Wins like this are always sweet - no matter how they happen.
I think a lot of people will want to rag on the offense and with good reason I guess especially through most of the first half it looked like they were going to lose this game for the Buckeyes. You gotta give credit to them for coming up with a big drive to take the lead and momentum back at the end of the first half. It had to be hard for them to get into a rhythm. They lost three possessions on the D/ST return TDs, and when the Wisconsin holding game gets going they can be hard to get off the field.
The defense really carried this team - and perhaps that's a sign that this is really a great team - because isn't this what great teams do - when one unit's struggling, the other one picks them up. This is a special defense and a special D-line. I hope people are taking the opportunity to enjoy what's happening in between the observations on Pryor or Bollman or Operation Chaos or whatever. Their feat was especially impressive considering how much time they had to spend on the field. The got 7 sacks when the Badgers had only given up 2 ALL YEAR. Tolzien is going be seeing a lot of large, fast and mean men wearing scarlet & gray in his sleep for a while.
A lot of players had career days today for the Bucks. How about Kurt Coleman? He sure made a statement after being forced to sit last week!
The fake FG by Wisconsin - it's a small gripe now but it was a game changer when it happened. Who didn't see that coming? Bielema tries that kind of bullshit everytime they play the Buckeyes. I was disappointed that for whatever reason they weren't prepared to stop that.
I was preparing to really rip on the Special Teams at the end of this one - the fake FG was one thing, but the Buckeyes were giving up ten yards per change in the punting game, the short kickoff near the end of the first half almost gave Wisky three point and the return game was seemingly absent once again until...
Ray Small finally gave us what we've been waiting for from him for so long. I'm glad to see him contribute, and that was a huge play - it essentially put Wisconsin away. After that Tressel was able to take the air out of the ball and let his dominant defense continue to do their thing.
I think that right now this defense will allow this team to hang with anybody in the nation. The offense will come along and hopefully be a force by the end of the season. They're going to need to be - because the last three games of this season are going to be tough. I'm looking forward to the Buckeyes being able to show what they can do against the best in a bowl game after that.
GO BUCKS!!!!! :osu:
I think a lot of people will want to rag on the offense and with good reason I guess especially through most of the first half it looked like they were going to lose this game for the Buckeyes. You gotta give credit to them for coming up with a big drive to take the lead and momentum back at the end of the first half. It had to be hard for them to get into a rhythm. They lost three possessions on the D/ST return TDs, and when the Wisconsin holding game gets going they can be hard to get off the field.
The defense really carried this team - and perhaps that's a sign that this is really a great team - because isn't this what great teams do - when one unit's struggling, the other one picks them up. This is a special defense and a special D-line. I hope people are taking the opportunity to enjoy what's happening in between the observations on Pryor or Bollman or Operation Chaos or whatever. Their feat was especially impressive considering how much time they had to spend on the field. The got 7 sacks when the Badgers had only given up 2 ALL YEAR. Tolzien is going be seeing a lot of large, fast and mean men wearing scarlet & gray in his sleep for a while.
A lot of players had career days today for the Bucks. How about Kurt Coleman? He sure made a statement after being forced to sit last week!
The fake FG by Wisconsin - it's a small gripe now but it was a game changer when it happened. Who didn't see that coming? Bielema tries that kind of bullshit everytime they play the Buckeyes. I was disappointed that for whatever reason they weren't prepared to stop that.
I was preparing to really rip on the Special Teams at the end of this one - the fake FG was one thing, but the Buckeyes were giving up ten yards per change in the punting game, the short kickoff near the end of the first half almost gave Wisky three point and the return game was seemingly absent once again until...
Ray Small finally gave us what we've been waiting for from him for so long. I'm glad to see him contribute, and that was a huge play - it essentially put Wisconsin away. After that Tressel was able to take the air out of the ball and let his dominant defense continue to do their thing.
I think that right now this defense will allow this team to hang with anybody in the nation. The offense will come along and hopefully be a force by the end of the season. They're going to need to be - because the last three games of this season are going to be tough. I'm looking forward to the Buckeyes being able to show what they can do against the best in a bowl game after that.
GO BUCKS!!!!! :osu:
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