OSU at Illinois Game Thread

[danwismar]

Setting up here in Champaign. It's a gray, 52 degree day with a light rain falling most of the morning. Saw tons of Ohio plates on the way in last night...this place might be a third full of Buckeye fans today.

[motherscratcher]

Hey Wiz, I'm at work and have my DVR set. But, it would be a lot better to be able to watch the game in real time.

Could you make a few calls and see if you could hold up the start for me a bit? That would be awesome. I should get home between 3-4. I can post here right before I leave the office.

Pull some strings.

Thanks, dude.

[danwismar]

Should be no problem. I just ran into Eddie George up here....if he can't make it happen, no one can.

[danwismar]

Stoneburner (high ankle sprain) didn't make the trip to Champaign. Reid Fragel will be at tight end for the Buckeyes.

[motherscratcher]

Stoneburner (high ankle sprain) didn't make the trip to Champaign. Reid Fragel will be at tight end for the Buckeyes.

Probably better off giving it another week if there is any question. It probably isn't going to make the differennce between a W or an L.

[danwismar]

Looks like it might stay dry for the game...rain appears to have passed through, and the sun is peeking through occasionally now....17 min to kickoff

[danwismar]

12 minutes before kickoff, and Memorial Stadium is about half full, if that. Lots of red shirts...maybe about 20% so far.

[tired]

Go get em wiz. Bring a victory home baby !!!

[danwismar]

not a great start for the Bucks...Illinois with the wind in the 1st quarter

[danwismar]

Illini pulling out all the stops early....double pass for 23 yards.

[danwismar]

So...it's going to be a game....7-0 Illinois

[skatingtripods]

Outstanding run by Pryor. Big answer. Pound it in.

[danwismar]

66 yard run by TP is a career long run

[skatingtripods]

He had an eternity to throw that ball. Great protection.

wiz, who do you work for that you are at all the games doing a live blog?

[danwismar]

Brandon Saine is a receiver...who knew?

[danwismar]

Forgive me if I'm repeating stuff that has been said on the BTN telecast, but Tyler Moeller has gone to the locker room with some kind of arm/shoulder injury.

[danwismar]

He had an eternity to throw that ball. Great protection.

wiz, who do you work for that you are at all the games doing a live blog?

I'm here representing TheClevelandFan.com

And it's not ALL the games...yet. I'm working on that

[danwismar]

This place has filled up pretty well since the start of the game. Sun is out.

[danwismar]

Freshman Christian Bryant (#2) is in there in place of Tyler Moeller at star. Moeller is back on the bench without pads...so he's done for the day.

Bucks are rushing three, dropping eight on passing downs

[danwismar]

Bucks had 73 rushing yards, but just one first down in 1st quarter. Strange.

[FUDU]

Bucks had 73 rushing yards, but just one first down in 1st quarter. Strange.

Not really considering where much of the yards came from.

[FUDU]

OSU is going to need 60 minutes to get this done today, you can just tell.

[FUDU]

Damn, Pryor cannot afford to miss a guy that wide open in the end zone.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

How does Posey drop that ball?

[FUDU]

How does Posey drop that ball?

Technically did he drop it, b/c I wonder if he ever got his hands on it, he short armed it that bad.

[danwismar]

So far, OSU hasn't taken advantage of the wind at their backs in the 2nd quarter.

[FUDU]

So far, OSU hasn't taken advantage of the significantly lesser talented opponent in the first 2 quarters.

Fixed.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Ugh....... Horrible pass.

[skatingtripods]

At least glance to the other side of the field.

[FUDU]

Stared at him the whole time. You could just feel an INT coming soon for Pryor today though.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Homan has been great today.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Please get Berry in the backfield. I'm so tired of the Boom and Bust show.

[danwismar]

Lil Dane to the rescue!

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Bang.

Pryor goes to his saftey blanket.

Nice catch by the Sanz.

[FUDU]

Needed that TD, now need a stop.

You can just tell with days like today. Blah day, team not up for the game, some missed easy plays, no running game outside of TP, and a TP INT, has disaster written all over it, so we need a cushion for crunch time in these games.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Dan, tell Tress to play Berry more please.

[FUDU]

Lately TP has been in a bad habit of being a bit to sure of his ability to slide a defender off of him while in the pocket. IIRC he has taken two sacks in that manner in the last 3 weeks, with a couple other close calls. Just move the pocket TP, instead of always trying too hard to stay in the original pocket. Run a few yards to the right (if open) and stay poised to unload.

Also we could really use a RB to step up today, nothing fancy and special just positive 4,5 yard carries will do.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Step 1) Play Berry

Step 2) ?

Step 3) Profit!

[peeker643]

Not gonna lie: TP looks nothing like a Top5 2011 pick. Still just makes too many throws where you say, "What the eff was that?".

The INT was just terrible. Although he's taking heat on the throw to Posey and Posey just dropped it. It had DA heat on it but it was a catchable ball for sure.

They need a play on defnse to spark 'em and it wouldn't hurt my feelings if the defense took one in for 6.

Flat, flat, flat.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Not gonna lie: TP looks nothing like a Top5 2011 pick. Still just makes too many throws where you say, "What the eff was that?".

The INT was just terrible. Although he's taking heat on the throw to Posey and Posey just dropped it. It had DA heat on it but it was a catchable ball for sure.

They need a play on defnse to spark 'em and it wouldn't hurt my feelings if the defense took one in for 6.

Flat, flat, flat.

If I won the lottery, i'd buy you a badass convertible and some hair.

[danwismar]

Flat is the word.

Bucks have 15 yards of offense not accounted for by Pryor.

Bucks will have the wind in the 4th.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

You could hear the whole Buckeye Nation gasp, when he went down.


Brandon Saine is fucking awful, quit giving him the damn ball.

[Triple-S]

If I won the lottery, i'd buy you a badass convertible and some hair.

would you buy me a case of beer?

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Hines is a beast.

[Triple-S]

2007 game sucked donkey balls

2002 game was probably my favorite TOSU game of all time. Underrated as all hell.

[danwismar]

There's your big defensive play, Peeks

[skatingtripods]

Holy shit Bauserman sucks.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Fucking Bauserman........

[Cerebral_DownTime]

I'd rather have Hall back there in the Wildcat.

[Triple-S]

Bauserman=Boeckman.