Game Thread Ohio State vs. Bowling Green, 09/03/16 @ 12pm ET, BTN

[Dryden]

 

[MD Buckeye]

Great 1st half... Love what the offense is doing and love what I've seen out of the OL so far. I realize Bowling Green's DL may not be the best, but the OL looks impressive and is only going to get better. And if you didn't know, Curtis Samuel is fast.

Here's hoping Sprinkle is ok, but it didn't look good. Hoping to see a bit more out of the DLine in the 2nd half.

 

[TooTall]

Didn't know what to expect from this team. Clearly a young team. That said, a young team that hung 35 in the first half with almost 500yds offense.

That .gif is fantastic.

 

[NFBuck]

Lost in all.the fireworks...Samuel with a breakout game, 161 all-purpose yards and a TD...in a half.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

 

[Gizmo]

Decent half.

 

[Steve19]

Rave comments about TSUN vs a really crummy Hawaii team that gave up 51 points last week. Uh, yeah, NC game bound.

 

[TooTall]

That's ball distribution at it's finest. And with that much talent, it will be nearly impossible to stop if they stick to that game plan.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Found the scorecard for the Malik Hooker INT.

Judge is a scUM fan.

 

[TooTall]

On an unrelated note, EVERY tweet has loaded properly on this thread without refreshing. And I'm on Night Game layout. I don't know what wizardry you summoned to make it happen, but job well done @Clarity

 

[scarletngray]

First Half Observations:
Overall a great first half on both sides of the ball with the exception of the pick six
OFFENSE:
OL is impressive. Looks like these guys just picked up where they left off last year. Opening holes for the run and giving JT plenty of time to throw. I think only one penalty and that was by a True Freshman.
Lot's of guys touching the ball. Webber, Samuel, Wilson, Dixon, Baugh, Brown, Hill...
Receivers are getting open
Webber is a beast. He's going to be a good one.
Samuel is a difference maker.
So glad Wilson is healthy and getting his touches
At least four passes to the TE
JT has 4 TD passes and nearly 250 yards passing. IN THE FIRST HALF

DEFENSE:
Playing really well today
DB's are doing a great job at shutting down the passing game.
Conley is an All-American type player
Joe Burger!!! What an inspiration. This guy can play ball!
Hooker's INT was highlight material
Lot's of speed in the secondary
Only concern is that we are not getting sacks or too much pressure on the QB

SPECIALTEAMS:
Playing stellar ball all around

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Houston up on Okie 19-17 and getting the ball to start 2nd.

 

[TooTall]

Houston up on Okie 19-17 and getting the ball to start 2nd.

From the little that I've seen, they've struggled to contain Greg Ward Jr.

JT is going to love that.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Houston up on Okie 19-17 and getting the ball to start 2nd.

Yeah Houston is going to fuck up that prime time undefeated match up.

 

[Systems_id]

Great 1st half... Love what the offense is doing and love what I've seen out of the OL so far. I realize Bowling Green's DL may not be the best, but the OL looks impressive and is only going to get better. And if you didn't know, Curtis Samuel is fast.

Here's hoping Sprinkle is ok, but it didn't look good. Hoping to see a bit more out of the DLine in the 2nd half.

Last year's o-line struggled against WAY worse teams than BG last year. Remember when we had trouble moving the ball against freaking Hawaii, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan? So far this o-line is doing whatever the hell it wants and I love it.