Postgame: WTF was that?
Right: This Wells ain’t no Beanie.
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No one player makes a team. There are 21 other starters who are part of both the offensive and defensive units. But what in the hell was going on inside Ohio Stadium on Saturday? I am not sure if I have seen a more putrid display of football than I saw today as Ohio State finally put away Ohio 26-14.
Are you kidding me? Enough with the dropped passes, the missed blocking assignments, the missed extra points, the fumbles, and the total lack of intensity and desire along with everything else that went wrong today. If this team expects to compete for a national title they need to get better in a hurry.
Holy crap, this is almost a repeat of last year’s Akron game. In that contest, Ohio State led just 3-2 at halftime before winning 20-2.
Unofficially, Ohio State had just 287 yards of total offense against Ohio, with 111 yards coming in the passing department. Todd Boeckman was 16-of-26 passing with no interceptions but no touchdowns, either.
If you think the Buckeyes missed Beanie Wells, you would be so right. The running game just never seemed to be in sync. Ohio State did rush for 176 yards with Boom Herron gaining 50 yards on 12 carries, and Mo Wells getting 48 yards on nine attempts.
Defensively, the Buckeyes yielded seven points and 260 yards to the Bobcats while forcing five turnovers. This unit played fairly well, but offensively, Ohio State stunk up the joint. You mean to tell me that you can only score 19 points after getting all of those turnovers?
All in all, it was a very poor effort by Ohio State. If they play that way next week against Southern Cal, it’s going to be blowout city.
More to come tomorrow morning with Sunday’s Film Study
