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I know what "fify" means. Thanks.
Another member alerted me to the inside joke about the scoring more points. I just signed up, so I didn't know.
Now. Do you want to talk about the game or just jab at each other in the ribs? I'm good with both. You will lose one and we all can have fun on the other.
With that in mind. I trend towards Wisconsin getting themselves in managable third down situations as being important. For the Buckeyes I think they need to throw downfield early to back out the eight in the box that we are going to throw at Pryor.
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Beckum scares me always has. Can tOSU make Wisky throw more than they wish? Which defense can get off the field the most on 3rd down and medium? Which OL will control the trench?
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09-30-2008, 09:06 PM
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I think UW has the ability to attack tOSU where it has been a weakness, right up the middle. UW has big, bruising backs, and look at what Hester was able to do. tOSU has had trouble stopping third downs, and if UW can get third and managable, they have the chance to keep the D on the field, keep momentum and control the clock.
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09-30-2008, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jmorbitz
I think UW has the ability to attack tOSU where it has been a weakness, right up the middle. UW has big, bruising backs, and look at what Hester was able to do. tOSU has had trouble stopping third downs, and if UW can get third and managable, they have the chance to keep the D on the field, keep momentum and control the clock.
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Great insight!! I hope the Badgers can do this and do it with multiple backs to further wear down the interior of the defense.
OSUGrad and Miliani both touched on points that are going to come into play. How healthy are Travis and Beanie? They are going to play mind you, but at what percentage of their normal selves?
Finally, to Miliani, Pryor is the X factor. I can promise you that an umbrella defense is going to be deployed by Wisconsin at the start of the game. Like it or not, Pryor is going to have to complete some throws early. If that happens, I don't like our chances. If Ohio State becomes one-dimensional (Beanie run, Pryor run) then the scales tip to the Badgers.
Can the Badger offensive line get to the second level? Can Pryor perform under the pressure of his first real test?
It's going to be fun.
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09-30-2008, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BadgerNation
Can the Badger offensive line get to the second level? Can Pryor perform under the pressure of his first real test?
It's going to be fun.
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Our D-Line this year is... not... where we would like them to be... at this point in the year. [Tressel] Any time you don't perform as well as you planned on performing, you'll be disappointed. [/Tressel] As noted above, our inability to stop the inside running game against power backs has been a disturbing trend.
On Pryor... He has done some very un--freshman-ish things - at times making better decisions than our last Heisman winner did as a redshirt junior, firing up our team on the sidelines, giving coherent, insightful TV interviews, etc. All that on top of being stupidly talented. However, he has yet to be successful on the road. None of us really know what will happen. All we know is if he plays within himself, he will burn you. |
09-30-2008, 10:42 PM
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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. Maybe he learned some things from the USC game, but like I said this will be different. A true test of what Pryor is made of. If Pryor can lead the team to victory this Saturday, then I think he will have proved something that it sometimes takes OSU QBs a little time to do...that he can win huge Big Ten games on the road.
My feeling right now is that he will. He's doing all the right things. I don't expect perfection, but I think he's going to shut up that Badger crowd early and often. Go Bucks!
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09-30-2008, 10:49 PM
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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. Maybe he learned some things from the USC game, but like I said this will be different. A true test of what Pryor is made of. If Pryor can lead the team to victory this Saturday, then I think he will have proved something that it sometimes takes OSU QBs a little time to do...that he can win huge Big Ten games on the road.
My feeling right now is that he will. He's doing all the right things. I don't expect perfection, but I think he's going to shut up that Badger crowd early and often. Go Bucks! |
A but if satisfaction you can take is that the Wisky D is nothing like the 05 PSU D..
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09-30-2008, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BadgerNation
Great insight!! I hope the Badgers can do this and do it with multiple backs to further wear down the interior of the defense.
OSUGrad and Miliani both touched on points that are going to come into play. How healthy are Travis and Beanie? They are going to play mind you, but at what percentage of their normal selves?
Finally, to Miliani, Pryor is the X factor. I can promise you that an umbrella defense is going to be deployed by Wisconsin at the start of the game. Like it or not, Pryor is going to have to complete some throws early. If that happens, I don't like our chances. If Ohio State becomes one-dimensional (Beanie run, Pryor run) then the scales tip to the Badgers.
Can the Badger offensive line get to the second level? Can Pryor perform under the pressure of his first real test?
It's going to be fun.
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How good are Wisky's CB's? I know that you guys had to replace Jack Ikeguwaniu (IDK how to spell it) but I wasn't sure outside of that..
And I already posted this in the Pryor thread but since its about Wisky I'll post it here as well... how they've performed against mobile QB's.
Juice Williams in 07: 12/19 121 yards 1 TD; 14 car 92 yards (Worth noting that Mendenhall ran for 160 yards on 18 carries including a 32 yard TD run) L 31-26
Kellen Lewis in 07: 17/33 133 yards 2 INT; 14 car 59 yards (RB ran for 7- yards on 11 carries) W 33-3
Juice Williams in 06: 13/29 171 yards 1 TD 1 INT; 19 car 53 yards (Mendenhall ran 8 times for 26 yards) W 30-24
Michael Robinson in 05: 13/28 238 yards 2 TD 2 INT; 16 car 125 yards (Tony Hunt ran 24 times for 151 yards and 2 TD's) L 35-14
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