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They should go for it.

Nice grab by Allen

Why are two guys blocking the same guy on that play? If one of them is leading Wandale they don't lose yardage on that play.

Wow, if Martinez doesn't hesitate on that run, a lot more yards.

I would prefer them to go all out block instead of even trying to return it with all of the penalties on returns.

Farniok would also benefit from more running plays with the QB under center, he seems to do worse with the QB out of the shotgun.

Jurgens might actually benefit from the QB being under center more.

Jurgens is still high on snapping the ball, he is still moving to his block as he does it.

TD!!!

Jurgens is doing exactly what he has done all season, anticipating his blocks.

Nebraska - 49 Northwestern - 13 Passing - 200 Rushing - 400

A few of those formations and the plays ran out of them from the '97 team: I think teams running power against Ohio State's defense might find success, Wisconsin might give them some trouble this year.

As much as I would love a second chance at OSU, I just don't think we have the talent or the depth to hang with them. I don't think we get blown out again but it also isn't that close. I'm still hoping for 7 wins and a bowl game, to me, that is a successful season, anything over that is a bonus. Next season we'll be even better and year four, watch out.

It was working well against Ohio State. Many of these defenses today are built around stopping the spread and are not well suited to stopping this type of attack. Should be interesting to watch in the coming weeks.

Didn't see one of these yet and I know most don't want to think about last night. I re-watched the game, was really looking for things that we did which were good. I want to start out by analyzing our first series as it, I believe, sets the tone for the rest of the game. 1st series - kickoff - Wandale tries to run it out of the end zone (mistake #1), if he had taken a knee, would have been ball at the 25, instead, gets tackled before he gets to the 20 and a holding penalty (mistake #2) starts the first drive at the 8. 1st play - Martinez under immediate pressure from the collapsing O-Line (from a four man rush), penalty on OSU gives Nebraska the first down, one of the few mistakes Ohio State makes on the night. Scumbag play by Harrison, going low on our QB out of bounds. 2nd play - Very nice play call by the staff and run by Washington, pick up of 9. 3rd play - First down on a short yardage run. 4th play - 3 yard pickup by Wandale. 5th play - No gain, Washington banged up a bit on the play. 6th play - O-Line collapses instantly, pressure by Young (basically unblocked) forces Martinez to make the throw on the run, ball is thrown behind the receiver instead of leading him and picked off (good play by the DB). Ohio State ball at the 50. Fast forwarding a bit from here on, just wanted to show the first set downs as it highlights the issues of the offensive line and also the stupid mistakes which set the tone for the entire game. Bad call on Cam, he played the ball perfectly, poor officiating right there, wish they would review pass interference calls. Ohio State probably still would have scored even without the bad call but who knows for sure, the tone was already set in the first series with the turnover at mid-field. Fields scores easily on no one being in the middle of the field. Why no spy on him? Barry was the closest and he was 15 yards away, gets burned on a simple turn to the inside. 2nd series - Touchback (good call to not run it out) on the kickoff. Series goes nowhere, bad punt, good coverage. Ohio State second TD drive. Some good plays by the D (stopped Dobbins a few times for no gain, contained Fields in the pocket) but also some bad plays (Dobbins breaks off ten yard runs, Fields, with Honas spying, breaks a long first down run, Honas was blocked on the play). WR's for Ohio State are getting a big cushion, indicative of our DB's inability to match their speed. 3rd series - quick hitters to Mills, first as lone back (what formation is that?), then out in the flat, then out of the I-Formation! High snap, throws the play off. I noticed something about Jurgens when he does this; he is anticipating the block before hiking the ball, watch him, indicative of his inexperience. More I-Formation plays, 5+ yards per play, Ohio States D is reeling and takes a time out, disruptive is an understatement. Then comes the second interception; terrible throw by Martinez (again under pressure and hit on the throw from a collapsing pocket), overthrows the receiver and somehow, miraculously, an OSU defender is lying on the ground waiting for it to drop oh so gently into his waiting arms. Question: Why not throw out of the I? A play action pass out of the I on that play likely goes for six or at the very least a first down as the D bites hard expecting a run. I don't understand the change in formation, this likely clued OSU defenders in to it being a pass. D holds OSU to a field goal. 4th series - Abandoned the I which had been working great, back to throwing the ball and of course, an interception on a poor throw. This interception was all on Martinez (unlike the others). OSU with great field position once again. D looks deflated, completely uninspired by the turnovers which keep putting them in terrible situations and Fields breaks a long one with a huge running lane my grandma could run through setting up another OSU TD. 5th series = Again no I, Martinez under pressure immediately on 3rd down and gets sacked. And another OSU TD. Fast forward to the end of the game. A few more scores for OSU, Nebraska gets on the board after a long run by Martinez. The option is opening up a lot of the running game, should have scored one more time at the end. If Wandale doesn't try to run it out on the first play of the game and instead takes the touchback and if Frost had called for the I-Formation from the start of the game instead of waiting until the third series this is a different game. Sure, we still likely lose, Ohio State simply has too many weapons and we would have had to have played a perfect game in order to have a chance at all but the game would have been much closer. The offensive line caused two of Martinez' interceptions, one was all his. Jurgens also needs to focus on hiking the ball first and blocking second. The option was really disruptive and had a lot of success, need to see a lot more of it next week. Also, Martinez seemed to do better with the quick throws, didn't give him time to think too much. I wouldn't put too much blame on the D in this game, if you watch the game again and analyze it they were put in difficult situations the entire first half and were playing hard until the third interception. Special teams actually had good coverage except for the one long return (I believe, correct me if I missed one) but the punting was terrible.

lol, no, I don't think it will be required in the future, the problem was those insane off season predictions; Martinez for Heisman, Frost UCF year two (even though most didn't believe that was possible, seemed to still be a goal) and the preseason ranking. This game hopefully eliminated all of that talk and the players can go out there and get back to having fun.

This game may be like last seasons woodshedding in Michigan, team wakes up and plays well the rest of the season. That is the hope at least.

I'm really looking forward to this next game, I want to see how Martinez responds, I think he comes out looking a lot more relaxed and focused and has a good rest of the season. IF he looks like crap, Frost does need to sit his butt and let Vedral take the reins a bit, that by itself might be enough for Martinez to pull his head out though I think it won't be necessary. Our offensive line is garbage, has been in every game this season and I don't believe that is going to get any better without a major talent infusion. The need to recruit some centers is obvious.

So the meltdown is on I see. Frost and co. will be just fine, we needed this smackdown, Martinez has been a headcase all season, I think he was putting too much pressure on himself do to all of the heisman hype. The entire team may have been putting too much pressure on themselves to live up to the second Frost season at UCF expectation. Ohio State looks like national champions, they look far better than any other team I have seen in the country this season and we have shown absolutely nothing so far this season; too many turnovers, too many silly penalties, offensive line woes, kicking woes, I mean come on, after the first game people should have realized we were in for a average to slightly above average season. Just like last seasons woodshedding at Michigan, this game might be just enough to wake this team up. They may actually relax now and get back to having fun like they did at the end of last season. This was never going to be a two season turnaround, fans have to come back to the real world. Riley and co. left this team in a terrible position and it will take four to five seasons (2 to 3 more) to get truly back on track. That said, I still believe we can get to a bowl game this season but the talk of winning the division and Big Ten was always a silly dream.

I love the I, always have and it is great to see it in a game again. Do I think we should run that formation 100% of the time? F no! We should show defenses as many formations as possible in games to confuse the F out of them. Play action when the D is focused on stopping the run is still one of the most effective plays in football and it can work from the I formation also. The option is still one of the hardest offenses to defend against and we can run it out of the I, shotgun, pro set, whatever, just keep the defenses off balance is the key. Have been confused as to the lack of option we have run so far this season, guess we were saving it all for Ohio State.

17 41 RUN = 160 PASS = 150

Or a reminder of when Kirk was a whining like a little girl:

Brothers Bar & Grill Lots of places to eat on Green St.

That around Rantoul? Was stationed there for technical school way back when there was a base there.

Wisconsin 28, Michigan 0 at the half. They look good.