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Oneshot
Goes For Three
lvbuckeye;931360; said:
Haha I love the enthusiasm and positive thinking, but that was a missed assignment.
The guy pulled a Burgess and took the outside man.
Tress was celebrating for the same reasons why any other coach would be celebrating: momentum changer for the game where we'd been sleeping.
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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
lvbuckeye;931360; said:
I would agree that it was the momentum-changer of that game. It was not on the Pontiac Game Changing Nominee. The pass to Robiskie was. But I would say that the field goal block was.
But how can you or anyone say that it was the game-changing moment for the entire season? You don't know how the rest of the season will finish. And neither does Jim Tressel. He saw that as a big play, as did the rest of us. Perhaps he knew that it could be a potential momentum-changer, but to say that he knew that he knew the Buckeyes would respond the way they did is pretty funny.
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Observations of TWC HD Digital Cable: AMAZING.. Still disappointed there is no BTN but I'm still remaining optimistic. The game looked amazing in HD and I'm not incredibly sure but it seemed like the sound quality was considerably better in HD. People say ESPN sucks but I couldn't live without ESPN! Now I have 7 ESPN channels (8 including ABC), 4 FSN channels, and CSTV (not so great)... LOL I'm loving it!
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ytownbuckeye
Heisman
Balanced Buckeyes Make Statement
By Ted Miller, Special to ESPN.com
The final tally of Ohio State's 33-14 pounding of Washington both distorts and perfectly relates what happened Saturday at Husky Stadium.
On one hand, the 10th-ranked Buckeyes wore down Washington with their physical style of play. They waited patiently for the young Huskies to make critical mistakes. And they pounced on opportunities.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Chris Wells and Ohio State flexed their muscles against Washington.
They were the better, smarter, more confident team.
But the final score also doesn't show how competitive Washington was until a critical juncture in the third quarter when it imploded.
The Huskies, led by dynamic redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, drove 80 yards in nine plays for a touchdown just before halftime, giving them a 7-3 lead at the break. They then took the third-quarter kickoff and drove 40 yards to the Ohio State 19-yard line.
That's when everything fell apart. Three plays netted minus-10 yards, then Washington's field goal attempt was blocked.
Ohio State took over, and quarterback Todd Boeckman immediately found receiver Brian Robiskie in single coverage against true freshman cornerback Vonzell McDowell for a 68-yard touchdown pass.
On the ensuing kickoff return, true freshman Curtis Shaw fumbled. Two plays later, Chris Wells ran through a tackle attempt from McDowell for a 14-yard touchdown and, suddenly, the score was 17-7.
"You've got to make a stand at that point," coach Tyrone Willingham said. "We can't have back-to-back mistakes that allow them to expand and really take the lead."
The Huskies made one last run behind Locker, who rushed for 102 yards and accounted for 255 of the offense's 346 total yards, driving to the Buckeyes 23. But Locker threw the second of his three interceptions, and Ohio State dominated the fourth quarter.
The Huskies entered the game 8-for-8 in the red zone with seven touchdowns. But they failed to score any points on drives that reached the Buckeyes' 9-, 19-, 23- and 31-yard lines.
The game's clear physical mismatch was the Buckeyes' offensive line vs. the Huskies' front seven. Ohio State rushed for 263 yards and surrendered zero sacks. But Washington, which dropped two easy interceptions and numerous Locker passes, should have plenty of what-might-have-been regrets.
Ohio State reasserted itself as the team to beat in the Big Ten with a decisive, quality nonconference road victory. Meanwhile, the jury remains out on Washington. It starts the Pac-10 schedule Saturday at UCLA -- which was humiliated 44-6 at Utah -- in a critical game for both teams.
By Ted Miller, Special to ESPN.com
The final tally of Ohio State's 33-14 pounding of Washington both distorts and perfectly relates what happened Saturday at Husky Stadium.
On one hand, the 10th-ranked Buckeyes wore down Washington with their physical style of play. They waited patiently for the young Huskies to make critical mistakes. And they pounced on opportunities.
Chris Wells and Ohio State flexed their muscles against Washington.
They were the better, smarter, more confident team.
But the final score also doesn't show how competitive Washington was until a critical juncture in the third quarter when it imploded.
The Huskies, led by dynamic redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker, drove 80 yards in nine plays for a touchdown just before halftime, giving them a 7-3 lead at the break. They then took the third-quarter kickoff and drove 40 yards to the Ohio State 19-yard line.
That's when everything fell apart. Three plays netted minus-10 yards, then Washington's field goal attempt was blocked.
Ohio State took over, and quarterback Todd Boeckman immediately found receiver Brian Robiskie in single coverage against true freshman cornerback Vonzell McDowell for a 68-yard touchdown pass.
On the ensuing kickoff return, true freshman Curtis Shaw fumbled. Two plays later, Chris Wells ran through a tackle attempt from McDowell for a 14-yard touchdown and, suddenly, the score was 17-7.
"You've got to make a stand at that point," coach Tyrone Willingham said. "We can't have back-to-back mistakes that allow them to expand and really take the lead."
The Huskies made one last run behind Locker, who rushed for 102 yards and accounted for 255 of the offense's 346 total yards, driving to the Buckeyes 23. But Locker threw the second of his three interceptions, and Ohio State dominated the fourth quarter.
The Huskies entered the game 8-for-8 in the red zone with seven touchdowns. But they failed to score any points on drives that reached the Buckeyes' 9-, 19-, 23- and 31-yard lines.
The game's clear physical mismatch was the Buckeyes' offensive line vs. the Huskies' front seven. Ohio State rushed for 263 yards and surrendered zero sacks. But Washington, which dropped two easy interceptions and numerous Locker passes, should have plenty of what-might-have-been regrets.
Ohio State reasserted itself as the team to beat in the Big Ten with a decisive, quality nonconference road victory. Meanwhile, the jury remains out on Washington. It starts the Pac-10 schedule Saturday at UCLA -- which was humiliated 44-6 at Utah -- in a critical game for both teams.
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GoodLifeSean
Proud to be born in the best state in the Union!
Ahhh gotta love how the media does for underdogs. It's always woulda, shoulda, coulda when an underdog loses by less than 20, barely less, but still. However it doesn't say how most of those turnovers were created due to the buckeye's tenacity. Plus it's not exactly as though the Bucks are abound with fifth year seniors when they blame things on first year players. Last time I checked that stripped K/O return was a strip by a freshman, devon torrence, and a recovery by a true freshman James Scott. The Bucks came out with a gameplan in the second half and simply executed it. They outplayed Washington in the second half plain and simple.
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Bleed S & G
Taking Crazy Pills
Thats unfortuante. Living w/o ESPiN by and large the last 2 or 3 years has worked out great for me.Buckeye89Fan;931372; said:
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Bleed S & G;931511; said:
Yep. I signed off circa 2003 and haven't missed it a bit. I watch games so am still exposed somewhat but I never watch Gameday, halftime or any post game stuff. I will not go to their site unless is a click thru to something posted here and then its 50/50.
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Um, you basically agreed with him. How many g.c. moments feature great execution by the loser?Oneshot;931366; said:
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billmac91
Head Coach
Jaxbuck;931531; said:
thats an awesome picture....its pretty amazing how quickly Coleman got there....good thing Larry Grant made strong push and got his hands up cause Coileman overran it......not a big deal
Even Coleman said after the game that he had to give credit to Larry cause he wasn't sure he even made contact w/ it...he did say he thinks he got a piece...its clear Larry got more than a piece
I remeber a game FSU had several years ago where B.J. Ward got to the snap before it was even placed and it surprised him to the point where he just overran it and the N.C.S.U kicker stalled a second but attempted the kick and narrowly made it
Anyways, I believe the block was attributed to Coleman b/c he got there so quickly and was in posoition, but if you look at the replay, it's pretty obvious Larry Grant got the block
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