Game Thread Illinois 28, Ohio State 21 (final)

[dew9275]

tressel

tressel is he trying to lose this game 2 challenges his did nothing, no time out's called and he let ill run down the clock. some times i wonder what the heck he is doing that kind of dumb coaching will get you beat. wtf tress pull your head out of you butt and start getting thejob done , did you come all this way to be out played by a lesser football team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[POJO_Risin]

No...I'm arguing that THE PLAY IS OVER.

It was the wrong call.

I think we...as Ohio State fans...have had enough calls go the OTHER WAY...to realize that there's still a ballgame to play.

If being tied 7-7 at home, being undefeated, having the defense that we have, and then running right down the field and scoring...getting all the fans back in the game, and still looking like the #1 team in the country...

isn't enough to get us back in the game...

well...that is deflating...isn't it...

There's still a half left...and no doubt...we'll win this game...period...end of story...

 

[RB07OSU]

Not good coaching (should have challenged two plays), Oline getting eaten alive, defense appears lost.

Other than that, we're fine...

2nd half will be a different story.

I'm pretty sure they couldn't have challenged the fumble because if he is ruled down I don't think it can be overturned. The refs should have called it a fumble and if they had it wrong, let it get challenged. That is always my philosophy on close calls for fumbles because if you don't get it right like the refs just did, they can't overturn it, as opposed to calling it a fumble in the first place.

 

[Panthersfan]

Offense better start getting it going. Where's the deep ball.

Nooo way man, if you remember, our big plays on that drive came on passes to the TE, Robiskie, and Hartline, all within about 16 yards of the line of scrimmage.

 

[TJnTN]

There wasnt many people who thought this game would be a cake walk. Illinois is a good team.

Agreed. I think after the scare they gave us last year everyone figured this would be a good game. Just disappointing how we are playing.

 

[Ronald Reagan]

What calls have gone OSU's way over the years?

 

[OregonBuckeye]

There wasnt many people who thought this game would be a cake walk. Illinois is a good team.

Actually, there were. Myself included.

 

[RB07OSU]

tressel is he trying to lose this game 2 challenges his did nothing, no time out's called and he let ill run down the clock. some times i wonder what the heck he is doing that kind of dumb coaching will get you beat. wtf tress pull your head out of you butt and start getting thejob done , did you come all this way to be out played by a lesser football team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure he would be happy to hand you the clipboard...nice first post. However, I do agree that he should have used the timeouts in the redzone. Sometimes he does act is if he gets to save them for the next half.

 

[Cicero]

I'm sure he would be happy to hand you the clipboard...nice first post. However, I do agree that he should have used the timeouts in the redzone. Sometimes he does act is if he gets to save them for the next half.

I am sure he has an avalanche of red chiclets for that one.

 

[Panthersfan]

Actually, there were. Myself included.

No way.. You actually thought we'd run over this team? Way to much team speed for us to just leap over them, as if they weren't on the schedule at all. Defense needs to make the first one three and out, and as I have been repeating like a broken record, short passes, run, then you can set up a few long balls if neccesary.

 

[dew9275]

i disagree osu is letting this team stay in this game with bad play, we are not playing worth a crap and that is the problem not ill. they are not that good of a team sorry.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

No way.. You actually thought we'd run over this team? Way to much team speed for us to just leap over them, as if they weren't on the schedule at all. Defense needs to make the first one three and out, and as I have been repeating like a broken record, short passes, run, then you can set up a few long balls if neccesary.

Once again, I wasn't the only one. Their team speed didn't do much against Iowa.

 

[BuckeyeFlorida]

Two things...

1) There is still another half of football left so remember last week. I seem to remember a game not too long ago that was very similar to the one today. Deja vu in fact. I think we might have gone into halftime down 7 to Wisc just seven days ago. Keep the faith ... the boys will come through.

2) Clay Hall and D. Stanely called it right it right on the pregame show... this game will be decided in the trenches and right now, our O-line is getting man-handled by their D-line. If they can get it together and give Todd some time to throw and the Wells' some holes to run through, things will be okay. If not, probably not.

 

[Buck Kid 66]

There were lots of people beating through chest and saying this was a win period.

 

[Panthersfan]

i disagree osu is letting this team stay in this game with bad play, we are not playing worth a crap and that is the problem not ill. they are not that good of a team sorry.

Give credit where credit is due, they're not 7-3 due to lack of skill.