[NU Sports] OSU game

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The Iowa game certainly lifted Cat hopes from despair, but we should not  
forget that OSU is the best team in the nation, loaded with talent, and after  
struggling with Illinois will not be looking ahead to UM when they arrive in  
Evanston. OSU is a much better team than Iowa.   It's great to  see the Wildcat 
D improved. And, to have a good quarterback again back  there.  But we will 
have to play a near perfect game to win and especially  avoid the turnovers 
which killed us in Ann Arbor.  
 
The Illini performance, however, is a sobering note for the game the  
following week.  The Illini are playing at a higher level now and also will  be a 
tough game for the Cats.  We have two very challenging games now to  finish the 
season.
 
 
In a message dated 11/5/2006 9:51:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jeffb at hilgraeve.com writes:

Anybody  else excited about the OSU game?

We not only have a defense.  We  have a pass rush and a secondary that can
cover!

It is amazing what  can be accomplished when you stuff the run.

This was the game I was  hoping to see this year.  Both the O and the D
bringing their best  game for four quarters.

There were still weak spots.  Kicking was  sketchy and I don't think that we
had one trick play work, but it was  clearly our best game of the year.  

Fitz and Colby have to be  given the proper credit for the huge strides this
D has made this  year.  This is WAY more than this team was able to show last
year.  

BTW, has anyone noticed that we are no longer the most penalized team  in the
league?  Think that is an accident?

I love where this  team appears to be headed.  No more of this bend but don't
break  stuff.  We're going to take the run away, cover your  receivers,
pressure the QB, and make him beat us.  That's how it's  done in the BT.  On
offense, we're going to make you defend every part  of the field and play
assignment football.  The more aggressive your  defense gets, the more we'll
slash you with cut back runs.  We're also  going to force you to defend the
run because if you don't, we'll run and  swing pass you to death.  But if you
sell out against the run, we've  got a QB who can pick you apart.  

We have become a dangerous  team.  We are no longer a one-trick pony or a
weak sister who can only  play offense.  We have learned how to finish a game
with a lead.   The D cranked up the pressure.  The O kept possession and ran
the ball  right down their throat. 

We can play with anyone.

Jeff  
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