Explaining Donte...And Looking Forward to Iowa...
Three weeks ago, on the day of the big rematch between Ohio State and Texas, I posted that I wish Donte Whitner was going to be there, although I never quite I explained why...
Well, even though Ohio State lost 9 starters from last year's stellar defense--including fellow first-round picks AJ Hawk and Bobby Carpenter--I felt the guy Ohio State would miss most in that game was former strong safety Donte Whitner...
Basically, I felt that with UT's great stable of running backs, the new-look Ohio State defense--and especially the young secondary--would miss Whitner's leadership and, more importantly, his strong run-support...
And early on in the UT game, my biggest fears were coming true, as UT seemed to be averaging 7 or 8 yards per carry...Yet--for some reason that I still haven't figured out--UT decided to abandon the run, which up to that point was having great success...
Anyway, when all was said and done that evening, Ohio State left Austin with a victory, and apparently the young Ohio State defense didn't miss Donte Whitner as much as I expected them to...
And now to this week's game...Another night game on the road against a ranked opponent...
My biggest fear for Ohio State this weekend is not who they don't have on their current team, but rather it's who the opposing team has...
Basically, my biggest fear for Ohio State this weekend is Drew Tate, a fellow Texan, no less...
No offense to Colt McCoy and Anthony Morelli, but Tate will be the best quarterback that Ohio State has faced so far this year...Tate is a proven winner and a three-year starter...He's a big-time QB...
Ohio State will also be facing a great coach in Kirk Ferentz, and many are saying this will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest game in Kinnick Stadium history...
Thus, Ohio State will have to neutralize a great QB, an exceptional coach, and a raucous crowd as they face another major test under the lights on the road...
At least the weather reports for Iowa City this week are a lot better than the pouring rain that Ohio State and Penn State were forced to deal with last week in Columbus...Those poor conditions really seemed to slow down the Ohio State passing game last week, and I'm sure it had an effect on the Penn State offense, as well...
Regardless, tonight's Ohio State vs. Iowa game should be a fun one...
On a side note, I'm putting the over under on the number of Rolaids tablets I consume at 7...
Well, even though Ohio State lost 9 starters from last year's stellar defense--including fellow first-round picks AJ Hawk and Bobby Carpenter--I felt the guy Ohio State would miss most in that game was former strong safety Donte Whitner...
Basically, I felt that with UT's great stable of running backs, the new-look Ohio State defense--and especially the young secondary--would miss Whitner's leadership and, more importantly, his strong run-support...
And early on in the UT game, my biggest fears were coming true, as UT seemed to be averaging 7 or 8 yards per carry...Yet--for some reason that I still haven't figured out--UT decided to abandon the run, which up to that point was having great success...
Anyway, when all was said and done that evening, Ohio State left Austin with a victory, and apparently the young Ohio State defense didn't miss Donte Whitner as much as I expected them to...
And now to this week's game...Another night game on the road against a ranked opponent...
My biggest fear for Ohio State this weekend is not who they don't have on their current team, but rather it's who the opposing team has...
Basically, my biggest fear for Ohio State this weekend is Drew Tate, a fellow Texan, no less...
No offense to Colt McCoy and Anthony Morelli, but Tate will be the best quarterback that Ohio State has faced so far this year...Tate is a proven winner and a three-year starter...He's a big-time QB...
Ohio State will also be facing a great coach in Kirk Ferentz, and many are saying this will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest game in Kinnick Stadium history...
Thus, Ohio State will have to neutralize a great QB, an exceptional coach, and a raucous crowd as they face another major test under the lights on the road...
At least the weather reports for Iowa City this week are a lot better than the pouring rain that Ohio State and Penn State were forced to deal with last week in Columbus...Those poor conditions really seemed to slow down the Ohio State passing game last week, and I'm sure it had an effect on the Penn State offense, as well...
Regardless, tonight's Ohio State vs. Iowa game should be a fun one...
On a side note, I'm putting the over under on the number of Rolaids tablets I consume at 7...
posted by Charles De Mar at 1:34 AM
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