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Game Thread tOSU at Wisconsin, Sat, Oct 16, 7:00 ET; ESPN

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woofermazing;1794981; said:
What is the sequence for tiebreakers? MSU has also played an fcs team, which would give us an edge.
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Here's the Reader's Digest version:

  1. An ineligible team shall not be considered in the standings for determination of the conference representative.
  2. If there is a tie for the championship, the winner of the game between these two teams shall represent the conference.
  3. If there is still a tie, or if the tied teams did not play each other, the representative shall be determined on the percentage basis of all games played.
  4. If there is still a tie, the highest-ranked team in the final BCS standings shall be the representative.
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MSU having played an FCS team has no bearing on a possible tiebreaker.
 
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As well as Boom played today I still feel like our major problem on O is that we're still missing that "big play back". TP needs someone to divert attention on the ground when all we need is 3-5 yards for a 1st down or especially a TD. This is the kind of game where I would've liked Berry from 2 years in the future to drive up pre-game in his Delorean and say "coach, I'll be that guy".

Pryor made a lot of fantastic plays, but as soon as it was solely on him it became a gambling game.
 
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Ouch.

Good game Wisci.
Wisci O line really great. Their d backs must have been good too. TP was looking for receivers for hours.
OSU O line was mixed. Sometimes amazing in pass protection, just not consistent enough.
Dan Herron is a man. Sanzo is a great great player.
But the OSU D really got handled pretty much all night. That still blows my mind.
 
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jlb1705;1794893; said:
I'll disagree to a certain extent. To me, Pryor looked tentative for the entire first half - as if he just wasn't quite ready to be the true leader of the offense against a good Big Ten team on the road.

When the Buckeyes found their bearings last year, it wasn't because of Pryor's playmaking but because of the running of Herron & Saine. Again tonight, the offense didn't find itself until they started getting the ball to Boom Herron. When Wisconsin scored again in the 4th quarter, that took the ball back out of Boom's hands and Pryor went back to looking less than sharp.

As much as it pains me to say, Pryor still isn't quite to the point where he can be the go-to guy against good teams. He needs to play off of the running game and broken plays to make an impact against good teams and good defenses.
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which is why we absolutely MUST come out running the ball. we have to be a run first team, NOT a pass first team. it's the same shit as last year. it took the Purdue loss to start running the ball, and it looks like it happened again tonight against Wisky.
 
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SloopyHangOn;1794973; said:
Seriously though.

The parallels with this game and the 'Cocks/Tide game should not be overlooked.

Just watch how much the bias changes things.

Both teams looked out of it by halftime and battled back within 1 score just to be gently pushed aside at the end. Both teams lost to a team whose only loss came to another undefeated team within the conference. If Wisky somehow manages to choke away next week's game to Iowa just pay attention to how much different the pollsters and the media treat the Buckeyes in comparison to the Tide. Sure SOS is a factor, but I doubt it will cover the drastic difference we're going to see.
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How far do you think the Buckeyes drop? Honestly, it was a road loss at night to a top 20 team. I think they stay in the top 10. Nebraska and South Carolina losing to unranked opponents guarantees this IMO.
 
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Bill Lucas;1794999; said:
How far do you think the Buckeyes drop? Honestly, it was a road loss at night to a top 20 team. I think they stay in the top 10. Nebraska and South Carolina losing to unranked opponents guarantees this IMO.
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Judging by recent years I'd guess they drop to 11 in the AP and maybe 10 in the coaches.

God knows the BCS is going to slaughter us. Maybe 15 if we're lucky.
 
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Bill Lucas;1794999; said:
How far do you think the Buckeyes drop? Honestly, it was a road loss at night to a top 20 team. I think they stay in the top 10. Nebraska and South Carolina losing to unranked opponents guarantees this IMO.
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I'd say the AP will likely drop Ohio State to no higher than 13 and probably lower (I"m thinking in the 15-18 range). Why? Because the AP is meaningless and because quite a few of the mediots are going to penalize Ohio State for the teams they played so far.

The coaches poll I fully expect to be around 10 or so.

The BCS will slaughter Ohio State. Probably no higher than 15.
 
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Gatorubet;1794992; said:
I hate to say it, but that cheeshead asshole OC called some pretty creative plays in the second half. If we'd (uf) tried anything mildly creative we might not have lost f-ing homecoming tonight. :shake:
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Yeah, he did a good job, but where the hell are you? I'm at the bar getting sloshed and you owe me a drink. :cheers:
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1795010; said:
I'd say the AP will likely drop Ohio State to no higher than 13 and probably lower (I"m thinking in the 15-18 range). Why? Because the AP is meaningless and because quite a few of the mediots are going to penalize Ohio State for the teams they played so far.

The coaches poll I fully expect to be around 10 or so.

The BCS will slaughter Ohio State. Probably no higher than 15.
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Fuck 'em. All we can do is win the rest of our games, and we'll do it.
 
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lvbuckeye;1794998; said:
which is why we absolutely MUST come out running the ball. we have to be a run first team, NOT a pass first team. it's the same [censored] as last year. it took the Purdue loss to start running the ball, and it looks like it happened again tonight against Wisky.
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Let's just call it as it is...we got beat tonight. I hate hearing all the bs commentary about we should have run more or should have passed more. We lost...they played better....simple as that. The KO return set the tone for the game and we didn't respond very well and the rest is history.

It happens....
 
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jlb1705;1794893; said:
I'll disagree to a certain extent. To me, Pryor looked tentative for the entire first half - as if he just wasn't quite ready to be the true leader of the offense against a good Big Ten team on the road.

When the Buckeyes found their bearings last year, it wasn't because of Pryor's playmaking but because of the running of Herron & Saine. Again tonight, the offense didn't find itself until they started getting the ball to Boom Herron. When Wisconsin scored again in the 4th quarter, that took the ball back out of Boom's hands and Pryor went back to looking less than sharp.

As much as it pains me to say, Pryor still isn't quite to the point where he can be the go-to guy against good teams. He needs to play off of the running game and broken plays to make an impact against good teams and good defenses.
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+ 1,000,000
 
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