Ohio State - NW B1G Championship game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

discuss the game in this thread.

 

[green2623]

tie

 

[sluggo72]

Looks like southern speed to me

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

That 15 yd personal foul call against OSU was really impactful (at least temporarily)

 

[Grant Green]

Hey look. OSU giving up an explosive run.

 

[PSU.:.]

And OSU defense still sucks.

 

[ryoder1]

This game sets up to be another hugely annoying close win by the Luckeyes.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Fonzie says “Go Cats!”

 

[ryoder1]

Our only shot at NY6 and it is a long one is OSU reels off 50 straight.

 

[NittPicker]

If OSU was banking on a blowout to make the Top 4 they better get on the ball.

 

[Nittany Security]

They don't look as sharp as they did against mich

 

[OhioLion]

They don't look as sharp as they did against mich

That may have been their best all-around game the last two years.

OL

 

[OhioLion]

Why? Why? Why?
NW doesn’t have the athletes to play home run ball against ohowihate. They have some momentum with a couple of first downs, then go long. Why?
Move the sticks. Stay solid.

Ugh.

OL

 

[uhlerlion]

Is it me or is this Gus Johnson the worst announcer ever and a huge shill for OSU to boot?

I dont think Todd Blackledge would say half the stuff this guy says nor with such excitement for one team over another?

 

[lw37]

Speaking of Todd Blackledge, he did a great job today with the OU/Texas game. Best analysis of the day IMO.

 

[PSUcup1]

Comical

 

[PennStateNate]

66 of OSU gets away with a huge hold.

 

[OhioLion]

I’ll never accept a review on that matter.
If it’s blown dead as a incomplete pass and is signaled incomplete on the field, and players don’t go after it, how do you come back and say fumble?
Once a whistle blows, players stop persuing the ball, how do you go back and say the ball is live?
Isn’t that why they have an inadvertent whistle ruling?
Am I the Lone Ranger on this?

 

[PSUdraw]

I just dont know if Northwestern has enough offensive firepower.

 

[PennStateNate]

Northwestern is bad

 

[step.eng69]

Our only shot at NY6 and it is a long one is OSU reels off 50 straight.

Why would you care?

 

[lw37]

100k to pass a football like a basketball into a really big trash can. Now that’s a good gig.

 

[PSUcup1]

He’s down

 

[VaLion'92]

We've got a game now!

 

[HDog1]

We've got a game now!

If NW wins do we get bumped to the Outback bowl

 

[83wuzme]

tOSU is not the real deal.

 

[NittPicker]

If NW wins do we get bumped to the Outback bowl

No, IMO. NW would go to the Rose Bowl while OSU and UM would still be NY6 bound. LSU would get bumped out which would affect the SEC bowl slots but not ours.

 

[PSUcup1]

That’s as bad a throw as you’ll ever see

 

[PennStateNate]

No, IMO. NW would go to the Rose Bowl while OSU and UM would still be NY6 bound. LSU would get bumped out which would affect the SEC bowl slots and not ours.

Depends on rankings. Rose would take highest Big 10.

 

[Katatonic]

The 'Cats are still in it after a horrendous game plan in the 1st half.

But the 'Cats are now down their 2 top receivers.

 

[83wuzme]

Nobody watching this game could think tOSU belongs ahead of OU or even GA in the playoff.

 

[Big 0]

OSU not passing the eye test.

 

[PSUcup1]

Terrible punt

 

[83wuzme]

Haskins makes me appreciate Trace’s consistency, even though he didn’t have his best season,

 

[PSUcup1]

Osu WR moved before the snap

 

[LoyalandTrueLion]

Is it me or is this Gus Johnson the worst announcer ever and a huge shill for OSU to boot?

I dont think Todd Blackledge would say half the stuff this guy says nor with such excitement for one team over another?

well considering they have two different jobs i would hope they wouldn't say the same thing ..
play by play vs color

 

[Katatonic]

While the NU D has played well, they are playing too soft of a zone.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Haskins makes me appreciate Trace’s consistency, even though he didn’t have his best season,

Holy crap Haskins has been very good / outstanding all season. If he had QBed PSU this year he’d have had us playing Northwestern tonight.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Haskins 34-41 499 Yds 5 TDs 1 Int

17 TDs in his last three games.

First year starter.

 

[Katatonic]

Wouldn't have made a difference in the outcome, but NU's 3 top DB's (who had missed the past few games) were out again in the 2nd half.

That, along, w/ missing both top receivers (and the pretty awful 1st half game plan) sealed the deal for dOSU (nonetheless, Haskins was an escape artist).

Right now, dOSU is a better team than the Domers.