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

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sonofbrutus5 said:
As I said before oh wise one, looking at any of those teams do any of them have a Troy Smith? and as for there somewhat impressive "resume" they fell short, wins talk! losses of 7,3, or even 1 are still loses. I don't know because I apparently don't watch enough College football, but I think might loses of 1-100 are still in the same column (you know the L column) if you know otherwise oh prophet college football please tell me.:roll1:
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The point is that they've got three good wins over BCS teams, including a 10-3 Maryland team, and were a TD or less from beating 5 others, including a Big-10 conference champ.

NIU isn't going to roll over like Temple or Rice, so you can put a fork in the "ain't seen nothing like Troy and Teddy" arguments.

Nice attitude.
 
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Dryden said:
The point is that they've got three good wins over BCS teams, including a 10-3 Maryland team, and were a TD or less from beating 5 others, including a Big-10 conference champ.

NIU isn't going to roll over like Temple or Rice, so you can put a fork in the "ain't seen nothing like Troy and Teddy" arguments.

Nice attitude.
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Through 74 pages of the thread, this was the main point I have been trying to get across.

I am glad you understand it.
 
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G-FORCE said:
Through 74 pages of the thread, this was the main point I have been trying to get across.

I am glad you understand it.
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you may have already answered this but tell me what you really for see happening? I mean I'm a bullheaded Buckeye fan and I understand that I mean I would pick the buckeyes over anybody. Do think the Huskies are going to win and by how much.
 
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G-FORCE said:
Through 74 pages of the thread, this was the main point I have been trying to get across.

I am glad you understand it.
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Well, I already understood it. But that doesn't change the fact that I was predicting OSU will handle NIU rather easily back in March on Page 3 of this thread. :wink2:

I mean, there are some really, really good football teams in the MAC, and NIU has consistently been among the top. But my opinion is, this game won't be decided by Wolfe, or Free, or Ginn, or Smith. Doug Free aside, NIU's problem will be with handling OSU's front four (or six, or eight, going by the 2-deep rotation). That is what will decide this game, if not in the first half, then most certainly in the second half where OSU's depth takes over.

Where NIU can make the game interesting is with using Wolfe as a receiver out of the backfield and neutralizing the OSU D-line with quick outs. OSU has a good, experienced line, but a secondary that, while long on talent, is short on experience. NIU could have a field day with bubble screens, misdirection and quick slot-hitches, which are notoriously effective against inexperienced Ds (see Northwestern or Iowa vs OSU in 2004).

I think NIU keeps things interesting for a quarter or a half, but the final score probably won't be pretty.

A lot of OSU fans will underestimate NIU, but I'm certain JT and OSU won't. There will be no talk of Texas in Week 2, because JT will have shown the team what NIU has done to teams like Bama and Maryland. NIU might show up ready to play their proverbial "Super Bowl," but our guys will too, and I think that'll be the end of it.

NIU aside, if the margin is less than 14 or 17 points, than I think we might be seeing a revelation that the OSU defense isn't going to be good enough to get OSU to a national championship.
 
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I actually do think that it will be closer then a lot of other, yes I believe that tOSU is far superior as far as players are concerned but I don't that Jim Tressel is the kind of coach that blows team out, My guess on the gam would probably be more like, 35-10
 
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I mean, there are some really, really good football teams in the MAC, and NIU has consistently been among the top. But my opinion is, this game won't be decided by Wolfe, or Free, or Ginn, or Smith. Doug Free aside, NIU's problem will be with handling OSU's front four (or six, or eight, going by the 2-deep rotation). That is what will decide this game, if not in the first half, then most certainly in the second half where OSU's depth takes over.

Where NIU can make the game interesting is with using Wolfe as a receiver out of the backfield and neutralizing the OSU D-line with quick outs. OSU has a good, experienced line, but a secondary that, while long on talent, is short on experience. NIU could have a field day with bubble screens, misdirection and quick slot-hitches, which are notoriously effective against inexperienced Ds (see Northwestern or Iowa vs OSU in 2004).

I think NIU keeps things interesting for a quarter or a half, but the final score probably won't be pretty.

A lot of OSU fans will underestimate NIU, but I'm certain JT and OSU won't. There will be no talk of Texas in Week 2, because JT will have shown the team what NIU has done to teams like Bama and Maryland. NIU might show up ready to play their proverbial "Super Bowl," but our guys will too, and I think that'll be the end of it.

NIU aside, if the margin is less than 14 or 17 points, than I think we might be seeing a revelation that the OSU defense isn't going to be good enough to get OSU to a national championship.[/quote]


I think the games won by tOSU in field positioning the fact that the bucks have great return ability to shorten the playing field. it makes it so much easier for the offense to get in the scarlet Zone a.k.a. the red zone.
 
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G-FORCE said:
Illinois went to the Sugar Bowl the year we almost beat them. I doubt you guys are THAT much better then them.
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I beg to differ. The 2001 Illinois team gave up 47, 45, 35, 28, and 28 points that year...a Tressel-led OSU defense has never given up 35 points (in regulation). Our 2005 offense averaged more ppg than the 2001 Illinois offense, and our defense gave up way less ppg than the 2001 Illinois defense...and our offense over the second half of last season was considerably better than the 2001 Illinois offense.

Besides, that's 2001...this is 2006. Yeah, you've played some Big Ten teams tough before, but the Ohio State team you'll face on Sep 2nd will clearly be the best of the bunch.
 
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I am really looking forward to this game, not only because its the home opener but I was born out in DeKalb. I have always rooted for Northern and tried to follow them as best I could.

G-Force, do you or did you go to Northern? If so I need a good bar that will have lots of NIU stuff on the walls and packed with college chicks on a Friday night.


My prediction for the game: OSU 45-24
 
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sonofbrutus5 said:
I think the games won by tOSU in field positioning the fact that the bucks have great return ability to shorten the playing field. it makes it so much easier for the offense to get in the scarlet Zone a.k.a. the red zone.
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Absolutely. OSU's punt and return games vs NIU's punt and return games is probably worth about 200 hidden yards: Short drives for Ohio State, long drives for Northern Illinois.
 
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