MililaniBuckeye said:

JFC. Browns just lost again--at home--and this time to a team that was 1-10...despite outgaining them by 120 yards, having almost twice as many first downs, and outgaining them by almost two yards per play.

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Special teams hasn't been very special for the Browns this year. It bit them again today, it cost them the Jets game and it's just about every week in some way, shape or form.

OregonBuckeye said:

Indiana is a damn good team. No shame in losing to them. But our redzone offense, lack of an identity in short yardage situations, and kicker who's scared of his own shadow are deeply troubling. Hopefully we get a similar flip of the switch as last year's playoffs, otherwise we will go home early

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Said pretty much everything I was thinking after reflection but we really just need to scrap whatever redzone offense we've been running, we have extra time with the bye to do it and it's a clear weakness that is worsened by the legitimate concern we might miss a FG that seems like a gimme. We really need to be able to utilize Donaldson there.

Last year we were able to flip the switch and I think it's anyone's guess if we actually do. I'll try to stay positive and the bye helps us rest up and prepare, so there is plenty of room for optimism if the switch does get flipped on and we break some tendencies on offense and fix the issues on defense that IU exposed.

Pretty amazing losing to the previously 1-11 Titans. I do believe Shedeur Sanders is a keeper - the problem is the Browns don't have a good supporting cast around him. The worst receiving corps and probably the worst OT play in the NFL. It's tough to score in the NFL the way it is, but when the OL can't block/commits regular penalties, WR are unreliable, and the running game is practically non-existent because opponents are constantly getting to the backs in the backfield, you're asking Sanders to basically be a miracle worker.

You can go slow..but you still have to have a sense of urgency. We were almost to laid back against a team who went all out play after play especially their D line.

SEREbuckeye said:

There’s some great wide receivers that have been absolutely stranded with shit QBs: Jerry Jeudy, Jefferson, MHJ, G Wilson, Olave, etc

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Jerry Jeudy isn't a great receiver in the NFL. He quits on plays and drops the ball. Not all that reliable. I saw recently the Browns receivers were rated as the worst in the NFL - that doesn't happen if you have a legit #1.

RuGettinIt said:

Against scUM they ran what I call a quick hitter where Julian was moving towards the line and handing off to the RB as he came through. I’m not I saw that last night.

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No Julian was slow on the handoff.

ND is some salty bitches. You think you're too good to play in a bowl other than CFP? Dream on. Miami should have been ranked ahead of ND at least after they had both beaten Pitt, with Miami having the bigger margin of victory. You know you can't rely on the CFP rankings until the final bracket is revealed. I disagree with quitting on the season from a competitive standpoint, but that being said, bowls may have to start kicking in some NIL so teams/players are more incentivized to play in lesser bowls.

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Championship Toddler Mentality

Back in the day, it was a truly mythical national championship……the look test with some back room dealing to create a ranking. If a high ranked team lost, they fell behind the. Similar teams. Therefore whichever team lost last got unduly screwed. This kept Ohio STate out of several NCs because toughest game usually the last game vs Scum. I can think of several examples: 1969, 1986, 1998.

ND always had its toughest game in early November or earlier. They can cry me a river.

Onebuckfan said:

CJ was brought into be that hammer but our plays are slow developing and our line is finesse not power. TE poor blocking yesterday.

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Against scUM they ran what I call a quick hitter where Julian was moving towards the line and handing off to the RB as he came through. I’m not I saw that last night.

CJ was brought into be that hammer but our plays are slow developing and our line is finesse not power. TE poor blocking yesterday.

Did a great job attacking the basket @ Northwestern.

RugbyBuck said:

I was on board with the laid back efficiency-focused offense during the season, but felt sure that he could flip the switch to an attacking aggressive offense when it became necessary.

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OHSportsFan said:

Slow pace of play is great when you’re leading but Day played himself into no margin for error with that 8 minute drive in the 4th.

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I don't think they needed to go faster; they needed to convert in goal-to-go situations. Those two 7-minute drives would have been just what the Dr. ordered if they ended in seven points each. That second one, especially, would have been a perfect, back-breaking drive, with Sayin converting about three consecutive 3rd and 8s on the way to a bunch of time off the clock and 7 points.

It was obvious that Hartline had just about zero confidence in the offense's ability to pick up a yard or two with a handoff when the defense expected a run. That's a problem if he's wrong to have no confidence in it; it's a bigger problem if he's right. The only reason the slow-play, efficiency method wasn't a winner is that they weren't able to be efficient in goal-to-go situations. Maybe running some kind of hurry up inside the 20 would have helped, but if you simply can't run for 1-2 yards when the field is condensed and they're expecting a run, that's pretty limiting.

heisman said:

Football independent.
Hockey B1G.
ACC everything else.

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Letting them into the BTHC still grinds my fucking gears. Did some dumb fucks at the league office think that helping them in any way could possibly lead to some form of goodwill on their part?

The value of the practices and the recruiting you can do with them is insane to give up because you're entitled fucks.

Marcus Freeman Bowl Snub Sighting

I'm seeing that the betting is a 4th place finish in the Heisman voting?

Steve19 said:

The more I think about it, the effort to beat TCUN and that emotional release seems to have left Ohio State flat.

I also hope that we have another place kicker. He nearly missed the first one as well. It is enough with this guy.

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Yeah, I definitely think there was a bit of a scUM hangover going on. Players and coaches.

The more I think about it, the effort to beat TCUN and that emotional release seems to have left Ohio State flat.

I also hope that we have another place kicker. He nearly missed the first one as well. It is enough with this guy.