As a Buckeye, I've certainly grown accustomed to the target that we receive when we are #1, but I did not expect to get beat the way we did against Wisconsin. Starting with the re-occurring special teams blunder to start the game, along with John Clay and James White averaging around 5 yards per carry, the Buckeyes were under pressure the entire game.
Terrelle Pryor finished the game with pretty average numbers, but a slow start to the game for the Buckeye offense cost them many opportunities for points. I was hoping to cash in on the Andrew Sweat INT, but a missed field goal spoiled my dreams.
When the Buckeyes came within 3, I believed we had a chance. But the Wisconsin offense answered back with a long drive that ended with rushing TD. The rushing attack for the Badgers was unstoppable and made the OSU D-line look mediocre. I've been waiting for Cameron Heyward to have a monster game, but this was not that night.
Boom Herron looked strong on a few runs, and turned in 91 yards with 2 TD's for the game. He seemed to be running with a lot more push, as he was dragging Wisconsin defenders with him to fight for the extra yard.
During and after losing the game, I felt terrible. I can never stand to see the Buckeyes get outmatched by any opponent, its like watching a close friend or family member get beat up. After dropping to 10 in the BCS, the chances of a National Championship are slim, but not out of the question. I think the Buckeyes next biggest challenge is at Iowa, if they can get past that, they should run the table. Hopefully Michigan State can lose and we can at least share the Big Ten.
Redemption against Purdue this week.
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