After finally getting things to somewhat normal,I will be getting the two missed game reviews up today.
I have not had many chances to watch the Pirates over the last few days,other than watching Zach Duke get lit up so quickly that it wasn't worth watching further in his start against the Mets.
Now onto the most important part of last weekend-Ohio State's 36-24 win over Miami that should have been a much larger victory,but for a few breakdowns.
The Buckeyes host the Ohio Bobcats this Saturday at noon.
Buckeye Leaves
1) Right off the bat-Ohio State is not invulnerable.
This game should have been 45-10 at worst.
Five field goals was about three too many and only two Miami drives should have been scores...
2) Special teams strikes again for the Buckeyes and again not in a positive fashion.
Two returns for touchdowns for Miami? One each for the kickoff and punt units kept a game far closer than it needed to be.
Coming a week after a blocked field goal gave Marshall their only score,this was disappointing to say the least.
3) The question that I had was why Jim Tressel even punted in the direction of Travis Benjamin in the second quarter.
Considering that to that point that the return game was all Miami had mustered,this was a less than smart call and I thought that before the kick...
4) Play of the game was early in the third period with Miami driving,Cameron Heyward grabbed another Jacory Harris pass at the three and ran 80 yards down the field to set up a Terrelle Pryor TD run-game over.
5) Terrelle Pryor looked like a junior QB should and not just on his numbers (200+ passing,100+ rushing),he was calm and didn't show the panicky signs of the past.
Only once did I see Pryor force a pass when he should have run,late in the first half,he could walked in the end zone,but forced a pass that fell incomplete.
6) Miami's Jacory Harris was talked about as a Heisman candidate before the game.
Kiss those goodbye with a bad outing and now going into the weak ACC schedule,his goose (or ibis) is cooked...
7) Devin Barclay's five field goals that tied a school record were nice,but the Buckeyes have to find a way to score more touchdowns in the red zone.
Whether the answer is more play action,more runs by Pryor around end or tougher running up the middle,this needs to be fixed before it haunts OSU down the road.
8) DeVier Posey had a great game with 4 catches and 105 yards,especially his 62 yard hookup.
Posey has to be the deep threat on this team because unless someone emerges from the younger players,I don't see anyone else that can do that role.
9) Safety C.J. Barnett was injured in the win and will miss the remainder of the season.
Tough break for Barnett,who had won the job over Orthian Johnson in camp.
Johnson will likely move into the vacated starting role....
10) Miami did little against the Buckeye defense and that was due to pass rush that didn't always sack Harris,but was always pressuring him.
Welcome back to Nate Williams,who I thought was terrific in his return to the lineup.
Photo Credits-Marvin Fong-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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