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Game Thread Ohio State 20, Wisconsin 17 (Oct. 4)

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bucknutt76;1275258; said:
I feel that JT has wisconsins number and he will pull this one out pretty well, permited that beanie gets alot of carries
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Uh, being 2-3 against Wisconsin isn't "having their number". His record against them could easily be 1-4 had it not been for Beanie's second-half explosion in last year's game...
 
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Ohio State just has to be more aggressive, which will make Wisconsin more likely to give up big plays because it seems like Michigan was exploiting that in the second half.

It seems like Ohio State's speed on offense should be able to capitalize on Wisconsin's defense.
 
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Wisky vs. Ohio State

Ohio State and Wisconsin is going to be an epic struggle for the Bucks. Unless I am completely wrong (and I could be) Ohio State better play like their backside is on fire. They havent done that yet this year. Michigan won, (Gosh I hate that phrase) because they played balls out for a half and Wisconsin helped.

My prediction is:


Ohio State 23
Wisconsin 20

Stop the run and make them pass. Put 14 players at the line of scrimmage.
OK I know but shut down the run or it will be a long-long-long day.:oh::io:
 
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My point about nobody on the perimeter was in reference to their WRs.. they have a pair of great TEs.. but Im talking about locking up their WRs with Malcolm and Chimdi/Dwash..

And allowing the rest of our D to focus on their run game and the two TEs
 
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Terrelle Pryor; said:
"People like Mark May, he said, ?Let's see how he plays on the big stage. And we're going to see next week," the freshman quarterback said. "The media, ESPN people, sit there and talk stuff about our team and say we're dead. We'll find out this week who's dead."
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:bow: :bow: :bow:

I love the attitude.
 
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JonathanXC;1275254; said:
Oh...don't get me wrong. I completely agree, I just don't think that is what we are going to see.

I think we will see only a few blitzes, cover 2, same ol' same ol'. But...quite honestly, I think we may get quite a few picks this week playing our vanilla defense. What we NEED is our front four to get pressure, so that our LBs are freed up to roam the field. That is when Buckeye Defense is at its best.
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Yeah, I'd just like to see how good we are when we play really aggressive defense. I think this is a good week to do that.

I don't think we'll see it either. :tongue2:
 
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Before everyone gives themselves ulcers thinking of Beckum tearing up the Buckeye DBs, remember he's been fighting a pulled hamstring for most of the season, and only has six catches on the year. He didn't play against UM until the 4th, when UM took the lead, and had only 2 receptions for 17 yds. Beckum minus speed is not very scary. Winconsin's passing game minus Beckum is not very scary. This could be the second year in a row that we get UW without one of their top offensive players. I'm fine with that.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
UH, what? You make it sound is if we won on some fluke play. Beanie kicking ass doesn't make JT lucky to beat UW.
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Yeah I agree. We won 38-21. Maybe without Wells it was a close game, but we wouldn't have lost. We were behind for 4 minutes in the 3rd quarter, but for the rest of the game we were tied or up.

Wisconsin only rushed for 12 yards last year!!! Boeckman had a very good game. It was a complete team effort in dominating Wisconsin.
 
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JXC;1275964; said:
Yeah I agree. We won 38-21. Maybe without Wells it was a close game, but we wouldn't have lost. We were behind for 4 minutes in the 3rd quarter, but for the rest of the game we were tied or up.

Wisconsin only rushed for 12 yards last year!!! Boeckman had a very good game. It was a complete team effort in dominating Wisconsin.
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Boeckman played okay in that game.. nothing great.. and the rush yards allowed probably include the 9-10 sacks I seem to recall us having
 
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Buckeyecty4;1275979; said:
Boeckman played okay in that game.. nothing great.. and the rush yards allowed probably include the 9-10 sacks I seem to recall us having
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Yeah, it's silly how some people factor in yardage lost on sacks into their rush defense. Sacks are part of the pass defense. Ohio State did a good job of containing a P.J. Hillless Wisconsin running attack, but not 12 yards allowed good. BTW, if P.J. Hill is available last season, Wisconsin actually probably fares even worse on the ground. He would have been wholly incapable of circumventing OSU's defensive line penetration, and he only gains what the offensive line gives him, which in that game wasn't particulary much. Zack Brown did a nice job of working with what the Wisconsin offensive line gave him I thought, in spite of his 3.2 YPC finish.

On defense the Badgers were doing a great job of containing Beanie Wells until starting DT Jason Chapman suffered a season ending knee injury. Wells' success directly correlates with Chapman's departure from the game. You can somewhat attribute the turnaround to Wisconsin's continual 3 and outs on offense, forcing the defense to remain on the field too long. But the avalanche of momentum in OSU's favor and corresponding substantial deficit created wouldn't likely have occurred with Jason Chapman on the field. I might have said in the pre-game thread that the position where Wisconsin could least afford attrition was defensive lineman. Regardless, take my word for it, I had that discussion elsewhere. Wisconsin only went about 5-deep on the defensive line, with the depth being an undersized rush end. The same situation occurs this season. The 2nd half success OSU had against Wisconsin last season only translates if one of the 2 starting DT's sustain an injury and OSU is forcing continual 3 and outs against the Wisconsin O in the 2nd half.

From a caliber standpoint I'm not very concerned about the Michigan game's implication on this particular match-up. Wisconsin stormed to a big first half lead indicative of the team's strength and in the 2nd half succumbed to the losing history at the Big House of Horrors which was bandied about amidst the media previous to the game. Wisconsin doesn't have the same history against OSU, nor at Camp Randall. What I am concerned about is the potential hangover from a demoralizing loss. But I've recovered for the most part, and so should they. Wisconsin still controls their destiny basically when it comes to winning the Big Ten and the schedule unfolds very favorably.

No prediction about the outcome at this time....I'll provide it closer to gametime. There are a lot of important variables like: Beckum's health, Graham's health, and the expected role of John Clay; which are still unknown.
 
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