Game Thread Wisconsin 13, tOSU 31 (Oct 10, 3:30 ET, ABC/ESPN)

[SCBuck13]

Crap. Don't go 3 and out here.

 

[BB73]

Too lazy to look it up. How many trees are currently in Buckeye Grove? One tree per player regardless of the number of AAs, correct?

A.J. Hawk was #125 in 2005, per JT's website. So a few more than that for Laurinaitis, Malcolm Jenkins, etc.

 

[Mike80]

SHUT UP MILLEN

 

[Gothmog8]

Milk the cow.....Milk the cow.....Milk the cow....

Shave the badger, shave the badger..

 

[CentralMOBuck]

Those hits by Valai last year that knocked 2 Buckeyes out last year would be illegal this year.

 

[SCBuck13]

Just take it up the middle.

No need to go back 2 yards to try and bounce the play.

 

[OCBucksFan]

Crap. Don't go 3 and out here.

It's going to be tresselball the rest of the game.

 

[Jake]

I hope Boom wasn't reinjured too badly. I don't mind Saine starting but I like solid depth at RB.

 

[OHSportsFan]

I'd like to get some more live reps for our O.

Not a fan of the playcalls, but it is the fastest way to a W.

 

[NFBuck]

Woof. Aside from a few flashes, the offense was baaaaaaaaaad today. Not gonna get any love for this win...mark my words.

 

[SCBuck13]

It's going to be tresselball the rest of the game.

I know, but i doubt Tressel's goal is to go 3 and out.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Not when OSU's D-front gets that much pressure on the O-Line and your quarterback isn't elusive, or at least not overly consumed with when he was going to get unlike Sorgi. I speculated all year that these might be the types of games for backup QB Curt Phillips, due to his elusiveness. I was clamoring for him in the game thread by the start of the 2nd quarter. He would have at least given Bucky a better shot to blunt the pass rush and give UW a dual run threat in the backfield. Still, I think the key were the interceptions by the OSU defense. Those are 10 and 7 point swings. Clay may have had more success throughout the game, as power backs do, due to wearing down of a defense with a glut of carries as they are accustomed.

And I'd argue that UW would have to be able to pick up first downs regularly in order to wear down the defense. Without resorting to the pass, UW wouldn't have gotten the yards they did get. The inside running game has been stuffed.

The jet sweeps and passing game have moved the ball for UW.

Chicken or egg debate, I guess. :)

TP needs not try to bounce that.

 

[Steve19]

Well, simply the worst offensive performance of the year, so far.

 

[morbitzerker]

black taco

 

[SEREbuckeye]

If we can hold on, all I need is a Michigan loss and an Air Force win to make the day complete!