Tressel: Man, I got my swag!

Well, last night was pretty awesome around these parts for Captain Rustbelt. After a difficult week of saying good-bye to one of the biggest tOSU fans he's ever known, THE Ohio State University took care of their business in a most professional fashion. The Buckeyes, for one week at least, answered all questions about their pre-season ranking as a consensus numero uno and the much doubted tOSU defense played incredibly well against an increasingly dangerous Texas offense. I don't want to gush too much about how good tOSU looked. BUT the defense after being hoodwinked by a crafty UT, option dominated running attack for the first quarter, settled down and clamped the fuck down on the 'Horns. McMcoy looked alright but couldn't seem to grasp the fundamental football concept of throwing the ball to your best receiver (Sweed, Limas) who, incidentally, was making tOSU's best cover man, Jenkins, Malcom, look pedestrian all night long. Time will tell the tale, but, UT's offense looked pretty jacked up for having an extra from 'Malcom in the Middle' under center. From what I can tell, the Longhorns O could be considered Tropical Storm Whup Ass and should be upgraded to Hurricane Whup Ass any week now.

The rest of the Big 12 would do well to steer clear of Hurricane Whup Ass.

Regarding the Bucks offense there really is not a whole lot to be said. Ninja receiver Anthony Gonzalez, who, heretofore, had been viewed as a "possession receiver" showed everyone why doubling up on Ginn is a Bad Idea. Ted showed why it's always a Bad Idea to let him anywhere near the ball, if you're the defense and you plan on winning the game. Pittman, was his usual hard running self, putting in the yeoman's load of carries against a savage Texas D Line. And then there was Troy Smith:

Troy: "Coach, that's the man, right over there." Tressel: "And what did he say to you, Troy?" Troy: "He said, I was a menace, and that I'm the reason why Teks don't come with holsters." Tressel: "Bastard."

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Mack Brown's psyche has gotta be all kinds of fucked up after losing his first game in a little under two years and without his Vince Young security blanket. Will Mack revert back to his pre 2005, "I'm gonna choke on every big game I stumble into" or will he lead the Burnt Orange Nation to the BCS (though doubtful Championship game) promised land?

Even with the OSU victory down in Austin all was not well in Big Ten country. No, thanks to losses by Northwestern, Illinois, Penn State and Minnesota the Big Ten's street cred is a little bit weaker than it was after last week; when The Conference went undefeated. Now, with Illinois I can understand the shutout @ Rutgers- I mean, if I'm the Zookster, I'm thrilled that everybody got on and off the bus and had their helmets on. But, seriously, Penn State, Northwestern and Minnesota I want to see all three of you after class.

Penn State @ Notre Dame: I was pretty surprised by the outcome of this one for two things. 1) I'm dumbfounded by the PSU's coaching staff inability to stop the bleeding. I mean, they shit the bed on a routine basis all game long-especially in the first half, when they had the chance to take ND's crowd out of it. 2) Quinnbot 5000 seems to have evolved out of his beta-version and is now a grown man Quinnbot 10000 with Mad Scientist Weiss pushing all the right buttons yesterday. I thought Quinn was gonna be a little rusty for the PSU game and I didn't even consider that PSU's D would be that suspect.

Brady Quinn: After Notre Dame's title run this season, he's planning on forgoing the NFL Draft and finding Sara Connor.