NCAAF  > Ohio State Buckeyes  > QB SHAKEUP at OSU
September 22, 2011, 06:19 PM
Many fans ??? and some people around these parts you may know ??? had been calling for true freshman Braxton Miller to start at quarterback for Ohio State even before the season start.

After watching Todd Boeckman Joe Bauserman start the first three games and morph into the dictionary definition of the word ???pedestrian???, those calls grew louder. Thursday, those calls were heard. And answered.

During his radio call-in show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus earlier today, head coach Luke Fickell confirmed that Miller will start Saturday???s game against Colorado for the 2-1 Buckeyes. The move was first reported by Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch prior to Fickell???s official radio announcement.

In explaining the move from Bauserman ??? 69th in the nation in pass efficiency ??? to Miller, Fickell said that the first-year player possesses a lot of ability and needs to be given the opportunity to display it. The decision was something the coaching staff had considered during the week leading up to each game of this season.

While Miller will start, Bauserman is expected to get playing time against the Buffaloes.

There have been many comparisons made between Miller and former OSU QB Terrelle Pryor since the former became an official member of this year???s recruiting class, and the symmetry at this point in time is undeniable. In the fourth game of the 2008 season, and with the Buckeyes coming off an embarrassing 35-3 loss to USC, Pryor made his first career start as a true freshman. Fast-forward three years, and coming off an embarrassing 24-6 loss to Miami, Miller will make his first career start in the fourth game of the season.

In Pryor???s starting debut against Troy, the top-rated player in the Class of 2008 accounted for all four touchdowns ??? with each coming through the air ??? in a 28-10 win. Fickell and the Buckeyes can only hope for a similar performance from Miller ??? on the field only, of course.

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September 23, 2011  10:09 AM ET

Nice work, and I think at this point he had no other choice. I just think that now that you have him out there ya gotta let him play.

September 23, 2011  01:39 PM ET
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Since you're an avowed SEC shill, Let's examine the fallacy of your assertions. If you presume that 5* recruits will only go where the money is, and that winning is only the result of paying off said recruits, then you must also conclude that your wildly successful Southeastern Conference is even more corrupt and rife with cheating than tOSU could ever hope to be. It is a reasonable inference drawn in exact keeping with your pretzel logic.So, Stagger, here you come on a thread that is not yours, vomit your usual uninvited invective on a true fan of the game (my B1G colleague, Wisconsin Death Trip), and furthermore display the predictable modus operandi of an infantile idiot troll. Go back and nurse some more on your pacifier, and we'll do our level best to ignore your squalling.You've saddled this bronc...let's see you ride him, tinhorn. HM

LOL, Shill?

September 23, 2011  01:42 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Since you're an avowed SEC shill, Let's examine the fallacy of your assertions. If you presume that 5* recruits will only go where the money is, and that winning is only the result of paying off said recruits, then you must also conclude that your wildly successful Southeastern Conference is even more corrupt and rife with cheating than tOSU could ever hope to be. It is a reasonable inference drawn in exact keeping with your pretzel logic.So, Stagger, here you come on a thread that is not yours, vomit your usual uninvited invective on a true fan of the game (my B1G colleague, Wisconsin Death Trip), and furthermore display the predictable modus operandi of an infantile idiot troll. Go back and nurse some more on your pacifier, and we'll do our level best to ignore your squalling.You've saddled this bronc...let's see you ride him, tinhorn. HM

He is a hater, pure and simple and his comments are designed to draw out hateful comments from others.

September 23, 2011  02:00 PM ET

Come on guys...don't feed the trolls.

Now the question I have in this debacle of a season for Ohio St is where is Kenny Guiton and how on God's green earth did Joe Bowwow ever beat him out??? This is a home comment of course, but we could have won at Miami with Guiton leading our team. Certainly would not have been the blow out it became.

Fickel is a one and done.

September 23, 2011  03:46 PM ET
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who cares they both suck.OSU is not gonna do nuttin now that they cant pay off tha recruitsNo one will go there no one will come to Ohio straite up if they can go ANYWHERE elseRemember LeBron?HAHA

Superior you made a little money last week! You should double down on this weeks game!

September 23, 2011  03:47 PM ET
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Come on guys...don't feed the trolls. Now the question I have in this debacle of a season for Ohio St is where is Kenny Guiton and how on God's green earth did Joe Bowwow ever beat him out??? This is a home comment of course, but we could have won at Miami with Guiton leading our team. Certainly would not have been the blow out it became.Fickel is a one and done.

Come on Joe "Spencer Pratt" Bauserman most of had some pictures of the OC and some sheep>

September 23, 2011  03:52 PM ET
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He is a hater, pure and simple and his comments are designed to draw out hateful comments from others.

I just finished teaching a course here on trolling.......complete with definitions too! lol

September 23, 2011  03:54 PM ET
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Come on guys...don't feed the trolls. Now the question I have in this debacle of a season for Ohio St is where is Kenny Guiton and how on God's green earth did Joe Bowwow ever beat him out??? This is a home comment of course, but we could have won at Miami with Guiton leading our team. Certainly would not have been the blow out it became.Fickel is a one and done.

DITTO. Been there, done that.

September 23, 2011  03:57 PM ET
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DITTO.

RUSH you holding?

September 23, 2011  04:09 PM ET
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RUSH you holding?

What's the spread on the Badgers vs. Buckeyes you think? I guess that would be determined by the Badgers vs. Cornuskers outcome perhaps.

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September 23, 2011  04:43 PM ET
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Sorry but OSU = Joke clown car collegeStick to playin Akron U, Youngstown State and North West Cleveland Farm College and maybe u will get some more big winsWe all see wat happens when u face a team wit SWAGGAIf OSU fans would shut they moufs I wouldnt call u all outKnow ur role ann zip it till u guys put together a real squad

I don't see anything about the SEC in the early to middle history of the NCAA. The SEC is a recent phenom, and as easily as it appeared it can also go away.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NC AA_Division_I_FBS

September 23, 2011  05:22 PM ET
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I don't see anything about the SEC in the early to middle history of the NCAA. The SEC is a recent phenom, and as easily as it appeared it can also go away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NC AA_Division_I_FBS

You need to sit in on your own class.

September 23, 2011  06:01 PM ET
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You need to sit in on your own class.

Your probably right to some degree, the B10 has been a shadow of it's former self for years.

September 23, 2011  06:15 PM ET
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Sorry but OSU = Joke clown car collegeStick to playin Akron U, Youngstown State and North West Cleveland Farm College

Funny that a so called die hard SEC fan would say something like that. Take a look at some of the cupcakes that current SEC teams either have played or will play this year...

Alabama: Kent St. and N. Texas

Florida: Florida Atlantic, UAB and Furman

Auburn: Utah St., Florida Atlantic and Samford



Now those are just three examples. And I'm not badmouthing the SEC.

 
September 23, 2011  06:45 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Since you're an avowed SEC shill, Let's examine the fallacy of your assertions. If you presume that 5* recruits will only go where the money is, and that winning is only the result of paying off said recruits, then you must also conclude that your wildly successful Southeastern Conference is even more corrupt and rife with cheating than tOSU could ever hope to be. It is a reasonable inference drawn in exact keeping with your pretzel logic.

My favorite Steely Dan Album/song, tho Aja/deacon blues was pretty good too!

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