponent is my “beef” with FSU behavior this weekend. This, to me, is something we as a society should not be glorifying or even promoting. We should be looking down on such unsportsmanlike behavior, particularly in such a dangerous sport as this.
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