Ohio State Buckeyes – following the same road as 2002?

I watched the Buckeyes game on Saturday and during the first half, I had to wonder, does this team have what it takes to win? I am not an expert, but I know what makes me uncomfortable and watching the first half was extremely painful! During the first two quarters of the game and even at the start of the third quarter, it looked like the players had been in the parking lot, tailgating and partying with the fans.

During the 2002 season, Coach Tressel was able to correct the course of the game during half time and this week he did it again. It’s like a different team came out on the field from the one that went into the locker room.

How did Ohio State go from showing extremely poor execution to knocking the stuffing out of Wisconsin? Was the style of play a plan on the part of the Ohio State coaching staff? Was this a plan by Tressel? Did he want to have the players look defeat in the face? Was he trying to make them stronger and more focused? Why did we not have a running game? What happened to Beanie to light a fire under his butt? This week with Illinois should tell us something.

Hey, what about #33 James Laurinaitis for the Heisman? Also, we have heard that Boeckman is also being considered? Ohio State and its players are getting respect since the Wisconsin defeat!