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

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Dryden said:
Could you possibly use a worse stereotype? Stop parroting other peoples' wrong "facts."

There is absolutely nothing "Big-10" about the league anymore when three-quarters of the teams run either the spread or the read-option offenses. "3 yards and a cloud of dust" is long gone. It's now "7 yards and a missed tackle."

Do you realize, that in Big-10 conference play, 8 of the 11 teams gave up over 400 yards and a group average of over 30 points per conference game?

The NCAA Total Defenses for Big-10 teams for 2005 were:

5. Ohio State
12. Penn State
36. Michigan
67. Iowa
87. Michigan State
90. Minnesota
92. Wisconsin
93. Indiana
100. Purdue
115. Illinois
117. Northwestern

Again, 8 of the 11 teams had defenses like a sieve. Also, of the teams on this list, 8 of them return their QBs. Troy Smith, Drew Tate, Drew Stanton, Bryan Cupito, and John Stocco all return as fourth or fifth year seniors, and all are coming off great seasons.

There will be A TON of TDs scored in the Big-10 this year, and many of the teams could routinely score well into the 40s.
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Can you name a tougher, more physical conference than the Big 10? If not then my point is proved.
 
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aurorabuckeye13 said:
Can you name a tougher, more physical conference than the Big 10? If not then my point is proved.
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It's 2006, not 1966.

Sorry, but your argument has no merit when 3/4ths of the Big-10 runs finesse, spread offenses or pro-style offenses. If you want to see good ole' I-formation, power football, the SEC is probably the place to go. Heck, the Pac-10 had four of the nations Top-10 running backs last year.

Five of the Top-21 QBs in pass eff, however, are from the Big-10. Eight Big-10 QBs placed in the top-half among all NCAA QBs for pass eff. Meanwhile, six Big-10 teams are in the Bottom-30 for pass defense.

In 2006, Big-10 conf. defenses will likely be down across the board, while some of the best QBs in the country will return for their senior years.

It's a recipe for a lot of TDs. Everyone except Minnesota and Wisconsin runs a spread, read-option, or pro offense. Minnesota and Wisconsin, incidentally, both return really good QBs but lose their stud RBs. They'll likely be throwing it more too.

If you look at the Top-15 rushing teams in the NCAA, you'll see that the Pac-10 (Southern Cal, Cal, Washington St) actually had more top tier running teams than the Big-10 did last year (Minnesota, Penn St).

This isn't anything new. This has been a ten-year trend in the Big-10. The 'Big-10 is a smashmouth, 3-yard-and-a-cloud league' myth ranks right up there with the 'Florida speed' and 'the Pac-10 doesn't play defense' myths. You don't need to look at stats, or team rankings, or anything else on paper, just watch the freakin' games, and you'll see this is evident. These things are cyclical.

Now, if you said that "historically, the Big-10 is the toughest, most physical conference" then I'd agree with that, but that simply isn't the case right now.

Somehow, these 30, 40, and 50-year old college football myths continue to persist, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. The Top 5 or 6 teams in the BCS leagues are all recruiting the same kids from the same states. Ohio kids aren't bigger than Louisiana kids, and Florida kids aren't faster than Texas kids. The only people who still believe this crap are Beano Cook and Lee Corso, and that probably says alot about why one was a failure as an AD and the other a failure as a coach. The Top-30 to Top-40 teams at the D1A level are separated by nothing more than good coaches, good recruiters, and tradition.

The best teams from the Big-10, Pac-10, Big-12, SEC, ACC, and even the Big East could beat each other on any given Saturday of any given year.
 
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Dryden said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't both of your top receivers, Hurd and Powers, gone?
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Hurd is gone. Powers is gone also, but he and Britt Davis put up similar numbers last year.

I am not worried about the recievers. We have Britt, then we have Marcus Perez who played as a true freshman back in 04 who will be back after missing last season with a concussion. Matt Simon is back after missing last year with a broken leg. The only senior of the bunch Jarrett Carter, and we have some good guys ready to step uo like Orlando Moore, Marcus Lewis, and Evans Adonis.

Yes we do lose Hurd and Powers, but we have a lot of young talent replacing them.
 
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Here's what CFBNews.com says about NIU's receivers:

Receivers
The Huskies have a little bit of work to do losing Sam Hurd and Shatone Powers, who combined to catch 108 passes for 1,598 yards and 16 touchdowns. Britt Davis is a rising superstar who should take over for the lost production of Hurd, but there's still a question about the number two receiver needing Jarret Carter, Marcus Perez, and/or Matt Simon to quickly emerge. There are plenty of options to play around with among the tight ends starting with All-MAC candidate Jake Nordin and brining in Brandon Davis and David Koronkiwicz to block.

The key to the unit: Britt Davis has to be better than advertised and Marcus Perez has to convert his big-time speed into production.
Receiver Rating: 5.5
 
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BB73 said:
Here's what CFBNews.com says about NIU's receivers:

Receivers
The Huskies have a little bit of work to do losing Sam Hurd and Shatone Powers, who combined to catch 108 passes for 1,598 yards and 16 touchdowns. Britt Davis is a rising superstar who should take over for the lost production of Hurd, but there's still a question about the number two receiver needing Jarret Carter, Marcus Perez, and/or Matt Simon to quickly emerge. There are plenty of options to play around with among the tight ends starting with All-MAC candidate Jake Nordin and brining in Brandon Davis and David Koronkiwicz to block.

The key to the unit: Britt Davis has to be better than advertised and Marcus Perez has to convert his big-time speed into production.
Receiver Rating: 5.5
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Yep that sounds are about right. Britt will be fine, and somebody out of a blob of about 5 guys needs to step up and be the #2.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
So, a player who hasn't done anything to earn the title "superstar" is a "rising" superstar...nice article.
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Anybody who has watched him and knows his story calls him a rising superstar. Almost every preview I have seen has called him a rising superstar or something to the extent.

the ESPN article calls him one also:
but the Huskies could have a star in the making in sophomore Britt Davis (6-2, 195).
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Uh, Wells was the top recruit in the entire class last year and was the MVP of the Army All-American game, so he's clearly earned that recognition. As for the ESPN article, there's a big difference between "a star in the making" and "a rising superstar".
 
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