Ron Zook, you may have saved the BCS.

    Nothing against the Buckeyes, but they pretty much were who we thought they were. A solid defensive team with a mediocre offense that hasn’t really played that tough of a schedule.

    But they were supposed to be rebuilding for next year, anyways. Just like Florida. Maybe for a rematch in the national title game. Until then, they will be thinking again, “What if?”

    The only thing that stood between them the last two championships (football and basketball) was Florida. So ironically, when Florida cannot stop the Buckeyes from grabbing a title, their former outcast coach, Ron Zook did the job.

    It wasn’t a blowout but some issues still presented themselves for the Buckeyes.

    Their vaunted defense couldn’t stop Juice and the Illinois offense when they needed to. Steady quarterback play who spread the wealth around along with a healthy dose of the run proved to be too much for the Buckeyes, who could not give their offense the ball back in the last eight or so minutes of the game.

    The Illini defense wasn’t dominating enough to cause Buckeye nation to have nightmares but they will probably be living in Todd Boeckman’s nightmares for quite some time after Boeckman threw three interceptions.

    The Buckeyes can still grab the Big Ten title and a BCS berth, but I’m sure they can’t help but feel a little bit empty.

    It’s a little ironic that Ron Zook would be the one causing disappointment rather than being the head of the receiving end.

    One thing’s for sure, his new orange and blue faithful are glad to have him on their side.

    And I’m sure Ron Zook is glad his recruiting prowess is finally helping him exceed expectations on the field.