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Game Thread tOSU @ Minnesota, Nov 15th @ 12p ET, ABC/WatchESPN

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bukIpower said:
7 (yes seven) against SJSU
169 vs TCU
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The reason why Minnesota had just seven yards passing against SJSU is that they had 380 yards rushing, and that their QB was the backup who went 1 for 7 passing. As for the TSU game, the Frogs totally shut down Minnesota's rushing attack (99 yards) and Minnesota didn't score until the fourth quarter. If we can limit Cobb's rushing and press the WRs, I think we can shut them down...we also need to make sure to account for their TE Maxx Williams who had three TDs against Iowa.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
The reason why Minnesota had just seven yards passing against SJSU is that they had 380 yards rushing, and that their QB was the backup who went 1 for 7 passing. As for the TSU game, the Frogs totally shut down Minnesota's rushing attack (99 yards) and Minnesota didn't score until the fourth quarter. If we can limit Cobb's rushing and press the WRs, I think we can shut them down...we also need to make sure to account for their TE Maxx Williams who had three TDs against Iowa.
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Mili i get your point with SJSU because i saw the game and was thinking the same (when you run like that why bother) but when you have a back up in against someone that shitty you should at least get them some reps just in case. It IMO was a mixture of not needing too but also not being able to.

You said it yourself and so has our team we need to watch Maxx Williams and stop their run. When your best receiver is a tight end, your QB is throwing for 50% completion, and you average yards is somewhere around 150 then I'm not sure how you don't sell out to stop Cobb

Somehow mark this post guys because i will go on record saying somehow Cobb will be just as effective as Langford last week. We will know it's coming but will have trouble bring this guy down in the cold. The difference is they won't throw for more than 150 which you need to be able to do against us and our offense.

How Minnesota wins this game is pressuring Barrett, force turnovers, and take advantage of those turnovers. Everyone says this is a trap game but if we get up at the half 35-7 I'm getting out of the cold and going to a bar near TCF because it's over.

The reason why the Iowa game got so ugly was due to massive turnovers giving the gophers short fields. Make no mistake the gophers are physical on both sides of the ball and well coached and if we do dumb things like give them short fields off turnovers they can win this game. In saying that it would take a ton of help on our part to give them the game. Being up here in Minnesota i have seen them a lot and I'd say outside of osu I'd root for them the hardest. I'm not sure they're top 25 though I'm just not high at all on their QB or their WRs. Could be a trap game but having seen them a lot i can tell you this one shouldn't be close whatsoever.
 
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bukIpower said:
Somehow mark this post guys because i will go on record saying somehow Cobb will be just as effective as Langford last week. We will know it's coming but will have trouble bring this guy down in the cold. The difference is they won't throw for more than 150 which you need to be able to do against us and our offense.
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I think you just inadvertently made a counterpoint to your original point. You say you think Cobb will be as effective as was Langford, but Minnesota won't throw for 150 yards. Well, one of the biggest reasons why Langford was successful was because we had to account for Cook's passing and Lippett's receiving. If Minnesota doesn't have a QB of Cook's caliber and a WR of Lippett's caliber, then I think we can focus more on Cobb than we did on Langford.
 
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lvbuckeye said:
The Gophers are a very solid, well coached team. Cobb is one of the best RBs in the country, and Maxx Williams is an NFL TE. Leidner had been the second best QB in the B1G in conference play. He's pretty much #2 in yards per attempt, yards per completion, and completion percentage. He doesn't throw often, because mostly they don't need him to.

The D will be tested. We need to take the ball out of Cobb's hands, and make Leidner beat us.

They have a very solid, if not spectacular defense. Actually, their defensive numbers would have the pundits raving if they played in a different conference. This will be another tough test for the Buckeyes' offense, though i am pretty sure the Buckeyes can score on anyone at this point. They need to do it early and often. The Gophers are not built to come from behind. Get a 14-17 point lead, and it takes them completely out of their game.
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He's the #2 QB in the conference the way Kirk Ferentz deserves all those COY awards. Doing more with less isn't always because you're so good, you don't need better recruits or to pass often. Sometimes it's because you can't recruit and you can't pass.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
He's the #2 QB in the conference the way Kirk Ferentz deserves all those COY awards. Doing more with less isn't always because you're so good, you don't need better recruits or to pass often. Sometimes it's because you can't recruit and you can't pass.
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Stop being such a homer.

We all know Hackenburg is the best QB in the B1G so why split hairs over who is second?
 
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SloopyHangOn said:
What is this bull[Mark May]? Reasonable, intelligent commentary from a B1G foe on a game against Blowhio $tate? I call bull[Mark May], that board ain't real.
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Well...mostly. 8D
I'm calling it: Minnesota will beat the pompous Buckeyes from Ohio State in historic fashion.

They are too concerned with rankings and their current standing in the playoff chase. They are the Yankees of NCAA football, thinking about how much they will win by this week rather than whether they will win at all.
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Trevi said:
Interesting piece of trivia from over there:

Originally Posted by SelectionSunday
When's the last time the Gophers beat Ohio State and Michigan in the same season?
Section2 is correct, it was 1940. Beat Michigan 7-6 and OSU 13-7, both at home. It's also the only time it has ever happened according to the media guide.​
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1940? Only a couple decades after Michigan's prime.
 
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Going from a team like Mich St. and Minnesota, is like day and night. MSU had a lot of different options in there scheme of things, where Minnesota is maybe 1 or 2 dimensional. Cobb in their running and Williams in receiving, plus YAC...... The 1st half, they will surprise us and in the 2nd half we will have made big Adjustments by then.

Will there O/L be equal to our defensive front four ?? I can't say, but I Think this will be a determining factor. If we can put pressure on their QB, then that will help us in a big way. Another thing is the weather temperature at game time. At East Lansing it was 35 or 36 degrees and at night. In Minnesota it could be 24 to 26 degrees and bright sunshine. Quite a bit of contrast I would say, but none the less, it could mean a lot. Just saying
 
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