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BrutusMaximus
I Heart Boobs
I dont know honestly, he just was beat on all day. He was very rattled by the 2nd quarter.
I wanna go off topic for one quick second and say........God I hate Notre Dame
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I probably don't have much to add but:
Salley:
How many receivers thought they had catches until getting knocked for a loop by this guy? Damn impressive.
Ginn:
From what little footage covered it, he could still tighten his routes. Poor guy didn't get the touches he might have hoped for, but danced a few for good (and important) gains. He didn't dance to the negative. . . Too bad about the TD return call-back. Still, it looks like over the last week he got schooled on how to block, and it showed. Great blocking from Ginn today, something I had not seen before. . .
Holmes:
Nothing to say. He embodies "soft" and "crisp," both in the most postive way possible. Love him.
Smith:
Learned to go through some progressions before running (though sometimes he still locked on way too much). He even held out for the pass a time or two that when I thought he should have bolted - I see that as a good thing for this game. Now his only problem, if it is one, would be with the option. We ran a bunch and I don't think he pitched it once. . . (maybe he did - but it is an option-version replay of last week with pulling it down in passing plays). Not too worried about his fumbles, honestly. Nice game.
Schnittker:
Too bad about the fumble. It was a bit rough for him, lying on a guy and all, but even if it is forgivable we shouldn't be using him anyway. I don't see that he gives us more down in at the goal line than Pittman does.
Wells:
Too bad I can't say anything. I guess he is fine at running straight up against a D knowing he is going to do so. I wish they would give him a chance to play when he gets in.
Zwick:
Like him in his mop-up time. Keepin' it together.
Gonzalez:
LOVE HIM. Great speed and good cuts. I like him where he is (as opposed to flanker) as he has great mismatches and it utilizes his "straight-line" speed more than what we would get from Ginn (compared to Ginn at flanker). He is lighting it up. . .
Kudla:
Kudos.
Carpenter:
Great role as a hybrid DE/LB. Great emotion in the game.
Hawk:
Why bother talking. Pwns everyone. Pwns everything. Best "radar" of anyone I've seen (reminds me of Wilhelm with better pursuit and a flaming monkey in his ass).
Huston:
Nugent who?
Trapasso:
Maybe I shouldn't say anything. What the hell happend? Great other than the weirdo-moment.
Pittman:
I swear, even on losses and low gains, that this kid read every run correctly. Wow he was able to hit the right lanes, wait for his blocks, follow them just outside them. Wow. Great vision and patience today. Didn't finish a few times compared to earlier games, but great game.
Zone blocking:
It works!
Whitner:
Great plays, great vision. He is going to be someone we can count on flawlessly all year. Great on blitzes too. . .
Youboty:
Good to once again barely see him-- because his guys are too covered to even merit a pass.
Jenkins:
Funny about the two penalties. Amazing play for a 17 year old (didn't I read that? Is that right? WOW!). Only a few kinks to work out-- amazing for his age. He is going to be a freak next year-- chance to be one of our best ever. I am just so high on this kid. . .
Schegel:
Had some big plays and too bad I mention him last. Damn our LBs are solid. (Solid is actually a dig to them. "Outsanding" -- a little better. . .)
Salley:
How many receivers thought they had catches until getting knocked for a loop by this guy? Damn impressive.
Ginn:
From what little footage covered it, he could still tighten his routes. Poor guy didn't get the touches he might have hoped for, but danced a few for good (and important) gains. He didn't dance to the negative. . . Too bad about the TD return call-back. Still, it looks like over the last week he got schooled on how to block, and it showed. Great blocking from Ginn today, something I had not seen before. . .
Holmes:
Nothing to say. He embodies "soft" and "crisp," both in the most postive way possible. Love him.
Smith:
Learned to go through some progressions before running (though sometimes he still locked on way too much). He even held out for the pass a time or two that when I thought he should have bolted - I see that as a good thing for this game. Now his only problem, if it is one, would be with the option. We ran a bunch and I don't think he pitched it once. . . (maybe he did - but it is an option-version replay of last week with pulling it down in passing plays). Not too worried about his fumbles, honestly. Nice game.
Schnittker:
Too bad about the fumble. It was a bit rough for him, lying on a guy and all, but even if it is forgivable we shouldn't be using him anyway. I don't see that he gives us more down in at the goal line than Pittman does.
Wells:
Too bad I can't say anything. I guess he is fine at running straight up against a D knowing he is going to do so. I wish they would give him a chance to play when he gets in.
Zwick:
Like him in his mop-up time. Keepin' it together.
Gonzalez:
LOVE HIM. Great speed and good cuts. I like him where he is (as opposed to flanker) as he has great mismatches and it utilizes his "straight-line" speed more than what we would get from Ginn (compared to Ginn at flanker). He is lighting it up. . .
Kudla:
Kudos.
Carpenter:
Great role as a hybrid DE/LB. Great emotion in the game.
Hawk:
Why bother talking. Pwns everyone. Pwns everything. Best "radar" of anyone I've seen (reminds me of Wilhelm with better pursuit and a flaming monkey in his ass).
Huston:
Nugent who?
Trapasso:
Maybe I shouldn't say anything. What the hell happend? Great other than the weirdo-moment.
Pittman:
I swear, even on losses and low gains, that this kid read every run correctly. Wow he was able to hit the right lanes, wait for his blocks, follow them just outside them. Wow. Great vision and patience today. Didn't finish a few times compared to earlier games, but great game.
Zone blocking:
It works!
Whitner:
Great plays, great vision. He is going to be someone we can count on flawlessly all year. Great on blitzes too. . .
Youboty:
Good to once again barely see him-- because his guys are too covered to even merit a pass.
Jenkins:
Funny about the two penalties. Amazing play for a 17 year old (didn't I read that? Is that right? WOW!). Only a few kinks to work out-- amazing for his age. He is going to be a freak next year-- chance to be one of our best ever. I am just so high on this kid. . .
Schegel:
Had some big plays and too bad I mention him last. Damn our LBs are solid. (Solid is actually a dig to them. "Outsanding" -- a little better. . .)
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
CFN said it best right there. We beat Iowa into a bloody pulp today, my Texas hangover is finally gone. OSU delivered the asprin that I needed today.
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BrutusMaximus
I Heart Boobs
Not complaining, but I still wasnt crazy about the playcalling today.
Was much better than it has been though.
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Not complaining, but I still wasnt crazy about the playcalling today.
Was much better than it has been though.
Besides the end of the game and the end of half, what else do you want to see? We were killing them off tackle...there was no need to do anything else. The vertical routes and playaction were both seen, the crossing routes were deeper, the bubbles were opened up...
What more do you want to see?
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
By the way, Gonzales is the nations best kept secret..........
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Not complaining, but I still wasnt crazy about the playcalling today.
Was much better than it has been though.
I loved the playcalling today except for the last drive.
We did only as much as we needed to do. It is, however, funny that the turnoves came from running plays-- against the Tressel "conservative" view. If steady plays are working, then screw it and use them.
I liked pulling it in tight after we had a commanding lead (for our D). I want to win. Fine, run up the middle 1st and 2nd. I just wish they'd give Wells real chances in mop up.
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
Not to bring back bad memories, but I haven't seen an OSU back run that well since #12 + 1 from a few years back. Pittman saw the field very well today, and knew when to bounce outside. Furthermore, he broke over a dozen tackles today. I think he's beginning to become a 100 yard per game back. Wow, what a difference good offensive line play can make.
By the way, what was up with the crowd booing when Tressel was trying to eat clock late in the game? Stupid........and not very knowledgeable.
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BrutusMaximus
I Heart Boobs
Now settle down there chief
Actually yeah the main complain I had was the entire 3rd quarter basically, and 1st downs in general. 1st down, I formation, Iso........everytime. Course I think the one time they DIDNT run that on 1st down, Troy tossed the last TD to Gonzo.
Believe it or not though, I mainly made that comment to piss you off
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OSU_Buckguy
Head Coach
did anyone catch that fake pass right, reverse handoff to pittman to the left side? i'm not sure that i've seen that play from tressel before. pittman definitely has the speed to get outside quickly.
boy, pittman showed us a lot today. after watching today's game, i'm really noticing that he has much more spit and vinegar than i thought before. he punished with snot bubbles that iowa would-be tackler during the play where his or the defender's mouthpiece went flying downfield.
i concur with a previous poster's desire and expectation to see mo wells break one free. he shows innate abilities. i just wish tressel would run some plays tailored for him. running up the 1 and 2 holes aren't going to do it for mo. if mo has hands (and i bet he does), i'd like to see a bubble screen. get mo in the open with a single defender and let him create. all well. in due time.
boy, pittman showed us a lot today. after watching today's game, i'm really noticing that he has much more spit and vinegar than i thought before. he punished with snot bubbles that iowa would-be tackler during the play where his or the defender's mouthpiece went flying downfield.
i concur with a previous poster's desire and expectation to see mo wells break one free. he shows innate abilities. i just wish tressel would run some plays tailored for him. running up the 1 and 2 holes aren't going to do it for mo. if mo has hands (and i bet he does), i'd like to see a bubble screen. get mo in the open with a single defender and let him create. all well. in due time.
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lvbuckeye
Silver Surfer
has anyone mentioned that the O cracked the 300 yard rushing mark for the first time since Wazoo '02? 
it appears that Tressel has stolen a page from Mack Brown's playbook with the shotgun read option look... great stuff... Pittman is a stud...
i'm still a little jealous of NU and MSU with Sutton and Ringer, though... of course, Maurice Wells could easily end up better than both of them...
it appears that Tressel has stolen a page from Mack Brown's playbook with the shotgun read option look... great stuff... Pittman is a stud...
i'm still a little jealous of NU and MSU with Sutton and Ringer, though... of course, Maurice Wells could easily end up better than both of them...
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JXC
17-4 since 2001
My thoughts on todays game
1. Can anybody tell me the name of the Iowa LBs? I really can't remember. Did Iowa play linebackers today? Let's see -9 yards rushing to 300+ yards rushing...and people wanted to put the Iowa LBs in the same sentence as The Best Damn Linebackers In The Land?
2. Holy crap did our secondary step up. Salley was ALL OVER THE FIELD. Youboty and Jenkins play such tight coverage and make such great tackles it's rediculous.
3. This defense is amazing. I really would love to see this Buckeye defense against the USC offense. This is obviously the best defense in the country.
4. Pittman is the go to guy. Great vision...just give him the ball and say "go get 'em" and watch the defense try to catch him. I love seeing us have a back get 150+ against a Big 10 (not Indiana) defense.
5. Troy Smith is great. He is exciting to watch, he gives the offense spark, and I think he even gives the defense spark. Everyone on the team responds to him well and he wants to win. He may even try to hard sometimes, but he settled down real nicely this game, and his abilites are just so good, that even with the fumbles, he still put on an amazing show. Troy Smith IS the weapon we all thought he would be.
6. Ted Ginn does not need x amount of touches in a game to make this offense go. We have 4 great recievers. Any of them can step up in any game. If a team wants to focus on Ginn, we can just go to somebody else. We spread the ball around nicely. I think Ginn looked good today, he ran better routes and even though he didn't have many touches, his presence was felt more in this game then any other so far I feel.
7. Paybacks a bitch, ain't it Drew Tate? Guess your arms were broken today? IOWA is not, and will not EVER be the elite of the Big 10 like scUM and tOSU. Big 2 Little 9. You'll have a team that is good for a year or two...but Iowa is not a Big 10 elite.
1. Can anybody tell me the name of the Iowa LBs? I really can't remember. Did Iowa play linebackers today? Let's see -9 yards rushing to 300+ yards rushing...and people wanted to put the Iowa LBs in the same sentence as The Best Damn Linebackers In The Land?
2. Holy crap did our secondary step up. Salley was ALL OVER THE FIELD. Youboty and Jenkins play such tight coverage and make such great tackles it's rediculous.
3. This defense is amazing. I really would love to see this Buckeye defense against the USC offense. This is obviously the best defense in the country.
4. Pittman is the go to guy. Great vision...just give him the ball and say "go get 'em" and watch the defense try to catch him. I love seeing us have a back get 150+ against a Big 10 (not Indiana) defense.
5. Troy Smith is great. He is exciting to watch, he gives the offense spark, and I think he even gives the defense spark. Everyone on the team responds to him well and he wants to win. He may even try to hard sometimes, but he settled down real nicely this game, and his abilites are just so good, that even with the fumbles, he still put on an amazing show. Troy Smith IS the weapon we all thought he would be.
6. Ted Ginn does not need x amount of touches in a game to make this offense go. We have 4 great recievers. Any of them can step up in any game. If a team wants to focus on Ginn, we can just go to somebody else. We spread the ball around nicely. I think Ginn looked good today, he ran better routes and even though he didn't have many touches, his presence was felt more in this game then any other so far I feel.
7. Paybacks a bitch, ain't it Drew Tate? Guess your arms were broken today? IOWA is not, and will not EVER be the elite of the Big 10 like scUM and tOSU. Big 2 Little 9. You'll have a team that is good for a year or two...but Iowa is not a Big 10 elite.
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