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Second-half thread for the B1G Championship Game

TheC

TheC

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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Great effort today. We have got to recruit better talent on offense to take the next step.
 
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Figrating

Redshirt
Dec 19, 2007
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NU D has played a really great game. NU O has taken the second half off.

Still not quite out of reach.
 
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BFDCat

Freshman
Aug 28, 2013
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Despite the 300 yards running give up the defense did their job, The offense DID NOT.
 
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NUera

Freshman
May 29, 2001
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69
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I expected us to score 13 points in this one. It’s depressing that we can’t even put up that many. A decent offense might have pulled off the upset. Instead our defense is gassed and getting gashed. What a shame.
 
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corbi2961

Senior
Sep 9, 2005
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IAWildcat79 said:
I might be wrong, but I feel like there may have been a split second there where Adams was making a read on whether we he might be able to take off or not. It was a pause just before he dropped the ball...or maybe it was just me
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AGreed. He looked to his right to see if there was a lane. At first I thought he looked to the sidelines to get direction.
 
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jensberg

Sophomore
Jul 28, 2006
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We also need some better defensive tackles because they ran all over us right up the middle
 
DaCat

DaCat

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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Need two TDs now. We played well but not well enough. 3 turnovers killed us.
 
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IAWildcat79

Redshirt
Jan 11, 2016
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corbi296 said:
Greed. He looked to his right to see if there was a lane. At first I thought he looked to the sidelines to get direction.
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Exactly...it was the slightest flinch of something but OSU was probably thinking something similar so it was dead in the water.
 
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pawildcat_rivals209725

Senior
Sep 15, 2006
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FanatiCat said:
This is crazy. Really poor run D. Maybe it was the game plan to give up the run but not this bad. I’m really surprised how bad we are doing up the middle and it’s basically the difference in the game. Well that and our offense inability to score. We’d still be winning if the O didn’t leave points on the field m.
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I believe we have a few guys out at DT, and their o-line is a virtual all-star give. That back ain't bad, either. Great effort by our guys today, but we're not going to win a three-turnover game against OSU, and Anderson needs to turn his improved recruiting efforts at o-line into better results for us there. Just not enough offense to win this game.
 
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scru

Redshirt
Sep 4, 2005
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8
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Talent. Differential.

Just like in 2018, the difference in the trenches is clear. We haven't closed the gap yet. We have in the secondary, but are not there at OL and DL.
 
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Deeringfish

All-Conference
Jun 23, 2008
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1,642
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Catslash said:
We got a recruiting problem
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Actually, our recruiting has gotten better and better which is why we are even playing today. Truth is there is a huge difference between top 5 teams and 10-20 teams. Until NCAA finds a wa y to level the playing field, it will be that way. If they do level the playing field, the big money may be in jeopardy. Tough call.
 
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Yellow_Jacket06

Redshirt
Jun 26, 2017
14
0
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pawildcat said:
Win or lose, I'm not that impressed with Ohio State. They shouldn't be final four.
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Come on now. Don't let your bias or jealousy of OSU blind you.

-Missing 22 players including one of the best WR's in the country and leading tackler on D. (and best WR coach).
-A&M has a 4 TD loss and a 4 point win over a no-win Vandy.

Who deserves it over them?
 
jne381

jne381

Freshman
Sep 2, 2013
551
71
23
The defense has had a great game, but this offense is not quite up to the task yet.
 
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zeek55

Junior
Nov 21, 2010
3,657
284
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There's no reason to overreact to this game. Our defense is playing at the level needed to win a Big Ten championship.

Our offense isn't. We're not all that far off from winning a game like this. It just hurts because we all know these opportunities are rare (hopefully this 2 in past 3 years appearances repeats often enough in the future).

Hank has always been the best coordinator in the country, and our defenses have shown why year in and out.

There's no moral victories anymore, but we can win a game like this if we get our offense up to the level our defense has reached.
 
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bjm989_rivals

Redshirt
Sep 23, 2010
1,837
42
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That is ball game. Bummer. We need to get back here with a deeper line and strength on O next time. It is doable. Today was doable. More will join us to get back here to win this thing next time.
 
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