Ohio State 16, Purdue 3 (Oct. 11th)

[Jake]

Come on, defense! Don't let them in the end zone!

[OregonBuckeye]

Well, I thought this would be a sluggish game but it really only was for our offense. The D has been respectable. The offense is hideous to look at.

[Gothmog8]

Looks like this game is just about over... D - dont let them hang a quick last TD on us!

It seems to me that the offense has let the "We are supposed to be awesome this year, but we are not that that good" mentality enter their heads. They are playing like it and can't seem to snap out of it.

[Best Buckeye]

GO Buckeyes
GO Buckeyes
GO Buckeyes
Purdue's D Has done a god job on our Ol but OUr whole D had a good game.

[BuckeyeMafia]

Yeah this game has been pretty boring. After seeing the UT/OU game, I'm not sure anything would've been fun to watch, but boy, this almost ruined my taste for the rest of tonight's games.

[buckeyebri]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Well, I thought this would be a sluggish game but it really only was for our offense. The D has been respectable. The offense is hideous to look at.

I think this just goes back to the comments that have been made that we don't really have an offensive identity at this time....It seems like we are in experimental mode and figuring it out as we go....

[Jake]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeMafia

Yeah this game has been pretty boring. After seeing the UT/OU game, I'm not sure anything would've been fun to watch, but boy, this almost ruined my taste for the rest of tonight's games.

I'd hate to see how you'd react had we lost.

[billmac91]

Originally Posted by Jake

I'll disagree with your disagreement.

I'll say it again for the record: there's no way in hell we're getting into the NC game this year, after the last two and the USC game. As such, the polls don't matter.

Just win, baby.

I'm just on the never say never board....so many games to be played...hell Tennessee is down 6 at UGA....what if the ywin and then UGA beats UF......you just don't know.

And even if you, and tOSU coaches have accepted tOSU cannot make the tile game, I'd still like to see some confidence gained. It was it is, at this pointhtough. Ohio State didn;t let up at all, they just didn;t get it done offesnively today. Enough to win, but the O was completely outplayed by the D today.

OSU has so much potential on the offensive side of the ball, hey just need to figure out how to turn it into points.

[buckeyebri]

So, we win by 13 points and PSU wins by 14 against Purdue.....

[Steve19]

Maybe the offense is experiencing a bit of "let down" after a big game last week? I don't want to be negative but there is a lot of learning to be done, and done quickly, if this team is to win the Big Ten.

[Jake]

Stopped!

Defense saves the day. Offense needs to get back to the practice field and the film room.

Still, I'll take an ugly win over a loss any day.

[1926Buckeyes]

Pryor just isn't playing. He's fighting the defense and fighting himself. Until he just lets go and plays OSU is going to have a few games like this and no matter how many fans try to whine about Tressel's play calling.

He continues to needlessly lose yardage and is way too indecisive when he goes back to throw. He just has to go through this and will come through better hopefully. I was hoping and thinking that he would have broken out already, but I think my expectations were a bit high. All great QBs go through this.

VY went through this same problem, only he turned it over much more. Pryor will get through this.

[Gothmog8]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Well, I thought this would be a sluggish game but it really only was for our offense. The D has been respectable. The offense is hideous to look at.

Sluggish is a good word.. I thought we would at least do the 27-10 score.
I feel like I have been falling asleep since the end of the 1st quarter.

[osugrad21]

Postgame thoughts that are very similar to Halftime thoughts...

--Defense

Great effort today. Loved the scheme and execution. DL needs to get better but that is old news.

--Offense

Terrelle Pryor can develop into a pocket passer. I have zero doubt. However, why try to do all of that right now. He has time. Please roll, run, flick it to the TE, pick up chunks of yards, and run the QB draws from spread.

Playaction works great on 1st and 2nd down. Playaction does not mean to throw the deep ball every time.

OL. In public postings, I've been positive. I've been supportive. However, today I saw things that I cannot and will not defend. I saw numerous Buckeye OL with awful efforts. Watching plays, not finishing blocks, not going WAO at all times. NFL draft position? How about NFL Draft period?

The lack of TDs is disturbing. Pryor will be great, but right now he is a combination of moments of incredible and even more moments of below average. Right now, he is a kid who is used to doing it right every time even if it was wrong...he always was that athlete that could make a broken play into a highlight reel play. That can still happen and will...but there are times when you accept positive yards as opposed to gambling with negative yards. Example: Red Zone.

[bucknutz]

Congrats to the buckeyes. This is a team sport and the defense stepped up for TP. Congrats to TP for getting the win, and not having any turnovers to hurt the team.

The defense as a whole deserves player of the game.