Game Thread Game Seven: Ohio State 41, Indiana 10 (final)

[JXC]

As long as we dont come into the game overconfident and taking Indy for granted (like the PSU game), we should make the Bloomington citizens have a LOOOOONG night.

We didn't take the PSU game for granted. The fans did, but the team didn't.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

ABC Coverage Map 10/22

 

[BB73]

Looks like a fair amount of Heisman voters will get to see VY this week, although most of the South will be tuned it to the Tenn @ Bama game in that time slot.

Here's some more info on TV viewing this weekend, from CFBnews.com (times are Eastern):

Date Game Time Network Announcers

Oct. 20 Thu. FIU @ Troy 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Oct. 20 Thu. VA Tech @ Maryland 7:45 p.m. ESPN
Oct. 21 Fri. Southern Miss @ UAB 8:00 p.m. ESPN
Oct. 22 Sat. GA Tech @ Miami, Fla Noon ABC/GP (Ch. 775) Nessler/Griese
Oct. 22 Sat. Michigan @ Iowa Noon ABC/GP (Ch. 777) Tirico/Brant
Oct. 22 Sat. Ohio State @ Indiana Noon ESPN Jones/Spielman
Oct. 22 Sat. Northwestern @ Michigan State Noon ESPN2 Ward/Norrie
Oct. 22 Sat. Virginia @ North Carolina Noon JP/GP (Ch. 778) Martin/Walker
Oct. 22 Sat. Syracuse @ Pittsburgh Noon GP (Ch. 776)
Oct. 22 Sat. Louisville @ Cincinnati Noon ESPNU Mowlins/Diaz-Infante
Oct. 22 Sat. Nebraska @ Missouri 12:30 p.m. FSN Land/Lapham
Oct. 22 Sat. Arkansas @ Georgia 12:30 p.m. JP/GP (Ch. 779) Neal/Rowe
Oct. 22 Sat. BYU @ Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. NBC Hammonds/Haden
Oct. 22 Sat. TCU @ Air Force 3:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 775)
Oct. 22 Sat. Rutgers @ UConn 3:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 780)
Oct. 22 Sat. Wyoming @ Colorado State 3:00 p.m. ESPN Classic
Oct. 22 Sat. Purdue @ Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 776) Thorne/Cunningham
Oct. 22 Sat. Texas Tech @ Texas 3:30 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 777) Musburger/Danielson
Oct. 22 Sat. USC @ Washington 3:30 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 778) Jackson/Fouts
Oct. 22 Sat. Tennessee @ Alabama 3:30 p.m. CBS Lundquist/Blackledge
Oct. 22 Sat. Vanderbilt @ South Carolina 3:30 p.m. GP (Ch. 779)
Oct. 22 Sat. Florida State @ Duke 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Armstrong/Tomczak
Oct. 22 Sat. ECU @ Memphis 3:30 p.m. CSTV
Oct. 22 Sat. Hawaii @ San Jose State 6:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 780)
Oct. 22 Sat. Utah @ UNLV 7:00 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 776)
Oct. 22 Sat. Penn State @ Illinois 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 McDounough/Gottfried
Oct. 22 Sat. Oregon State @ UCLA 7:00 p.m. TBS Thulin/Davis
Oct. 22 Sat. Baylor @ Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. FSN Goodman/Reasons
Oct. 22 Sat. West Virginia @ USF 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Oct. 22 Sat. Fla Atlantic @ Arkansas State 7:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 775)
Oct. 22 Sat. Auburn @ LSU 7:45 p.m. ESPN Franklin/Davie
Oct. 22 Sat. Marshall @ UTEP 9:00 p.m. i (PAX)
Oct. 22 Sat. New Mexico @ San Diego State 10:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 777)
Oct. 22 Sat. Washington State @ Cal 10:15 p.m. FSN Tompkins/Papadakis

 

[thackattack]

Oct. 22 Sat. Ohio State @ Indiana Noon ESPN Jones/Spielman

Yeah Baby! :gobucks4:

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Blake Powers

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Managing Editor
Date: Oct 18, 2005

We take a look at the pertinent data, depth charts and a prediction on Saturday's game between Ohio State and Indiana at Bloomington (noon, ESPN-Plus and, in some areas, ESPN).
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Game Data
* Date, Time: Sat., Oct. 22, 12:10 p.m. (Eastern), 11:10 a.m. (Bloomington time)
* Location: Memorial Stadium; Bloomington, Ind.
* TV: ESPN (announcers Mark Jones, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone) and ESPN-Plus Regional syndication (announcers Wayne Larrivee, Kelly Stouffer and Quint Kessenich).
Here are the ESPN-Plus TV clearances:
ESPN-Plus TV clearances
(Please note: There is conflicting information – the ESPN broadcast may only go to areas outside the Midwest and ESPN may show a different game within this region so it does not conflict with the ESPN-Plus regional broadcast. Accordingly, check local listings for the game on ESPN and where to get this game in your area.)
* 2005 Records, Rankings: Ohio State, 4-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten, ranked 13th in Associated Press poll and 14th in USA Today coaches poll; Indiana, 4-2 overall, 1-2 Big Ten, unranked.
* Coaches: Ohio State, Jim Tressel (fifth year at OSU, 44-13; 20th year overall, 179-70-2; vs. Indiana, 4-0); Indiana, Terry Hoeppner (first year at IU, 4-2; seventh year overall, 52-27; vs. Ohio State, 0-1).
* Series History: Ohio State leads the all-time series 63-12-5, including 22-2-1 in Bloomington. OSU has won 12 in a row dating to a 27-27 tie in Bloomington in 1990. OSU’s record in this series since 1952 is 43-2-2. OSU won 30-7 last year in Columbus.
* Indiana Schedule: Sept. 2, at Central Michigan, W 20-13; Sept. 10, Nicholls State, W 35-31; Sept. 17, Kentucky, W 38-14; Oct. 1, at Wisconsin, L 41-24; Oct. 8, Illinois, W 36-13; Oct. 15, at Iowa, L 38-21; Oct. 22, Ohio State; Oct. 29, at Michigan State; Nov. 5, Minnesota; Nov. 12, at Michigan; Nov. 19, Purdue.
* Indiana Key Players (2005 Stats): QB Blake Powers (132 of 226 passing, 1,520 yards, 20 TDs, 7 INTs), RB Chris Taylor (90 carries, 460 yards, 2 TDs), WR James Hardy (46 catches, 744 yards, 8 TDs), WR James Bailey (21 catches, 231 yards, 3 TDs), SS Will Meyers (40 tackles, 1 INT), MLB John Pannozzo (40 tackles), WLB Kyle Killion (38 tackles, 5 TFLs).
* Indiana Fast Facts: Location: Bloomington, Ind.; Enrollment, 38,903; Nickname, Hoosiers; Colors, Crimson and Cream; Stadium, Memorial Stadium (surface, Astro-Play; capacity, 52,354).
Depth Charts
Ohio State Offense

SE 4 Santonio Holmes, 5-11, 190, Jr.
8 Roy Hall, 6-3, 240, Jr.
LT 50 Doug Datish, 6-5, 295, Jr.
75 Alex Boone, 6-8, 315, Fr.
LG 77 Rob Sims, 6-4, 310, Sr.
59 John Conroy, 6-3, 295, Sr.
C 55 Nick Mangold, 6-4, 290, Sr.
50 Doug Datish, 6-5, 295, Jr.
RG 72 T.J. Downing, 6-5, 305, Jr.
59 John Conroy, 6-3, 295, Sr.
RT 75 Alex Boone, 6-8, 315, Fr.
or 74 Kirk Barton, 6-7, 325, So.
TE 80 Ryan Hamby, 6-5, 255, Sr.
87 Brandon Smith, 6-3, 240, R-Fr.
FL 7 Ted Ginn Jr., 6-0, 175, So.
5 Albert Dukes, 6-1, 190, R-Fr.
QB 10 Troy Smith, 6-1, 215, Jr.
12 Justin Zwick, 6-4, 225, Jr.
TB 25 Antonio Pittman, 5-11, 195, So.
43 Brandon Schnittker, 6-2, 250, Sr.
FB 89 Stan White Jr., 6-3, 242, Jr.
49 Dionte Johnson, 6-0, 250, So.
SL 11 Anthony Gonzalez, 6-0, 195, So.
85 Brian Robiskie, 6-3, 190, Fr.
K 23 Josh Huston, 6-1, 195, Sr.
85 Ryan Pretorius, 5-10, 190, R-Fr.
Ohio State Defense

DE 97 David Patterson, 6-3, 285, Jr.
99 Jay Richardson, 6-6, 276, Jr.
or 87 Lawrence Wilson, 6-6, 225, Fr.
DT 94 Marcus Green, 6-3, 290, Sr.
97 David Patterson, 6-3, 285, Jr.
DT 90 Quinn Pitcock, 6-3, 295, Jr.
98 Joel Penton, 6-5, 290, Jr.
DE 57 Mike Kudla, 6-3, 265, Sr.
50 Vernon Gholston, 6-4, 260, So.
or 78 Alex Barrow, 6-4, 255, R-Fr.
SLB 42 Bobby Carpenter, 6-3, 255, Sr.
33 James Laurinaitis, 6-3, 231, Fr.
MLB 51 Anthony Schlegel, 6-1, 251, Sr.
5 Mike D’Andrea, 6-3, 248, Jr.
WLB 47 A.J. Hawk, 6-1, 240, Sr.
52 John Kerr, 6-1, 246, Jr.
CB 26 Ashton Youboty, 6-1, 188, Jr.
2 Malcolm Jenkins, 6-1, 180, Fr.
FS 21 Nate Salley, 6-3, 220, Sr.
32 Brandon Mitchell, 6-3, 205, Jr.
SS 9 Donte Whitner, 5-11, 205, Jr.
3 Jamario O’Neal, 6-1, 180, Fr.
CB 2 Malcolm Jenkins, 6-1, 180, Fr.
6 Tyler Everett, 5-11, 202, Sr.
NB 32 Brandon Mitchell, 6-3, 205, Jr.
34 Rob Harley, 6-2, 202, Sr.
P 15 A.J. Trapasso, 6-1, 220, R-Fr.
LS 68 Drew Norman, 6-0, 230, Jr.
Indiana Offense

LT 76 Isaac Sowells, 6-3, 330, Sr.
98 Kyle Thomas, 6-4, 260, R-Fr.
LG 75 Adam Hines, 6-2, 315, Sr.
50 Johnathan Sandberg, 6-2, 295, So.
C 74 Chris Mangiero, 6-1, 310, Jr.
61 Ben Wyss, 6-1, 285, So.
RG 73 Brandon Hatcher, 6-2, 305, Sr.
68 Brandon Joyce, 6-4, 305, So.
RT 60 Justin Frye, 6-5, 310, Jr.
79 Scott Anderson, 6-6, 308, Jr.
TE 83 Matt O’Neal, 6-1, 225, Jr.
89 Chris Rudanovic, 6-4, 265, Jr.
WR 1 Jahkeen Gilmore, 6-0, 215, Jr.
29 Ryan Skelton, 6-2, 210, Jr.
WR 82 James Hardy, 6-7, 215, R-Fr.
7 James Bailey, 6-2, 200, R-Fr.
QB 14 Blake Powers, 6-4, 235, So.
12 Graeme McFarland, 6-1, 210, Jr.
TB 30 Chris Taylor, 5-11, 220, Sr.
33 Yamar Washington, 5-9, 205, Sr.
WR 2 Marcus Thigpen, 5-9, 180, R-Fr.
19 Brandon Walker-Roby, 5-11, 160, Fr.
K 7 Joe Kleinsmith, 5-11, 167, Fr.
Indiana Defense

DE 94 Victor Adeyanju, 6-4, 275, Sr.
92 Kenny Kendal, 6-3, 255, Jr.
NG 55 Russ Richardson, 6-0, 265, Sr.
95 Joe Kremer, 6-2, 295, So.
DT 93 Charlie Emerson, 6-5, 270, So.
62 Greg Brown, 6-2, 300, R-Fr.
DE 99 Ben Ishola, 6-3, 255, Sr.
52 Tyler Altman, 6-0, 255, So.
SLB 13 Josh Moore, 5-11, 240, Sr.
46 Jake Powers, 6-1, 230, Jr.
MLB 34 John Pannozzo, 5-11, 235, Sr.
51 Adam McClurg, 6-0, 230, So.
WLB 43 Kyle Killion, 6-0, 225, Sr.
56 Geno Johnson, 6-2, 200, Fr.
CB 28 Leslie Majors, 5-9, 170, So.
16 Chris Phillips, 5-11, 175, R-Fr.
FS 5 Troy Grosfield, 6-0, 195, Jr.
4 Will Lumpkin, 5-10, 205, Sr.
SS 39 Will Meyers, 5-11, 205, Jr.
24 Aaron Mitchell, 5-11, 205, So.
CB 9 Tracy Porter, 5-10, 185, So.
6 Damien Jones, 5-10, 191, Sr.
P 44 Tyson Beattie, 6-1, 200, Jr.
Breaking It Down
* When Ohio State Has The Ball: The Buckeyes got a few things going their way against Michigan State, particularly the big plays on offense with three touchdown passes in excess of 45 yards. Those plays were long overdue for an OSU offense that still ranks a distant 11th in the Big Ten in total offense. The touchdown to Ted Ginn Jr., in particular, could be the thing that gets him going. Santonio Holmes, coming off a two touchdown performance, had one of his first big games at Indiana two years ago.
Indiana ranks fourth in the Big Ten in total defense, although the Hoosiers are ninth in the conference in stopping the run. Look for a lot of Antonio Pittman here as OSU tries to finally get its starting tailback into the end zone. I imagine you will see a healthy dose of Troy Smith as well on designed quarterback draws and sweeps.
The Hoosiers gave up 41 points to Wisconsin in their Big Ten opener and 38 at Iowa last week, so there will be some scoring opportunities, one would think, for the Buckeyes here.
* When Indiana Has The Ball: IU started over with redshirt freshman Blake Powers at quarterback, but he has really come on and done a nice job. He threw for a career-high 360 yards at Iowa last week. For the year, he has completed over 58 percent of his passes for 1,520 yards and 20 TDs against just seven interceptions. His key target is 6-7 James Hardy, also a redshirt freshman. He already has 8 TD grabs. OSU did reasonably well last week against Michigan State’s lanky Matt Trannon, although I think Hardy brings a speed component.
The Hoosiers like to run the ball with Chris Taylor (5.1 yard average per carry). But they managed just 125 yards on the ground against Wisconsin and 86 against Iowa. With OSU’s run defense tops in the Big Ten and second nationally at just 66.2 yards per game, I imagine IU will eventually abandon the run and try to make plays out of the spread offense with Powers throwing the ball.
Coming off a 12-sack game against Michigan State, you know the Buckeyes will try and get after the youngster Powers and rattle him. Freshman corner Malcolm Jenkins, who filled in admirably for the injured Tyler Everett, will get the start with Brandon Mitchell back in as the nickel back. They figure to be busy all day.
* How It Will Go: Ohio State has already played this game. Back on Sept. 3, the Buckeyes opened the season with a 34-14 win over Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks ran – in some respects – the same offensive scheme OSU will see this Saturday against Indiana. That’s because Terry Hoeppner brought it with him, by and large, from Oxford to Bloomington.
I think IU’s two Big Ten losses – each by 17 points but not decided until late – give you a blueprint of how it might play out. Those were both road games, by the way. Back at home, I imagine Hoeppner’s rejuvenated Hoosiers will give Ohio State a pretty good game. After all, it isn’t like Ohio State has torn up the world on the road of late (the Buckeyes are 1-5 in their last six Big Ten road games). But this is Indiana, where the thousands of OSU fans love to torment the IU faithful with the “O … H … I … O!” chant around Memorial Stadium. I thing the OSU fans got so loud there once I recall an IU quarterback having to call timeout because they couldn’t communicate.
With OSU at 4-2 on the year, some of that enthusiasm will be stowed a bit. Plus, Hoeppner has come in and breathed some life into the moribund IU football program. Powers has not faced a defense as good as OSU’s, though. They will bring pressure from every angle and blanket his receivers – even with Everett on the shelf. The OSU offense and Troy Smith need to step out of their up one week, down the next rut and take the next step toward true respectability. I look for that to happen this week and OSU will notch a rare Big Ten road win. I’ve got it: Ohio State 34-14 (does that score sound familiar?)
* For The Record: I am 4-2 straight-up and 3-3 against-the-spread with Ohio State. (As of Tuesday, OSU was listed as a 15 1/2-point favorite.)
By the way, I just needed Josh Huston to spray that last extra point and I would have nailed the OSU-MSU game. I had that one 34-24. (I guess I just love the number 34.)
-- Steve Helwagen
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[Bucktastic]

Jones/Speilman combo is 1000 times better than what he was stuck with last year.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

dammit! to see the Buckeyes I have to go to my GFs college, but to see Texas vs TT I would have to stay here.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Im with you thack

I am SO psyched about getting a buckeye game with Spiels as the analyst!! I try to watch at least part of ANY game that he calls.

 

[sandgk]

Interestingly titantv.com is showing CBS hosting the Ohio State Indian game in the SW Ohio area (along with ESPN) likely a dupe coverage.

CBS down here more often than not will have an SEC game to cater to our Kentucky cousins across the border.

 

[Taosman]

I guess I'm "Out of Market"! WooHoo!

 

[timBUCK2]

We didn't take the PSU game for granted. The fans did, but the team didn't.

I distinctly remember Holmes and a few others running their mouths off in pre-game interviews... If anything, I'd say the fans were more worried about this game than the players.

 

[strohs]

Guess its off to the bars to see UT and TTU

 

[bucknut11]

K 7 Joe Kleinsmith, 5-11, 167, Fr.

Good to see that another Ohio boy is doing well enough to start. Kleinsmith played with Boone last year for St. Eds. He was quite an athlete and a very good kicker.

 

[JXC]

I distinctly remember Holmes and a few others running their mouths off in pre-game interviews... If anything, I'd say the fans were more worried about this game than the players.

Are you kidding me? At least on this board everybody was overconfident about the PSU game...but that's okay, we are fans. I don't even know why we are talking about this. Penn State is 100X better than Indiana. Ohio State CAN'T lose this game.

As long as we dont come into the game overconfident and taking Indy for granted (like the PSU game), we should make the Bloomington citizens have a LOOOOONG night.

They can look past Indiana and try to lose, and they'd still win. We could run the ball EVERY down, and NEVER blitz, and we'd still win. I think they should take a couple days of practice this week, and look at scUM and what they've been good at, and beat by, this year. But that's just me.

I mean...THIS IS Indiana...and don't let the 4-2 record fool you. This Indiana team is no better than years past. Let's take a look at their year, shall we?

The fought hard to barely hold off a strong Centeral Michigan team that's a middle of the pac MAC team at best.

Then they had a back and forth game vs. Nicholls State, which was won by Indiana in the final minute...not to mention the fact that Nicholls State rushed for 400!!!!! yards against them. Nicholls State isn't even a good D1aa school...they suck (2-3).[sarcasm]then again that Southland conference is really tough this year.[/sarcasm]

Ahhh...and then their "highlight" win, against (1-4) Kentucky. Oh, and that one win Kentucky does have...it's against Idaho State...a bottom feeder in the Big Sky. These D1aa games shouldn't even count. Kentucky should be 0-4 and Indiana should be 3-2. I'll admit it though, Indiana was a better team than the worst the SEC has to offer.

Then they finally start off Big 10 play with a loss to Wisconsin (41-21). This game was over after the first quarter. This is the Indiana we know and love. 4 turnovers (which has been a huge problem for them this year). Wisconsin is a good Big 10 team...but that doesn't mean much if you can't even come close to hanging with them.

Their next game was against the undesputed worst team in the Big 10, Illinois. The Illini suck...and even though the final score doesn't show it...this game was close until midway through the 4th quarter. God is Illinois bad. Obviously Ron Zook is not that great of a coach. They should at least be competitive. Well..at least they were against Indiana, Rutgers, and San Jose State. Illinois won't win another game this year. Not that that's any type of bold prediction.

Then last week, Iowa. I'll tell you what...Indiana played their hearts out in this game. They got down 24-7 and almost made a comeback, but Iowa was able to hold them off and put them away, 38-21. The same Iowa team that we beat 31-6.

The fact that Indiana is 4-2 is misleading. They could as easly be 2-4...and what's more...they've played a cupcake schedule. If they played Ohio State's schedule they would be 1-5, AT BEST!

Ohio State has WAY TOO MUCH talent to lose this game. Our O-line and D-line will crush them. I'd say we could play a 4-2-4 defense and still win. It's not even going to be a home game for Indiana...i've been there many times as I will be again this Saturday...it's a home game for the Buckeyes. The 20,000 Indiana fans sit there quietly and watch equally as many if not more Buckeye fans take over their stadium as the Buckeyes crush Indiana. This year will be no different.

Buckeyes win 35-6

 

[chille37]

dammit! to see the Buckeyes I have to go to my GFs college, but to see Texas vs TT I would have to stay here.

You should just go watch both games at the Mechanicsburg Damon's. The bartender there is a tOSU fan, and there are always a lot of buckeye fans there.