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Game Thread tOSU at Iowa, Sat Nov 20, 3:30 ET, ABC/ESPN

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Coqui;1814265; said:
It's an away game in November. I'm not taking this game lightly. They have a D-line that can get push....so it all depends on which O-line of ours shows up.

I think we can handle Stanzi's long ball, but I have concerns about the dink offense tiring our defense out.
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I'm not taking it lightly either, just pointing out that Stanzi laid a big egg when the plays seemed to be there. Iowa's D-line is a concern. Stanzi on his A game is a concern. Neither of those were able to make the difference against a team that has nowhere near the talent of OSU.
 
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I feel like our very young secondary stepped it up a notch last week in the second half and I fully expect that to stay the same and improve this week. I am not sure I see Stanzi passing all that much successfully. We win by 10 on the road. :biggrin:
 
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generaladm;1814241; said:
At the beginning of the season, I thought Iowa would be the toughest game after Wisky. After watching Iowa play last week, I am convinced that Stanzi can't handle pressure. As a senior, he should have seized the opportunity to lead his team to victory. Instead, as the pressure increased, his play deteriorated like a Carson Palmer choke-fest. He will be under pressure from the kickoff, just to make up for the loss to NW. If the Buckeye front can get some decent pressure (not a given), and the secondary can contain the safe/short passes (also not a given), Stanzi could be in for a Drew Tate style meltdown. A win's a win at this point, but I wouldn't be shocked by a beat-down, a la 2005. Expecting another big game from Boom, and a second half that is all Scarlet and Gray.
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or a 2006 style beatdown...38-17 in iowa city
 
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From what I read earlier, TP is excited about the game plan. I think the whole team knows that they have to come out firing an all cylinders and keep the pressure on from there. It can't be a 2nd half game like Penn State and our players know that. We will see four solid quarters of football.
 
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generaladm;1814268; said:
I'm not taking it lightly either, just pointing out that Stanzi laid a big egg when the plays seemed to be there. Iowa's D-line is a concern. Stanzi on his A game is a concern. Neither of those were able to make the difference against a team that has nowhere near the talent of OSU.
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Transitive property dosen't fly.. we will get Iowa's best effort, no doubt about it. Good ol Big Ten slugfest on the lines..
 
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Bleed S & G;1814435; said:
Transitive property dosen't fly.. we will get Iowa's best effort, no doubt about it. Good ol Big Ten slugfest on the lines..
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I agree. Iowa is a very good team, IMO. So I'm not sure I understand all the predictions around here of an OSU 20+ point win. I'd love to see it, but I just don't think it'll happen. This game will be close, with the winner winning by less than 10 points.
 
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