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No excuses but I have always felt one reason why UW gave us fits from '94-'04 was that they were better at being "us" than we were.
What I mean is that they were truer adherents to the "run the ball/stop the run" school than we were. OSU under Coop and initially under JT was an I formation team that tried to be balanced and sometimes were quite successful. However, were always at our core an I formation-physical running offense. UW was always focused on the run game and stopping the run game so they would be more physical and either win or make it closer than it should be. Outside of 2000 I never felt we were able to exploit our overall advantage in team speed and athleticisim.
Now thats not 100% the cause obviously but I've always felt it was a factor.
Fast foreward to how we have evolved since mid 2004 and we are now a multiple offense at our core. We don't line up in spread formations with Power I personnel, we have multiple formations and personnel packages to go with them. We are not a true spread option team but we run out of spread formations a large percentage of the time. We are no longer pretending to be something we are not, is where I am going with this.
UW is no longer going to be able to beat us at our own game, it is now a matchup of two different styles and we are proficient in using our superior athleticisim to beat teams like UW, PSU and tsun.
What I mean is that they were truer adherents to the "run the ball/stop the run" school than we were. OSU under Coop and initially under JT was an I formation team that tried to be balanced and sometimes were quite successful. However, were always at our core an I formation-physical running offense. UW was always focused on the run game and stopping the run game so they would be more physical and either win or make it closer than it should be. Outside of 2000 I never felt we were able to exploit our overall advantage in team speed and athleticisim.
Now thats not 100% the cause obviously but I've always felt it was a factor.
Fast foreward to how we have evolved since mid 2004 and we are now a multiple offense at our core. We don't line up in spread formations with Power I personnel, we have multiple formations and personnel packages to go with them. We are not a true spread option team but we run out of spread formations a large percentage of the time. We are no longer pretending to be something we are not, is where I am going with this.
UW is no longer going to be able to beat us at our own game, it is now a matchup of two different styles and we are proficient in using our superior athleticisim to beat teams like UW, PSU and tsun.
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Haha! Sounds like somebody at the university told him to "STFU, n00b!"
...And that stuff about "refusing" to play a night game on the road is rich. Do you think he would be willing to forfeit a game on principle?
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bukIpower
Head Coach
I don't care how much medicine they give Hill... the way they just described how he felt is not good news. I would venture to guess that he'll travel and give it a test but it'll be too much for him to handle. Which is too bad really, but what can you do?
With that being said... They have almost no running game now with Smith/Hill out (Again I'm anticipating Hill not playing), they have their best reciever out for the year, and they have a QB who has been not so stellar in away games. While I like Beckem and the O-line's size I think this game without Hill is going to be not as hard as I thought. 37-9 Bucks
With that being said... They have almost no running game now with Smith/Hill out (Again I'm anticipating Hill not playing), they have their best reciever out for the year, and they have a QB who has been not so stellar in away games. While I like Beckem and the O-line's size I think this game without Hill is going to be not as hard as I thought. 37-9 Bucks
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DDN
Buckeyes, Badgers give BTN its 'best game'
ABC's decision to air Michigan and Michigan State gives conference's network a marquee matchup.
By Kyle Nagel
Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Mark Silverman expected to be broadcasting the Illinois-Ohio State game on the Big Ten Network next week. Then, he and the network got a surprise that will place a key Big Ten Conference game on the conference-only network Saturday.
"I believe this will be our best game of the year," said Silverman, the network's president.
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Buckeyes, Badgers give BTN its 'best game'
ABC's decision to air Michigan and Michigan State gives conference's network a marquee matchup.
By Kyle Nagel
Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Mark Silverman expected to be broadcasting the Illinois-Ohio State game on the Big Ten Network next week. Then, he and the network got a surprise that will place a key Big Ten Conference game on the conference-only network Saturday.
"I believe this will be our best game of the year," said Silverman, the network's president.
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ABJ
Network errs by grabbing OSU game Boeckman is lauded by former Wolverine
Published on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007
Just when it seemed we were out of the Big Ten Network's grip, they pull us back in.
The Ohio State-Wisconsin game will air on Big Ten Network at noon Saturday in what can be viewed as a huge mistake.
A TV industry source said the Big Ten Conference's contract with its network requires each team to appear in one conference game on the channel each season. The Buckeyes and their fans are being trapped by a numbers game.
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Network errs by grabbing OSU game Boeckman is lauded by former Wolverine
Published on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007
Just when it seemed we were out of the Big Ten Network's grip, they pull us back in.
The Ohio State-Wisconsin game will air on Big Ten Network at noon Saturday in what can be viewed as a huge mistake.
A TV industry source said the Big Ten Conference's contract with its network requires each team to appear in one conference game on the channel each season. The Buckeyes and their fans are being trapped by a numbers game.
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DDN
Wisconsin hopes to have injured running back Hill
Published on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007
Wisconsin hopes to have injured running back Hill
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is hopeful running back P.J. Hill will be available when the Badgers play at No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday.
Hill hobbled off the field in the first quarter last Saturday after scoring on fourth-and-1 against Indiana. X-rays on Hill's left foot and leg after the game showed no broken bones.
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Wisconsin hopes to have injured running back Hill
Published on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007
Wisconsin hopes to have injured running back Hill
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is hopeful running back P.J. Hill will be available when the Badgers play at No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday.
Hill hobbled off the field in the first quarter last Saturday after scoring on fourth-and-1 against Indiana. X-rays on Hill's left foot and leg after the game showed no broken bones.
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Dispatch
Badgers focused on executing
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:38 AM
By Shawn Mitchell
The Columbus Dispatch
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema did not come out and say that his Badgers might be overmatched when they visit Ohio State on Saturday, but he hinted there is a gap in the quality of athletes that populate each team's roster. The second-year coach said he has viewed video of the Buckeyes' 37-17 victory at Penn State, and it wasn't any particular play or drive that stood out to him. Instead, it was some post-touchdown gymnastics.
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Badgers focused on executing
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:38 AM
By Shawn Mitchell
The Columbus Dispatch
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema did not come out and say that his Badgers might be overmatched when they visit Ohio State on Saturday, but he hinted there is a gap in the quality of athletes that populate each team's roster. The second-year coach said he has viewed video of the Buckeyes' 37-17 victory at Penn State, and it wasn't any particular play or drive that stood out to him. Instead, it was some post-touchdown gymnastics.
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buckeyeinfla
Bittersweet Symphony
if hill does play he will be less than 100 percent.....i dont see how they will move the ball on osu without hill and smith running...i honestly would drop wiskey below msu as a threat...msu had a better run game...better WR's...little less of a TE and about the same QB.....i think osu comes out and takes care of business
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buckeyes_rock
Great day to be a Buckeye
http://www.theozone.net/football/2007/Wisconsin/statcomparison.htm
In league games only, the Buckeyes are third in the conference in rushing at 210.2 yards per game, Wisconsin 5th at 174.6. In rushing defense the Buckeyes are allowing 49.4 yards per game in league play (first), Wisconsin 191.0 (eighth).
Beanie and the O-line may have a field day! :osu:
In league games only, the Buckeyes are third in the conference in rushing at 210.2 yards per game, Wisconsin 5th at 174.6. In rushing defense the Buckeyes are allowing 49.4 yards per game in league play (first), Wisconsin 191.0 (eighth).
Beanie and the O-line may have a field day! :osu:
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NightmaresDad
Woody Rules!
buckeyeinfla;976565; said:
Yep
Plus, their defense is S-L-O-W.
We flip the PSU stats and run for 250, throw for 200.
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Badgers focused on executing
I say we belay the celebrations in the endzone until after the game or whenever. Although I think the celebrations are entertaining, I'm surprised that JT lets that happen but then again it's part of the game that we look forward to. Bielema is just concerned that we may be celebrating too much in the endzone because we have a more potent offense! Their "guys don't do that" and won't if our defense plays the way they have been.
If he's not impressed with the play action from the game last week, maybe he should be. The celebrations are going to be there one way or the other. Maybe this week JT will tell those that score to just hand the ball to the ref like Robiskie and Saine do and run back to the sideline. The dropped jaws, stunned looks, and silence from the Wisky fans will be celebration enough.
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I say we belay the celebrations in the endzone until after the game or whenever. Although I think the celebrations are entertaining, I'm surprised that JT lets that happen but then again it's part of the game that we look forward to. Bielema is just concerned that we may be celebrating too much in the endzone because we have a more potent offense! Their "guys don't do that" and won't if our defense plays the way they have been.
If he's not impressed with the play action from the game last week, maybe he should be. The celebrations are going to be there one way or the other. Maybe this week JT will tell those that score to just hand the ball to the ref like Robiskie and Saine do and run back to the sideline. The dropped jaws, stunned looks, and silence from the Wisky fans will be celebration enough.
:osu:
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