THE story of the first half, when the game was within reach.

Pretty much every media outlet is reporting/concluding that once again the osu offensive line was dominated by an sec defensive line. THe story line goes that boeckman was pressured, he was harassed, he wasnt given enough time. Well...yes, in the second half, with the Bucks down by 2 or 3 touchdowns and time winding down, the tigers were able to bring more heat. But in the first half, with the game in the balance, Boeckman had time. Was there pressure in the first half as well? Of course, but it was sporadic and often came via the blitz. The two pass plays immediately prior to the first field goal epitomized Boeckman's performance. He drops back, looks around briefly, sees no one open and takes off running while the pocket is still clean. THE pocket was still clean!!! Boeckman had happy feet the whole night; as if he didnt trust his protection; as if he was afraid to get hit. Contrast that with matt flynn's performance. You know, lost in this love fest for SEC defensive speed is the fact that the Buckeye defense got in flynn's face as well. But he just stood  in there and threw strikes. Flynn played like a leader; Boeckman played and looked a little scared.

A few other poiints:
   The dropped td by robiskie was the single play of the game. Huge, huge , huge. Instead of the Bucks retaking the lead and the momentum, it opened the door to the game getting out of hand.
   Honorable mention goes to the roughing the punter penalty. Getting the ball back at the start of the 2nd half down by 2 scores means you can still use the original gameplan and pound at them with Beanie. But getting the ball several minutes later down by 3 scores...oh,boy.
   Great, great great performance by beanie wasted by the inefficiency of the passing offense.