Morning-after thoughts:
1. Tough to tell too much with an opponent that bad, but it felt good to thrash someone.
2. Maxwell still has a lot of growing to do. The conditions were terrible, so I'll grade his zip and accuracy on a curve....and Papi slipped on the INT....but that was still a terrible decision. The safety was playing deep, and even in perfect conditions with a running receiver I think a pick is likely there.
3. I'm undecided on Rourke. He's frenetic, and he makes things happen, but against a better opponent I don't know that would have worked.
4. It was really good to see AJ run over some people again.
5. Looks like Cam Odom will be the WR we need to step up.
6. DL looked every bit as solid as we could have reasonably hoped, but we'll have to see how they do against Purdue.
7. The legal consumption of beer in Peden was very welcome, and made the downpour to start the game a little easier to bear.
8. Go Bobcats.

Was it just that Hampton was terrible? Were any questions answered? For me, I had some questions:
1. First and foremost was how good the offensive line will be. They certainly dominated Hampton, so that's a good sign, but we really don't know how good Hampton is.
2.Second, how much of a drop-off will we see in Ohio's defense from last year? Ohio's offense dominated the defense in scrimmages, so there was reason for concern. Ohio's defense totally dominated Hampton's offense. We know little about how good Hampton's offense is, so that doesn't tell us much, but it's certainly better than the alternative.
3. Is Ohio's secondary improved this year? When I looked at the coverage, it looked excellent. Of course, Hampton doesn't have the receivers and speed that Purdue will have next week.

Now, we're all left with the question of, was it just that Hampton was terrible? Or is Ohio good? Or, is is a mix of both? We'll find out more next week when Ohio plays a much better team in an improved Purdue, and Hampton goes back to FCS. Here is what Solich said after the game:
[quote=Solich]At first the yards were tough to come by, but our offense was able to keep itself on the field by making first downs. I think it was a wear-down effect— that's the way it usually is if you are having a very good running game and the plays get a little bit better in the third and fourth quarter.[/OUTER_QUOTE]

As Ohio's offensive line wore down the Hampton defense, the result was that Ohio scored a TD every time they were in the red zone. Before Ohio let off the gas, they scored 8 in the first quarter, 13 in the second, and 26 in the third. A nice easy win early is a lot better way to start the year than last year. So far as I saw, no Ohio players were hurt, so now it's on to a real test next week. Go Bobcats!

Hampton may be bad but I'd rather be in our position than CMU's. Needing 3OTs to beat a team that was 2-9 last year shows they have a LOT of work to do.

100% agree.

Purdue will NOT be over confident for OHIO.

Newer coach, tough conference--They will be focused on this one if they want to become bowl eligible by the end. The coach will show his Boilermakers the final score of Penn State vs OHIO and the third quarter score of Ohio St vs OHIO and the players will be hopped up to lay a Hampton on OHIO.

Go Bobcats, beat Purdue.

Agreed, what he brings to the table is totally unappreciated by some. Wasn't long ago that the king of +1 post was saying he only played because he was the starter and not the best. AJ is a difference maker on this team in more ways than just carrying the rock!

So does anyone know what happened to Hampton's much touted Oklahoma linebacker transfer Kapri Doucet? I didn't see him in the game, or on the sideline for that matter...

Not against Hampton.