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Game Thread Game Four: Ohio State 31, Iowa 6 (final)

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BrewHawk said:
Don't worry guys, I already know about the big egos:wink2:

Speaking of egos, sure wish you could have knocked off the Longhorns. Those guys usually don't shut up when they're getting their ass handed to them in the Holiday Bowl, now we won't hear the end of it until they play OU again this year.
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I saw you're well written first post, and liked what I saw, but now you are trashing the Longhorns? Of course I realize you live in Texas, but for the most part us Texans tend to direct our annoying traits toward Aggy and the land theives, I apologize for any aggy behavior coming from my fellow longhorhs.

Anyway, tOSU fans and posters all know after three games that you guys need some work on the offensive side of the ball. As for Iowa, it has been hard to get a read on your team from my limited perspective because of Tate's injury in the second quarter against Aimes Community College, and what I am hoping was just unispired play against the others, but I think that tOSU will be better prepared for Tate this year. I don't see any team putting a lot of points up against this buckeye defense, unless their offense is continually punting and the defense gets a little tired or sloppy. At some point, Ginn will have an amazing game, and you will always have to worry about Holmes.

Texas was able to get good inside pressure, but tOSU had several runs and TS Audbiles that broke outside the tackle box and gained 5+ yards. There running backs will gain the necessary yards to keep your D honest, and allow for Holmes and Ginn to get free. H/w if TS throws another pass to Holmes as he did for tOSU's TD in the Texas game, its unstoppable.

I don't think that you guys will get it done on the ground despite your talented background, so it will again be up to Tate through the air. There are holes in the secondary. My prediction is that tOSU will put some things together offensively and take this one by more than the spread (they have to get better on O at some point, right?). I am also biased now, as I know so much about this buckeye team, and I want to see them in the top 5 at the end of the year.

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Date: Sep 22, 2005

Iowa visits Ohio State Saturday to open Big Ten play at Ohio Stadium (noon, ABC). Click here for the pertinent data, depth charts, ABC coverage map and one man's opinion on how this one will go.
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Game Data
* Date, Time: Sat., Sept. 24; 12:10 p.m. (Eastern)
* Location: Ohio Stadium
* TV: ABC (regional broadcast); Announcers: Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, Suzy Shuster.
Here is the ABC coverage map for Sept. 24:
ABC Coverage Map
* 2005 Records, Rankings: Ohio State, 2-1, ranked eighth in Associated Press poll, ninth in USA Today coaches poll; Iowa, 2-1, ranked 21st in AP poll and USA Today coaches poll.
* Coaches: Ohio State, Jim Tressel (fifth year at OSU, 42-12; 20th year overall, 177-69-2; vs. Iowa, 1-1); Iowa, Kirk Ferentz (seventh year at Iowa, 44-32; 10th year overall, 56-53; vs. Ohio State, 1-3).
* Series History: Ohio State leads series 42-14-3, including 27-8-1 in Columbus. The Buckeyes had won eight straight games over Iowa prior to last year's 33-7 Iowa win in Iowa City. OSU has won the last four meetings in Columbus, dating to a 16-9 loss in 1991.
* Iowa Schedule: Sept. 3, Ball State, W 56-0; Sept. 10, at Iowa State, L 23-3; Sept. 17, Northern Iowa, W 45-21; Sept. 24, at Ohio State; Oct. 1, Illinois; Oct. 8, at Purdue; Oct. 15, Indiana; Oct. 22, Michigan; Nov. 5, at Northwestern; Nov. 12, at Wisconsin; Nov. 19, Minnesota.
* Iowa Key Players (2005 Stats): QB Drew Tate (29 of 39 passing, 403 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT), RB Albert Young (36 carries, 298 yards, 3 TDs), WR Ed Hinkel (10 catches, 104 yards), TE Scott Chandler (10 catches, 102 yards), SE Clinton Solomon (8 catches, 154 yards, 3 TDs), OLB Chad Greenway (35 tackles, 2 TFLs), MLB Abdul Hodge (27 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack).
* Iowa Fast Facts: Location: Iowa City, Iowa.; Enrollment, 29,697; Nickname, Hawkeyes; Colors, Gold and Black; Stadium, Kinnick Stadium (surface, grass; capacity, 70,397).
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.
71 Steve Rehring, 6-8, 329, So.
RT 74 Kirk Barton, 6-7, 325, So.
73 Steve Winner, 6-6, 300, Sr.
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.
18 Devon Lyons, 6-4, 214, So.
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.
87 Lawrence Wilson, 6-6, 225, Fr.
DT 94 Marcus Green, 6-3, 290, Sr.
93 Nader Abdallah, 6-5, 300, R-Fr.
DT 90 Quinn Pitcock, 6-3, 295, Jr.
98 Joel Penton, 6-5, 290, Jr.
DE 57 Mike Kudla, 6-3, 265, Sr.
99 Jay Richardson, 6-6, 276, Jr.
SLB 42 Bobby Carpenter, 6-3, 255, Sr.
33 James Laurinaitis, 6-3, 231, Fr.
MLB 51 Anthony Schlegel, 6-1, 251, Sr.
46 Chad Hoobler, 6-3, 240, So.
WLB 47 A.J. Hawk, 6-1, 240, Sr.
52 John Kerr, 6-1, 246, Jr.
CB 26 Ashton Youboty, 6-1, 188, Jr.
19 Brandon Underwood, 6-2, 170, R-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 6 Tyler Everett, 5-11, 202, Sr.
2 Malcolm Jenkins, 6-1, 180, Fr.
NB 2 Malcolm Jenkins, 6-1, 180, Fr.
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.
Iowa Offense

LT 75 Ben Gates, 6-6, 286, Sr.
78 Dace Richardson, 6-6, 300, Fr.
LG 73 Marshal Yanda, 6-4, 315, Jr.
74 David Walker, 6-2, 295, Sr.
C 61 Brian Ferentz, 6-3, 282, Sr.
59 Ben Cronin, 6-5, 285, Sr.
RG 54 Mike Elgin, 6-4, 277, Jr.
71 Seth Olsen, 6-5, 297, R-Fr.
RT 76 Mike Jones, 6-5, 299, Jr.
71 Seth Olsen, 6-5, 297, R-Fr.
TE 87 Scott Chandler, 6-7, 242, Jr.
30 Ryan Majerus, 6-3, 237, Jr.
FL 11 Ed Hinkel, 6-1, 190, Sr.
4 Herb Grigsby, 6-0, 170, So.
SE 88 Clinton Solomon, 6-3, 196, Sr.
22 Calvin Davis, 6-1, 197, Jr.
RB 21 Albert Young, 5-10, 207, So.
23 Marcus Schnoor, 6-1, 198, Sr.
QB 5 Drew Tate, 6-0, 185, Jr.
16 Jason Manson, 6-1, 195, Jr.
FB 35 Tom Busch, 5-11, 231, So.
46 Champ Davis, 6-2, 227, Jr.
K 1 Kyle Schlicher, 5-9, 179, Jr.
Iowa Defense

DE 92 Ken Iwebema, 6-4, 246, So.
96 Alex Kanelis,6-4, 255, Fr.
DT 53 Matt Kroul, 6-3, 256, R-Fr.
66 Ryan Bain, 6-2, 260, Fr.
DT 65 Alex Wilcox, 6-2, 280, So.
47 Mitch King, 6-3, 247, R-Fr.
DE 99 Bryan Mattison,6-3, 262, So.
or 49 Mike Follett, 6-5, 255, Sr.
OLB 27 Edmond Miles, 6-1, 222, Jr.
37 Gavin McGrath, 6-2, 221, R-Fr.
MLB 52 Abdul Hodge, 6-2, 234, Sr.
40 Mike Klinkenborg, 6-2, 230, So.
WLB 18 Chad Greenway, 6-4, 244, Sr.
44 Mike Humpal, 6-2, 225, So.
CB 26 Jovon Johnson, 5-9, 177, Sr.
3 Ma'Quan Dawkins, 5-9, 166, Jr.
SS 15 Miguel Merrick, 6-0, 203, Jr.
25 Marcus Paschal, 6-0, 199, Jr.
FS 25 Marcus Paschal, 6-0, 199, Jr.
or 13 Charles Godfrey, 6-1, 202, So.
CB 20 Antwan Allen, 5-10, 180, Sr.
19 Adam Shada, 6-1, 180, So.
P 6 Andy Fenstermaker, 6-3, 221, Jr.
Breaking It Down
* When Ohio State Has The Ball: I am going to operate under the assumption that the OSU offense is not as bad as it appeared to be in last week's win (yawn) over San Diego State. There was no rhythm to the offense, a consistent theme these last two or three years, against a team that had been beaten from pillar to post by UCLA and Air Force the two previous weeks.
Troy Smith did not have one of his better games, making poor reads, missing open receivers and preferring to step up and run at the first sign of trouble. The coaches admitted this week there was too much Troy and not enough Ted and Santonio (and Anthony and Roy and ...). The Buckeyes need better balance if defenses are expected to respect all of their weapons. Otherwise, the quarterback draws and sweeps and inside gives to Antonio Pittman will go nowhere.
The San Diego State game confirmed that Ohio State, even in the red zone, is a spread team. The I-formation has been all but phased out. OSU was marginally better in the red zone, and the numbers would have looked better if Brandon Schnittker had not fumbled at the 1-yard line.
You can completely discount Iowa's wins over outmanned Ball State and Division I-AA Northern Iowa. In the loss to Iowa State, the Hawkeyes gave up 169 yards rushing and 154 passing. (It should be noted that the Cyclones' numbers are modest because they worked with short fields after collecting five Iowa turnovers.)
That rushing figure, though, is an indication that the young defensive front -- no Matt Roths here -- still has a ways to go. We know those linebackers, Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway, are among the nation's very best, though. The secondary is a veteran group, but can be vulnerable as well at times. Will they be tested? Hmmm.
* When Iowa Has The Ball: The Hawkeyes have six starters back from the offense that riddled an inexperienced and injury-riddled OSU defense for 33 points in that game at Iowa City. The key guy, obviously, is quarterback Drew Tate. The OSU game a year ago was his big coming-out party and that game, as much as anything, cemented Tate's status as the first-team All-Big Ten quarterback.
My guess is Ohio State will have some wrinkles in store for Tate when he comes calling this time around. Last year, they allowed him to roll out with impunity and he completed 26 of 39 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns. Clinton Solomon had two TD grabs in that game and big tight end Scott Chandler had one. Tate also ran for a touchdown as well.
Tate suffered a concussion in the loss to Iowa State, but came back last week and lit up UNI. Even worse, Iowa has a running game this year with Albert Young, who is averaging right around 100 yards per game. I'm not sure he'll come near the century mark in this game.
I am going to operate under the assumption that the Ohio State defense is not quite as good as it showed against San Diego State. Accordingly, I think the Hawkeyes will get a few points. I guess I need to see the defense -- even with Bobby Carpenter energizing the pass rush -- contain Tate before I buy in completely.
* How It Will Go: Iowa has the makings of a pretty good Big Ten team. Tate, Hodge and Greenway alone give them the ability to win any game they play in the Big Ten this year. But their supporting cast is as green as the grass they will play on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
I am going to operate under the assumption that last year's game at Iowa will resonate with more than just a few members of the Ohio State football team. They did not come to Ohio State to experience embarrassment at that level. Having said that, I see a typical Ohio State Big Ten game -- a struggle for each team, probably, to move past the 25-yard line.
I think Troy Smith will move closer to putting it all together here. He doesn't have to outplay Tate, per se. He just needs to consistently make the right decisions and put the ball where it needs to be. Who knows, maybe Ted Ginn Jr. will get seriously involved here for the first time all year. The OSU defense should be able to get two, maybe three turnovers from the Hawkeyes. And that, ultimately, could spell the difference.
Moreover, it is put-up or shut-up time for one of these two proud teams. The loser of this game, quite honestly, can pretty much forget about a BCS bowl bid and will likely face a straight uphill fight just to get to the Capital One or Outback bowls. With the game at Ohio Stadium, I’ve got it: Ohio State 27-18
* For The Record: I am 2-1 straight-up and 1-2 against-the-spread with Ohio State. (As of Wednesday, OSU was listed as a 7-point favorite.)
-- Steve Helwagen
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Iowa Preview
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Through sixty-nine previous meetings, the Hawkeyes have only beaten the Buckeyes fourteen times. But after Iowa made the Buckeyes go pick a switch last year and whipped the blood right out of 'em, you'd think that it was Ohio State that is only batting a career .250 against Iowa.
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The Texas game was the game that everybody pointed to for the Buckeyes, but it was this Iowa game that the players have been looking forward to since they left Kinnick Stadium as 33-7 trouncees last year

Being the Big Ten opener, and considering Iowa's hospitality last year, this should look like an awful lot like a Michigan game to the Buckeyes.

When Iowa Has The Ball
Expect Iowa to have the ball first. In 66 of their last 70 games, the Hawkeyes have started the game on offense. Given that Jim Tressel always defers the choice to the second half, look for Iowa to make it 67 of their last 71 on offense.

Everybody knows about Iowa quarterback Drew Tate. He's the preseason offensive player of the year in the conference, and right now, he hasn't done anything to make those accolades Toretta-like. His low point this year was getting concussed and knocked out of the Iowa State loss. In their two wins, Tate has completed 24 of 28 passes for 356 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. Of course those two victories have come against Ball State and Northern Iowa, and while they are actual football teams, they don't really play actual football.

You may remember watching the Buckeye defenders chasing Drew Tate around the field last year. The way Tate ran around in that game last year, he looked like John Elway toying with Clay Matthews (still too soon?).

Tate is definitely a playmaker, and he's a much better passer than he is a runner. He has a couple of veteran wide receivers that he relies on. His big play receiver is senior Clinton Solomon. Solomon had seven catches for 131 yards and two scores last year against the Buckeyes. Although you probably missed his second touchdown when you saw that Antiques Roadshow was on.

Tate's possession receiver is senior Ed Hinkel. Hinkel is tied for the team lead in receptions with ten. That low total tells you how little their starters have been playing. The other co-leader is tight end Scott Chandler. He's a big target at 6'7" 242 and Tate has no problem relying on him. One thing to keep an eye on is that the Iowa tight ends have seventeen receptions total in just three games. Because of this, Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock will have to decide whether to allow linebacker Bobby Carpenter to play defensive end on passing downs, or keep him at linebacker, simply because they may need his coverage skills on those tight ends.

The Buckeyes should be able to get back to their base defense this week. It will be interesting to see how much time freshman cornerback Malcolm Jenkins gets after playing the entire game-and playing well-last week against San Diego State.

Ohio State has a wealth of safeties when corner Tyler Everett drops back there, and it's his ability to cover that may allow Bobby Carpenter to rush on passing downs.

The Buckeye pass rush has been looking better and better. On the year, Ohio State has eleven sacks and they have a chance to increase that total Saturday. Iowa has given up seven sacks this year, so Drew Tate's not afraid to eat the ball and the turf.

An Iowa running back has rushed for at least 97 yards in each of their three games. Sophomore Albert Young will get the start. He had 140 in the loss to Iowa State, and he had two touchdowns last week in that "game" against Northern Iowa. Walk-on Marcus Schnoor and freshman Shonn Greene will also get some carries.

The offensive line is what you would expect from head coach Kirk Ferentz, but running the ball won't be easy against the Ohio State defense. Right now, there may not be a team in the country that can run on this defense. If the Buckeyes go back and look at the film of last year's game, they'll see a 5th string tailback getting carries and getting tough yards. The Hawkeyes didn't run all over the Buckeyes last year, but they got what they needed to get whenever they needed to get it. For a defense, that can be more frustrating than a Biakabatukian bludgeoning.

As is the norm each week, Buckeye defensive end Mike Kudla is getting better and better. On passing downs, the Buckeyes have been coming after the quarterback like he's the last slice of pizza. Iowa may want to take advantage of that aggressiveness, although the Buckeyes recovery speed can negate a lot of the reverses, misdirections and screens. But you have to try something to keep the defense honest.

With regards to the kicking game, Iowa may have the best special teams in the conference. They are first in net punting at 40.7 yards per punt. They are first in kickoff coverage and second in punt returns. Place kicker Kyle Schlicher has yet to miss a kick of any kind, although he's only attempted two field goals to go along with his fourteen extra points. To top it off, the Hawkeyes also have two of the top five punters in the conference.

The Hawkeyes are well-coached all over the field, and special teams is far from an exception.

When Ohio State Has The Ball
Troy Smith had his moments last week in his first start in nine months or so. Perhaps it was a bit much to expect a performance on par with his Michigan performance. It certainly didn't warrant the boos that he experienced. Unless those were just preemptive "Huuuuuuuus". I guess there's no way of telling.

Expect Troy Smith to be better this week than he was last week. He'll need to be, too. However, if he isn't given the chance-or just doesn't-go through his progressions, he may not see the end of this game. If Smith has to run the ball twenty times against Iowa, that may mean that that's the only way the Buckeyes can move the ball on the ground. If that is the case, this game may not be won (or lost) until the last seven minutes.

A good comparison for Troy Smith would be Bret Meyer at Iowa State. Like Smith, Bret Meyer is a very mobile guy and he has various runs called for him (though not as many as Troy Smith does). Against Iowa, Meyer ran the ball eight times for 47 yards. He was also sacked three times, which knocked his total down to 28 yards for the game. The Hawkeye defense is susceptible to a mobile quarterback, but if there is no threat to throw you basically become Utah State with better athletes.
One thing that the Cyclones were able to do against Iowa was maintain the running game.

Taking away the yards lost via the sack, Iowa State ran for about 200 yards against the Hawkeyes, and their longest run was only fifteen yards. They did not give up on the running game, and they controlled the game and the clock.

It still remains to be seen whether or not the Buckeyes can stick to one game plan long enough to establish some offensive control. Ohio State running back Antonio Pittman may never get to carry the ball twenty times, but the seventeen carries that he does get will be tough yards and he'll need to finish each carry like it's third and short. Every first down that the Buckeye offense gets keeps Drew Tate on the bench. It also keeps the defense rested and able to attack when they are in there.

The Buckeye offensive line seems to be set. Nobody in the starting lineup is moving from guard to tackle, or tackle to center. Everybody that's starting Saturday has been starting since Game One. Saturday they have a chance to go against a defensive line that has one senior in the two deep.

In fact, the rest of the linemen are freshmen and sophomores.

The Iowa line is improving, but they are still very raw and the Ohio State offensive line has a tremendous opportunity to dominate a quality opponent. Yes, they had that same opportunity last week, but it didn't happen. Last week is gone. San Diego State is gone. Iowa is here and the offensive line has to be looking forward to it.

If that offensive line gives Troy Smith time to throw, and he chooses to do so, his wide receivers will be matched up with one of the better cornerback tandems in the country in seniors Antwan Allen and Jovon Johnson. Johnson has fifteen career interceptions, so he's no stranger to jumping on the out route.

The one knock on these two corners is that they're listed at 5'10" and 5'9", which means they're actually 5'8.5" and 5'7.5". Fortunately for them, they won't really have many height mismatches, unless the Buckeyes throw to Roy Hall out wide.

Buckeye kicker Josh Huston has picked up where Mike Nugent left off almost perfectly. He has shown tremendous leg strength in both his field goals and kickoffs. He is averaging three field goals per game so far. That's not necessarily a stat you want to lead the conference in, but what are you gonna do.

Right now Huston is scoring 11.7 points per game.

That's just too much. That's like eating a dozen donuts in one sitting. Sure it tastes good, and yes, it does provide sweet and delicious sustenance, but you will end up regretting it.

One of the better matchups on Saturday (that we hopefully only see once) will be Iowa's kickoff coverage team versus Ohio State's kickoff return team. Santonio Holmes is averaging 36.3 yards per return, and would be averaging more if people would stop holding and blocking in the back.

How It'll End Up
Ted Ginn Junior just got mentioned for this first and last time in this preview. Remember that. It's our way of overlooking him in order to look foolish after the game.

Iowa won't be able to maintain a running game against this Buckeye defense, but that hasn't always kept Iowa from winning before. The Buckeyes also match up well outside with Iowa's skill. The Hawkeyes don't have the fastest receivers, but they are very solid and know exactly what to do on each and every play. However, the Buckeye defensive backs can stay with them at the outset. The key will be being able to stay with them when Drew Tate starts running around.

The Ohio State defensive line (aided by Bobby Carpenter) will be able to get some decent pressure on Tate, and the frequent blitzes won't hurt either (when I say "hurt", I'm not referring to physical pain, because I would be wrong).

The Buckeyes can run on Iowa, but if too much of it is done by Troy Smith, he may not last all game.
It is hard to not think of this as a Michigan-type of game, and we all know what Jim Tressel is capable of in those instances.

Enough stalling, the first one to twenty wins.

Ohio State 24 - Iowa 13
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It's a dilemma for our offensive game plan this week.

Pick on the 2 corners who are listed at 5'9" and 5'10"? OR

Pound the ball against a DL that has 1 guy in the 2-deep over 262 pounds?

I'm all for some pounding, with some deep passes mixed in. But can we do that from the spread? It will be very interesting to see what we do on offense Saturday.
 
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BB73 said:
Pound the ball against a DL that has 1 guy in the 2-deep over 262 pounds?
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I think we're gonna see an aerial attack. We don't have many tall wideouts tho. Lyons was hurt last week, and Robiskie is still kinda young. That leaves 6'3" Hall, and a bunch of 6' or less WRs.

Wasn't SDSU's DL like 260ish? And they didn't have great LBers waiting.

I think we'll see a balance, but the passing game will be what steps up bigtime.
 
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ok, I just remembered hearing something about small guys on their line.

Tate is in serious trouble. He's a tough kid, but there's no way he isn't worried about getting hit again after his concussion two games ago. And there isn't a defense I'd be more afraid of facing than ours in that sense.
 
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texasfight06 said:
I saw you're well written first post, and liked what I saw, but now you are trashing the Longhorns? Of course I realize you live in Texas, but for the most part us Texans tend to direct our annoying traits toward Aggy and the land theives, I apologize for any aggy behavior coming from my fellow longhorhs.

Anyway, tOSU fans and posters all know after three games that you guys need some work on the offensive side of the ball. As for Iowa, it has been hard to get a read on your team from my limited perspective because of Tate's injury in the second quarter against Aimes Community College, and what I am hoping was just unispired play against the others, but I think that tOSU will be better prepared for Tate this year. I don't see any team putting a lot of points up against this buckeye defense, unless their offense is continually punting and the defense gets a little tired or sloppy. At some point, Ginn will have an amazing game, and you will always have to worry about Holmes.

Texas was able to get good inside pressure, but tOSU had several runs and TS Audbiles that broke outside the tackle box and gained 5+ yards. There running backs will gain the necessary yards to keep your D honest, and allow for Holmes and Ginn to get free. H/w if TS throws another pass to Holmes as he did for tOSU's TD in the Texas game, its unstoppable.

I don't think that you guys will get it done on the ground despite your talented background, so it will again be up to Tate through the air. There are holes in the secondary. My prediction is that tOSU will put some things together offensively and take this one by more than the spread (they have to get better on O at some point, right?). I am also biased now, as I know so much about this buckeye team, and I want to see them in the top 5 at the end of the year.

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TOP 5! Hell..... I want us to win out, you to win out and USC lose one game and we play you again in the RB!!! :biggrin:
 
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I don't know about everybody else...but I think Iowa is the best team in the Big 10 that's not tOSU. They lost @ Iowa State...a team that is VERY underrated and I think has a shot at a Big 12 Championship. I think this is a game between two top 10 teams. I think the winner of this game wins the Big 10. I think both of these teams beat scUM.

Iowa has the best QB in the Big 10, great experienced recievers, and a stronger OL than last year. Their strength against our strength...the best defense in the country. But they are very young on defense. We are very...hmmm well...confused...on offense. Iowa isn't going to score many points...the question is...are we?
 
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BrutusBobcat said:
This game has 100% "Tresselball" written all over it.
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You're right.

JT continues to work on the running game.

JT continues to work on our blocking assignments.

JT continues to focus on consistent QB play...good decisions, no turnovers, and playmaking.

JT continues to let the defense dictate the tempo of the game.

JT continues to unveil a new wrinkle, formation, and/or personnel package on offense.

JT continues to disappoint those who desire the offensive philosophy of Urban Meyer.

In short...JT continues to do the things we need to do to ensure ourselves a victory against scUM and bowl game.

Come 11/19 - we'll be right where we want to be.
 
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