#1 VS #2
ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH, THE #1 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES TRAVELLED TO AUSTIN TEXAS TO TAKE ON THE #2 LONGHORNS, IN A REMATCH FROM LAST YEAR'S CLASSIC. OHIO STATE CAME OUT FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS AND WERE BY ABLE TO COME AWAY WITH REVENGE BY WINNING 24-7 IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRIC CROWD. ALL I KEPT SAYING ALL WEEK WAS I DONT CARE HOW THEY LOOK, THEY JUST NEED TO FIND A WAY TO LEAVE TEXAS WITH A WIN. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I CAN SAY THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM, AND WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WIN EVERY GAME THIS YEAR AND PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL TITLE. FIRST OFF THE DEFENSE PLAYED MUCH BETTER THIS WEEK. THEY STILL STRUGGLE AGAINST THE RUN, BUT THEY CAME UP BIG ESPECIALLY ON THIRD DOWN. THEY JUST FOUND A WAY, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET TO COLT MCCOY QUITE A BIT. IT WAS SUCH A BIG GAME FOR SUCH A YOUNG QUARTERBACK. THIS KID IS GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD EVENTUALLY WITH SOME MORE GAME EXPERIENCE. HE DID END UP THROWING MORE THAN I EXPECTED. HE COMPLETED 19 OF 32 ATTEMPTS FOR 154 YARDS AND A TD, BUT HE HAD THE BIG INT THAT WAS HUGE AT THE TIME. ONCE AGAIN THEY RAN THE BALL EXTREMELY WELL AGAINST US, BUT WE HUNG WITH THEM JUST ENOUGH TO SHUT THEM DOWN ON 3RD DOWN. THEY RAN THE SAME FORMATIONS AS WHEN THEY HAD VINCE YOUNG, BUT COLT NEVER FAKED THE HAND OFF AND TOOK OFF. I COULD TELL ALL NIGHT WHETHER THEY WOULD RUN OR PASS BY HOW CLOSE THE BACKS STOOD TO THE QUARTERBACK, BUT WE STILL HAD TROUBLE STOPPING IT. JAMES LAURINAITIS HAD A MONSTER GAME RECORDING 13 TACKLES, 2 FORCED FUMBLES AND THE BIG INTERCEPTION. HE WAS A LEADER ON DEFENSE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. HE REALLY STEPPED UP LAST NIGHT. SOMEBODY HAD TO AFTER LAST WEEK. A GUY I KNOW MADE A COMMENT, THAT THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER BECAUSE YOU GOTTA FIGURE THEY ARE GOING AGAINST ONE OF THE TOP OFFENSES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON A DAILY BASIS AT PRACTICE. SO LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENTS EACH WEEK FROM THE DEFENSE. ONCE THEY GET REAL GOOD, LOOK OUT! OFFENSE LOOKED TOUGH ONCE AGAIN. TROY SMITH CONTINUES TO IMPRESS ME. I WAS ONE THAT CONSTANTLY RIPPED HIM IN THE PAST AND I AM EATING MY WORDS NOW. HE REALLY IS A DIFFERENT PLAYER NOW. IN THE PAST, HE LOOKED AT HIS FIRST RECEIVER AND JUST TOOK OFF IF HE WAS COVERED. NOW HE HANGS IN THE POCKET, GOES THROUGH HIS READS AND DELIVERS A PRETTY NICE BALL I MUST SAY. HE HAD A NICE NIGHT GOING 17 OF 26 FOR 269 YARDS AND 2 TOUCHDOWNS. RIGHT NOW HE HAS A SLIGHT EDGE TO ME OVER BRADY QUINN AS FAR AS THE HEISMAN GOES. I THINK BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY OF BOTH PLAYERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS, IT WILL BE A 2 MAN RACE ALL YEAR LONG FOR THAT AWARD. ANTONIO PITTMAN HAD A SOLID GAME CARRYING THE BALL 16 TIMES FOR 74 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN. IT WAS A QUIET GAME FOR HIM SINCE WE REALLY DIDNT RUN MUCH UNTIL THE 2ND HALF. CHRIS WELLS DIDNT GET MANY CARRIES AND HE RAN 5 FOR 17 YARDS, BUT ONCE AGAIN RUNNING THE BALL WASNT ON THE AGENDA LAST NIGHT. TED GINN JR HAD 5 CATHES FOR 97 YARDS ANDF A BIG TOUCHDOWN TO END THE FIRST HALF. DID YOU SEE THE SEPARATION HE HAD AGAIN? WOW! THE PLAYER OF THE GAME IN MY EYES WAS ANTHONY GONZALES. HE HAD HIS BEST GAME AS A BUCKETE CATCHING 8 BALLS FOR 142 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN. IT IS SAD FOR ME TO SEE, THAT HE COULD DO THIS EVERY WEEK, AND HE STILL MAY NOT GET THE CREDIT HE DESERVES. I LIKE TED GINN, BUT GONZO IS THE BEST RECEIVER ON THIS FOOTBALL TEAM RIGHT NOW, AND TEAMS MAY WANNA PAY MORE ATTENTION TO HIM. WELL FOR MY SAKE AND OTHER BUCKEYE FANS, HOPEFULLY THEY DONT. HE IS FUN TO WATCH THATS FOR SURE. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE BUCKEYES THIS WEEK. ANYTIME YOU GO ON THE ROAD, IT IS A DIFFICULT TASK TO WIN, BUT THEY DID IT IN GREAT FASHION. YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT THE BUCKS HAVE A PRETTY FAVORABLE SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE WAY EXCEPT FOR ONE MORE NIGHT GAME AT IOWA. THE OTHER TOUGH GAMES THEY HAVE OUR AT HOME DURING THE DAY, AND THAT WHERE THEY USUALLY SHINE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OHIO STATE ON A BIG BIG WIN. NEXT WEEK THE CINCINNATI BEARCATS COME TO TOWN.
OFFENSIVE GAMEBALL: ANTHONY GONZALES
DEFENSIVE GAMEBALL: JAMES LAURINAITIS
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