But also the best, by virtue of being the only one, for at least the next few hours.

Pulling my tongue from deep inside my cheek, huge congratulations to Solich and all the guys on being the first bowl-eligible team in the country.

Also, thanks to Penn State for keeping Northwestern from ruining the party, and winning against a ranked team -- can only help us out.

Worst decisive victory ever.

We didn't know that Beefs runs it, so down 14 quick?

Our special teams pretty much stink.  A good team can block our punt pretty much any time that they want...sorta same our field goals, too.

What junior high team gets beaten for a first down on a fake punt?  We rushed about no one.  Next time we're gonna do that we should send out invitations so I can at least dress for the occasion and prepare some food.  Food for fooled.

Agree that this wasn't pretty, but still got it done in the 4th quarter. I think we are seeing the undeniable importance of depth. Guys out due to injury, yet still able to wear teams down in the 4th quarter by having the ability to sub guys in and out, yet still be successful. Getting guys back will be huge and those underclassmen have been huge and bodes well for the long-term success of Ohio football.

Okay, what about "the least-impressive unbeaten"?

Akron has really exciting losses.

many missed tackles early on.  defense didn't seem to have an answer to the draw play, even after the first half.

HOWEVER, great win especially when you look at all the injuries we have suffered.  Beat Kron! Rest and get ready for the home stretch.  

#unfinishedbusiness

I would like to point out that this is one of those teams that play Ohio well for whatever reason.  We are 2-3 over the past 5 years against them before today.  The goal is to keep winning!  Lets go 1-0 next week vs Akron!

I have said to my friends all year that I think we are a second quadrant team (between 32-62 out of the 124 teams) in terms of how good we are likely to be.  We did have an outside chance to go undefeated because we were only going to play a few other second quadrant level teams.  We have many chances to be upset.  If we avoid the upset we will deserve to be ranked pretty high.  Going unbeaten isn't easy.  There are 13 ways to go 12-1 and only one way to be 13-0.

The UMass game was a bit of a downer but I wasn't going to complain.  This week was pretty good.  As was already stated the last time we were 6-0 most of us weren't even born.  If the program has reached the point where not totally blowing out (allowing them to get down 7 in the final seconds) a MAC team that hung with Georgia for a long time and stayed with UConn with numerous starters and backups out on defense, a few more banged up, out #1 WR barely participating and out QB not at 100% and still loathe to keep it on a option, is a disappointment then the program is farther along that I thought.

This wasn't the best game but it wasn't the worst.  All things considered, the fact that the strength of their team was the front 7, they like to run it but they didn't have their #1 RB, they do turn it over and we don't, our D was banged up.....  This game played out always exactly as I expected that it would it almost every respect.



On a side not when we get Carrie and Shaw back next year added to the experience the Freshmen and Sophomores are getting we going to be set at CB like we never have been before.

It's 8:41 pm and still the only team that's listed as bowl eligible is the one coached by Frank Solich.

I think a couple of you may have missed my sarcasm.

SB Nation has ranked the 16 undefeated teams left in the country:

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/10/8/347298...>

Maybe I'm saying the same thing you are, but I know many high school football teams have drastically cut back on the traditional "tackling drills" in an effort to reduce injuries. Many injuries seem to occur during "hamburger," "Oklahoma," or whatever else your teams call them.

I've gone back and forth on this for a long time.

You don't see good tackling at any level, unless the coaches make it a teaching point of emphasis.

The NFL is full of bad tackling; a lot of "tackles" look for all the world like a cut-block. 

A lot of our missed tackles look like the defender just flings his body at the guy and hopes he goes down.   I don't remember the last time I saw a Bobcat square up, wrap, and drive.

Well, that's not true.  Carpenter, on occasion, will seriously lay the wood...  Generally speaking, though, I don't see it out of the defensive secondary.

Go Bobcats! 
-john