Game Thread Illinois 28, Ohio State 21 (final)

[OregonBuckeye]

And all of my doubt flies out the window when I hear Tressel. He's so calm. It'll be a battle in the second half but I think we can pull it out.

 

[Steve19]

OK. We started out this game in a way that made it seem like it wasn't going to be much work today.

Now, we need to realize that we are in a real game and our guys need to get their heads into the game. Illinois is a well-coached team that has a good game plan. They have executed well.

What we get a chance to see now is this: How badly do our Buckeyes want to play in the national championship game?

 

[Panthersfan]

Regroup here.. We can't ruin a championship with the Illini.

 

[Cicero]

You keep jinxing us. No more predictions, please.

Not a prediction so much as a belief. I have seen this coaching staff in this kind of games too many times to lose faith.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Not a good half for either side of the ball. We still win by 20+

If we win this game by 20+, you're going to see your rep go through the roof...

 

[shetuck]

Wow, jumpin' out th ewindows early at the BP. Anyone remember the game we had last week?

milli? :ho:

 

[lvbuckeye]

Let go of the fumble. What let the air out of the stadium...was the guy that ran right up the middle of OUR VAUNTED DEFENSE...AND NEARLY WENT YARD...

Fumble or not...

sure the long run let the air out. are you arguing that the Buck's having the ball on the 20 with a 7-0 lead wouldn't have reinflated it?

i'll be back on later... i'm going to have a heart attack now.

 

[scarletngray]

We've been a good second half team all year. Coaches will make the needed adjustments. I know the saying about "if's" and "but's", however, there was two fumbles by Illinois that were not called that we recovered. Also, if Ballard and Boeckman hook up, it's a different game.

 

[Panthersfan]

Short passes, get back to the run, if we can do that, it'll all come back together. We shredded em in the short pass at the start.

 

[POJO_Risin]

Ohio State will be fine.

The Illinois secondary isn't playing all that well...Boeckman is missing receivers downfield...because he's being rushed...or getting decked.

And the defense is getting worked...

 

[Buck Kid 66]

Well this isn't the cake walk people were making it out to be.

 

[dav713]

Lets play the 2nd half like we played during 4th quarter vs Wisconsin.

 

[Cicero]

If we win this game by 20+, you're going to see your rep go through the roof...

Never doubt the Sweatervest!!

 

[blazedett]

Somehow i have a feeling that they won't be showing the replay of illinois big run, their longest play of the day by far...and if they do they will cut it off before the fumble...they act like that never happened

 

[OCBucksFan]

The way I see it we just got caught looking ahead to Meatchicken. Now Tressel will go in, have a talk with the players, make some adjustments on both sides of the ball and see what happens. When you are behind that's when you have the best opportunity to make your adjustments, so don't everyone go jumping off of buildings now. One would assume the coaches have changes in mind, we're paying way too much attention to the run and the pass is being left open, meaning we aren't playing our game.

We need to get some good hits on Williams, a few of those and we'll see a change in the option, remember Washington, we kept hitting Locker and soon he started to think twice, that's what needs to happen here. It's seven points, one touchdown.