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It's the Journey... wrote:In the thread "Who will OSU lose to" I called this one.
So did Tinibikini. Congratulations, Tekie, you were dead bang correct on your concern for the Illini thumping osu. You may take a well earned bow.
you may have to wait a while for it though
Yep I told ya. they were the only team I thought had a chance against OSU this year in the regular season. It was our only close game last year. They are tough. I dont know if OSU plays them next year or not, but it may very well be for a Big ten title if they play next year. The zookers are for real. they had a couple of bone head losses this year but they could have very easily been undefeated.
I dont understand why everyone is freaking out though..still can win big ten outright and go to a BCS bowl (rose). They will be back in the mix for a national title next year.
Only problem with Illinois is they need to win with class. If the win would have given them a championship or something then fine, dance in the middle of the field, but they still are out of the conference title. Take the celebration in the locker room where it belongs.
I'm gonna disagree with you here. For as long as Illinois has been down in the dumps they earned a little celebration time at mid-field. Not that I am condoning what happened, but to some of those seniors that was a championship. They did topple the number 1 team in the country. Congrats to Illinois and as far as OSU is concerned, get that Rose Bowl bid next week.
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Oh and Tek...... watch the tape and keep a close eyes on which guys were throwing punches. I saw #2 and #80 for OSU. Your the buckeye homer, who are those guys?
not to make excuses, because there are none for the way they played...but that fumble that was not reviewed that would have given OSU the ball on the 20 yard line didn't help. If OSU goes down the field and scores again they are up 14-0 and all of the life is sucked out if ILLINOIS. I know. Coulda, Woulda Shoulda, but that WAS the BUCKS ball. Dont know if they would have scored, but take those 7 points off the board then who knows what would have happened. Atleast the refs would have got it right and left it up to the players to decide.
The ref's were bad tonight, but OSU didn't stop the run either.
tekekini wrote:not to make excuses, because there are none for the way they played...but that fumble that was not reviewed that would have given OSU the ball on the 20 yard line didn't help. If OSU goes down the field and scores again they are up 14-0 and all of the life is sucked out if ILLINOIS. I know. Coulda, Woulda Shoulda, but that WAS the BUCKS ball. Dont know if they would have scored, but take those 7 points off the board then who knows what would have happened. Atleast the refs would have got it right and left it up to the players to decide.
The ref's were bad tonight, but OSU didn't stop the run either.
It happens.
Whine, whine, whine, its all the refs fault, blame it on the refs.
Check the replay. The ground caused the fumble! I thought the refs were all around very good, the only thing I saw that was missed were a couple of holding calls on both teams.
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I'm not an OSU fan, but that was totally a fumble. The ball fell out while the guy was in the air. Not even close. If they would have reviewed it, the ref would only have to have the headset on for 5 seconds. Should have been a touchback and OSU should have had the ball at the 20.
tekekini wrote:not to make excuses, because there are none for the way they played...but that fumble that was not reviewed that would have given OSU the ball on the 20 yard line didn't help. If OSU goes down the field and scores again they are up 14-0 and all of the life is sucked out if ILLINOIS. I know. Coulda, Woulda Shoulda, but that WAS the BUCKS ball. Dont know if they would have scored, but take those 7 points off the board then who knows what would have happened. Atleast the refs would have got it right and left it up to the players to decide.
The ref's were bad tonight, but OSU didn't stop the run either.
It happens.
coaches get a challenge if they want to take it out of the booth's hands. tressel decided not to challenge. stop blaming the refs.
Tressel couldn't have challenged it even if he wanted too...it's just like the NFL...if the play is whistled dead, it cannot be reviewed in a situation like this. The reason is because of the fact that had the whistle not blown, who knows what could've happened...maybe an Illinois player lands on it...it's a hypothetical that the NCAA and NFL do not want to worry about...because of the way it was called, it was unchallengable.
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It's the Journey... wrote:I'm gonna disagree with you here. For as long as Illinois has been down in the dumps they earned a little celebration time at mid-field. Not that I am condoning what happened, but to some of those seniors that was a championship. They did topple the number 1 team in the country. Congrats to Illinois and as far as OSU is concerned, get that Rose Bowl bid next week.
And this is a rivalry game. The wonderful "Illibuck" was up for grabs.
The long Illinois run should have been ruled a fumble; however, the play was blown dead and the play could not be challenged. I can't believe the people that wrote letters to the Dispatch this morning that did not know that. More importantly, there is at least one spot where the Dispatch writer whines about the lack of a replay. Bad call originally, yes, but that play can't be reviewed and I can't believe the Buckeye fans don't know that.
tekekini wrote:not to make excuses, because there are none for the way they played...but that fumble that was not reviewed that would have given OSU the ball on the 20 yard line didn't help. If OSU goes down the field and scores again they are up 14-0 and all of the life is sucked out if ILLINOIS. I know. Coulda, Woulda Shoulda, but that WAS the BUCKS ball. Dont know if they would have scored, but take those 7 points off the board then who knows what would have happened. Atleast the refs would have got it right and left it up to the players to decide.
The ref's were bad tonight, but OSU didn't stop the run either.
It happens.
Whine, whine, whine, its all the refs fault, blame it on the refs.
Check the replay. The ground caused the fumble! I thought the refs were all around very good, the only thing I saw that was missed were a couple of holding calls on both teams.
he wasnt even close to the ground. what game were you watching.
I didnt blame it on the refs, just though they were bad. it is their job to get those calls right.
I didnt say it was their fault OSU couldnt stop Illinois did I?
tekekini wrote:not to make excuses, because there are none for the way they played...but that fumble that was not reviewed that would have given OSU the ball on the 20 yard line didn't help. If OSU goes down the field and scores again they are up 14-0 and all of the life is sucked out if ILLINOIS. I know. Coulda, Woulda Shoulda, but that WAS the BUCKS ball. Dont know if they would have scored, but take those 7 points off the board then who knows what would have happened. Atleast the refs would have got it right and left it up to the players to decide.
The ref's were bad tonight, but OSU didn't stop the run either.
It happens.
coaches get a challenge if they want to take it out of the booth's hands. tressel decided not to challenge. stop blaming the refs.
I didnt blame the refs for the loss, just that call. it is their job to get it right the first time.
