Solid win. 45-0 looks great but we did not play well. I credit JT for recognizing his team had not woken up, or was looking ahead to Penn State. He threw an onside kick and a reverse pass in there and the Buckeyes came alive and focused on the task at hand. Put away this really bad team. Mismatches like this are not in the best interest of the game.

I think we saw a more settled Pryor today. I saw more of the throws that still make me believe he could be a #1 overall draft pick. The slant to Sanzenbacher was a thing of beauty. He stands in there with pressure in his face and delivers a strike on taget. The receivers were excellent today. Well, except for Taurian Washington. He finally works his way back on the field and they throw him the ball. He drops it. I would not put him back on the field. I would not want to be in a position where we need him to make a catch. Get someone else ready.

Recruiting for the class of 2010 seems to have slowed down to a crawl but the classes of 2011 and 2012 have heated up.

The Buckeyes got a massive verbal for the class of 2011 when Canton McKinley superstar defensive end Steve Miller decided to end what little suspense there was around his recruitment and verbal the Buckeyes. I only hope to see the Buckeyes land a pair of defensive ends like Miller and Toledo Whitmers Kenny Hayes again. Nobody in the country will bring in a better set of ends in that class. Both should be national top 10 and five-star players. Miller projects as a weak side end. Hayes could play the weak side but can also play the strong side so I see him lining up there just to get both on the field at the same time. Huge get.

I have been asked about Cordale Jones, the 2011 Glenville quarterback. I have refrained

Some fans seem to be concerned about this Saturday because of the running back situation. It's New Mexico. No, .........its not. It's New Mexico State. They have been outscored 79-10 in their last 2 games. They have been held under 7 points 3 times this year. They have scored more than 20 points once this year. It was 21 in the second game of the year..... versus Prarie View A&M. They have allowed more than 34 points 4 times in their 8 games. We don't need to be at our best for them. We do need to be at our best for the last 3. I would go with walk-ons at RB before letting Saine or Herron anywhere near the field this Saturday. Pryor as the main runner and getting the ball to the receivers will be enough.

That said, it may be the most important game of the year. In last weeks game review I mentioned that the first 5 minutes of the second half last week as a point we will look back on in the future as a turning point. I saw a difference in the body language. I saw some confidence return. This week is a game that can build on that confidence. Fans get bothered

Have things gotten quiet on the recruiting front, or is it just me?

It seemed we have a flurry of activity, actually a long term flurry of activity, then it slowed to a trickle. The lack of interesting home games puts a wet blanket on recruiting. If I were the Buckeyes I would lobby for Penn State and Michigan to be home and away every year instead of home and home if for no other reason than recruiting purposes. I know next year looks good with a veteran team in position to make a run, made more favorable by having both Penn State and Michigan at home, but I think the negatives of having both away in a year when we are young, plus the recruiting hit, make it less attractive. Besides, winning away looks better. Having the best date on the calendar so early puts us at an even worse

This is the last post on replacements for JT. II have not heard anything more about the YSU president situation. I don't know if that means anything or not. It could be a matter of the coach being flattered but not interested. It could also mean he is seriously considering it and just wants to shut the thing down until he mulls it over some more. Either way the issue is going to die down, whether permanently or just for now. One last thing I want to throw out there.

I mentioned a number of candidates for the job. The mail I have received about the issue has been ver focused, yes, I see the candidates. Pick one. I think my answer may surprise you.

I really like Butch Davis. Love his style of play. Attack, attack, attack. He gets great athletes

Last Friday we had a technical snafu that made a mess of the blog. Not many people got to see the post in its entirety. I want to run it again, at least part of it, as I think everyone would want to see it.

Was anyone else as floored as I was to hear JT has been nominated by a faculty member at YSU as a possible President of the school? JT was supposedly speechless for a moment when told he had been nominated but then offered that he "loved" that school but did not want to give the impression he did not love what he is doing now. I wonder about this. Jim Tressel has always been about young people and getting an education. Buckeye Nation always talks about him moving up in the administration when his time as coach is over. I

I am at a loss to explain the lack of enthusiasm for this win. I think we got some things going right for the first time in a few weeks. This was not a game that we looked like a national title contender but we did look better than we have in weeks and I would say we looked like a pretty good football team.

First, I have to get this off my chest. JT just can't stop playing it safe. It hurt us early and could have been devasting if Minnesota was not so mistake prone, not to mention their quarterback not looking like the player we thought he would be. Talk about going backward. We go down the field with good play calling and execution. I thought we were sure to score when JT decided to go for on fourth and short. That we go for it, run Dave to convert, and Bryant Browning gets not one but two guys as the lead blocker was a triple good omen. Then we get nothing on a first down quarterback draw, surprise surprise, Pryor throws late

There is some buzz out there about Pryor being humbled, or maybe it is more like he humbled himself. He supposedly addressed some teammates about his attitude and some things he has said. I heard before the season started that TP had a love hate relationship with the team. That the older players hated and resented him while the younger players saw him as a Moses kind of guy who would lead them to the promised land, so they loved him. I spoke to several coaches who had played at a higher level. I spoke to several players who played at the major college level and a couple had a couple of coffee in the Show. They all said this kind of thing is blown out of proportion. Most players have the attitude that as long as a guy

The Purdue loss was devastating. I am not talking about the way we lost. I am not talking about how bad we looked. I am talking about bowl prospects. The week before there was a story on College Football News, and another from yours truly, about the Buckeyes still being in the title hunt if we could win out. That all went out up in smoke last Saturday. The question now is, where do we go from here?

There are two schools of thought. We are young. We were not supposed to be contenders this year anyway. Be more focused on making these young pups better. Get more of them into the mix. Back-ups start. Current mop-up players move into the 2-deep. Seniors, thank