Amen about that catch being ruled incomplete. I was bitching about that well into the third quarter. It should have been reviewed and, had it been reviewed, it would have been ruled a catch, a fumble, and a recovery by the receiver. We would have been in - what? - 4th and 2 and easily could have gone for it or made it a much more manageable field goal. Rather, we missed the long field goal and that was the switch in momentum that VT needed. Still kind of sour about it.
Cardale didn't look all that good to me. He makes dumb decisions sometimes - like throwing it into coverage when he should just throw it away - and he throws too many jump balls. However, I think he was the better choice against VT, given his size and VT's defensive strengths. Meaning, I think JT gets tackled more often and has even more passes battled down than Cardale had. So, while Cardale didn't look good, I think JT would have looked worse. (Of course JT came in and looked like Steve Young, so what do I know.)
LJ, I thought more about what you had said about VT selling out, and I think you're absolutely right. They seem to be a high risk, high reward type of defense. They leave the DBs out in man coverage and then just throw everyone else at the line of scrimmage. So, when it works, they drop the QB or running backs for losses, but then it doesn't, then give up 6. I get it. Thanks for the insight.
It's great to be an Ohio State fan. Our potential is through the roof, and we are set (at least on paper) to have a historic-type of season. Staying sufficiently motivated will likely be difficult at times, given the snoozer of a schedule lined up for us over the next couple of months. I love that we have Meyer at the helm versus someone like Tressel, as I know Meyer will give zero fucks and straight hang 70 on people on the regular. Stats should be padded over the next couple of weeks and we should try our best to monopolize the early Heisman talk (with whoever, just pick someone) and continue to solidify our stranglehold on a playoff spot.