Game Thread Game One: #1 Ohio State 35, Northern Illinois 12 (9/2/06)

[G-FORCE]

It is in no way shape or form meaningless... see our fans are proud of our school because every year, we win. And we win in one of the best conferences in America. Its something that people call a track record. Somoething that NIU doesn't have. Year after year, Ohio State has great defenses, and trust me, it won't change anytime soon.

For the last decade NIU has pumped out 4 great backs. Turner and Leshon Johnson played/ are playing in the NFL and Thomas Hammock would have if it wasn't for a heart condition.Garrett Wolfe is the next in line.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Miami (OH) was the 5th or 6th best team in the MAC and it put up 14 points against OSU's defense. NIU was the 2nd best team in the MAC and OSU won't have the same defense. NIU scores at least 14!

7 - 5... second best? Nice. Man, the MAC is worse than I had given em credit for.
Oh, yeah.. Miami went 7 -4... 1 game difference between 2nd and 6th, eh?

 

[sandgk]

Man I thought I got this board wound up a time or two, but this many pages over a team that I have never heard of about a running back that I have never heard of.........

Well, we do need a warm-up game before the Texas thread hits 5,000 posts

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Michigan:
Pittman- 23 carries, 85 yards, 1 td
Wolfe- 17 carries, 148 yards, 1 td

You can throw that game right out the window. Not only is that a rivalry game, it's THE rivalry game in all of sports. It's almost always close because both teams give it everything they have. Stats go down for everybody, well, except for Troy Smith.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Hey look another cocky BCS (well actually you don't have a conference) fan.

is ND one of those teams that you would scare but not beat

 

[jlb1705]

Man I thought I got this board wound up a time or two, but this many pages over a team that I have never heard of about a running back that I have never heard of.........

How have you not heard of Garrett Wolfe? He only ran for 50 gazillion yards last year, and he would've had more if they didn't limit the length of the football field to only 100 yards!

 

[G-FORCE]

is ND one of those teams that you would scare but not beat

Scare, but not beat lol.

4-4 in our last 8 games against BCS teams.

We ain't beating anyone you are correct.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Yes I did. Wolfe is not Sproles, and you have a grand total of 0 players on that defense playing for you this year.

It is meaningless.

Ummm, look again, smarty pants. Pay close attention to the names Quinn Pitcock, David Patterson... just off the top of my head..

Wolfe is not Sproles, I'll give you that. Sproles, as I said, had actually PERFORMED by the time OSU played him.

I'll say it's meaningless, but it wasn't meant to mean anything other than to illustrate what OSU has done in the past with Smallish Heisman type backs.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

How have you not heard of Garrett Wolfe? He only ran for 50 gazillion yards last year, and he would've had more if they didn't limit the length of the football field to only 100 yards!

and even more if he was playing against terrible defenses.......oh wait :p

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Miami (OH) was the 5th or 6th best team in the MAC and it put up 14 points against OSU's defense. NIU was the 2nd best team in the MAC and OSU won't have the same defense. NIU scores at least 14!

Those 14 points were garbage time points and you know it, you just won't adress it.

 

[aurorabuckeye13]

For the last decade NIU has pumped out 4 great backs. Turner and Leshon Johnson played/ are playing in the NFL and Thomas Hammock would have if it wasn't for a heart condition.Garrett Wolfe is the next in line.

Yup, terriffic backs... first of all i'm not doubting that garret wolfe is a good back and im not saying he wont be drafted. And three backs in the NFL from NIU that no one outside of NIU has ever heard of, I don't consider a track record. Even Miami (OH), BG, and Akron had people i've heard of...

 

[NIUHuskies]

7 - 5... second best? Nice. Man, the MAC is worse than I had given em credit for.
Oh, yeah.. Miami went 7 -4... 1 game difference between 2nd and 6th, eh?

It's called MAC play! The MACC game features supposedly the best two teams in the MAC, and since NIU lost we would be #2. Miami (OH) lost to NIU, lost to BG which had the same MAC record as them, lost to Central Michigan which had the same MAC record as them as well (which NIU beat as well). Toledo was 6-2. Therefore, Miami (OH) was around the 5th or 6th best team in the MAC.



EDIT: Let's try and stay civil with the football discussion.

 

[G-FORCE]

Ummm, look again, smarty pants. Pay close attention to the names Quinn Pitcock, David Patterson... just off the top of my head..

Wolfe is not Sproles, I'll give you that. Sproles, as I said, had actually PERFORMED by the time OSU played him.

I'll say it's meaningless, but it wasn't meant to mean anything other than to illustrate what OSU has done in the past with Smallish Heisman type backs.

Wolfe has preformed against everyone he has ever played. I guess I will have to keep saying this until your ears bleed. It isn't his fault he hasn't had the chance to shine against a team like Ohio State (yet).

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Scare, but not beat lol.

4-4 in our last 8 games against BCS teams.

We ain't beating anyone you are correct.

sorry....just going off YOUR quote that you "scare" every BCS team you play, and your other quote that you don't expect to beat Ohio State, but you do expect to scare them.

better get those halloween masks on.

 

[NIUHuskies]

You can throw that game right out the window. Not only is that a rivalry game, it's THE rivalry game in all of sports. It's almost always close because both teams give it everything they have. Stats go down for everybody, well, except for Troy Smith.

To OSU and Michigan fans it might be. To the rest of the world, it is not!