tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90726044622134724952023-11-15T05:07:55.775-08:00Bell's Buckeye BreakdownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-18136301144333912402016-11-28T21:21:00.002-08:002016-11-28T21:23:25.555-08:00GAME OF THE CENTURY II: Ohio State: 30 Michigan: 27<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: #535353;">In a game for the ages Ohio State beats Michigan in 2OT.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The offense came out driving. They drove 50+ yards and set up Tyler </span>Durbin<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> for a short </span>FG<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span>Durbin<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> ended up missing it along with another game tying </span>FG<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> later on. After this the Buckeye offense sputtered. They couldn't score an </span>offensive<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> touchdown till late in the 3rd quarter. This made the game 14-17 Michigan. The Buckeyes offense then seemed to wake up. They mounted 2 drives deep into Michigan territory. The first one led to the second missed </span>FG<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. The second drive gave </span>Durbin<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> another shot. </span>Durbin<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> didn't have a choice but to make it. At 17-17 the game went to OT. The offense really kicked it into gear scoring in only 2 plays. The game however did not end there. In the second OT Michigan kicked a </span>FG<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> making it 27-24. The Buckeyes had no desire to put the game on the foot of </span>Durbin<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. On 4th and 1 the Buckeyes went for it. Barrett kept it on the read option and headed up the middle. He was met at the 15 1/2 yard line... he needed the 15. What transpired next will live on forever. The official placed the ball at the 15 and signaled first down. He had gave Barrett forward progress. Was this the right call? We'll never know. The next play Curtis Samuel scampered into the end zone causing complete pandemonium in the shoe.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Being a proud OSU alum I was deeply saddened by what I saw today. Being awoken by a message from BuckeyeAlert claiming that there was an active shooter on campus crushed me. As more information came out I realize that if I hadn't transferred schools I would have been in that direct area. I got in touch with my former colleagues and made sure that they were okay. All were okay, but one was just a couple doors down locked into a lab room. I am incredibly thankful for the quick actions of the OSU police. The suspect was only up for one minute before being shot to death by an officer. That officer is an absolute hero and deserves all praise. </b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-60073735798474207392016-11-28T20:55:00.003-08:002016-11-28T20:55:32.681-08:00Buckeyes Bounce Back: Ohio State: 24 Northwestern: 20<span style="background-color: #535353; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Buckeyes start out strong, but revert back to old tendencies against Northwestern.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-91731333767703816752016-11-28T19:00:00.004-08:002016-11-28T19:02:17.974-08:00Buckeyes Fall in Happy Valley: Ohio State: 21 Penn State: 24<span style="background-color: #535353; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: 13.2px;">What an absolute disaster. The Buckeyes go to Happy Valley and control 3 quarters only to meltdown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This was a mesmerizing performance. Just like MSU last year I;m sure we'll always have more questions than answers. For unknown reasons Curtis Samuel only ran the ball twice. One of these two runs went 74 yards for a touchdown. It's really hard to say what the offensive staff was doing. Isaiah Prince had a really bad day. He gave up double digit pressures that led to the multiple sacks of JT Barrett. It would appear that he completely forgot all technique. To make matters worse it was blatantly obvious and the staff did nothing to help. No tight End to help. No Running Back to give extra protection. In the end it was a terrible performance that may very well keep Ohio State from the playoff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The special teams were a complete joke. A blocked punt and field goal led to 10 PSU points. The Special teams did not lose this game themselves however. The defense allowed a 5 play 90 yard drive that reinvigorated the Nittany Lions.This game was really flukey in nature. The Bucks would stand strong then out of nowhere they'd give up a massive play. The Buckeyes need yo clear this up moving forward </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: 13.2px;"><b>Grade - C-</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-47837032394393612412016-11-28T15:50:00.001-08:002016-11-28T19:01:51.571-08:00Buckeyes Win OT Thriller 30-23<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Buckeyes went to Madison Saturday night. It took overtime but the Buckeyes came out victorious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I've said before when the Buckeyes get into a hole they look to the QB. Saturday was no different. JT started off slow, but when Buckeye Nation needed him the most he came through. The quarterback led the Buckeyes down the field 4 times in the second half. Making crucial 4th down conversions along the way. Early in the 4th the Buckeyes took their first lead of the night 20-16. Wisconsin quickly answered however. The Badgers drove the length of the field and scored a touchdown on a FB run. At 23-20 the Buckeyes again had their back against the wall. The Buckeyes mounted a big drive capped off by a 31 yard field goal by Tyler Durbin. The Badgers had one last opportunity to steal the game. They drove into Buckeye territory before a holding penalty pushed them back. The Badgers were eventually forced to punt and the game went to OT. The Buckeyes got the ball first in OT and JT connected with Noah Brown on a beautiful back shoulder throw to take the lead. If the Buckeyes can get 4th quarter JT more often this passing game would be a force.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-90740194994294326552016-11-27T16:38:00.002-08:002016-11-28T20:56:15.231-08:00Ohio State: 38 Indiana: 17<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Indiana faced off with the Buckeyes Saturday and for the 3rd straight year they gave the Buckeyes issues. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-68163172666181696542016-11-27T12:33:00.001-08:002016-11-28T20:56:30.454-08:00Ohio State: 58 Rutgers: 0<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-45236189303243839592016-11-27T12:24:00.004-08:002016-11-28T20:56:46.546-08:00Ohio State: 45 Oklahoma: 24<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> The Buckeyes went to Norman Saturday night. They emerged victorious. The game was a little watered down figuratively and literally. The kickoff was delayed due to heavy thunderstorms in the area, and the Tom Herman led Cougars had already knocked off the Sooners week one. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-43397311366193882442016-11-26T23:26:00.002-08:002016-11-28T20:56:58.191-08:00Ohio State: 48 Tulsa: 3<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Tulsa came to town Saturday. They left rain drenched and defeated</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-88270655879667679042016-11-26T23:06:00.001-08:002016-11-28T20:57:09.827-08:00Ohio State 77 Bowling Green 10<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Saturday Ohio State faced off with Bowling Green. The Buckeyes came in as 28 point favorites. My initial feeling was that Ohio State would hover right around that 28 point margin of victory, I was very wrong. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908934595497744402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072604462213472495.post-63334225525717536052016-09-06T19:16:00.001-07:002016-09-06T19:32:55.246-07:00Buckeye Background<h2>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I've been an Ohio State fan since 2002. Every Buckeye fan knows the importance of that magical year...I didn't. As a young naive child I watched a team narrowly escape the jaws of defeat thinking they were invincible. I recall two games vividly that season, Wisconsin and Michigan. Both of these games I watched with family; Wisconsin with my uncle, and Michigan with my late great grandmother. I don't know why those games stick out in my mind. Perhaps, those are the only games I watched before the national championship. I have another idea, these games with family showed me how much Ohio State football means to people. Ohio State Football transcends sports, it's a religion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> By the showdown in the desert that special season I was already a part of that religion, <i>at eight years old Ohio State Football meant everything to me.</i> If you're reading this you know the events that transpired that night. You probably weren't a naive 8 year old<i> knowing</i> that your Buckeyes would pull through. When Chris Gamble jumped for the ball in the corner of the end zone I knew he'd catch it... right up until he didn't. It was 4th down, everything on the line, the Buckeyes perfect season was no more, my eyes water up with tears, I couldn't accept the result. As I was ready to exclaim "THEY CHEATED!" I saw the most incredible sight, a yellow penalty marker soared in from the corner of the screen "THERE'S A FLAG!". Pass interference was the call, an automatic first down and half the distance to the goal. The Buckeyes would punch it in and eventually won in double OT 31-24. I ran around my grandparent's house screaming that the Buckeye's were national champions. I was addicted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I've watched every game since. To me Saturdays in the Fall are sacred. I've had the pleasure to watch teams like the 2014 Buckeyes and I've experienced the agony of seasons like 2011. I want this to be a place of reflection, and later on a place where I can express my thoughts on scheme and upcoming opponents. In the next week, I plan on breaking down the Bowling Green game and having a look ahead at Tulsa. Thanks for reading. Go Bucks!</span></div>
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