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Are You Not Entertained? Wisconsin
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It only took me a half a bottle of Whiskey to get over the first half of the Wisconsin game.
But whatever it takes, right? That appears to be the motto Ohio State used as well in staging a prime-time comeback. The Buckeyes got the job done. It wasn’t pretty, but credit the Badgers.
I wanted a win and got it. But what else did we get?
Scott
A fast, first-quarter win: Not so much. But it was a W.
No false starts: Still waiting.
No running Badgers: The streak had to end some time, right?
Whatever it takes: Yards were scarce in the first half but OSU picked it up in the second half and got the job done.
Joe
Jump around: It was the Buckeyes doing the jumping around after the game. And for the record, I don’t think the crowd was really a factor.
Weber time: He only had 11 touches. That’s not enough. I’m sure Coach Urban Meyer will address that going into the State Penn, I mean, Penn State game.
Houston, we have a problem. It’s Hornibrook: He looked pretty good in the first half to me. Of course, his one TD pass could have been completed by Stevie Wonder. That’s how wide open Jazz Peavy was. He spent a lot of time on his back in the second half and lost 34 yards rushing due to sacks.
Brown Town, USA: The town was shutdown most of the night, but there was an overtime uprising that did the trick for the Buckeyes.
Ben
A win: It wasn’t pretty and the offense still has some passing-game woes. But at this point in the season, it’s all about the W.
Better offense: The receivers still aren’t getting the necessary separation, but J.T. Barrett finally hit on a long ball and had a couple others dropped that should have been caught. Running game showed some signs too. But it’s not perfect, yet.
Sixty minutes of hell: It was more like 30 minutes of hell, but it was good enough. Hornibrook was not the same in the second half as the front seven of Ohio State dominated. Corey Clement had the one nice 68-yard run but otherwise he was rather pedestrian.
Good, solid effort, get out with a W: The guys played hard, according to Meyer. Not sure I would go as far as saying it was a good, solid effort, but it definitely was in the second half. Build on that.
Brandon
Noodle-arm dominance: See above. He looked great in the first half.
Front seven dominance: The second half was the return of the Silver Bullets. In reality, after the first touchdown, the defense really started to play the pass better and only allow a few nickel and dime type things on the ground, other than Clement’s run.
Assert offensive force: Ohio State had more than 400 yards of offense, but it just didn’t look like the OSU offense we saw earlier this season. Things got better in the second half but passing game still needs work.
WVa
Turn it into Kriss Kross Jump: The fans still did the Jump Around but the Badgers were only up three and OSU was driving for the go-ahead touchdown. I think Ohio State showed the entire country it can win a slobberknocker.
B1G title game revisit: Not even close, other than the win.
Spread the wealth, evenly: The 17 passes were distributed well but Weber needed more touches on the ground.
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Scott via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
It only took me a half a bottle of Whiskey to get over the first half of the Wisconsin game.
But whatever it takes, right? That appears to be the motto Ohio State used as well in staging a prime-time comeback. The Buckeyes got the job done. It wasn’t pretty, but credit the Badgers.
I wanted a win and got it. But what else did we get?
Scott
A fast, first-quarter win: Not so much. But it was a W.
No false starts: Still waiting.
No running Badgers: The streak had to end some time, right?
Whatever it takes: Yards were scarce in the first half but OSU picked it up in the second half and got the job done.
Joe
Jump around: It was the Buckeyes doing the jumping around after the game. And for the record, I don’t think the crowd was really a factor.
Weber time: He only had 11 touches. That’s not enough. I’m sure Coach Urban Meyer will address that going into the State Penn, I mean, Penn State game.
Houston, we have a problem. It’s Hornibrook: He looked pretty good in the first half to me. Of course, his one TD pass could have been completed by Stevie Wonder. That’s how wide open Jazz Peavy was. He spent a lot of time on his back in the second half and lost 34 yards rushing due to sacks.
Brown Town, USA: The town was shutdown most of the night, but there was an overtime uprising that did the trick for the Buckeyes.
Ben
A win: It wasn’t pretty and the offense still has some passing-game woes. But at this point in the season, it’s all about the W.
Better offense: The receivers still aren’t getting the necessary separation, but J.T. Barrett finally hit on a long ball and had a couple others dropped that should have been caught. Running game showed some signs too. But it’s not perfect, yet.
Sixty minutes of hell: It was more like 30 minutes of hell, but it was good enough. Hornibrook was not the same in the second half as the front seven of Ohio State dominated. Corey Clement had the one nice 68-yard run but otherwise he was rather pedestrian.
Good, solid effort, get out with a W: The guys played hard, according to Meyer. Not sure I would go as far as saying it was a good, solid effort, but it definitely was in the second half. Build on that.
Brandon
Noodle-arm dominance: See above. He looked great in the first half.
Front seven dominance: The second half was the return of the Silver Bullets. In reality, after the first touchdown, the defense really started to play the pass better and only allow a few nickel and dime type things on the ground, other than Clement’s run.
Assert offensive force: Ohio State had more than 400 yards of offense, but it just didn’t look like the OSU offense we saw earlier this season. Things got better in the second half but passing game still needs work.
WVa
Turn it into Kriss Kross Jump: The fans still did the Jump Around but the Badgers were only up three and OSU was driving for the go-ahead touchdown. I think Ohio State showed the entire country it can win a slobberknocker.
B1G title game revisit: Not even close, other than the win.
Spread the wealth, evenly: The 17 passes were distributed well but Weber needed more touches on the ground.
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