Pryor has shown flashes that he is capable of modeling Troy, just take the Wisconsin game from the last year for example. Despite a miserable game offensively, when we had the throw the ball to win the game, Pryor led the team down the field with a variety of intermediate passes to capture a huge win in Madison. Then take his Spring Game performance. The Gray team refused to run the ball with a back for the entire first half, and instead came out in four and five wideout sets for Terrelle. He responded, giving us a spark than has not been visible in the previous two years.

It is that spark that will make the difference for this team. Running the ball on first and second down while throwing the bomb on third will allow us the beat the Indiana's and Northwestern's of the college football scene, but will also result in this team collecting two or three losses. This kind of plan not only hinders Pryor as passer (as it does any quarterback), but it also limits the effectiveness of his legs. It totally puts the gameplan on having better athletes than the other team, and we all know that isn't going to happen every game this season!

On top of that, the Buckeyes finally have the wide receiving core to once again attack all angles of the field. We have big, physical wideouts like Posey and Carter that are going to cause nightmares for small corners. There are also route runners like Sanzenbacher and Small, that have the capability to break ankles. Throw in guys like Stoneburner and Ballard at tight end, and you have some spectacular athletes for Pryor to throw the ball to (and I didn't even mention their speed)!

Boys and girls, you can mark my words. With a short and intermediate passing game, this team could find themselves in a national title hunt. Without it, this team will face the troubles and embarrassment it has it recent big games. So in a year of uncertainty, I say that one defines them all: Can the staff adapt and create a high octane passing attack?