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AKAKBUCK;652985; said:You know... no one reads those gay articles except me.
Well, you know the reading comprehension level of most 14 year olds is pretty low...and I don't have anything for them to color.
Here is another...
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Buckeyes Hold on in Lackluster 17-10 Win
 rolls out to pass against the Illinois defense in the first half of their college football game in Champaign, Ill. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006.','pp'))
(AP Photo/James A. Finley)
Ohio State' quarterback Troy Smith (10) rolls out to pass against the Illinois defense in the first half of their college football game in Champaign, Ill. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006.
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By RICK GANO, The Associated Press
Nov 4, 2006 7:39 PM (18 mins ago)
Current rank: Not ranked
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Top-ranked Ohio State got its first scare of the season. The Buckeyes built a 17-0 halftime lead against Illinois and overcame a ho-hum performance by its offense to hold off the stubborn Illini 17-10 Saturday.
The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0, Big Ten) had won each of their first nine games by at least 17 points, but let this one get close, just as rival Michigan did earlier in the day against Ball State.
Rashard Mendenhall's 3-yard TD run with 1:40 to go brought Illinois within seven and after Ohio State's Brian Robiskie's recovered an onside kick by the Illini, the Buckeyes were forced to punt.
Illinois (2-8, 1-5) got the ball at its own 2 with four seconds left and 98 yards to go. But there was no miracle. The Illini completed a short pass to Derrick McPhearson, who lateraled to Kyle Hudson, who lateraled it back to McPhearson, who was ruled out of bounds at the 19, even though he lateraled once more.
Short TD runs by Chris Wells and Antonio Pittman gave the Buckeyes a halftime lead, but they couldn't add on in the final two quarters.
Illinois didn't play like a team that has lost five straight. They clamped down on the Buckeyes' running game and did a decent job of containing Troy Smith. Smith completed 13 of 23 passes for 108 yards and rushed for 37 more on 11 carries.
Trailing 17-0, the Illini moved into Ohio State territory in the fourth quarter for the first time all game, thanks to a short punt.
A 13-yard run by Mendenhall and a pass interference call on a flea-flicker gave the Illini the ball at the 11 but they had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Jason Reda.
When Kevin Mitchell intercepted Smith with just under five minutes left, the Illini had another chance but Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis intercepted it right back on the next play at the Illini 40
Illinois freshman quarterback Juice Williams, who struggled against a Buckeyes defense that was allowing just over seven points a game, was replaced late in the third quarter by Tim Brasic.
Brasic helped the Illini get the field goal, but Williams returned late in the fourth and marched his team to the Buckeyes 35 with a 24-yard pass to Jeff Cumberland. When Willians took a hard hit from Laurinaitis, he had to leave the game and Brasic was called back in
Brasic hit a 12-yarder to Cumberland that moved the ball to the 14 with just under two minutes left, setting up a 3-yard TD run by Mendenhall with 1:40 to go.
But Illinois couldn't finish off what would have been one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten history, and the Buckeyes stayed on track for a huge game with No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 18 in Columbus. If Ohio State and Michigan can stay unbeaten next week, the winner of their season finale would play for the BCS national title on Jan. 8 in Arizona.
Michigan nearly blew a big lead at home Saturday and hung on to beat Ball State 34-26.
Smith was 4-of-5 for 42 yards and Pittman carried six times for 24 yards as the Buckeyes took the opening kickoff and moved methodically behind their balanced attack 80 yards on 14 plays. It looked like it would be an easy day. Chris Wells bulled into the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 2 to make it 7-0.
But the Illini buckled down, especially against Pittman, who finished with 58 yards on 32 carries.
Ohio State's second touchdown was set up by a turnover.
When Curtis Terry recovered one by Illinois' Derrick McPhearson, who lost the ball after a reception, Ohio State had a short field at the 38 and moved in for a 14-0 lead.
Pittman broke into the end zone from one yard out at the end of the eight-play drive that included a 16-yard pass from Smith to Robiskie.
Aaron Pettrey kicked a 50-yard field goal to make it 17-0 with just less than a minute to go.
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martinss01
blissfully stupid
it seemed to me we stopped executing on offense right after chris well's fumble. troy's reads were on, his execution was rather hit and miss. its interesting to note that nicol's tip of troys int actually worked to our benefit which is the opposite of what you would expect. if he doesn't touch it #18 catches it on the run and has a decent shot at a good return. outside of an increadible catch for a te, really poor execution on a not so great decision. the entire o line got their asses handed to them. well, it wasn't that bad, but thats exactly what id tell them if i were their coach :p. at the very least, ill's dline fought to a draw in the trenches. which is a definite win for the d.
ginn and gonzo both need to work on the deep ball more. gonzo's would have been one heck of a catch and troy needs to place it better than that. but the ball was there... you gotta catch that, period. ginn can't let people run him off the ball. if the cb plays the ball thats an incomplete pass or an int. he needs to learn to fight through contact, concentrate on the ball, and be willing to lay out for it.
beanie... beanie beanie beanie..... that actually might have been a "i fumbled cause i was so afraid of fumbling" fumble. it was very smart to sit him the rest of the game. but that will likely be the extent of the punishment. unless he puts the ball on the ground against nw. if he does, he might be done till next season.
the play calling was what it was because thats exactly what jt does when the offense stops executing. he seems to take the attitude of, you don't want to give me 100%? then you'll do the equivilant of sitting the bench on the field until you do. i think it was a good thing to do in every aspect except the fact that it took 3 weeks off my life expectancy.
great game by the d. good game by the special units. only slip up was ginn and gonzo fightning for the ball at the 50.
i don't want to be on the offense this week in practice...
ginn and gonzo both need to work on the deep ball more. gonzo's would have been one heck of a catch and troy needs to place it better than that. but the ball was there... you gotta catch that, period. ginn can't let people run him off the ball. if the cb plays the ball thats an incomplete pass or an int. he needs to learn to fight through contact, concentrate on the ball, and be willing to lay out for it.
beanie... beanie beanie beanie..... that actually might have been a "i fumbled cause i was so afraid of fumbling" fumble. it was very smart to sit him the rest of the game. but that will likely be the extent of the punishment. unless he puts the ball on the ground against nw. if he does, he might be done till next season.
the play calling was what it was because thats exactly what jt does when the offense stops executing. he seems to take the attitude of, you don't want to give me 100%? then you'll do the equivilant of sitting the bench on the field until you do. i think it was a good thing to do in every aspect except the fact that it took 3 weeks off my life expectancy.
great game by the d. good game by the special units. only slip up was ginn and gonzo fightning for the ball at the 50.
i don't want to be on the offense this week in practice...
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Bucknut319;652992; said:
ChrisWells had to leave...he has a blog to write on MySpace and the puberty fairy is supposed to come tonight. Unfortunately for CW, it will be like the other 58 times he waited for her and she will likely pass him up again...
Legos for Christmas one more time.
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osugrad21;652998; said:
Worst part is....
When she does finally show up...
She's not gonna put out.
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WaitingforKickoff
Legend
Games like this happen every season. Nothing clicks for the more talent team and the underdog creeps up on them (remember '98?). The year UT won the championship, they had some serious close calls against the 'Cuse and Arkansas. SC had some close calls with Cal and Fresno. No team is going undefeated without playing a game or two like this. Let's just be thankful that we survived.
Honestly we are not giving Illinois enough credit. There was a reason we weren't airing it out in the second half, it was because our guys were getting open and Troy was feeling a lot of passrush. Kinda reminded me of the second half of the MSU game in 98, when our RBs were getting stuffed and Germaine was getting knocked down. I'm just grateful that Illinois did not possess a Plaxico Burgess type of WR today.
Honestly we are not giving Illinois enough credit. There was a reason we weren't airing it out in the second half, it was because our guys were getting open and Troy was feeling a lot of passrush. Kinda reminded me of the second half of the MSU game in 98, when our RBs were getting stuffed and Germaine was getting knocked down. I'm just grateful that Illinois did not possess a Plaxico Burgess type of WR today.
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martinss01
blissfully stupid
osugrad21;652989; said:
not true! i copy the pictures to my pc and use ms paint!
Bucknut319;652992; said:
*cough*jack's links*cough* :p
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Cicero
BP Infidel
CincinnatiW23-19 4-0
NorthwesternW27-16 6-0 (2-0)
WisconsinW19-14 8-0 (3-0)
Penn StateW13-7 9-0 (4-0)
PurdueW10-6 11-0 (6-0)
IllinoisW23-16 12-0 (7-0)
MichiganW14-9 13-0 (8-0)
What a bunch of weak wins. This team does not look like a national championship calibur team. :)
NorthwesternW27-16 6-0 (2-0)
WisconsinW19-14 8-0 (3-0)
Penn StateW13-7 9-0 (4-0)
PurdueW10-6 11-0 (6-0)
IllinoisW23-16 12-0 (7-0)
MichiganW14-9 13-0 (8-0)
What a bunch of weak wins. This team does not look like a national championship calibur team. :)
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
Tresselbeliever;653001; said:
Amen, thanks for a voice of reason in this discussion.
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AKAKBUCK;652999; said:
Well that will be a relief for the JC Penney catalog under his mattress...it was worried about getting dumped. At least that is what the Toaster told the Foreman.
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No. 1 Ohio State Holds Off Illinois
Troy Smith completes 13 of 23 passes for 108 yards.
Nov. 4, 2006
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -Top-ranked Ohio State got its first scare of the season.
The Buckeyes built a 17-0 halftime lead against Illinois and overcame a ho-hum performance by its offense to hold off the stubborn Illini 17-10 Saturday.
The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0, Big Ten) had won each of their first nine games by at least 17 points, but let this one get close, just as rival Michigan did earlier in the day against Ball State.
Rashard Mendenhall's 3-yard TD run with 1:40 to go brought Illinois within seven and after Ohio State's Brian Robiskie's recovered an onside kick by the Illini, the Buckeyes were forced to punt.
Illinois (2-8, 1-5) got the ball at its own 2 with four seconds left and 98 yards to go. But there was no miracle. The Illini completed a short pass to Derrick McPhearson, who lateraled to Kyle Hudson, who lateraled it back to McPhearson, who was ruled out of bounds at the 19, even though he lateraled once more.
Short TD runs by Chris Wells and Antonio Pittman gave the Buckeyes a halftime lead, but they couldn't add on in the final two quarters.
Illinois didn't play like a team that has lost five straight. They clamped down on the Buckeyes' running game and did a decent job of containing Troy Smith. Smith completed 13 of 23 passes for 108 yards and rushed for 37 more on 11 carries.
Trailing 17-0, the Illini moved into Ohio State territory in the fourth quarter for the first time all game, thanks to a short punt.
A 13-yard run by Mendenhall and a pass interference call on a flea-flicker gave the Illini the ball at the 11 but they had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Jason Reda.
When Kevin Mitchell intercepted Smith with just under five minutes left, the Illini had another chance but Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis intercepted it right back on the next play at the Illini 40 Illinois freshman quarterback Juice Williams, who struggled against a Buckeyes defense that was allowing just over seven points a game, was replaced late in the third quarter by Tim Brasic.
Brasic helped the Illini get the field goal, but Williams returned late in the fourth and marched his team to the Buckeyes 35 with a 24-yard pass to Jeff Cumberland. When Willians took a hard hit from Laurinaitis, he had to leave the game and Brasic was called back in
Brasic hit a 12-yarder to Cumberland that moved the ball to the 14 with just under two minutes left, setting up a 3-yard TD run by Mendenhall with 1:40 to go.
But Illinois couldn't finish off what would have been one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten history, and the Buckeyes stayed on track for a huge game with No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 18 in Columbus. If Ohio State and Michigan can stay unbeaten next week, the winner of their season finale would play for the BCS national title on Jan. 8 in Arizona.
Michigan nearly blew a big lead at home Saturday and hung on to beat Ball State 34-26.
Smith was 4-of-5 for 42 yards and Pittman carried six times for 24 yards as the Buckeyes took the opening kickoff and moved methodically behind their balanced attack 80 yards on 14 plays. It looked like it would be an easy day. Chris Wells bulled into the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 2 to make it 7-0.
But the Illini buckled down, especially against Pittman, who finished with 58 yards on 32 carries.
Ohio State's second touchdown was set up by a turnover.
When Curtis Terry recovered one by Illinois' Derrick McPhearson, who lost the ball after a reception, Ohio State had a short field at the 38 and moved in for a 14-0 lead.
Pittman broke into the end zone from one yard out at the end of the eight-play drive that included a 16-yard pass from Smith to Robiskie.
Aaron Pettrey kicked a 50-yard field goal to make it 17-0 with just less than a minute to go.
No. 1 Ohio State Holds Off Illinois
Troy Smith completes 13 of 23 passes for 108 yards.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -Top-ranked Ohio State got its first scare of the season.
The Buckeyes built a 17-0 halftime lead against Illinois and overcame a ho-hum performance by its offense to hold off the stubborn Illini 17-10 Saturday.
The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0, Big Ten) had won each of their first nine games by at least 17 points, but let this one get close, just as rival Michigan did earlier in the day against Ball State.
Rashard Mendenhall's 3-yard TD run with 1:40 to go brought Illinois within seven and after Ohio State's Brian Robiskie's recovered an onside kick by the Illini, the Buckeyes were forced to punt.
Illinois (2-8, 1-5) got the ball at its own 2 with four seconds left and 98 yards to go. But there was no miracle. The Illini completed a short pass to Derrick McPhearson, who lateraled to Kyle Hudson, who lateraled it back to McPhearson, who was ruled out of bounds at the 19, even though he lateraled once more.
Short TD runs by Chris Wells and Antonio Pittman gave the Buckeyes a halftime lead, but they couldn't add on in the final two quarters.
Illinois didn't play like a team that has lost five straight. They clamped down on the Buckeyes' running game and did a decent job of containing Troy Smith. Smith completed 13 of 23 passes for 108 yards and rushed for 37 more on 11 carries.
Trailing 17-0, the Illini moved into Ohio State territory in the fourth quarter for the first time all game, thanks to a short punt.
A 13-yard run by Mendenhall and a pass interference call on a flea-flicker gave the Illini the ball at the 11 but they had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Jason Reda.
When Kevin Mitchell intercepted Smith with just under five minutes left, the Illini had another chance but Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis intercepted it right back on the next play at the Illini 40 Illinois freshman quarterback Juice Williams, who struggled against a Buckeyes defense that was allowing just over seven points a game, was replaced late in the third quarter by Tim Brasic.
Brasic helped the Illini get the field goal, but Williams returned late in the fourth and marched his team to the Buckeyes 35 with a 24-yard pass to Jeff Cumberland. When Willians took a hard hit from Laurinaitis, he had to leave the game and Brasic was called back in
Brasic hit a 12-yarder to Cumberland that moved the ball to the 14 with just under two minutes left, setting up a 3-yard TD run by Mendenhall with 1:40 to go.
But Illinois couldn't finish off what would have been one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten history, and the Buckeyes stayed on track for a huge game with No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 18 in Columbus. If Ohio State and Michigan can stay unbeaten next week, the winner of their season finale would play for the BCS national title on Jan. 8 in Arizona.
Michigan nearly blew a big lead at home Saturday and hung on to beat Ball State 34-26.
Smith was 4-of-5 for 42 yards and Pittman carried six times for 24 yards as the Buckeyes took the opening kickoff and moved methodically behind their balanced attack 80 yards on 14 plays. It looked like it would be an easy day. Chris Wells bulled into the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 2 to make it 7-0.
But the Illini buckled down, especially against Pittman, who finished with 58 yards on 32 carries.
Ohio State's second touchdown was set up by a turnover.
When Curtis Terry recovered one by Illinois' Derrick McPhearson, who lost the ball after a reception, Ohio State had a short field at the 38 and moved in for a 14-0 lead.
Pittman broke into the end zone from one yard out at the end of the eight-play drive that included a 16-yard pass from Smith to Robiskie.
Aaron Pettrey kicked a 50-yard field goal to make it 17-0 with just less than a minute to go.
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tom6433
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osugrad21;652970; said:
you are right, i am sorry for having an opinion and being a fan. thanks for the warm welcome btw.
it wasn't the score that i felt was the issue it was the number of tackles for loss we had. it was like we went into the game without having seen illinois on film.
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