Game Thread tOSU 33, Indiana 14 (Oct 3, 7 pm ET, BTN)

[Derek2k3]

BTN = The New Mark May?

No. B10NET is simply trying to hype their "Game of the Week", not being total USC/SEC homers and saying completely unbelievable things. Is Iowas run defense better? No. Is it good, close to if not great? Yes. If it were MM, he would say,
"OSU has a good run d against terrible rushing teams, but show me that d against US--What..?? Um..? Against SEC teams!"

This is no different than any station attempting to garner interest in a matchup that they have exclusive rights to. I really don't mind hearing the analysis from them, although that Northwestern dude is pretty annoying. They are still no match for Rece Davis, Fowler, Palmer, Saunders and May. ESPiN has the market cornered for shitty analyst's/commentators.

 

[NFBuck]

No. B10NET is simply trying to hype their "Game of the Week", not being total USC/SEC homers and saying completely unbelievable things. Is Iowas run defense better? No. Is it good, close to if not great? Yes. If it were MM, he would say,
"OSU has a good run d against terrible rushing teams, but show me that d against US--What..?? Um..? Against SEC teams!"

This is no different than any station attempting to garner interest in a matchup that they have exclusive rights to. I really don't mind hearing the analysis from them, although that Northwestern dude is pretty annoying. They are still no match for Rece Davis, Fowler, Palmer, Saunders and May. ESPiN has the market cornered for shitty analyst's/commentators.

I was being sarcastic.

 

[NateG]

I was being sarcastic.

No way... no one is ever sarcastic on here. You actually thought that guy was Mark May.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

It's gonna be another wet game, it appears.

 

[NateG]

Weather Channel said the front is scheduled for Friday ending in front half of day Saturday before another storm on Monday. Turf might be a bit damp but not much chance for nightly rain. 30% for the day.

vid link for Indianapolis Thurs thru weekend.

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/v...localwxforecast&from=weekend_bottomnav_sports

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Weather Channel said the front is scheduled for Friday ending in front half of day Saturday before another storm on Monday. Turf might be a bit damp but not much chance for nightly rain. 30% for the day.

vid link for Indianapolis Thurs thru weekend.

BlueBox Video Player - weather.com

That's more promising than the dickweeds at NCB4 in Columbus made it seem to be.

 

[EDDIE GGGG27]

The morons on the B10 network actually said Indiana would win?

Not as bad as Shaun King predicting Toledo to beat tOSU 24-17.

 

[NateG]

That's more promising than the dickweeds at NCB4 in Columbus made it seem to be.

NBC4 isn't even tops in Columbus let alone Indianapolis!!

 

[BB73]

The Game preview has been posted on the home page.

BP.Game.Preview

BP.Additional.Info

 

[SEREbuckeye]

ughhh the dilemma...

Do I order BTN just for two games - Indiana & NMSU??? Or just hope to watch it roughly on a site like Just.tv?

Are any of our other games going to be on BTN?

 

[NateG]

Only other chances that OSU is on B10 would be Minny or Purdon't. State Penn, Iowa and scUM will be ABC and Wisky is slotted for ABC already.

 

[Osu|2002]

ughhh the dilemma...

Do I order BTN just for two games - Indiana & NMSU??? Or just hope to watch it roughly on a site like Just.tv?

Are any of our other games going to be on BTN?

I hate paying for anything . If i dont have something then i just hit up the nearest sports bar.

 

[NateG]

Just to piggy back on the weather situation, especially for folks heading to Bloomington. Morning showers both Friday and Saturday but cold in the Evening(40-50s). Pack some late fall gear.

Indianapolis Weekend Weather Forecast - weather.com

 

[bukIpower]

Ok I have to get something off my chest here about this game....

Not only is the Big Ten Network predicting this game to be closer than we think (one picked us to lose), but after reading some of the write ups on the other buckeye sights they too are a little hesitant to say this game is going to be another Typical Indiana game.

Why?? Because they barely beat three crappy and gave Michigan a run? Michigan doesn't have the defense that we do, and quite frankly Forcier didn't play all that well either (until the 4th quarter). Even without Coleman/Homan I'm pretty confident that this will be a comfortable game. I'm not saying we're going to come out and destroy them 50-0 but it will be a typical OSU-IND game. 38-6 or somewhere in those lines.

I'll give Indiana this they do have a better Dline than they usually do, and they are running a different (and more effective) offense. However against this defense?? I don't care how good their recievers are that doesn't do them much good when our Dline is getting after them.

 

[jwinslow]

Michigan's defense is horrendous, and found a way to make EMU's offense look good (I don't mean the domers), so it's no surprise they did the same for Indiana, distorting their efficiency. In reality, that was the exception to the rule. The hoosiers put up 23 & 19 points in their first two weeks against bad teams.

What the Michigan game did not distort is that they are still a very limited team athletically and do not have the horses to keep pace on defense against top opponents.