Opinion: Knock on wood, the Buckeye offense is back

I hesitate writing this because I’m afraid of giving Ohio State the ESPN Mike Greenberg Kiss of Death.

But after watching the Buckeyes 77-10 thwacking of Bowling Green Saturday, I can’t help but think the offense we expected to see all of last year has finally arrived.

Bigger and better.

For all the issues OSU had last year until offensive coordinators Ed Warriner and Tim Beck moved into the press box together, the offense was still pretty impressive.
What I saw Saturday was something the offenses from the last two seasons could only dream about being.

Holy Buckeye!

Again, it was just Bowling Green from the MAC. But the way the Buckeye receivers blew and through by the Falcons secondary and the way the offensive line opened up gaping holes for the run game, it’s obvious this team is special.

A team doesn’t just put up 776 yards of total offense every week. A team doesn’t average 8.3 yards per play on a regular basis. And how many times does a team punt just once in a game?

The Buckeyes had 359 yards on the ground, which is a pretty good total yard effort most weeks. The 417 yards passing is Maddon-like.
And I bet QB JT Barrett is the only player in the country to throw a touchdown pass to two different teams.

But what really stands out is the depth. Six players carried the ball and backup Demario McCall looks first-team worthy. Nine different receivers caught a pass and five found the end zone.
Three players had more than 100 all-purpose yards and McCall as just 10 short. There’s that McCall guy. Remember that name. He’s not even on the two-deep lineup.

And then there is the defense. The defense that always seems to be much-maligned.
BG had 244 total yards and just 175 in the air. Ohio State’s secondary was allegedly a concern.
How would the run defense do without Joey Bosa and all the other studs playing on Sunday? Just 69 total yards.

Many think this is going to be a reloading year for OSU. Some so-called experts say the Buckeyes could even lose as many as four games.

No chance.

This team is loaded with difference makers. Even Coach Urban Meyer said this may be his most talented team.
I’ll say it one more time: It was only Bowling Green. But this team has to be brimming with confidence right now — the players and coaches.

It appears, at least after one week, that the only thing that can stop the Buckeyes offense is the Buckeyes offense. As long as they don’t pay attention to idiots like me who are writing about how good they are, and continue to work hard as if they were shutout last week, we should continue to see head-scratching numbers.