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Scout writer in attendance says Gibson is not there.
Hmm.
ray small baby!!!
Touchdown!!!! Thanks Purdue for the pass interference to wipe out the late hit.
Where is Gibson on the depth chart?
TD!!! Turn on your Hartline...if this keeps up, it's gonna be an old fashioned butt whuppin'...
Sorry about the Neil Diamond reference.
whats the deal with thad? that link is dead to me
link is dead for me too
For crying out loud kick the freakin' ball and get your 3 points. GRRRRR!!!
Ozone deleted the thread that's why the link doesn't work any longer.
No details on Gibson as yet.
big stop
Purdue just dodged 2 bullets. I wish the coaches would call plays that get the receivers a little beyond the 1st down marker on 3rd downs to pick it up, there's absolutely no pressure on Boeckman right now.
Wow. The offense in the first quarter was great. In the second quarter--terrible.
I think I've had enough of Beanie and his lazy attitude with rehab on his ankle. Too bad we probably won't see Saine in the game tonight.
Well, let's get the ball back.
Great sack, he was held and still got it.
One thing I just noticed--Boeckman hasn't kept an ran much this year.
oh my goodness, the offense better not start giving the game away. thankfully our defense contines to step up.
Great 3 and out after the turnover. I hope Boecks gets it straightened out--he leads the receiver properly and it was 6.
Shooting ourself in the foot here a little bit offensively.
I'm really trying not to be negative, but the offense is under performing again. Purdue's defense is the same one that gave up over 400 yards to Notre Dame.
Tom, you're not being negative. Offense is really shooting themselves in the foot. Boekman looks to be loosing confidence. His deep balls are underthrown. Need to maybe start incorporating screen passes to our TE.
Did you see that facemask on Heyward? DAMN!
For cripes sake, what the !$#@%*&!!! was THAT?!?!?!?
OSU's offense better wake up and smell the coffee. Both LSU and USC are getting beat.
TRAPASSO!!!!! What a punt!
Ding-dong, USC is dead. Is that what they meant by Gut Check Saturday? Getting beat by a winless team at home?
YEAH! But LSU just tied their game.
Uh-oh. Is he going to sneak it on 4th and short?
Well, I guess Stanford wasn't winless...
And Notre Dame might be on their way to their first win.
Dang, our D is good.
Florida is up by 10 now...
that's it. no more deep ball.
OK, throwing the deep ball that much and getting picked is very Bellisari-like. Haven't they learned their lesson yet? They've taken it away guys.
The million dollar question is, Is Boekman going to learn from this when we play PSU...on the road...at night????
You couldn't ask for more out of our D but TB might be trying to go deep a little too much. I also miss B Saine I honestly think he could be better than Beanie. I'm not bashing Beanie just praising Saine
3 dropped picks?
We seriously need Saine. Have Small in the game has been huge though.
I think (I'd HOPE) Boecks and the coaching staff learned their lesson tonight. I'm beginning to think the Illinois game is getting bigger every week and the Penn State game is going to be about as tough for the D as either NW, Minny, or Purdue.
I wouldn't be all that surprised if OSU was ranked as low as 6 when the BCS polls come out. The schedule is weak this year.
I just saw Saine with the carry!
Saine just got in the game--FINALLY. I bet they weren't planning on playing him at all, but they said he'd play to give Purdue something to think about.
Beanie just keeps staring into the camera everytime they cut to him. Freaky.
Anyone else having a hard time rooting for UF to beat LSU?
It's too bad Saine had that knee surgery. They could've played him and let Beanie heal. It'll be interesting to see to starts next week. I'd be inclined to sit him until it gets better and just deal with starting Mo and slowly getting Saine back in the rotation. That is, if Boecks can look for somebody besides Robo deep every pass play.
After this offensive performance, I'm not sure they deserve a top 5 ranking.
I'm not overly concerned with our offensive performance. I think JT, as customary, reigned things in once we had the comfortable lead.
The long balls were chances but we could have dinked and dunked down the field on these guys if we wanted to.
Defense has really been exceptional. Didn't really expect such an easy win.
"Anyone else having a hard time rooting for UF to beat LSU?"
Nope. I want a rematch. (Did I just say that?)
ugh....I don't. They are a good team. I really feel we're too one-sided. Maybe at least this time it will be close.
Keith:
Good points. I'm concerned with the turnovers, even though they really didn't hurt much. It's a bad habit to get into...
And I definitely think the defense is better than advertised.
I saw Freeman miss only one tackle that I remember, other than that he was everywhere.
OSU only rushed 3 down linemen all night. Wow.
Tell you what, Purdue has some great fans. I think that stadium is still packed.
congratulations Purdue. You finally got to hear your horn blow....with 10 second left in the game.
That's disappointing. A TD with 10 seconds left.
That postgame interview was classic Senator Tressel.
Wow can you say number two....maybe number one if LSU stumbles too?
"The long balls were chances but we could have dinked and dunked down the field on these guys if we wanted to."
Would've been a great thing to work on during game conditions.
Tressel just stated in the postgame interview that they told Boecks not to overthrow the ball, that they (the receivers, I guess) would break it up if it was underthrown a little.
So there's the explanation for the picks. They didn't really care that much about them, given where they happened.
I'm not so sure about that report on Gibson. I've been watching the Columbus news and there hasn't been anything reported. You'd think they'd have said something about it by now.
I don't know if it's already been explained but Gibson was only suspended for the Purdue game. He's still with the team.
BigBuckeyeFan#1:
Thanks! So what's the scoop? Do you know why he was suspended, or is this a big mystery like the Marcel Frost "suspended for breaking team rules" kinda thing?
BuckeyePlanet indicated that he had a spat ont he practice field, and was kept home as punishment. He'll be back next week.
http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/for...-thread-
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Yeah, the Gibson thing definitely happened. Walked off the practice field after a spat with coaches but then rethought his decision and decided to come back. He was welcomed but had to sit out a one game suspension for the outburst.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/con...O2.html?
sid=101
Also, the early checkout thing was true as well. The Buckeyes had to check out at noon, a full 8 hours before game time.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/con...GM.html?
sid=101
Well, a win is a win. I thought our defense was lights out, but our offense struggled a bit. I did like the more aggresive play calling my JT, I believe he is giving people more to think about later in the season. Hopefully, Beanie can rest next week. Ankle injuries can be very tricky especially if you keep reinjuring it. Look how long it took Ginn to fully recover. Well overall a good game. GO BUCKS!
Anyone know if Beanie is just a quiet guy? It almost seems that he would rather be somewhere else.
I am getting very tired of seeing Beanie limp off the field every week. I don't challenge his manhood. I think the guy is just hurt. Seriously...the MSU game begins the "stretch run" for this team. They are about to be ranked 2nd or 3rd and will not be able to "finish" this season without Beanie carrying about 25-30 times in the final 5 games. As such...there is absolutely NO NEED for him to practice or play a single down against flippin' KENT!! Let "Marley" and Saine carry the load this week. What do you guys think?
i definitely agree...give the guy a chance to get healthy before he is absolutely needed to push this team to a national championshpi
Agreed.
I don't hold it against him at all.. There's a fine line between 'playing hurt', which players do all the time.. and 'playing injured', which no player should have to do.
I think we're playing right on that line with Beanie right now, and I'm all for letting him sit out the next two weeks and even burning Boom Herron's redshirt if we need the extra depth.
At this point, one less year of eligibility for Boom is a good trade for 2 weeks of rest and a healthy Chris Wells.
I hope we get even one full healthy season out of Beanie before he leaves. You can see the talent is just waiting to burst out.
Bah, no way we should burn Boom's RS, unless we get down and neither Mo or Saine is able to play.
Dan,
I agree.. I'm just saying I'd rather do THAT than run Beanie and see him less than healthy for the rest of the year.
Last night I allowed myself to start thinking Nat'l Championship game against Florida. Anyone else? Also, I liked that we didn't burn ourselves with a lot of stupid penalties. I wish we could have held on to those picks that we dropped or completed that one pass to Robo on the two yard line. You want to read a fan revolt go to www.boilerstation.com. They are brutal, ranting about all the red in the stands and the O-H-I-O all night. Beanie did seem in a zone alone on the sidelines. I said last week that Illinois would be the trouble spot in the schedule, I haven't changed my mind. Florida is in denial and waiting for the rematch/showdown in Atlanta later. I have never seen so much profanity on a blog site (even MZone) as I have on EDSBS (UF's). I read that the tow lot operator in the Joiner incident was being threatened by the Florida "faithful". Being crazy does not make you a "better" fan.
Finally, is anyone still worried about Michigan and "throwing out the records" stuff? Just asking. Go Bucks and God Bless our Troops in harm's way!!
Why did Trepasso kickoff after the first or second touchdown?
I hate to say it but Boeckman's weakness was exposed. Even if he was instructed not to overthrow his receivers, he still has a big issue with staring down his receivers. I mentioned this earlier in the season, and the Purdue DB's had all day to pick those passes off. I still think Boeckman gives us our best chance at winning, he just has to work out some of the technical part of the position.
I was sort of disappointed when I seen Beanie sitting all by himself and not supporting his teammates out on the field. Are they always going to try and run Maurice Wells up the middle? I think we seen what he can do when he turns the corner.
Can't say enough about the defense. They definitely deserve the game ball for this victory. Freeman is really coming into his own out there. I really hope one of these days when the defense is on the verge of a shutout, we can keep all our starters in the game and actually finish the game.
I couldn't believe the OSU fans that were at that game. During kickoffs you could clearly hear the O-H-I-O even on TV. Let's just hope that left a impression on the national television audience, especially when coming out of the break the stadium was chanting OH-IO!!!
RE: Shutouts..I don't care. If the game isn't depending on the Defense holding, no reason to keep guys in harms way. Let the backups get the reps they earn each week, and let the starters get the rest they need. W's matter, not Shutouts.
Oops! The software package for this website sure has a problem with duplicate names, doesn't it?
PEOPLE
IT IS 2008, NOT 2007!
IF IT WAS 2007, MICHIGAN WOULD NOT BE LOSING TO TOLEDO.
Why is OSU not getting any love in the polls. Normally we would have moved up into the top ten by now, right? We have not played that great, but if teams ahead of us keep losing, and were winning, shouldn't an advance arrive?
um, you don;t really think this team is one of the best 10 in the country do you? I didn't think so ... therefore, who cares where we are ranked
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