By: Bill Blanton (Examiner.com) –

As I was watching the Navy-Ohio Sate game on Saturday, the first half turned out almost as I had scripted in my mind.

What I didn’t factor was Ohio State letting Navy back in the game in the third quarter, missing the knockout blow in the fourth quarter and almost allowing Navy to sink the 2009 Ohio State Football season in week one.

One of the first questions the media asked Jim Tressel following the Buckeyes 31-27 win was the question that was on my mind as Ohio State escaped with a narrow win, “Have you thought about how this performance projects to the USC game?” Tressel’s answer was what you would think a coach would answer “No!”

I’m sure coach Tressel was being honest. He had too many things going through his mind in trying to preserve a win in the fourth quarter of the Navy game rather then thinking about USC.

As we reflect on what happened Saturday, let’s make sure we keep things in perspective.

Navy runs a unique offense. Unfortunately for OSU, they will not play another opponent that uses this scheme. The uniqueness of the offense almost renders the game film useless as a defensive preparation tool for USC.

Ohio State looked to be in a nickel package defensively for most of the game. From a rushing standpoint, the Buckeyes put their arms around the triple option after the first touchdown drive by Navy. They limited the Midshipmen to…….
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