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10-15-2003, 07:53 AM
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Number one concern for the Iowa game
For me, it's the middle linebacker. Much like Wisky, Iowa will not give up on the run. Fred Russell is 2nd in the Big Ten in rushing. They'll keep pounding away at us. I doubt OSU will play much nickle.
Pagac hardly played against Wisky, and D'Andrea wasn't in all that much either. It was Reynolds that was playing MIKE for a good amount of plays. It's pretty clear how much confidence the staff has in Pagac and MDA at this point. Neither is getting the job done. Without Reynolds, our LBers are fairly thin. I doubt we see Bond or Matthews subbing for Carpenter or Hawk. I'm worried about having Pagac & D'Andrea in the middle the entire game. |
10-15-2003, 03:12 PM
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The MIKE position is a big concern but so is the OL. They got beat at the point of attack pretty much all night Saturday. Either way I am concerened a little bit but not too awful much but it is going to be a tough one. I will also say that I am a little less concerened about this because of the loss. To me it would seem that they are more focused now than they might have been.
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10-15-2003, 06:22 PM
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I'll take D'Andrea over Pagac any day.
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10-16-2003, 12:39 AM
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I would too, but neither one has exactly lit the world on fire. I gave up on Pagac a long time ago. I think D'Andrea may have to find a new position next year; between Schlegel and Kerr, I don't see how D'Andrea would get any time in the middle.
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10-16-2003, 05:16 AM
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I hope Iowa doesn't have a FB like Bernstein or it could be a very long afternoon.
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10-16-2003, 11:51 AM
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I like Pug alot, the kid is a plugger and he's always giving his all... with that said he got crushed on several plays (kind of like he was a grape, and the OLine/FB was a mack truck) that just took him out of the play...
The OLine has been suspect for several years now... the MIKE is a new concern of mine.
I still think the bucks will make a statement on Sat. I will be surprised if we don't come out and just put it to Iowa...
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10-17-2003, 03:59 PM
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It's been said before but I would love to take D'Andrea's physical skills and Pagac's knowledge of the defense and combine the two. I still think D'Andrea will be a good player at Ohio State be it at the Mike or DE. I'd rather see #5 get most of the PT from here on out. I just dont think Junior has the physical tools to be an effective MLB in the Big Ten.
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10-18-2003, 03:16 AM
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The funny thing is that this is the second year in a row that Wisconsin's fullback has taken OSU's middle linebacker out of the game.
Last year, it was Wilhelm getting handled by the iso blocks. This year, Pagac.
I wish to God that OSU had a fullback like Wisconsin seems to have every year.
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10-18-2003, 07:19 PM
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