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Buckeyes do expect most of their injured guys back for this gameOf course they do. All I can do is hope they are rusty.
Too many words. Let me boil it down.Not sure about that but UW is down Mordecia which is never a good thing so I looked up the replacement. Luke Fickell now has to rely on redshirt freshman, Braedyn Locke, to handle the snaps. Locke was the No. 22 rated QB in the 2022 class and transferred to Wisconsin after seeing no action at Mississippi State his freshman season. He's played in 3 games with a 50% completion rate So it could be worse but I haven't followed them much this season besides a few preseason reads that had them and the Hawkeyes perched at the top in the West.Evidently they will lean on Braelon Allen who is averaging almost six yards per carry and eight touchdowns.
Pain.
We have yet to have a major upset this year, that I can recall, and this won't be it I suspect.Trying to create some bulletin board material?
We have yet to have a major upset this year, that I can recall, and this won't be it I suspect.starting to feel like that major upset just might be a Brock Bowers-less Georgia to Missouri next Saturday imo...
I picked Florida over UGA on the SEC Board already.I think y'all beat Florida honestly, UGA still just a much better team than UF. Y'all have to go @Tennessee but man, Joe Milton really sucks so I think UGA wins that one as well. Ole Miss doesn't have a defense- so I think UGA should be fine there.
UGA less Bowers is a 9-3 kind of team I think.
If Wisconsin's defense plays up to their potential and Allen has a big day, Wisconsin can upset the Buckeyes.My guy. I’m gonna need you to grab the phone and call poison control. Tell them you drank some kind of industrial solvent, maybe turpentine. It’s making you say funny things.
PS. Double team Harrison Jr.
win one for the Fickell?From Badger247:
Is he still wearing the vest thing? That's something PJ wishes he did.He is - he was asked to wear it by the team, which is something PJ would never wish for.
Ohio State can't run the ball and while they do have the best receiver in the world, they no longer have one of the best quarterbacks in the world, so any game against a real opponent can be dicey.Ya and since the middle of last season the RBs can't stay healthy and Day needs to just hand the rock to Hayden IMHO. Maybe light a fire under the other guys. he must really trip up in practice because on game day he always looks sharp and slashing
Ohio State can't run the ball and while they do have the best receiver in the world, they no longer have one of the best quarterbacks in the world, so any game against a real opponent can be dicey.With current QB/OL/Defensive discipline, real is a bit of a question in Madison.
Ya and since the middle of last season the RBs can't stay healthy and Day needs to just hand the rock to Hayden IMHO. Maybe light a fire under the other guys. he must really trip up in practice because on game day he always looks sharp and slashingIf you think about Henderson, Williams, and Trayunum all being gone after this season, you start to understand why they want to potentially red shirt him.
I don't see Wisconsin putting up 21 on Ohio State's defense.No Henderson or Obduke for that game. They will play in this one.
I'm thinking this is a repeat of the Penn State game. 21 or 24 to 10 or 13 - something like that.
If you think about Henderson, Williams, and Trayunum all being gone after this season, you start to understand why they want to potentially red shirt him.I've thought about it and it's dumb(many share that view),Henderson, Williams, and Trayunum played as sophs and Dallan sure can too. He has displayed he can move the chains - and that is a consistent problem with this group.If it comes down to a close game like it was for over 3qtrs last week BURN the damn redshirt and give the squad a spark
Of course, they have a couple of studs coming into the team from their recruiting, but he does not want to depend on freshman.
Wisconsin need to play Wisconsin football. Pound the ball with Allen and keep Ohio State's offense off the field for most of the game.They can't, and they haven't since 2019. They don't have the OL to do it, despite the recruiting STARZ.
Wisconsin's defense is not good. OSU will shred them on the ground and on deep routes.
OSU hasn't shred anyone on the Deep Routes ... or in the Run Game.They have hit many deep balls. Just about every game. Not sure where you get that?
Maybe I'm reading you wrong but it feels to me like you are trying to sell Wisconsin as the worst 5-2 in America, and Camp Randall isn't one of the toughest places to play in College Sports. Most Rankings have the Badgers in the top 30, and a top 30ish only needs a couple (2-3) breaks to go there way to make the Buckeye nation really uncomfortable on Saturday.
I'm not a betting expert but the few articles I have read all are saying take the under and Wisconsin to cover. This feels to me like a 14-24 game with OSU not getting that 2 score lead until late in the game. I would love for OSU to blow Wisconsin's doors off, but I don't see it happening.
They have hit many deep balls. Just about every game. Not sure where you get that?You mean those under thrown lame ducks that the receiving core and TE have to come back for? Or those short routes that again the amazing group receivers have turned into something highlight worthy?
My hope would be a repeat of the 2010 Ohio State vs Wisconsin game. Three quick scores and then hang on for the OSU onslaught in the second half.
Now in reality I pray it's not the 59 - 0 confidence championship game of 2014
OSU stole signs in 2014 ... /sNah.
They have hit many deep balls. Just about every game. Not sure where you get that?According to 11 Warriors McCord has completed 16/37 (43%) of his passes of over 20 yards in 7 games. Of those 16 completions 13 have been under thrown.
Fickell arrived at Ohio State as a freshman in 1992 after earning Ohio lineman of the year honors at St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus. He also compiled a 106-0 record on his way to three consecutive wrestling state championships, including two in the heavyweight division.
John Cooper (head coach, 1988-2000): They don’t get any tougher than Luke Fickell. I’m going to tell you right now.
Ryan Miller (linebacker, 1992-96): He probably to this day is the best high school wrestler in the state of Ohio.
Cooper: He went undefeated for three years in a row. Hell, he pinned just about everybody he wrestled.
Lorenzo Styles Sr. (linebacker, 1992-94): But when you get in a room full of alpha males, sometimes things get said and people want to react a certain way.
Ty Howard (defensive back, 1992-96): We were freshmen at Ohio State. I’m not going to say this D-lineman’s name that came in with us. But he was a trash talker, big guy, just ran his mouth. He wasn’t trying to bully Luke, per se. But he was one of those guys that would never back down. He just kept going, kept going at Luke.
Styles: Most fights in football turn into wrestling matches, and I don’t think you want to do that with a wrestler.
Howard: We all knew that Luke was an all-world wrestler. We just didn’t know how quickly Luke’s fuse would go before he would let loose on the guy. And the guy kept going and kept going. And then Luke finally just grabbed the guy by his chest and said, “Look, leave me alone. Let’s just play football.” The guy goes to remove Luke’s hand, and this guy was probably every bit of 275, 280. Luke tossed this guy like he was my size, and I’m a defensive back. It really opened up a lot of people’s eyes.
Winfield Garnett (defensive lineman, 1994-97): I saw a couple of guys underestimate Luke and they ended up with their feet in the air getting slammed.
Eddie George (running back, 1992-95): That’s one dude that you did not want to see in an alley or get in a fight with at practice because he would twist you in knots.
Matt Finkes (defensive lineman, 1993-96): Obviously in camp there’s always fights. Offensive and defensive linemen are always fighting. One time, somebody came down and down-blocked him and a scrum broke out. Luke just tossed him. Like, a five-point, freestyle, feet-above-the-head toss.
Miller: The two of us were on the scout team together while redshirting as freshmen. We’re just young Buckeyes trying to cut our teeth against the No. 1 offense. And Luke every other practice would be in a fight with some senior and he’d be hip-tossing them. And these guys didn’t know how to do that. It was kind of comical.
George: He was quiet, but he was an ass-kicker.
Howard: He’ll never punch first. But if you tick the guy off, it’s just bad news.
Garnett: Luke didn’t start fights. He finished them.
Howard: Even as a freshman, Luke was undersized, but, man, he was dominant.
Finkes: The guy played nose guard in the Big Ten at like 265 pounds. You don’t do that without being a tough son of a bitch.
My hope would be a repeat of the 2010 Ohio State vs Wisconsin game. Three quick scores and then hang on for the OSU onslaught in the second half.
I did read that article. He's an impressive person all-around.More for you Badgers to know about your coach: (not someone to be trifled with)
This feels to me like a 14-24 game with OSU not getting that 2 score lead until late in the game. I would love for OSU to blow Wisconsin's doors off, but I don't see it happening.
OSU has better athletes at almost every position on the field, except for one safety.He was the difference for OSU.
The UW OL is not a UW OL. None of the 4-5 STARZ are playing up to that rating, and I'd rather skip that crap and go with the 2-3* maulers of the past.
The front 7 on D is well below standard. They can't set the edge at all. Just look what the Illinois QB did to them. No contain at all.
No way this is close.
Is Henderson playing? That'll make it even worse.
Despite all of this... I'll watch it. Probably in a drunken state to ease the pain.
He was the difference for OSU.Any word on Allen? Kid is amazing.
Acker has played since Melusi went down for the season during the Purdue game.Acker looked more than serviceable. But both Allen and Melusi are nfl caliber. OSU caught a break not having to face either in the second half.
1A and 1B are now out.
And QB1...True. The kid you got has serious potential though.
Allen came out in a boot. Dike never came back out. Best RB and starting WR. Gonna be a tough go without them.When did Dike go down I nodded off at the half?Like the QB BTW