Week 5: (2) Ohio State def. Illinois, 24-13

• Tiger2003

  

  WebFire;504789 wrote:Playing Tresselball against much lower competition does nothing to prepare them for the NC game if they do make it though.

  
  Did not say it did. But a win is a win, and you have to win every game to have a shot.
• Ty Webb

  

  1.The officals totally fucked Illinois. That one first down was short by almost a yard
  
  2.If Illinois had any offense at all,they would've blown Ohio State off the field. This game should make Tressell and staff extremely nervous.
  
  Ohio state will lose 3 games...mark it down
• BuckeyeBlue

  

  Ron Zook is a great recruiter, but a pretty horrible coach on Saturday. I'm pretty baffled by the field goal they kicked just like everyone else.
  
  Tressel's play calling in the second half has been super conservative. It almost seems like he wasn't willing to open things up this week. He played it close to the vest, and more typical of what we expect from coach Tressel's offenses.
• WebFire

  Tiger2003;504796 wrote:Did not say it did. But a win is a win, and you have to win every game to have a shot.

  
  Very true.
• gerb131

  

  Ty Webb;504797 wrote:1.The officals totally fucked Illinois. That one first down was short by almost a yard
  
  2.If Illinois had any offense at all,they would've blown Ohio State off the field. This game should make Tressell and staff extremely nervous.
  
  Ohio state will lose 3 games...mark it down

  
  Hitting the sauce a bit early Ty?
• Tiger2003

  

  Its a WIN.....thats all that matters.
• centralbucksfan

  Ty Webb;504797 wrote:1.The officals totally fucked Illinois. That one first down was short by almost a yard
  
  2.If Illinois had any offense at all,they would've blown Ohio State off the field. This game should make Tressell and staff extremely nervous.
  
  Ohio state will lose 3 games...mark it down

  1. LMAO
  
  2. If OSU offense showed up, it wouldn't have made a rats ass difference.
  
  3. Care to make a wager on that?
• Ty Webb

  

  You bet your ass I'll make a wager
  
  Wisky,Iowa,and Michigan
• Fly4Fun

  

  Ty Webb;504797 wrote:1.The officals totally fucked Illinois. That one first down was short by almost a yard
  
  2.If Illinois had any offense at all,they would've blown Ohio State off the field. This game should make Tressell and staff extremely nervous.
  
  Ohio state will lose 3 games...mark it down

  
  LoL... I don't think there is a game that Gibby doesn't think OSU's opponent was totally fucked by the officials. There was nothing that showed he was short. It is impossible to see if his knees were down before he extended his body (there was an Illinois player under him, so it's reasonable he wasn't down before extension). And there was no way to overturn the call.
  
  This was an UGLY game... but OSU did what they needed to do to win. I was happy to see our running game (Herron) pick it up at the end when we needed a running game.
• se-alum

  

  WebFire;504790 wrote:Well, gee thanks. Thanks for coming into a perfectly fine thread in which I made no negative comments, and be a dick about something.

  I made a statement in response to a statement you made. You were the one that felt you "had to explain" it to me. I admit, I may have been a little condescending with my reply though.
• centralbucksfan

  elbuckeye28;504795 wrote:I really didn't think Pryor played bad at all besides the pick. I think the play calling really hindered the entire team today.

  
  And that pic cost OSU some points. He had trouble finding open receivers. He wasn't BAD, but he wasn't good either. Oline is more disappointing then anything. Off to another slow start as last year. Hopefully they turn the corner as they did last year. STill like to see more of Hall or Berry at RB. Saine has been bad and Boom is just an avg. rb at best.
• Tiger2003

  

  Great Great Interview by Coach Tressel.....He said all the right things in my mind.
• Tiger2003

  

  For a shitty O-Line Herron picked up 95 yards.
• gerb131

  

  Ty Webb;504805 wrote:You bet your ass I'll make a wager
  
  Wisky,Iowa,and Michigan

  
  And your wager is? Your not the first person to make a stupid decision on your computer.
• centralbucksfan

  And lets not forget, as the TV just said...you saw Ill at their best and OSU at their worst. STill a win. OSU needs to step up. Being #2...they will take everyone best shot.
• wes_mantooth

  

  I didn't think Pryor looked too bad other than his typical 1 or 2 bad decisions a game....I put this on the coaching. There were series where they pretty much gave up before they even took a snap. One that sticks out is when they were pinned very deep. I know you don't wanna make a mistake, but 3 runs straight up the gut is ridiculous.
• Ty Webb

  

  Fly4Fun;504806 wrote:LoL... I don't think there is a game that Gibby doesn't think OSU's opponent was totally fucked by the officials. There was nothing that showed he was short. It is impossible to see if his knees were down before he extended his body (there was an Illinois player under him, so it's reasonable he wasn't down before extension). And there was no way to overturn the call.
  
  This was an UGLY game... but OSU did what they needed to do to win. I was happy to see our running game (Herron) pick it up at the end when we needed a running game.

  
  
  Did you see the replay?? Did you see where the offical spotted the football??
• WebFire

  se-alum;504807 wrote:I made a statement in response to a statement you made. You were the one that felt you "had to explain" it to me. I admit, I may have been a little condescending with my reply though.

  
  "Virtual handshake" and we're cool? I actually enjoyed "watching" the game today with fellow Chatters.
• se-alum

  

  Tiger2003;504810 wrote:For a shitty O-Line Herron picked up 95 yards.

  
  This. OSU linemen have been grading out very well this year. The RB's have to find the holes, and when Herron got in there, it was obvious there were holes to be found. Not to mention with OSU not throwing the ball, Illinois was stacking the box.
• Fab1b

  

  Way to ugly but survive and advance sometimes!!
• se-alum

  

  WebFire;504818 wrote:"Virtual handshake" and we're cool? I actually enjoyed "watching" the game today with fellow Chatters.

  
  Absolutely, no problem!! Is the UM game not on tv? I was looking forward to watching that shootout!
• Fab1b

  

  se-alum;504821 wrote:Absolutely, no problem!! Is the UM game not on tv? I was looking forward to watching that shootout!

  
  Michigan is on ESPNU 3:30
• WebFire

  se-alum;504821 wrote:Absolutely, no problem!! Is the UM game not on tv? I was looking forward to watching that shootout!

  
  ESPNU.
• WebFire

  Catch the end of Minn and NW on ESPN.
• redstreak one

  

  I swear, if I were on Olineman on this Buckeye team I would give myself 50 windspringts monday at practice. Illinois Dline and front 7 made them look like a bad high school team. They move no one, and they dont pick up the blitz woth a shit! The game is won in the trenches, and our troops up front are pissing down their leg! Defense played well.