Comments on: Five Things: Wisconsin

By: wsas

wsas — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:59:38 +0000

I would think winning would be most important, and so far considering everyone around the QB (mostly upper classmen) have underperfomed. The only ones doing anything out there it seems, are the younger guys, and Beanie.

Speaking of Beanie, I haven’t heard this brought up except for on the radio. Play action passes against Wisconsin: 1. With 22/168 and a TD, you would think a play-action pass off that would be quite effective.

By: FlipBuckeye

FlipBuckeye — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:17:09 +0000

It’s not impossible for some players to be unhappy with the change. It’d be sad if it were true though. Priority #1 should be winning, and TP provides a better opportunity for the W than TB. Pryor is working super hard just to please the upperclassmen. They have bigger things to worry about besides seniority or their best friend getting benched for underperforming.

By: vermont buckeye

vermont buckeye — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:53:55 +0000

If the seniors and redshirt juniors are causing problems, then bench them! Tressel should show the team that he is in charge and that insubordination will not be tolerated. We have a lot of young talent. If the old talent is complaining, then let the young talent play.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:52:39 +0000

Hatline should learn to catch/hold on to the ball before he starts bitching about TP. It is obvious which QB gives this team the best chance of winning.

By: Dan Isaacs (most of these were typed as lowercase letters.)

Dan Isaacs (most of these were typed as lowercase letters.) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:48:30 +0000

Hard to believe that is true. There are enough loose lips around that we’d have heard plenty about it if it were.

I was a bit surprised that we didn’t see TB at all though.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:32:40 +0000

Have heard/read rumors that the seniors and redshirt juniors are causing problems in the locker room over the Boeckman/TP situation. More importantly, Hartline it seems is the one who’s leading the charge and is doing the most complaining. It seems as if the team is split 50/50 over the matter. Can anyone confirm/deny?

By: GoBucks89

GoBucks89 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:51:21 +0000

Regarding the play-calling, I couldn’t believe how conservative we were on the last FG drive that put us up 13-10. I just knew Wisky would get momentum from that because it looked like we gave up and just played for the FG by running a QB draw on 3rd and 8. How about a corner fade pattern for the TD?

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:47:16 +0000

I agree with Ryan B….Nate Salley was that type of player as well. He used to almost knock himself out hitting people. If memory serves me, I think one time he actually did.

Also, I think taking the ball on the winning coin toss is a reflection of the new clock rules. With an average of 3 less possessions a game, I feel Tress wants to get one right away.

By: BuckeyeSki

BuckeyeSki — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:46:38 +0000

That’s not a bad idea at all Chaos….I was actually thinking along those lines myself. Every team is gunning for 33 in the middle, so why not switch them around every so often and confuse the line calls? This “bend but dont break” NY Giants defense has to go…….

By: Chaoscrusader

Chaoscrusader — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:43:39 +0000

When playing running teams, it may be nice to drop Homan inside and JL at weakside????? Maximize both talents?