In an earlier post, I wrote that I expected this to be a letdown game for the Bucks, and it was. Although, it was much closer than I thought it would be in the end. Hats off to the fighting Zookers, they gave it their all and clearly wanted to win more than the Bucks. The defense played very well as did special teams. The offense seemed to go AWOL after Beanie Well’s fumble in the second quarter. The offense was plain offensive throughout the second half playing very sloppy and giving up turnovers. That is not the way a team with championship aspirations performs. Well, at least we know they’re human.

There is a silver lining in this game I’m convinced: The Bucks won’t be thinking about hype or Michigan this week, they’ll be thinking about Northwestern. And that is a good thing.

14 days to OSU/Michigan
Ohio State’s 2006 record: 10-0 Next up: at Northwestern 11/11
Tune: Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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