MW is back!

I’m not a Buckeye fan, but I do want to see OSU win, and am worried that they won’t have what it takes to get the job done. Pryor obviously has loads of talent, but I agree, his decision-making has to get better at some point and he will, eventually, have to be not insulated from criticism by his youth. Luckily he has this game in front of the home crowd and I think we’ll know a lot more about how he has progressed. The Buckeyes often stumble a bit in their first game of the year, but tonight everything will be on Pryor’s shoulders. He has to deliver or the Trojans are going to come steal one in Columbus.

It had been reported over the air and in print that Pryor really stepped up his game from last year. But from what I saw against Navy, Pryor’s passing has improved, but his decision-making has not. And he seemed as clueless last week against the Navy defense as he did against other opposing defenses last year.

Barkley, on the other hand, against San Jose State, appeared in control, decisive, having the ability to think on his feet, more poised.

Not so great as recruiting as his predecessors, Jim Tressel went all out to get Pryor, a Pennsylvania kid, to Columbus. He was given a lot of leeway last year; and the same will probably true this season — especially after watching Buckeye QB runner-up Bronkowski? get through his one series of plays.

We’ll hear what the fanatic OSU fans say after this one, Saturday night. I can’t see the Buckeyes winning.