OSU-Northwestern 2004

[slobberknocker]

It's gut check time in Columbus.[/quote]


yep nothing else needs said.

[daddyphatsacs]

What the [censored] is wrong with Joe running the ball.

Good point, but I think that Joe is still dinged up a bit. I would love to see Joe get more carries.

[LoKyBuckeye]

Originally Posted by StoRMinBrutus

You think you got it bad with just a Friend Loky . My father-in-Law was born and raised in Wisconsin. I can't punch him (not only cuz he's my wifes dad but also he has alot of guns - big time hunter ). I have to hear it for a whole year how they beat us ... WE CAN NOT LOSE THAT GAME !!!

I hear ya.... my Friend is a Deputy Sheriff and he was always armed while we watched the games (he was usually on his way to work after the game ended)

[buckeyefool]

Before the game tressel had said Joe was about 90 percent.....One good hit or twing and that drops pretty quickly during a game I'm sure

[Oh8ch]

Pittman is a hellllll of alot better than Ross.

Pittman 11 carries for 35 yards.
Ross 11 carries for 33 yards.
And I still want to see the stats on blocking.

I like Pittman too, but nothing last night made the case against Ross.

The defensive adjustments were awful by the coaching staff.

I like to see a DC in the booth looking at pictures and figuring out what the offense is doing - not on the field doing 'rah-rah' with the players. It is frustrating to get beat by the same plays in the fourth quarter that were beating us in the first quarter. But Snyder is new to his job.

Eventually the defense will have a bad game.

33 pionts
444 yards total offense
60% third down conversion rate

Not gonna have to wait long.

The season is not over but if we play like that we will go 6-5.

6-5 would be tough. But the good news is this. This IS a very talented football team. They have as few seniors starting as you are ever likely to see at OSU. It is not uncommon for a team to suddenly find itself and make a complete change in level of play, and this team is fully capable of that.

All that said, NU is a very good team. Parity is for real and coaching and motivation are increasingly important. We have all the talent in the world, but I am not convinced our game-prep coaches give us that much of an advantage. Our offensive is consistently ineffective and other teams are well prepared for what we are going to do. Our D is not always as well prepared for them and we do not seem to be making the adjustments it made under Dantonio. We had TWO WEEKS to get ready for this game and to make changes in our O. And if you want to hire your brother as the running backs coach - have at it. But someboday better coach the damn running backs.

[Eurocat]

Well, yeah.

[osugrad21]

OH8...great post. I was about to begin a thread with those very thoughts...

1) Put down the knives and rope...everyone had NC hopes as we should every year, but if you have a realistic bone in your body, somewhere in the recesses of your mind, behind the loyalty and S&G blood, we all knew it would be tough

2) Don't jump ship...we all support JT and his decisions when we win. Hell we had a number of threads supporting Tressel-ball in the past few weeks and now some posters are calling him the Anti-Christ <HYPERBOLE>. Critique of course, but let's not jump ship...only the rats do that.

3) Mark Snyder is not Mark Dantonio...he needs to be in the booth as stated above. tOSU was out-coached last night but dont plan on seeing this happen often.

4) The youth, especially at QB, is glaring right now. Relax and let these guys mature...good things are coming.

To sum it all up...I hate to lose, but the sky is not falling. Going undefeated in CFB is one of the most difficult tasks in the world of sports...especially when you have that target on your back every week. Teams like NU can save jobs and make careers by knocking off a big dog like the Bucks. Stay true to the course and let's concentrate getting better.

[gmsbears]

Pittman 11 carries for 35 yards.
Ross 11 carries for 33 yards.
And I still want to see the stats on blocking.

I like Pittman too, but nothing last night made the case against Ross.

I agree that the stats dont really set them apart, but just watching the difference in how they run showed that pittman is the better back. I think he was more consistent and he just gets to the hole so much faster. It did seem like Tressel still went with Ross when we were in shotgun and needed the rb to block.