A big frustration of the fans watching has been the amount of 13 and 14 personnel that Ohio State has played. Particularly against Indiana, the Buckeyes took Jeremiah Smithand Carnell Tate off the field a few times in favor of the “jumbo tight end sets”.

I am told that the staff took a “long and hard look in the mirror” following the loss to IU and agreed with that sentiment that the 13/14 “isn’t the way to go”. That’s not to say Ohio State will completely get rid of that scheme, but from what I have gathered, it’s not going to be the “go to” or viewed as “the fix” to the red-zone/short-yardage struggles.

I’d expect to see Ohio State change things up a bit and maybe have some new wrinkles when they take the field against Miami on December 31 and find themselves in similar situations.

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Jaxbuck said:

In terms of defensive efficiency against the run, OSU 5th, TAMU 15th so yeah, big difference.

Nothing changes in my mind, you go get 28-35 points on your 10-12 possessions, take away time so they get 8-10 possessions and the majority of those playing from behind and you'll win. It's simple, not easy.

Miami needs things to happen (turnovers, sack, penalties, short fields from ST, busted coverages) OSU just needs to execute.

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Captain Buckeye said:

Their rush defense was worse than the numbers indicate.

They gave up over 200 yards rushing FOUR times over the season and almost did so again vs Miami. Texas AM is the definition of a team feasting on bad teams.

OSU gave up over 100 only 3 times for perspective with one of those 3 games being exactly 100 yards (which included two runs totally over 50 yards).

OSU was consistently the same defense every week giving up roughly 60-90 yards and I’d venture to guess it’ll be the same for this game too.

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buckeyemania11 said:

Lol

https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/cc-la-oregon-2007

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P.S. Is Oregon the best at hiring new HC’s over the last 20 years?

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AKAK said:

How.long till AI is writing pro AI op ed slop.

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pnuts34 said:

This kind of reminds me of OSU before the Game game. There were 3 clear offensive weapons that OSU had to stop(QB, RB and WR). Not only does OSU need to throw Beck off, but they need to early and often pressure Toney and throw him off of his routes. If OSU can get up early, force Beck to beat you and it will neutralize Fletcher.
Also, OsU is in no way aTm with their rush defense:
Tex Am - 38th (127 YPG)
Ohio State - 6th (84 YPG)

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Jaxbuck said:

Re Klare: he hasn’t really blown anyone’s hair back this year. I would be kind of surprised if he left tbh.

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SEREbuckeye said:

Spot on. He’s likely holding out hope that he can get some big catches in the playoffs and a 5-7th round draft grade. Likely not going to happen, needs to stick around another year and work himself into a day 2 draftee.

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pnuts34 said:

This kind of reminds me of OSU before the Game game. There were 3 clear offensive weapons that OSU had to stop(QB, RB and WR). Not only does OSU need to throw Beck off, but they need to early and often pressure Toney and throw him off of his routes. If OSU can get up early, force Beck to beat you and it will neutralize Fletcher.
Also, OsU is in no way aTm with their rush defense:
Tex Am - 38th (127 YPG)
Ohio State - 6th (84 YPG)

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Jaxbuck said:

That's the book on him for sure but you can't make him uncomfortable if they can run it.

Stop the run and Beck is an after thought. Let him have play action and a clean pocket, he can absolutely hurt you.

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Tanner said:

Had no idea Trayanum played for Toledo

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buckeyemania11 said:

There are way too many stretches game to game that are like this, it's been like this dating back to Holtmann. I know some people want to act like we have zero talent; this roster isn't the best in a national title contender type sense but it's not like MAC caliber either. I think a coach who knows what he's doing could get a lot more out of this group.

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iambrutus said:

The USA team gets better every single day it seems!

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brodybuck21 said:

CARSON HINZMAN, FUTURE COMEDIAN? I hope Carson Hinzman has a long, prosperous football career ahead of him. But if things don’t work out on the gridiron, he may have a future in stand-up comedy. (I could, too, but I prefer to sit.) Hinzman had Ohio State beat reporters belly laughing Monday during the team’s Cotton Bowl press conferences.

The first round of laughs came when Hinzman realized the press conference had a Zoom component. With a reporter’s question coming through the speakers above him, Hinzman jokingly looked up at the ceiling to answer.

Another hilarious moment followed during an exchange with Doug Lesmerises about Gabe VanSickle’s nickname, “Sicko Mode.” Hinzman shared several nicknames for Ohio State’s offensive linemen, including “Piggy” for Austin Siereveld, “Tigre” for Tegra Tshabola and “Dilla” for Joshua Padilla.

“I don’t think anyone actually knows his real name,” Hinzman said of Padilla.

Other nicknames included “Big J” for Julian Goines-Jackson and “Big E” for Ethan Onianwa. Hinzman declined to share his own nickname, choosing to “keep that one under wraps for now.”

“It’s been fun to be a part of a group like that that came together after a lot of experience left from last year’s team,” Hinzman said. “Playing these big games with them is pretty special.”


Last but not least, Hinzman addressed his bleach-blonde hair. When asked if it was a mistake, he said:

“I don’t know. All the guys are like, ‘When is it gonna wash out?’ And I was like, ‘That’s actually the funny thing about bleaching your hair — it doesn’t.’ Unfortunately, it was really cool until I woke up the next morning. I was like, ‘Oh, I’m still blond,’” Hinzman said.

Hinzman said it will be cool once his hair turns into frosted tips — à la *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in the ’90s. His girlfriend disagrees.

“We’ll see,” Hinzman said. “My girlfriend’s not necessarily the biggest proponent of it, so we’ll see.”

We need this man in front of a microphone more often.

Skull Session: Ryan Day Chases History As a Play Caller, Jeremiah Smith Battled a “Serious” Quad Injury to Help Ohio State Beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman May Have a Future in Comedy

Ryan Day chases history as a play caller, Jeremiah Smith battled a “serious” quad injury to help Ohio State beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman may have a future in comedy.

www.elevenwarriors.com

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