It's almost too hard to talk about. I was at this game and was guardedly optimistic about OSU's chances for success. Early in the game, Ohio State looked pretty good. The energy from the crowd was amazing. The atmosphere was charged, and it seemed the team was feeding off the crowd. There was a small twinge of anxiety when the Bucks had the chance to go up 17-0, but settled for a field goal. By the end of the game, the mood in Ohio Stadium was morose. It's very difficult to watch the team struggle.
I think the mistakes killed us. The fumble by Roy Hall at the Wisky 25 was disastrous. The offense was driving and looked effective. That fumble just took the wind from their sails. Holmes punt fumble in the second half was the stake through the heart of the team. If the Bucks had avoided these two costly mistakes, the final score may have been different. I think this is an important perspective to keep when looking at other aspects of this game.
The offense actually looked Ok during the first half. We rushed for 100 yards, which seems to be right on target for Coach T's balance goals. The passing game wasn't as crisp as we'd like, but still effective.
What happened after halftime? We went totally away from the run and ended the game with 97 yards rushing? I don't understand that at all..
As for the defense, I think they played fairly well. Early in the game, they were awesome. Forcing consecutive 3 and outs was very impressive. It was great to see linemen getting off blocks and making tackles. Again, I don't know what these guys drank at halftime, but it should be banned from Ohio forever. I suppose that being on the field all day is a valid excuse. Will somebody please sack the opposing teams qb?!? The pressure, wait a minute, there is NO pressure from the line. Really disappointed by the D line this year. I also think the injury to Mike D' is going to hurt us in the long run.
Not sure what to expect this weekend in Iowa. Hope the offense can get it together. D has to play solid. No mistakes on special teams. Jeeze, now I sound like a coach.
Go Bucks!
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