Seriously, What is wrong with the Ohio State Buckeyes? Let's review the Purdue debacle...
1st Downs
OSU 12
Purdue 24
It is apparent OSU is unable to sustain a drive. The longest possession was 3:01 and led to a field goal. How can the Defensive unit prevent scoring if they are always on the field after 3 minutes?
Total Yards
OSU 287
Purdue 361
Reviewing the drive summary shows the field position that Purdue was given was at the 38 or better five times in the second half. With 361 yards of offense the OSU defense held Purdue to 24 points. It could have been much, much uglier if Purdue was worth a damn.
Passing
OSU 221
Purdue 281
The stats are padded for OSU considering Purdue spent the 4th quarter in a prevent. Pryor's passing skills are similar to a 9 year old playing smear the queer in the back yard. Throw it up and high away...hope someone gets it...Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Rushing
OSU 66
Purdue 80
Is Boom Herron that valuable or is play calling a factor? Pryor needs to get those long strides going if he isn't confident in his passing. RUN TERRELL!
Penalties
OSU 9-65
Purdue 1-5
Big Ten officiating is why instant replay was added to college football. Plus WHAT THE HELL WAS WORTHINGTON THINKING? Just another example of the pressure the defense is under.
3rd Down Conversions
OSU 5-14
Purdue 7-18
Ugly. No clutch, no confidence, no conversion.
4th Down Conversions
OSU 0-1
Purdue 0-0
Purdue obviously never desperate enough to feel they had to go for it on 4th down but OSU did and failed.
Turnovers
OSU 5
Purdue 3
The big one. Terrelle Pryor had four turnovers (two fumbles, two interceptions) and the Buckeyes committed five as a team. Pryor carried the ball like a loaf of bread and threw it like a prayer. 5 turnovers. 26 points is a blessing.
Possession
OSU 23:52
Purdue 36:08
This will kill a defense no matter how great it performs.
What to you do with Terrell Pryor?...If Coach Tressel had an answer to this question OSU might be undefeated and looking at no less than a Rose Bowl berth. The longer Tressel struggles with the answer, the higher the possibility that a dream Match-Up of Oklahoma vs. OSU happens in the Alamo Bowl.
Few thoughts on OSU in general...
-Fundamentals need revisited.
-Poor clock management and false starts are killing any offense they scrape up
-Ball handling is embarrassing
-Keep Pryor away form the media
-A two QB system might be in order
With OSU's recent struggles...Michigan is licking their chops.
Thank touchdown Jesus that Notre Dame lost to USC or OSU would look like real boobs.
Random thought: Was it just me or did the officials give Florida the win against Arkansas with two bogus calls late in the game?
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