Buckeyes fight off Cincinnati 50-28

Ohio State was looked at as being a possible upset victim going into their game against Cincinnati,but instead it was like a bunch of older kids playing a team of younger ones.
Often times,such games end in a long lead,then relaxed play tightens the game and then once the team gets back into the swing of things,the game is salted away.
That was what the Buckeyes 50-28 win over the Bearcats was like.
A 30-7 lead was tightened to as close as 33-28 before a final flurry produced the final.
J..T. Barrett threw for over 300 yards and four touchdowns while Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 182 yards and a score.
The now 3-1 Buckeyes being conference play next week against the Maryland Terrapins in College Park.....

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1) Ohio State set a record for first downs in a game with 45.
That broke a record from 1935 against Drake.
When you get 45 first downs,your offense is running smoothly and that's a good sign unless the Cincinnati is made up of little kids....

2) J,T.Barrett looked as comfortable as you could have hoped for throwing  the football.
Barrett might be coming into his own as a passer and just might get the Buckeyes through this season yet...

3) As good as Barrett played,Ezekiel Elliott was the player of the game.
Elliott reminded me of Carlos Hyde as he simply moved the chains and with 182 yards and a long run of 14 yards,that's what a running back can do.
He may not have breakaway speed,but Elliott is the type of game that you can win games with...

4) The co-hit of the game?
Joey Bosa's crunching of Gunner Kiel that saw the ball fly ten yards backwards and then batted out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
Joey Bosa is a monster.

5) Anthony Schlagel's hit early in the game.
Anthony Schlagel?
Yep,the former Buckeye linebacker that played eight or nine years ago and is now the team strength coach drilled some dum dum that decided to run around the field.
Reminded me of Mike Curtis nailed a dum dum in Baltimore when I was a kid...

6) Give full credit to the offensive line that so many (including me) have had questions about.
They kept the pocket clean and opened holes for the running game,which gives me some hope for Big Ten play...

7) Downside-I still don't feel Luke Fickel as defensive coordinator.
The big plays that the Buckeyes allowed were based a lot on scheme and could be been on Fickel as much as the players.

8) I like Vonn Bell and think he has plenty of talent,but he is starting to remind me of Bradley Roby and that's not a good thing.
Roby was never a favorite of mine and Bell is beginning to show a tendency to give up the big play.

9) Three passing touchdowns against the defense of 60 yards or more.
The vulnerability is there,can any of the conference opponents take advantage of it?

10) Back to back games welcoming the newbies to the league.
Would be nice to teach them early what it is like to battle the bully of the league and set precedent for the way things are going to be....