Comments on: Minnesota Game Semi-live update

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:19:24 +0000

sportsmonkey,
Thanks for the fill-in, I appreciate it.
Ken

By: sportsMonkey

sportsMonkey — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:33:42 +0000

Ken… both of those 4th qrter TD drives were kept alive by defensive penalties. Two on one drive, one on the other.

Also, on one fourth down conversion, the refs allowed _three_ Buckeye lineman to be outright tackled, w/o a flag.

I thought they were plenty aggressive, ran tons of blitzes. It was the third-team d-line, and the penalties, and the refs feeling bad for Minny that allowed the late 14 pts.

Overall, though, nobody was playing like they really cared (seemed like the B10 network announcers were more concerned about it than OSU was).

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:29:53 +0000

el Kaiser,
Thanks, I appreciate it. I was hoping for the first reason, afraid of the second.

As a side note, thanks for your blog work, it’s pretty lonely for college (especially OSU) football stuff up here in Buffalo. Turner Gill is doing a good job with UB, but it’s just not the same.
Ken

By: el Kaiser

el Kaiser — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:06:47 +0000

@Ken – It was a combination of both. There were quite a few 2nd and 3rd teamers were in there on Minny’s 2 TDs. They weren’t aggresive, either. No blitzes, no pressure. Pretty vanilla and uninspired defense.

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:28:00 +0000

Missed the game today, too busy golfing…

What was the story with the MN touchdown drives in the 4th qtr? Was Heacock playing “prevent”? 2nd/3rd tean defense in? Other?

Thanks, Ken

By: sportsMonkey

sportsMonkey — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:45:52 +0000

That 4th-qrtr hit by Pryor was shades of Vince Young.

By: sportsMonkey

sportsMonkey — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:37:27 +0000

The biggest flaw in the game so far belongs to the coaches… that second drive was pathetic. After the success of the first drive, they get 2nd and 12, and line up in power I with Herron.

Then the delay of game stuff, not getting the play into the huddle.

But O…M…G… If Beanie gets to be 100%… and Pryor gets more experience, no defense in the country will stop this new scheme. Only unimaginative coaching will stop the Buckeye offense from now on.