Game Thread Wisconsin at tOSU, Sep 28th, 8 ET, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

[jwinslow]

Yes there are a few spots with a quick route to 315. The rest are a disaster.

If you park near the stadium you are screwed.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Yup.... rookies.

No kidding. I hiked back to the intersection of 4th & 17th, drove to Westerville to drop off my partner-in-crime, drove to Grove City, stopped for food, and was still home at 1:03.

 

[Coqui]

Yes there are a few spots with a quick route to 315. The rest are a disaster.

If you park near the stadium you are screwed.

I just walk. I'm home within 25 minutes of leaving.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

What concerns me the most is that we usually do two claps and the ball is snapped 1/2 a second after the 2nd clap. How defenders haven't jumped the snap yet is beyond me though. It seems regular enough that I would at least try it.

I think they were saying the Clap tells the center to start the snap count, so its up to Linsley

 

[Bucknut24]

http://ohiostate.fancam.com/20130928b/

allows you to zoom in to any fan in the stadium

I found myself

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

http://ohiostate.fancam.com/20130928b/

allows you to zoom in to any fan in the stadium

I found myself

Awesome! I found myself as well -- glad this was during the band when I was clapping, rather than some time when I was grumbling about the pass defense.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Awesome! I found myself as well -- glad this was during the band when I was clapping, rather than some time when I was grumbling about the pass defense.

Is that you above the guy with green BIG sign on the Buckeye sideline?

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Is that you above the guy with green BIG sign on the Buckeye sideline?

No, although it would appear that he and I have the same name.

 

[muffler dragon]

Is that you above the guy with green BIG sign on the Buckeye sideline?

Does he look like this?

 

[maximumblitz]

Urban Meyer plays it close-to-the-vest

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After pushing the lead to 31-14 with 2:18 left in the third quarter, Ohio State didn't score any more points — style or otherwise.

On the series after Wisconsin made it 31-21, Meyer opted to punt rather than try a 52-yard field goal (within Drew Basil's range) that would have made it a two-touchdown game.

That was a little out of character for Meyer whose foot is usually Krazy-glued to the gas pedal.

On OSU's next series, score still 31-21 with 6:42 left, the Buckeyes faced third-and-eight from their own 38. Meyer ran Carlos Hyde, for seven yards, and Ohio State was forced to punt.

That triggered an 11-play drive resulting in a Badger field goal. The Buckeyes were in a full-scale prevent (defeat) at that point, defensively and offensively. Starting the ensuing series at its own 34, needing only about 40 yards to set up a victory-clinching field goal by Basil, the Big Ten's No.1 offense instead went conservative again, with three running plays netting four yards.

The idea was to put the game on the foot of Cameron Johnston, the freshman punter from Australia. He came through, booming a 55-yard punt to pin the Badgers inside their 10 for the fifth time in the game. With no timeouts and only 1:29 left, Wisconsin didn't have a prayer.

That last 15 minutes was Tresselball at its ... um, finest.

Meyer, to his credit, came close to apologizing.

"You know, hindsight, maybe (we) take a couple more shots," Meyer said, "but ..."

But? No buts, no buts. Please.

"...I'm not sure that would be the right thing to do either."

Ugghhh.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...hio-state-buckeyes-close-to-the-vest/2925901/