Ohio State 20, Wisconsin 17 (Oct. 4)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Crunching The Numbers: OSU at Wisconsin............

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by JXC

I HATE comparing Troy and Pryor...but I remember how the road atmosphere got to Troy in the 2005 Penn State game. Troy came back the next year for a big road game at Texas. Sometimes a QB can struggle in his first big night road game. Wisconsin and Penn State are the two places that have the most game changing atmosphere in night games in the Big Ten. This is different than the USC game, because the team is now Pryor's, and he will be expected to stay cool all game under pressure of the Wisky D, and the Wisky fans. How Pryor deals with the crowd noise and atmosphere will be huge.

I think the situation is different for Pryor than it was for Troy Smith, though. For one, Coaches Tressel, Bollman, and Daniels are each wiser in how to handle the QB situation and in preparing the QB for the expectations at Ohio State. Also, Pryor was 'the guy' at the high school level in two sports for far longer than Troy Smith ever was, if Troy ever even was. Pryor has been read the riot act by the fans when playing on the road since he was 15 or 16, at least. Hell, Pryor has heard worse things spoken of him and his character on national TV before he even signed with a college than Troy heard after five turbulent years at OSU.

Pryor's head - his maturity - is just at a whole different level than where Troy Smith was, even as a RS-Jr in 2005. Troy wanted to be the BMOC but didn't know how to handle it. Terrelle already is, and does.

[buckeyesin07]

Originally Posted by Bernini

The Badgers like to use Maurice Moore's blinding quickness/speed to net substantial gains on safe swing passes.

Has this guy been hurt all season? The way you talk about him, I was surprised to see that he only has 5 receptions so far this year.

[leroyjenkins]

Originally Posted by buckeyesin07

Has this guy been hurt all season? The way you talk about him, I was surprised to see that he only has 5 receptions so far this year.

He has a lot more receptions.....you just couldnt see them

[holybuckeye33]

Originally Posted by Bernini

The Badgers like to use Maurice Moore's blinding quickness/speed to net substantial gains on safe swing passes.

Not buying it, he plays far too north for that.

[NightmaresDad]

Speaking of tendencies:

You can always tell when Maurice Moore is going ot get the ball.......everyone on the Wisky sidelines puts on sunglasses.

[john@cfi.com]

Hey all,

Sounds like none of you have had the "pleasure" of catching a game at camp randall. I went to a random Iowa game last year at night and it was crazy. Iowa.

There's 25,000 less fans than the big house and it's twice as loud. the crowd isn't just venomous, but they coordinate the wave and multiple "cheers" (if you can consider coordinated F-U chants back and forth a cheer) throughout the game. Jump Around is pretty cool 90 seconds to witness. Anything not superglued to your body will get snatched and transported upward and out of the stadium. Hats, shirts, whatever. If you're not with them, you are definitely against them.

Loud, obnoxious and drunk is the best description of the fan base.

One last thing for you guys, we have James Lauranaitis joining us for a Saturday morning interview; check out what he has to say about Bucky (10-11 EST is the radio spot) at www.collegefootballinsiders.com. I wouldn't ordinarily pimp myself out if 1)I weren't new to writing and 2)I didn't have your all-american LB on our show. Should be pretty cool.

John

[osugrad21]

CPD

Ohio State football: The last time in Madison

by Doug Lesmerises Wednesday October 01, 2008, 3:30 PM


The Capital Times in Madison has an interesting look back on Ohio State's last visit to Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 11, 2003. And I just noticed that Branson Wright already linked to it. Click here to link to the link of the link I just mentioned. Synergy.
You'll remember that as the game in which OSU linebacker Robert Reynolds choked Wisconsin quarterback Jim Sorgi and knocked him out of the game. Reynolds was later suspended by Jim Tressel for one game.
Sorgi seems to have come out on top in that one, earning a nice gig as Peyton Manning's longtime backup in Indianapolis. Guy has his own website.
Reynolds was suspended for a year by the NFL for a substance abuse violation before the season and it looks like his playing career is over.
Since I wasn't at the 2003 game, I'll steal this.
I grabbed Bruce Hooley's game story from that night out of our archive, so if you're looking for a little more of a reminder, here it is.

Madison, Wis.-- Third-ranked Ohio State stood poised for another high-wire rescue last night at Camp Randall Stadium when the defending national champions were instead flattened by a stunning knockout punch.
Less than one minute after OSU forged a 10-10 tie, Wisconsin used backup quarterback Matt Schabert's 79-yard touchdown pass to Lee Evans with 5:20 left for a 17-10 upset.
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[osugrad21]

Scout$--Buckeyes Dealing With Wounded Badgers

The Buckeyes are expecting a fired-up Badger team due to last week's collapse.

[osugrad21]

BN Free--Wisconsin Looks To Rebound After Michigan Loss

BN Free--Coaches Quotebook: Bollman On O-line; Johnson On Corners

BSB$--Badgers look to rebound after Michigan loss

BSB$--Offensive line play will be key against Badgers

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Two keys on offense returning for Badgers

Thursday, October 2, 2008 3:18 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



As Wisconsin's offense continued to spit, cough, wheeze and settle for field goals last week, the question became how much the absence of tight end Garrett Graham and H-back Travis Beckum affected the unit's production. "Beckum and Graham are intricate parts of our offense," coach Bret Bielema said this week.
And that is pretty much all he said.
He will let the Badgers' play Saturday night against Ohio State say the rest. And for only the second time in five games, they expect to have Beckum and Graham in the lineup together.
Graham, the Badgers' leading receiver, did not play at Michigan on Saturday because of a foot injury.
Beckum, the third-leading receiver in Wisconsin history, has been hampered all season by an injured hamstring and missed most of the Michigan game before his competitiveness got the better of him in the final minutes.
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[osugrad21]

Dispatch

If U. Go: Ohio State at Wisconsin

Thursday, October 2, 2008 3:21 AM
By Tom Reed


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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[osugrad21]

Link

OSU upset fades from students? memory

The Daily Cardinal
October 2, 2008

This year marks the fifth anniversary of Wisconsin upsetting Ohio State.





By: Jaron Berman /The Daily Cardinal

In 2003, one of the greatest games in the history of Wisconsin football was played, and hardly anyone seems to remember it. The Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 17-10 that wet and windy night in October, ending Ohio State?s 19-game winning streak, and most UW students don?t even know it happened.
It doesn?t seem like it has been that long, only five years since the Buckeyes came in ranked No. 3 in the nation as the defending national champs, and faced a Badger team ranked No. 23.
But in football years, especially student-athlete football years, five years is a long time. Players come and go a the blink of an eye, and the fans sitting in Camp Randall Stadium have to constantly learn new players.
So on the fifth-year anniversary of Wisconsin?s upset win over the Buckeyes, as Wisconsin looks toward this weekend?s Big Ten home opener against OSU, it seems fitting to look back at how it all happened. But be warned, this is not your typical Cinderella story. It was a game full of drama, scandal, sloppy conditions and bad weather.
The Badgers had started off the season 5-1 overall, with a 2-0 record in the Big Ten. Ohio State came in with a 5-0 record and appeared ready to continue its 19-game winning streak. But things didn?t seem to be heading OSU?s way as soon as the team got off the plane.
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[osugrad21]

Link

Defense ready for Bucks? attack

JEFF SCHORFHEIDE/Herald photo


by James Hoffman

Thursday, October 2, 2008


It?s no secret that the University of Wisconsin football team has struggled defensively against spread offenses over the past few seasons. And Saturday?s matchup against No. 14 Ohio State won?t make things any easier.
The Buckeyes boast one of the best spread offenses in the nation, especially since the making the quarterback switch from senior Todd Boeckman to freshman phenom Terrelle Pryor. Pryor took over the starting spot two weeks ago after Ohio State?s embarrassing loss to USC, and he has thrown four touchdowns while rushing for 163 yards with one rushing trip to the end zone, leading OSU to two victories. Pryor was given few snaps through the first three games, but OSU?s offense has exploded since he took over the reins.
The Badgers? defense struggled late against Steven Threet and the Michigan offense late last Saturday, and needless to say, they will have their work cut out for them again two nights from now.
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[craigblitz]

The article above has some nice little under-tone jabs in it. I get the impression Whisky is not overly concerned with Pryor and that if he hits a hole they will be able to chase him down, etc. Could be the case, I am excited to find out.

A little jab, I may be taking WAY out of context is this:

?Ohio State has a lot of good talent,? he said. ?They just want to beat you with that talent.?

To me that means they do not play hard, with emotion, they just run basic stuff and hope talent prevails. Personally I would take that as a challange.