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Game Thread Game Nine: Ohio State 40, Illinois 2 (final)

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This game will be a shootout. I expect the score to be something like 89-85. Dee Brown is going to be tough to stop, but Illinois lost to many players to be....

*interrupted* "What?"

"This is football season."

"oh...."

Here's to another offensive explosion :cheers:
 
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I don't see Ohio State breaking 40 points if Illinois is held to 10 or fewer, unless the score is 37-3, and Ohio State's backup CB returns an interception for 6. When Tressel gets a 3-touchdown lead late in the game, it takes a big run or a defensive or special teams play to score the touchdown.

I see a game similar to the San Diego State game. Illinois will get a long play that results in a score. But they'll punt more times than they get first downs. If the offense plays as well as they did this past week, Smith is going to be out of the game halfway through the 3rd quarter, and Zwick will be out with 5 minutes to go in the game.

I don't know much about Illinois' offense. But I know that they get beat by everyone else, so I don't see them doing much. My prediction: 38-7.
 
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Funny you say that Piney but I am a little suprised it has not been discussed more. Maybe we are all just tired of the QB situation, but to be 100% honest I was really suprised to see Bokeman in there and not Zwick. I am not going to read into more then what is, but I was a little suprised to say the very least. Anyway, this is about Illinois... so umm yeah I predict a W in this one.
 
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craigblitz said:
Funny you say that Piney but I am a little suprised it has not been discussed more. Maybe we are all just tired of the QB situation, but to be 100% honest I was really suprised to see Bokeman in there and not Zwick. I am not going to read into more then what is, but I was a little suprised to say the very least. Anyway, this is about Illinois... so umm yeah I predict a W in this one.
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Tressel explained that a little in his post-game interview, and I know someone mentioned it on here. The explanation was that Tressel wanted to get Smith out of the game in a hurry (if you remember, he came out in the middle of a drive - not between drives), and Tressel "couldn't find Zwick." All they were going to do was hand the ball of a couple of times, so Boeckman went in.

I find it a little hard to believe. Zwick should have the feeling that "mop-up" time was coming, so he should know where to be when it's his time. And Boeckman was in for how many plays? 5-6? You'd think that by the end of the first play, Zwick would have been found and Tressel could send him in.

I'm not going to read anything into it, though, and I think that Zwick will get more playing time than Boeckman will, against Illinois.
 
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Gang, this should be an ass-whupping of epic proportions. There is no reason why we shouldn't be up by 28+ points at halftime, and play the second- and third-stringers in the second half. I'm dead serious. Play the first team the entire first half, and if we are indeed up by 28+ at half, play the second string the entire third quarter (especially Zwick, Wells, Dukes, and Lyons to get them some game time) and then start mixing in third-stringers in the fourth (put Boeckman and Haw in and turn them loose). Illinois has given up 35+ points in every conference game, including two 60-point games. There is no reason we can't win this by 40+ points, even with subs playing the second half.
 
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I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the second and third teamers play. EHaw should get a reasonable number of carries, and we'll probably see both Zwick and Boeckman, along with some of the other receivers (looking forward to seeing Lyons and Dukes in particular). It will also be nice to see some of the 2006 LB corps get their numbers called.
 
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Zurp said:
The explanation was that Tressel wanted to get Smith out of the game in a hurry (if you remember, he came out in the middle of a drive - not between drives), and Tressel "couldn't find Zwick." All they were going to do was hand the ball of a couple of times, so Boeckman went in.

I find it a little hard to believe. Zwick should have the feeling that "mop-up" time was coming, so he should know where to be when it's his time.
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Maybe Zwick went to take a leak and got lost since he'd never been in the BaggyDome before. :p

Stranger things have happened, such as Santonio playing 'through the pain' against Marshall last year. :biggrin:
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Gang, this should be an ass-whupping of epic proportions. There is no reason why we shouldn't be up by 28+ points at halftime, and play the second- and third-stringers in the second half. I'm dead serious. Play the first team the entire first half, and if we are indeed up by 28+ at half, play the second string the entire third quarter (especially Zwick, Wells, Dukes, and Lyons to get them some game time) and then start mixing in third-stringers in the fourth (put Boeckman and Haw in and turn them loose). Illinois has given up 35+ points in every conference game, including two 60-point games. There is no reason we can't win this by 40+ points, even with subs playing the second half.
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And we need to win big to impress the pollsters and computers (not the BCS formula, but to get all of the computers ranking us top 5). So, maybe Tressel will the let the dogs loose for a run in the 'Shoe in these seniors next to last home game!
 
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Dryden said:
Maybe Zwick went to take a leak and got lost since he'd never been in the BaggyDome before. :p

Stranger things have happened, such as Santonio playing 'through the pain' against Marshall last year. :biggrin:
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No way did Tressel "lose track" of Zwick...Justin was visible on TV standing on the sideline with a dejected look on his face when Smith came off the field and he was right by Tressel.
 
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