#14 Nebraska def. Ohio State 34-27

• Tiger2003

  

  DeyDurkie5;927374 wrote:blah blah blah. Tired defense=those drives. Offense gets more than one first down in the second, they get time to rest. simple as that.

  
  Blah blah blah defense needed to make a stop it is that simple and they couldn't.
• Tiger2003

  

  Skyhook79;927376 wrote:IDK but Nebraska 4 TD drives in the 2nd half were a combined 6 minutes!!!

  
  They had to be extremely tired.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Tiger2003;927382 wrote:Blah blah blah defense needed to make a stop it is that simple and they couldn't.

  they made a few stops. Offense couldn't score to back them up in the second half, did you not watch the game?
• tk421

  

  Skyhook79;927376 wrote:IDK but Nebraska 4 TD drives in the 2nd half were a combined 6 minutes!!!

  Nebraska TOP for 2nd half was 16:07. Only a minute and a half more than the 1st. Total TOP 30:43.
  
  You are telling me that less than 2 more minutes wore out the vaunted OSU defense? They played lights out in the 1st, but less than 2 more minutes on the field wore them out? This is THE top program in the country, they need to work on conditioning if that's true.
• Tiger2003

  

  DeyDurkie5;927386 wrote:they made a few stops. Offense couldn't score to back them up in the second half, did you not watch the game?

  
  When Nebraska was kneeling the football doesn't count as a stop.
• Skyhook79

  

  DeyDurkie5;927374 wrote:blah blah blah. Tired defense=those drives. Offense gets more than one first down in the second, they get time to rest. simple as that.

  2nd half time of possession OSU 13 min 53 secs Nebraska 16 min 7 secs (4 mins of that was Nebraska last possession doing the victory kneel)
• stlouiedipalma

  I'm so not looking forward to my trip to Champaign next week. If Miller is good to go we will beat the Illini. If it's up to Bauserman we're in deep shit.
• Skyhook79

  

  stlouiedipalma;927394 wrote:I'm so not looking forward to my trip to Champaign next week. If Miller is good to go we will beat the Illini. If it's up to Bauserman we're in deep shit.

  OSU is not winning next week either way. This team is in shambles and they have a Head Coach who has the deer in the headlights look most of the time.
• jhay78

  

  Guiton or Graham needs to get ready to be the backup- for now and the future.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Not sure why we got pass happy in the second half... especially with Bauserman. Keep the ball on the ground, use our EXCELLENT running game to chew up clock.
  
  Fickel is not HC material for the simple fact that he isn't providing leadership. That was an ugly downward spiral in the second half. Someone needs to take control and get people back into it.
  
  I really don't want to see Bauserman throwing another pass the rest of the season. I think his first pass was one of those 30 yards out of bounds passes right away... I knew then it wasn't going to end well for us if Miller can't come back.
• jhay78

  

  The OSU from the first 2.5 quarters has a chance to finish the season decently, maybe beat Michigan and go to a decent bowl.
  
  However, the lack of leadership, especially when things go south or a tough situation arises, doomed them tonight and I'm afraid will make this season worse than '04 or '01.
• stlouiedipalma

  Any word on Miller yet? I sure hope he's going to be OK.
  
  As for why so many pass plays from Bauserman? He can't run. When your QB is a legitimate running threat the defense cannot cheat without the threat of being burned. With Bauserman at the controls, everything changes.
• Mulva

  

  I got back from the bar awhile ago and decided to read through this thread for the lulz before watching some breaking bad (cool story, I'm aware), so I'll add my few pointless points.
  
  1. I said it before the season, and lol at anyone who tried to argue - Joe Bauserman had no business playing quarterback at Ohio State, ever. The only reason he ever should have sniffed the field is if he was head and shoulders ahead of everyone coming into the season. He obviously wasn't. No reason to play a 42 year old man who hasn't proven dick except that he blows in the 5 years he's been at the school when there are younger guys who might conceivably improve in the future. I've never seen a BCS quarterback who was less poised or talented than he is.
  
  2. As badly as Bauserman played (and if anyone tries to defend him then fucking shoot them on sight), the defense was still horrible in the 2nd half. They completely melted down. Should have been a win no matter who was at QB.
  
  3. Nebraska isn't good. At all. They just aren't. I've been saying that all year, but tonight solidifies it in my mind. I saw part of the games against Fresno State, Washington, and Wisconsin, and was underwhelmed at best in all of them. Wisconsin and possibly Michigan are the only top 25 teams in the Big 10 this year. If the Badgers don't go undefeated they should be embarrassed. The conference has taken heat in recent years, but I've honestly never seen it this bad. It's like the Big East, only with a legitimate national title contender added. If Wisconsin beats Michigan State (way better team but I never trust away victories) they should steamroll to a 12-0 season.
  
  4. I'm done sticking up for Luke Fickell. I don't care what shit you get dealt for a hand. You don't blow a 3 TD lead in the 2nd half at Ohio State. You just don't. GFY for a few years and let someone who knows what they're doing sit at the big boy table.
  
  5. Illinois is even worse than Nebraska. Ohio State WILL beat them next weekend. One of the worst 6-0 teams (I obviously haven't done any actual research, but they aren't good) in college football history.
  
  I'm not sure what would be worse, getting beaten handily like I expected (predicted a 2 TD loss), or pissing it away like they did. At least tonight they showed potential, but the inability to finsih off a win might be even more of a buzz kill.
• friendfromlowry

  I skimmed the last few pages and didn't see any mention of this, and the only thing ESPN says is a 'sprain' but imagine if Miller's injury is worse than expected and he misses next week...Bauserman is the starting QB again.
• jordo212000

  

  Fly4Fun;927404 wrote: Fickel is not HC material for the simple fact that he isn't providing leadership.

  Common Man had a good point after last week's loss. Fickell said he has no input on offense and that the offense is the offensive staff's baby. Common Man wondered why they even bothered calling him the head coach if that is the case. If doesn't speak to the offensive guys, nothing about his job has changed. The only difference would be that he now gets to talk to the media.
• ts1227

  

  Common Man and Torg never have good points, and anyone that listens to them is retarded
• jordo212000

  

  ts1227;927428 wrote:Common Man and Torg never have good points, and anyone that listens to them is retarded

  If you have listened to them enough to make that sort of judgment, wouldn't that make you retarded too?
• Little Danny

  

  Mulva;927417 wrote:I got back from the bar awhile ago and decided to read through this thread for the lulz before watching some breaking bad (cool story, I'm aware), so I'll add my few pointless points.
  
  1. I said it before the season, and lol at anyone who tried to argue - Joe Bauserman had no business playing quarterback at Ohio State, ever. The only reason he ever should have sniffed the field is if he was head and shoulders ahead of everyone coming into the season. He obviously wasn't. No reason to play a 42 year old man who hasn't proven **** except that he blows in the 5 years he's been at the school when there are younger guys who might conceivably improve in the future. I've never seen a BCS quarterback who was less poised or talented than he is.
  
  2. As badly as Bauserman played (and if anyone tries to defend him then ****ing shoot them on sight), the defense was still horrible in the 2nd half. They completely melted down. Should have been a win no matter who was at QB.
  
  3. Nebraska isn't good. At all. They just aren't. I've been saying that all year, but tonight solidifies it in my mind. I saw part of the games against Fresno State, Washington, and Wisconsin, and was underwhelmed at best in all of them. Wisconsin and possibly Michigan are the only top 25 teams in the Big 10 this year. If the Badgers don't go undefeated they should be embarrassed. The conference has taken heat in recent years, but I've honestly never seen it this bad. It's like the Big East, only with a legitimate national title contender added. If Wisconsin beats Michigan State (way better team but I never trust away victories) they should steamroll to a 12-0 season.
  
  4. I'm done sticking up for Luke Fickell. I don't care what **** you get dealt for a hand. You don't blow a 3 TD lead in the 2nd half at Ohio State. You just don't. GFY for a few years and let someone who knows what they're doing sit at the big boy table.
  
  5. Illinois is even worse than Nebraska. Ohio State WILL beat them next weekend. One of the worst 6-0 teams (I obviously haven't done any actual research, but they aren't good) in college football history.
  
  I'm not sure what would be worse, getting beaten handily like I expected (predicted a 2 TD loss), or pissing it away like they did. At least tonight they showed potential, but the inability to finsih off a win might be even more of a buzz kill.

  1. Agree about Bauserman. Judging the way a number of those balls got away from him, you would have thought he hadn't thrown a football in five years.
  2. Agreed.
  3. The SEC and the B12 are the best two conferences top to bottom hands down. The B10, P12 and ACC are not deep as those leagues. Some of the bottom tier teams in the later three are some of the worst teams in all of the FBS.
  4. Luke is done at OSU. I expect he will land on his feet and be coaching somewhere next year though. You don't get your first job at a place like OSU. He should have taken a MAC job a few years ago and worked his way up.
  5. Illinois is worse than Nebraska overall, but I think they have a better offense than the Huskers. Given the limitations of this offense, the Illini could possibly just outscore OSU.
• jordo212000

  

  We'll be lucky to win 6 games this year.
• Mulva

  

  And just for more lulz
  

  Dustin Fox wrote:This is a debacle.. Game was over when Bauserman went in..

  Yes, that's THE Dustin Fox.
  

  Awful Announcing wrote:Bauserman is the first QB since 2000 with two games of at least 10 attempts and less than 15% completion percentage.

  BFeldmanCBS wrote:Joe Bauserman in two road games this season: 3-24 for 26 yards; 1 INT.

  AdrianW32 wrote:Anyone remember that guiton was picked over bauserman by the players to start for the spring game

  I actually had no idea about that one because I missed the spring game this year, but not surprising.
  

  CorrieLE wrote:Breaking Newsreliminary punishment by NCAA, Joe Bauserman has been granted 2 additional years of eligibility!

• jordo212000

  

  The 3 for 24 stat pretty much speaks for itself. That's awful. I knew he was bad, but that's even worse than I thought he was
• the_system

  A lot being said about Miller's injury costing them the game. Ohio State had 1 (ONE) first down from the offense during Miller's three drives in the 3rd. 2 more came via penalty. They also had only one first down with Miller the entire 2nd quarter. Outside of the first quarter there was nothing consistent out of Ohio State on offense, with Miller or Bauserman.
  
  17 of Ohio State's points came from a 63 yard TD run, a 32 yard screen play that was set up nicely, and a 3-point gift Nebraska gave them by throwing the ball from their own 20 with less than 30 seconds left. There were not many times where OSU beat Nebraska up and down the field though. On the other hand, Nebraska beat OSU like a drum up and down the field in the 2nd half. I think they had 26 yards rushing at half and ended up with almost 240.
• hoops23

  

  LOL, get this.
  
  Coaches said after the game that OSU players tried to do too much late in the game, but then asked what OSU needed to do, they said "someone make a play"...
  
  Huh? SMH.
• hoops23

  

  the_system;927454 wrote:A lot being said about Miller's injury costing them the game. Ohio State had 1 (ONE) first down from the offense during Miller's three drives in the 3rd. 2 more came via penalty. They also had only one first down with Miller the entire 2nd quarter. Outside of the first quarter there was nothing consistent out of Ohio State on offense, with Miller or Bauserman.
  
  17 of Ohio State's points came from a 63 yard TD run, a 32 yard screen play that was set up nicely, and a 3-point gift Nebraska gave them by throwing the ball from their own 20 with less than 30 seconds left. There were not many times where OSU beat Nebraska up and down the field though. On the other hand, Nebraska beat OSU like a drum up and down the field in the 2nd half. I think they had 26 yards rushing at half and ended up with almost 240.

  There was just much more confidence with Braxton in the game. I know it doesn't make much sense that his injury would have any affect on the offense, but that's the way it turned out.
• the_system

  hoops23;927466 wrote:There was just much more confidence with Braxton in the game. I know it doesn't make much sense that his injury would have any affect on the offense, but that's the way it turned out.

  I don't know if I buy that. The turnover where Lavonte David ripped the ball out of Miller's hands was huge. 2 plays later the bomb TD pass was even bigger. Miller got hurt on the next drive when it was about to be third and long. Nebraska was more than likely going to get the ball back anyway and the momentum had already shifted in a big way.