Allison runs like a bull to take us down the field on the opening drive and has the ball stripped while fighting for the end zone. Never sees the field again.

Julian Ross, who openly avoids contact and runs east to west rather than north to south - and who makes an inexcusable mistake to end the first half - gets more carries when the game is on the line.

Unless Allison was hurt, I don't understand this at all. And it hurt us.

It was exactly that kind of philosophy that resulted in AJ ever seeing the field in the first place.

BINGO! And Frank has been consistent in this philosophy and expectations his entire career.

And the won/loss and conference results have been consistent - so Frank's got that going for him.

You're kidding... That story still have you gripped?

Did Rourke not fumble? Why didn't he get benched? This is a totally ignorant rule or decision whatever you want to call it from Frank. I don't know the back story of maybe Allison having an attitude or anything else but if he was benched for ONE fumble after carrying the team down the field, Frank is ignorant. He let Daz Patterson, Dorian Brown and a host of other guys fumble left and right before finally benching them for others. Heck, AJ only played late in the Kent game in his debut because Frank had a long leash on his other THREE backs. If Allison is the main back in that game we win by two scores. Instead we get Julian Ross who is now the third back in my mind, running out of bounds and we get Tuggle being played inconsistently even though he's a scoring machine. You Frank defenders need to get a grip because he's lost his.

Allison has fumbled three times this year. He's the only running back on the team that has fumbled at all (none for Ross or Tuggle in their Ohio careers). He's clearly gotten a second and third chance, and I'm sure he'll get another, but so far, he's not gotten the message. He was in the open field and lost the ball from a hit by a defender he knew was coming. Rourke lost a fumble because he got blasted when the offensive line didn't block. It's a big difference. That's on the offensive line. Allison's fumble is on him. It was pretty big too, one of the key reasons Ohio lost. Hopefully from now on, he'll make it a point to hold onto the ball because he probably is the team's best overall running back.

Rourke's fumble was a blind side sack, that he had no control over. The pressure came quick from his back side, and got his arm as it was being cocked to the throwing motion. If you are going to bench anyone, should be your protection. I've complained about Rourke and ball security from day 1, saying that is an area he must improve on, and he has to this point. But that turnover is not on him.

A guy who we could use in the game is Neatherton. He was out in the spring with a back injury, but I don't think he's played since. Anyone closer to the team know how the young man's doing?

Maybe not the fastest or most talented back on the roster, but works and runs hard and takes care of the ball. Like someone else who played for us...