Not saying he's worse (although in that game he was). But how can you say they would have won with Mallett in there when they allowed 65 points bro. You clearly did not look at the numbers that Wilson put up in that game when making your statements earlier. He was not the reason they lost that game my man.
Gander,
With respect, I have watched OSU all year and if you think that OSU has more athletes than a lot of the SEC teams the Hogs have played you would be incorrect imo. I'm not one to think that the SEC is head/shoulders above every other conference, but Ohio State doesn't have anybody on their roster that is comparable to the WR's in the SEC like Julio Jones, Alshon Jeffry, AJ Green, etc.. the RB's Lattimore, Richardson/Ingram, Demps/Rainey etc.
While Herron, Saine, Sazenbacher and Posey are good, they are just that, "Good". On the flip side, people don't realize how average OSU's secondary is. They have not played a passing attack like anything close to what they will see vs. Ark. OSU will probably imploy a lot of nickel in this game, using Chekwa, Torrence and Howard. Have you seen these guys play? They are all average at best.
I'm not saying OSU won't give'em a great game, but to say that OSU's "talent" will be "too much" is a bit over-confident. Pryor is not a great passer of the football AT ALL. If the Bucks get down in this game and he needs to bring them back throwing the football (much like the Wisconsin game) the Bucks are in trouble.
With Petrino having time to game plan vs. OSU d-line pressure, he will find a lot of easy mismatches vs. OSU's average secondary, plan on getting the ball out quick and get his talent in space. OSU has nobody to cover Childs. I would assume they will put Chekwa on him, and that is a HUGE mis-match. Chekwa is the most overrated corner to play for the Bucks since Dustin Fox.
If Ohio State holds this offense to 21 points with that defensive backfield, I would be absolutely shocked.
i think ur missing his point. theres not many QBs that could have done better than Wilson. Mallett is a great QB, but he is prone to costly interceptions, and like moo said, i dont know if mallett could have done much better
BeLates,
I agree about Ark being on a roll. If I bet this game I will probably put my money on Ark, although I like a lot of other games more than this one. I have watched Pryor all year and game in/game out, the guy continues to miss wide open wr's in zones. When he can throw jump balls in man/man coverage he fairs much better, however, in the games vs Wisky, Iowa & even Michigan, when he had to make accurate throws vs. zone coverage he was very, VERY inaccurate.
Again, if Ark catches some breaks and goes up a couple scores, they can sit in zone coverage, let Pryor run with the ball, kill clock time, and make him make accurate throws to beat them with his arm (which has struggled to do all year).
And Ohio State won't be ready or travel well or want to win more due to the embarrassment they had in the same stadium a few years ago? Has Arkansas played in a game of this magnitude? I saw their fg kicker miss a chip shot in a crucial moment. Will he be ready? OSU kicker made like 5 fg in Rose Bowl last year. I am sure he is ready. Intangibles definitely go to OSU.
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