OHIO STATE VS. ILLINOIS
THE BUCKEYES RETURNED HOME ON SATURDAY TO TAKE ON ILLINOIS IN ANOTHER EPIC BIG TEN MATCH UP. THEY WERE ALSO PLAYING FOR THE ILLIBUCK TROPHY WHICH IS JUST A TURTLE. IT IS KINDA GOOFY BUT YOUR TEAM GETS TO HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH ILLINOIS HAS WON THEIR LAST 2 TRIPS TO THE SHOE IN 1999 AND 2001. I AM NOT GONNA GET INTO THIS GAME A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH WENT THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO. THE BUCKEYES DOMINATED THE BALL GAME AND WON 40-2. THEY WERE FAVORED BY 35 OR SO GOING IN AND THEY DIDNT DISAPPOINT. I FOR ONE THOUGHT THEY WOULDNT COVER THE SPREAD FIGURING THAT SENATOR TRESSEL WOULD CALL OFF THE DOGS EARLY. THEY UPSET ME EARLY WITH THE RED ZONE PLAY CALLING HAVING TO SETTLE FOR A COUPLE OF FIELD GOALS. I KNOW I KNOW, WE SHOULD ALL BE USED TO THIS BY NOW. ANYWAY WE KNEW ILLINOIS WOULDNT BE ABLE TO MOVE THE BALL ON US AND THEY DIDNT. SMITH THREW FOR 298 YARDS WITH A FEW BIG PLAYS TO HOLMES AND GINN. DID EVERYONE SEE THE MOVE HOLMES PUT ON THAT DUDE WITH HIS FIRST TD OF THE DAY. YEAH THAT IS WHY GUYS LIKE ME LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT THE GAMES AND NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY IN THEM. THAT WAS SICK. PITTMAN RAN HARD AS USUAL AND HAD A COUPLE OF MORE TOUCHDOWNS SO THAT MADE ME HAPPY. I DONT THINK HE GOT TO HIS 1000 YARDS YET, BUT HE WILL EASILY REACH THAT NEXT WEEK AGAINST NORTHWESTERN. HOW COOL IS THAT? IT HASNT HAPPENED SINCE 2002 WHEN CLARETT HAD OVER 1200 YARDS. IT MAKES THE TEAM THAT MUCH BETTER. I GOTTA SAY THAT ILLINOIS REALLY PLAYS HARD THOUGH. THEY ARE YOUNG AND THEY NEVER QUIT. RON ZOOK NEVER QUITS COACHING EITHER. IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AND THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. ZOOK IS AN EXCELLENT RECRUITER AND HE IS GOING TO TURN THAT PROGRAM AROUND. I DONT SEE THEM BEING A NATIONAL TITLE CONTENDER ANYTIME SOON, BUT THEY WILL BE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE BIG TEN IN A FEW YEARS. THIS GUY LOVES TO COACH AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HIM STILL TRYING TO FIRE HIS TEAM UP IN THE 4TH QUARTER WHEN THE GAME WAS WELL IN HAND. I REALLY DIDNT AGREE WITH FLORIDA PARTING WAYS WITH HIM SO QUICKLY. ANYONE WHO HAS TO FOLLOW THE OL BALL COACH(SPURRIER), WHO WON 122 GAMES IN 12 SEASONS THERE, HAS SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. YES I KNOW THEY HAVE THE URBAN LEGEND THERE NOW, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ZOOK A LITTLE BT LONGER. ANYWAY THE BUCKS TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, SO ALL IS WELL IN COLUMBUS. ALL WE COULD HOPE FOR YESTERDAY WAS THAT THEY DIDNT LET THEM IN THE GAME AND THEY DIDNT. I KNOW EVERYONE IS READY FOR MICHIGAN, INCLUDING MYSELF, BUT WE HAVE THE WILDCATS NEXT WEEK AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO THROW AT YOU. AM I NERVOUS? NAH FORGET ABOUT IT, I AM GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT THE BUCKS WIN BY AT LEAST 2 TD'S NEXT WEEK. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE PAYBACK THAT THEY GAVE IOWA OVER A MONTH AGO? SAME DEAL THIS WEEK. THEY WERE 3-0 GOING INTO EVANSTON LAST YEAR AND THEY STUNNED US IN OVERTIME. OHIO STATE HASNT FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT. IN THE PAST, BUCKEYE TEAMS MAY HAVE LOOKED PAST A GAME LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY HEAD TO ANN ARBOR. DOES ANYONE ELSE AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS TEAM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT? THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER AND PLAYING AS WELL AS ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. WE WON A NATIONAL TITLE WITHOUT AN OFFENSE A FEW YEARS BACK. IT IS SCARY NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUTTIN UP SOME BIG NUMBERS. WELL NOW WE CAN HOPE THE SPARTANS SOMEHOW SOMEWAY CAN KNOCK OFF PENN STATE AND THEN WE WIN OUT. WE WILL BE BIG TEN CHAMPS AND THEN PLAY IN A BCS BOWL. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, THE FIESTA BOWL IS ALREADY LOOKING AT US AGAIN, SO THAT WOULD BE VERY SWEET, NOW THAT A NATIONAL TITLE APPEARS TO BE OFF THE TABLE. WELL UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GO BUCKS!!, PS, WOODY IS STILL LOOKING DOWN, AND HE STILL HATES MICHIGAN!!
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