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Originally Posted by Yertle
1. Buckeyes need to stop Ringer. I doubt this will happen. And I hate watching the Buckeye D get gashed for rushing yards (a la Illinois last year).
2. Play calling needs to improve. I think it will. JT has to have a plan... millions of Buckeye fans are scratching their heads at the offensive calls, and he's a football genius. He must be up to something.
3. Wells needs to have a big game. Pryor can't be expected to win this game for us, so Beanie needs 150+. Now that the flu bug is gone, he should be good to go. Besides, the o-line seems to have one good game and then one bad game. MSU should be a good game.
This is a tough one, and I don't have a good feeling for this. The optimism is leaving me... I'll hold off on the prediction until later in the week.
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Re: #1...........
I don't think it's that impossible. Ringer's games against decent teams have been something like 30 rushes for 100 yrads through 3 quarters, then 10 rushes for 100 more yards in the 4th.
If we get them behind us on the scoreboard, we can help eliminate that 4th Qtr diet of Ringer where he always breaks a couple of big ones.
Plus, then we can pound Beanie in the 2nd half, and he can be the one breaking the big ones.
I see 20 pass plays called in the first half, and hopefully only about 10 in the second half. (for us, that is)