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What Do You Want To See? Wisconsin
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I have to admit, I’m having trouble focusing on the OSU-Wisconsin game because my Cubbies are opening the National League Championship Series Saturday at 8 p.m.
But it’s a huge game and by kickoff I’m sure I will be able to multi-task.
Hopefully Ohio State isn’t worried about anything but the Badgers.
I would love to see OSU end all doubt early so I don’t have to watch two things at once. I can barely do one thing at a time without screwing it up.
But aside from a quick ending, what else do I, and my fellow staffers at tBBC, want to see?
Scott
A win: How about settling things in the first quarter?
No false starts: Not gonna stop this one until it happens.
No running Badgers: Let’s keep them out of the end zone and keep the streak alive.
Whatever it takes: At this point in the season it’s all about the Ws. Whether it’s 300 yards on the ground or in the air, a combination of both, whatever the Buckeyes need to do to win is fine with me.
Joe
Jump around: Getting the W in prime time has not been an issue for the Buckeyes, who are 59-13 all-time in evening games. Ohio State has won 12 consecutive games under the lights and getting a major win in the evening has never been an issue in the Urban Meyer era. But Ohio State has won just one of their last three games against Wisconsin under the lights in Camp Randall though and the 2010 game still stings for Ohio State fans.
Weber time: Yes, the Badger defense has been known in the past for its stingy run-stopping ability. This year they are holding opposing rushers to just 2.69 yards per carry in the Badger Box. The only problem is Georgia State and Akron’s rushing attack and ability up front to stop scheme defenses doesn’t come close to matching the Buckeye offensive line and its coaching staff. Look for Weber to gain more than 150 yards for the first time in his career and continue his campaign as the best running back statistically in the B1G.
Houston, we have a problem. It’s Hornibrook: A Sconny quarterback is a problem? Nah, that’s creating drama for the sake of making fun of Sconny QB. Bart Houston? Turnover town. Alex Hornibrook? A last name more arousing than his play on the field. The Ohio State defense will exact a similar performance out of the young signal caller that we saw against Michigan two weeks ago. Less than 100 yards passing and completing just 36 percent or less of his passes.
Look for a big game out of Noah Brown.
Brown Town, USA: The Lord said, “Noah, build an unstoppable performance against those stinkin’ Badgers.” Wait, did Noah even allow Badgers on the Arc? How in the heck are they in existence today? Oh, that’s right — they’re the type of rodent that can survive 40 days and 40 nights of flooding. Noah Brown is about to make the Wisconsin defensive backfield wish they had life preservers while they search for some type of Island. Here comes a touchdown of epic proportion and more than 100 yards receiving.
Ben
A win: Can it really be as simple as wanting to see a win? No, probably not. The Buckeyes performance last week did not impress me even though we won by 21. The offense was out of sync and it has me concerned especially in games like Wisconsin on the road at night.
Better offense: I want to see a fully functional offense like we saw in the first four games of the season. J.T. Barrett needs to get his wide receivers involved more into the game, and they need to help him out by creating separation and making plays down field. Until that happens I expect teams to load the box and dare us to pass.
Sixty minutes of hell: I want to see the defense make life a living hell for Alex Hornibrook and force him into bad throws causing interceptions for this defense full of ball hawks. I think they will give up some big runs to Corey Clement, but they need to keep him in check and not let him go off.
Good, solid effort: All in all I want to see a nice, complete performance and getting out of Madison with a win, no matter what it looks like will be enough for me. The Buckeyes are in a stretch of potential tough games right now, and just need to continue to play a little better every week and keep winning.
Brandon
Noodle-arm dominance: Look, I’m not saying I can throw harder than Hornibrook, but on second thought … I am. Watching this guy play against Michigan had me salivating at the thought of what the Buckeye secondary could do to this kid. He will be a great quarterback some day, but at this point in time he makes Chad Pennington’s arm look like Brett Favre’s. With all this said, I want to see at least three interceptions on Saturday.
Front seven dominance: Wisconsin’s only hope of moving the ball on the Buckeyes defense will fall solely on the Badger offensive line and Clement. So far this season, this approach has not worked as Clement has only managed 319 yards and 3.89 yards-per-carry. This is even with inflated numbers against Akron. Against his three decent defenses (LSU/MSU/UM), Clement has combined for 208 yards on 61 carries which results in a paltry 3.4 yards-per-carry. I would like to see the Buckeyes sell out against the run and hold the Badgers team to under 100 rushing yards on Saturday. As I mentioned above, Hornibrook can’t beat them by himself … force him to try.
Assert offensive force: The Wisconsin defense has carried the Badgers so far in this young football season. So far, they have only given up 90.4 rushing yards per game and 201 passing yards per game. For you non-math people (Hi Chris!) that means they are only giving up 291.4 yards per game. Their dominance has been especially evident stopping the run as they are holding opponents to only 3.1 yards-per-carry. Enter Ohio State, which averages 6.37 yards-per-carry and an amazing 323.6 rushing yards per game. Something has to give and I think it will be the Badger defense. The Buckeye offense is way to versatile. If they focus on stopping Weber … in comes Curtis Samuel. If they focus on stopping Weber and Samuel, Barrett can take over. I want to see the Buckeyes establish the run early and utilize play-action on their way to rushing for more than 300 yards and throwing for more than 200 yards.
WVa
Turn it into Kriss Kross Jump: Leave no doubt as to who is the better team. Hit them hard (and see how they fall) early and often to where all they have left for the end of the third quarter is a different jump. This will be the second week in a row the Buckeyes will be in a slobber knocker.
B1G title game revisit: Show Paul Cryst why his predecessor left in a hurry after the championship game loss. Throw the ball down field because Whisky doesn’t have anyone that can keep up with the Buckeyes wide receivers corp.
Spread the wealth, evenly: After establishing a good aerial attack, spread the wealth as evenly as possible. With the weapons the Buckeyes have, there’s no reason for one player to have more than nine or 10 touches and that includes Barrett. I know he has a chance to set a record on Saturday in half the time the current record holder did it, but that cannot be the focus for a man who doesn’t care that he’s setting the records in passing.
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Scott via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
I have to admit, I’m having trouble focusing on the OSU-Wisconsin game because my Cubbies are opening the National League Championship Series Saturday at 8 p.m.But it’s a huge game and by kickoff I’m sure I will be able to multi-task.
Hopefully Ohio State isn’t worried about anything but the Badgers.
I would love to see OSU end all doubt early so I don’t have to watch two things at once. I can barely do one thing at a time without screwing it up.
But aside from a quick ending, what else do I, and my fellow staffers at tBBC, want to see?
Scott
A win: How about settling things in the first quarter?
No false starts: Not gonna stop this one until it happens.
No running Badgers: Let’s keep them out of the end zone and keep the streak alive.
Whatever it takes: At this point in the season it’s all about the Ws. Whether it’s 300 yards on the ground or in the air, a combination of both, whatever the Buckeyes need to do to win is fine with me.
Joe
Jump around: Getting the W in prime time has not been an issue for the Buckeyes, who are 59-13 all-time in evening games. Ohio State has won 12 consecutive games under the lights and getting a major win in the evening has never been an issue in the Urban Meyer era. But Ohio State has won just one of their last three games against Wisconsin under the lights in Camp Randall though and the 2010 game still stings for Ohio State fans.
Weber time: Yes, the Badger defense has been known in the past for its stingy run-stopping ability. This year they are holding opposing rushers to just 2.69 yards per carry in the Badger Box. The only problem is Georgia State and Akron’s rushing attack and ability up front to stop scheme defenses doesn’t come close to matching the Buckeye offensive line and its coaching staff. Look for Weber to gain more than 150 yards for the first time in his career and continue his campaign as the best running back statistically in the B1G.
Houston, we have a problem. It’s Hornibrook: A Sconny quarterback is a problem? Nah, that’s creating drama for the sake of making fun of Sconny QB. Bart Houston? Turnover town. Alex Hornibrook? A last name more arousing than his play on the field. The Ohio State defense will exact a similar performance out of the young signal caller that we saw against Michigan two weeks ago. Less than 100 yards passing and completing just 36 percent or less of his passes.
Look for a big game out of Noah Brown.
Brown Town, USA: The Lord said, “Noah, build an unstoppable performance against those stinkin’ Badgers.” Wait, did Noah even allow Badgers on the Arc? How in the heck are they in existence today? Oh, that’s right — they’re the type of rodent that can survive 40 days and 40 nights of flooding. Noah Brown is about to make the Wisconsin defensive backfield wish they had life preservers while they search for some type of Island. Here comes a touchdown of epic proportion and more than 100 yards receiving.
Ben
A win: Can it really be as simple as wanting to see a win? No, probably not. The Buckeyes performance last week did not impress me even though we won by 21. The offense was out of sync and it has me concerned especially in games like Wisconsin on the road at night.
Better offense: I want to see a fully functional offense like we saw in the first four games of the season. J.T. Barrett needs to get his wide receivers involved more into the game, and they need to help him out by creating separation and making plays down field. Until that happens I expect teams to load the box and dare us to pass.
Sixty minutes of hell: I want to see the defense make life a living hell for Alex Hornibrook and force him into bad throws causing interceptions for this defense full of ball hawks. I think they will give up some big runs to Corey Clement, but they need to keep him in check and not let him go off.
Good, solid effort: All in all I want to see a nice, complete performance and getting out of Madison with a win, no matter what it looks like will be enough for me. The Buckeyes are in a stretch of potential tough games right now, and just need to continue to play a little better every week and keep winning.
Brandon
Noodle-arm dominance: Look, I’m not saying I can throw harder than Hornibrook, but on second thought … I am. Watching this guy play against Michigan had me salivating at the thought of what the Buckeye secondary could do to this kid. He will be a great quarterback some day, but at this point in time he makes Chad Pennington’s arm look like Brett Favre’s. With all this said, I want to see at least three interceptions on Saturday.
Front seven dominance: Wisconsin’s only hope of moving the ball on the Buckeyes defense will fall solely on the Badger offensive line and Clement. So far this season, this approach has not worked as Clement has only managed 319 yards and 3.89 yards-per-carry. This is even with inflated numbers against Akron. Against his three decent defenses (LSU/MSU/UM), Clement has combined for 208 yards on 61 carries which results in a paltry 3.4 yards-per-carry. I would like to see the Buckeyes sell out against the run and hold the Badgers team to under 100 rushing yards on Saturday. As I mentioned above, Hornibrook can’t beat them by himself … force him to try.
Assert offensive force: The Wisconsin defense has carried the Badgers so far in this young football season. So far, they have only given up 90.4 rushing yards per game and 201 passing yards per game. For you non-math people (Hi Chris!) that means they are only giving up 291.4 yards per game. Their dominance has been especially evident stopping the run as they are holding opponents to only 3.1 yards-per-carry. Enter Ohio State, which averages 6.37 yards-per-carry and an amazing 323.6 rushing yards per game. Something has to give and I think it will be the Badger defense. The Buckeye offense is way to versatile. If they focus on stopping Weber … in comes Curtis Samuel. If they focus on stopping Weber and Samuel, Barrett can take over. I want to see the Buckeyes establish the run early and utilize play-action on their way to rushing for more than 300 yards and throwing for more than 200 yards.
WVa
Turn it into Kriss Kross Jump: Leave no doubt as to who is the better team. Hit them hard (and see how they fall) early and often to where all they have left for the end of the third quarter is a different jump. This will be the second week in a row the Buckeyes will be in a slobber knocker.
B1G title game revisit: Show Paul Cryst why his predecessor left in a hurry after the championship game loss. Throw the ball down field because Whisky doesn’t have anyone that can keep up with the Buckeyes wide receivers corp.
Spread the wealth, evenly: After establishing a good aerial attack, spread the wealth as evenly as possible. With the weapons the Buckeyes have, there’s no reason for one player to have more than nine or 10 touches and that includes Barrett. I know he has a chance to set a record on Saturday in half the time the current record holder did it, but that cannot be the focus for a man who doesn’t care that he’s setting the records in passing.
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