(2004) Game Four: @ Northwestern - 10/2/04 (L, 3-1/0-1)

[StoRMinBrutus]

This is going to be a well balanced, well thought out game by Tressel to use as a building block. The run game, with Brandon Joe lead blocking through the holes, will have a stark improvement. The offensive line has seen all their missed block (on films), and of what happens when they don't sustain blocks (which IMO was alot fo the problem also) and they will be much improved. Jeff Backus is a fast DB but will not be able to match the talent of our WR's and when Justin Zwick settles into this game and slows it down ... whew will he be good Saturday. Troy Smith will get alot more time if/when we are up by a couple of touchdowns (even thugh JZ will always be our starter unless TS starkly improved his decisions and uses his happy feet only to scramble) . That may be the best aspect and timing of this game.
Defense... lights out will crush on Saturday so nothing needs to be said.

Coach Tressel - Future Hall of Famer / Legend

[TallIndian]

Time for a Breakout game ......

tOSU 42
NW 0

[StoRMinBrutus]

WooooooHoooooo I hope your right TallIndian. If your right then maybe we'll get too also see some of that young talent OSU you has and that probrably also means our running game is doing much better and Justin Zwick is having a great day.

[methomps]

This will be the 1st OSU game that I get to see more than 2 minutes of this season. So what is this I hear that Lydell Ross will win the Heisman?

[stxbuck]

So far it the same old same old on offense...We have the ball on our own 9, so I doubt much will change.....

[brutus2002]

This is [censored]ing embarrassing!

[OSUsushichic]

We definitely aren't winning the field position game.

[EPBucks]

Ross is killing our offense he shouldn't see the field for the rest of the game. He blew the blitz pick up on the sack plus his normal crappy running. Defense has got to play better in the second Q.

[The KSB]

I'm starting to think maybe Ross is the problem.

[tibor75]

I never thought I'd be nostalgic for the days of Derek Combs

[OSUsushichic]

WHAT THE [censored]?!? We look terrible!

[Manfred]

Why are Notre Dame players wearing our uniforms and playing against Northwestern tonight???

[IronBuckI]

So, we don't play Bam for four years, because of fumbling problems. Now Holmes wants to do his best impression of Childress. Too bad Santonio seems to be the only receiver that Zwick can see tonight.

its really difficult to run against eight and nine man fronts.......most especially with as slow of a back as ross.....its a horrible mix.....

[IronBuckI]

WHEW! Thank you Nate Salley.