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Game Thread Kent State at tOSU, Sept. 19th, 12pm ET, FOX

From when? I think people forget how Peter principled Hartline was as OC. Guys seem to be getting schemed open in the passing game and it’s not primarily on Smith that Sayin is either not seeing them or missing the throws. Maybe we should be scrutinizing Billy Fessler more. In the running game, I thought the starting OL opened quite a few gaping holes today, much more so than in week 1 against a similar opponent, before the backups were a lot less effective, although I would like to see more creativity in scheme and more running out of wider formations.
From 2026. Of course the O opened holes, they were playing KSU. That shouldn't be anything less than expected.

Regressed? I'd say it's also from the perspective of failed executions.

Sayin was on track to being a Heisman candidate last year, I'm not seeing that in 26.
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Game Thread Kent State at tOSU, Sept. 19th, 12pm ET, FOX

Offense has regressed.
Not even remotely true.

It was VERY clear to me they were working on things today. Some things are going to work, some things will not. That's the nature of the game.

Struggles in games like these are necessary sometimes and it's clear to me the coaches are still in the process of putting the right pieces in the right places. Unlike some teams (like TCUN), there is a plethora of right pieces to choose from....
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Game Thread Kent State at tOSU, Sept. 19th, 12pm ET, FOX

Offense has regressed.
From when? I think people forget how Peter principled Hartline was as OC. Guys seem to be getting schemed open in the passing game and it’s not primarily on Smith that Sayin is either not seeing them or missing the throws. Maybe we should be scrutinizing Billy Fessler more. In the running game, I thought the starting OL opened quite a few gaping holes today, much more so than in week 1 against a similar opponent, before the backups were a lot less effective, although I would like to see more creativity in scheme and more running out of wider formations.
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WR Michael Jenkins (All B1G, National Champion)

Not even one?

I mean, of course I remember Holy Buckeye. I remember 4th and 14 in the championship game. Those were amazing plays. But that’s not what I was talking about.

I was speaking to the Jeremiah Smith / Marvin Harrison / Garrett Wilson-type catches where you say “how the hell did he catch that pass!”.

Those catches I mentioned were part of incredibly important plays and they were amazing in the context of when he made them, but the catches themselves were not particularly special on their own.

Did he have any ridiculous 1-handed catches? Or catches where he made a bunch of defenders miss? Or where he performed some ridiculous acrobatics to get a foot down?

That’s what I was going for. He wasn’t the fastest, he wasn’t the biggest leaper, he didn’t Moss people, he just wasn’t a flashy receiver like some of the more recent stars. Gus Johnson never would have made up a ridiculous nickname for him. But he was incredibly reliable and productive when he was on the field and the stats bear that out.
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Week 3 Game Discussion Thread

The way I look at it is… we were unquestionably the best team in the country for 75% of a game.

We blew it. It was more of a fluke that we weren’t the better team than we were without question the best.

We have some issues to figure out (Julian throwing high, personnel issues, etc) but these teams are out here struggling vs some bottom feeder teams.

The lack of focus we are seeming like we fall into at times is a major problem. We saw it again in the 2nd quarter today. The coaches really need to hammer it home that just because you are building a good lead doesn't mean you can slip into a comfort mode and you still have to execute in the way that got you that lead.
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