Tuesday Morning QB of OSU/FLA

adjust defensive personnel and not play 3 lbers vs the Gators 4 and 5 wide sets.

I think it was a combo of things that made this game turn out the way it did. A couple of things that were out of the Buckeyes hands and others they could have dealt with. As is said on another post the 51 day layoff is a complete joke. We have got out of hand with the number of bowls that are played now. I believe that if a bowl can not sell out or at least fill 3/4 of the stadium than you should not play it. When you are used to playing every week for 12 weeks straight and then asked to sit for almost 2 months than it takes it toll on the both the coaches and players. This Ohio State had a fraction of the intensity that we saw previously throughout the year. The team that I saw in Ohio stadium vs. Michigan and the team last night were no where similar from an intensity standpoint. Another thing was the injury factor. With Ginn out it seemed the Offense seemed in complete disarray. Not a good sign for next year since most think that Ginn will leave.

Now to the things that they could control. The first thing was I still do not understand how either Tressel or Troy Smith did not call a single crossing pattern in the first half. Every time the Gators blitzed they left the middle of the field open. It was not like the Gators were trying to hide te blitzes either. When they lined up and showed they were coming, most the time they did. Im not sure if it was because Ginn was out or their heads werent in the game or what it was. IMO, it was due to the fact that Florida's defense was much faster than Ohio State really planned on. Troy did not have the time he has had all year and when he scrambled (which is when he is the most potent) the closing speed of Florida defenders was amazing.

Also, Percy Harvin is the real deal. In the next couple years this guy will be a legit Heisman candidate. He can do it all from his wide reciever position. I was really impressed with his play last night. There was no one (including Ginn) that could keep up with guy in open space. The problem was that the Buckeyes had a linebacker on him and shadowing him! Now I love the way James Laurenitis plays but to ask him to keep up with Harvin borders on cruel and unusual punishment. The Bucks had not seen this type of team speed at anytime this year. Urban Meyer outcoached Tressel tonight but Ohio State will be back. In the next couple years we will be talking about Chris Wells and Percy Harvin duking it out for the Heisman. Oh yeah, and throw Tim Tebow in there as well. Florida is going to be stacked for the next few years to come. From a Big Ten guy and a diehard Ohio State fan we got it handed to us tonight. Only thing I can say is at least Ohio had some part of the championship. Urban Meyer is from north eastern Ohio and he represented well last night.

How about not going for it on 4th & 1 on your own what 35 when it was 21-14 I walked up stairs and got into bed at that point. My wife asked if the game was over already. I said it is now. Also no Ted Ginn for OSU so logically you....throw the ball.....how about running it? Seemed to me OSU was doing pretty good running when they did. Looked like they tried to play floridas game. One other thing, how about trying to cover the underneath routes seemed like UF was just killing them underneath.

All I can say is...if you are off for 51 days, how can you play your best. Lets face it, any of the other BCS teams would have beaten OSU last night...LSU, USC, Louisville, Wake, ND, Boise, Oklahoma, Michigan...hell Grand Valley State might of beaten them...just kidding :-)

I agree....All year Ohio State has been the team to come out and punch the other guy, and in the cases of getting punched first they would respond right away like the Michigan game.

Last night you could not as for a better start with the openng kickoff by your most explosive player. From then on it was a team that seem unsure of just what to do in a lot of situations. That teamed with bad penalties you are going to get it handed to you.

They were just never a real part of the game. The one time Tressel tried to instill some life into them it blew up directly in his face. I agree that just about any BCS team, including Boise State, would have taken Ohio State behind the woodshed last night. It was a really sad way to end an otherwise awesome year.

The only bright side would be in Pittman, Ginn, and Gonzo use this game as a reason to stay in school.

how about TRYING to get a little pressure.. 3 man rush just aint gonna get it done. I'm sitting there watching the Gators O-line executing 2 double teams with no LB to combo to. cover 3 the whole game? c'mon, get a little pressure would ya. those bubble screens were killing em all night. OSU's defensive game plan was odd, to say the least.

Oh another one, don't injure your star player while celebrating the opening kickoff.

I don't know who is the conditionning coach but OSU don't seemmed to be in his performance peak, with such speed difference for athlete of this caliber i think OSU did something wrong ,from a conditionnig view, during his 51 days of preparation.

RUN THE ROCK!!
And how bad was Ginn's ankle injury anyway?