While this article will focus more on tOSU than it will Purdue, a most hearty congratulations to the team and coaches for the fine win against the Buckeyes.  The intensity of play and the desire to win has not changed one bit since the first game.  Yes, even through the gut-wrenching losses, this team has not lost focus.  Hopefully this will will give some idea to our players how much of a fine line it is between winning and losing.  All 3 phases of this game were in check. 

I thought there were 3 key moments in the game.  The first coming with a field goal at the end of the half to make it 9-7.  The second coming in the 4^thquarter when the defense held tOSU to only a field goal.  And the third coming on 4^th down when one of their blue-chippers made the dumbest play of the game.  And that leads us to this discussion…

MY GOD HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE?  YOU HAVE ALL THE MOMEMTUM ON YOUR SIDE.  YOU STOP THEM HERE AND THEN GIVE YOUR OFFENSE A CHANCE TO WIN THE GAME FOR YOU.  BUT WHAT DO YOU DO?  GRAB A FACEMASK ON A 3rd DOWN PLAY AND SEAL THE DEAL FOR THE OPPOSITION?  What this shows you is that all that glitters are not recruiting stars.  While this program will never lack for talent, I see some air being let out of the bag.  Tressel has done well at OSU for even their fickle fan base.  But has his time come to an end?  As you remember, Pryor originally verballed to PSU, then backed-off when the thought of Joe Pa and his staff using him at another position other than QB.  The quick bolt to OSU ended the drama.  But ask yourself this?  Are they using him the right way?  Seems like Tressel wants him to be a pocket-passer.  Doesn’t it?  He has some great athletic skills but Drew Brees accuracy is not one of them.  Why not run a WVU or UM offense?  Did you notice another thing about OSU?  Where is that pounding running back they’ve always had?  This seems to be missing in the puzzle.  Now, this program is the last we’ll ever feel sorry for, but you have to wonder what Buck Nuts Nation has been thinking lately.  Time will tell as Tressel’s term marches on, but all this goes to show you is that even the elite athletes make dumb mistakes.  I couldn’t make it to the game because of work, but when I heard Pete Quinn nearly jump out of the booth I knew something fantastic happened for Purdue.  But come on!  How can you deliberately grab a facemask on that crucial play?  An accident is one thing but that was no accident.  Did he think he was not going to get flagged for that?  I envy most of the recruiting classes that OSU is blessed with, but like I said before, MY GOD!  WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN for OSU.  Glad to see the glass slipper fit another foot, and Price Charming turn into a pumpkin.  It couldn’t have happened to a nicer fan base (tic).  And I don’t even feel sorry for their players.  Not one bit.

Dave (daveK)