RamRodBulldogs44 wrote:I will first admit that last night while watching the game I was calling for Tres' head. But, now after the anger has worn off, I'm a little more level headed. What I'm taking away from the game is this. We can run the ball even if Beanie isn't playing I saw some bright spots, but I don't understand why Tres went away from it to be honest.(Reminded me of the LSU game). Another thing is that Boeckman is the poor man's Krenzel. At least Krenzel was smart with the ball and won the big games. The O-Line is Terrible and I mean TERRIBLE. If that problem isn't fixed then the Offense will have problems for the rest of the season. Also, to go along with that the D-Line didn't play that great either, you have to get pressure on the qb and that was not there. Two more things that can be taken away from this game is that Pryor needs to be used, I would say 50% of each game for the rest of the year. He proved that he's growing and maturing fast. And finally, although OSU lost the rest of the year remains. So, let's have a cheer for winning out and getting to a BCS game!
Good Post.....hoping for the Rose Bowl....not too shabby in my eyes.....I have been, and always will be a Buckeye fan.....do I see faults, yes indeed, one in the continued playtime of Todd Boeckman, a 24 year-old, six-year senior, who in my opinion has had more than enough time to prove himself and continues to come up lacking. I'm hoping after this last performance that Pryor will be stepped up and given substantial playtime. Do I think he's perfect and won't make mistakes, nope, but as a freshman he's made a great impression and the continued playtime can only improve his performance and my future enjoyment watching him grow and progress. Has the line let Boeckman open to limited time to execute, sure, but he fails to execute when he is covered, too, in fact looks like a deer in the headlights even when there are receivers open, seems indecisive with what to do, can't run with the ball, never has been able to, and I've seen him hit the ground in a fetal position as often as making a connection. Opposing teams have his number, key in on him, and they have control. I've never seen leadership qualities out of him, that feeling that the team is aligned when he's on the field. I have seen that out of Pryor, maybe it's hype, maybe it's true respect from his team mates, but when he hits the field, there's a different atmosphere. Is Boeckman our only weak link...*sigh* Boone.
I am admitting that in order for Big Ten teams to compete something has to be done, you can't continue to deny the obvious.
But....next week is another game, I'll be there in the Shoe rooting them on. Then I'll take a break and build up my Buckeye Budget and blow it all on the Michigan game....that is after taking in AC/DC the night before.....what a weekend.
) but I'm also not naive enough or clueless enough to know that changes need to be made so this scenario doesn't repeat itself against teams like Penn State or Illinois. 
