Not so much of a criticism as an adjustment I think he'll understand and make this next season.
College ball is necessarily different from the NFL. A LOT of NFL teams operate under the 4 minute offense (so does Ohio State in a lot of previous seasons). Teams that can dink and dunk all the way down the field without fucking up (like last night) are very rare. I want to say the longest pass attempted by Beck last night was under 25 yards (full disclosure, I didn't see most of the 4th quarter).
The adjustment is, as
@Captain Buckeye stated - if your offense is chewing clock, and you're not getting off the field defensively (playing softer zones, not getting off the field on 3rd down, etc) - then BOTH teams are chewing clock. That will work 90% of the time when you have a team as powerful as Ohio State BUT when the other team can play that way like Indiana and Cryami did, then the system works against itself.
The adjustment has to be to attack more in those situations. When Ohio State did that last night on defense, they got several stops in a row.
Patricia is the best defensive coordinator Ohio State has had since Fickell or Dantonio. I'm certain he will figure it out.
