Elliott carried eight times on the Buckeyes’ longest scoring drive of the game – a 32-yard drive in the first half. Quite the turn of events in the loss to Michigan State, putting a serious dent in the Buckeyes’ chances of winning back-to-back titles.
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In that game, the Buckeyes lost their first game of the year by a last second field goal by the Spartans kicker, making the final score 17-14.
“I am sorry for all those offended by the statements made by me Saturday after OUR loss”, Elliott Tweeted. I can’t speak for the play caller. I don’t know what was going on or what they were seeing.
Meyer said Ohio State’s play calling against Michigan State was “not very good”, but appeared to be trying to deflect criticism from offensive coordinator Ed Warinner and co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck when he said, “I have to do better”. After the upset, Meyer said, “I couldn’t disagree with his comments”.
As expected, Meyer addressed Elliott’s comments heavily on Monday. “That’s not the place, and he knows that”, Meyer said.
Meyer pointed to his time at Florida in 2009 when a dozen players sent in paperwork to the National Football League to inquire about the possibility of their draft stocks.
“Yeah, I read it”, one AFC college scouting director said by phone.
What’s significant about the Spartans performance last Saturday was this was the same team that got blitzkrieged by the Nebraska s for 499 yards of offense. “I’m not going out on a limb by saying that”. Bosa said Saturday’s loss took about 30 minutes to sink in before he broke down. “We didn’t play well”.
“If he tries that as a rookie, it’s a different story”. Then you come out in pregame warm-ups, Oh no. You still have to be able to function in the elements a little bit..
But just like the “Ten-Year War” waged between Schembechler and Woody Hayes, his just-as-crusty Ohio State counterpart, there’s plenty at stake each time these two meet. It also seems like his star players typically have more control over him then he does of them. People say you’re being sore losers. “But I doubt it’s a big deal”. Saw the two teams play to a 10-10 tie (in 1973) and a couple days later the athletic directors voted to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl and our house and our community was, as Bob Ufer put it, it was a dastardly deed, it was a day that would live in infamy.
He said the team is grinding away, and he’ll preach a simple message. “I felt bad for him because he obviously was hurting emotionally and he’s a passionate person”. In his own postgame comments, Meyer agreed with Elliott’s comments, stating he was “not content” with the team’s play calling, most of which he admitted he is responsible for. He has shown bell-cow ability in National Football League evaluators’ eyes and following the immediate success of the St. Louis Rams’ Todd Gurley, Elliott could end up a mid-first-round pick. “You make them personal, but they’re not”.
“We’ve just been hit right in the gut, and Zeke actually said a few words down there, and I love these guys and we’ll come back and do the best we can next week”. Needs work as a receiver.
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“Honestly, we didn’t see those plays for the rest of the game. I guess I wasn’t all that worked up by it”.
