Conservative O and D in the 2nd half. And another missed FG. Why can't we get pissed off Day during the big games? Throat meet boot. Unleash the full power dumbass.

ShowMeBuck said:

All time choke job

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23-3 sounds eerily similar to 28-3, not as bad though, but similar.

Luckily it was an early season game in the expanded playoff era instead of the Super Bowl/national championship game.

cincibuck said:

Going vanilla in the second half forced the defense to play more.

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100% Agree. Our defense was gassed with 6 minutes left and we either don’t have comparable backups to rotate D linemen or we couldn’t figure out how to get them in. Either way, we should have been blitzing more on that last drive and accepting a quick score that would have given our offense 2 minutes and 2 timeouts to get a field goal.

Buckeyefrankmp said:

I can't say that was lucky. That was good play calling from Texas and poor play calling/execution from the Ohio State defense. Ohio State got some luck in the first half including that int that bounced up into the d-backs hands.

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I meant lucky in the sense they needed two of them and went 2/2. That is not where you want to be in the 4th.

Powair7s said:

We took our foot off the gas and texas got very very lucky with two 4th down conversions, 2 recovered fumbles and a missed field goal all in the 4th quarter. If any of those go our way, we win.

Also, the refs simply had to call holding on texas a few times. The only reason Arch could scramble is because our DEs were being blatantly held.

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I can't say that was lucky. That was good play calling from Texas and poor play calling/execution from the Ohio State defense. Ohio State got some luck in the first half including that int that bounced up into the d-backs hands.

BuckeyesGunn said:

There were several factors that cost the game.

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True. Not seeing the all 22 film and what was happening with the receivers, Sayin looked like he was trying to force throws to Smith when he was covered. Or at least not the best option.

We took our foot off the gas and texas got very very lucky with two 4th down conversions, 2 recovered fumbles and a missed field goal all in the 4th quarter. If any of those go our way, we win.

Also, the refs simply had to call holding on texas a few times. The only reason Arch could scramble is because our DEs were being blatantly held.

So many super epic meltdowns. Mods should consider putting this thread into the incinerator.

Are you (still) ready for some football?

With the exception of an undefeated season, everything that really matters (i.e. beating scUM, winning B1G, and a Natty) is still "on the table".

Across the Field
Fight the team across the field,
Show them Ohio’s here
Set the earth reverberating with a mighty cheer
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Hit them hard and see how they fall;
Never let that team get the ball,
Hail! Hail! The gang’s all here,
So let’s win that old conference now.

Buckeneye said:

There's something to be about this that I feel most might be too dismissive on.

But a lot of the 2nd half offense had the same M.O. that his Steelers offenses did.

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There were several factors that cost the game. Sayin missed some throws that he usually makes, a few key drops. Sayin wasn't as sharp as he had been in the past. That had a little bit of impact on the game, so the little things added up in the end.

But who was calling plays? Looks to me Arthur Smith was. He's simply not that great of an OC. Henry carried him at Tennessee. He's mediocre. That's why I kept saying Muschamp v. Smith. At a point Smith was winning, until Muschamp figured it out and starting sacking Sayin. That combined with conservative calls is what lost us the game. Plus the defense figured out how to stop us: sack Sayin.

Poor portal usage. Have to identify the kicker that can make that kick.

A Krenzel Howard not near as talented as Sayin but they win that game ..if they lead by 20 in 4 qtr.

Not spoilt for me this time, but could we please avoid spoilers in torrent threads?

lvbuckeye said:

Winning the 2024 natty is the worst thing that happened to Ohio State in my lifetime. Day was an AWESOME OC. He's a horrible head coach.

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So you were born in 2001? You missed the John Cooper years.

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I thought it was $29.95?

My two frustrations:
we can get the #1 QB, we can get the #1 DE, we can get the #1 WR but for years we cannot get a kicker who can consistently hit the killer shot
our DL would fire out and then completely stop trying once Texas OL put their hands on them.. like they'd almost freeze

lvbuckeye said:

Winning the 2024 natty is the worst thing that happened to Ohio State in my lifetime. Day was an AWESOME OC. He's a horrible head coach.

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I know. I kept telling myself after those playoff games "This sucks. Why do we keep winning. Curse you Ryan Day for winning a Natty".

lmao all offseason Day talked about winning the fourth quarter.

When was the last time we blew a lead that big that late? I’m genuinely asking. Onl game that comes to mind is Georgia in 2022 that rivals it.

Day has developed quite a tendency here

BuckeyesGunn said:

Actually I'm putting this on Arthur Smith. Never liked the hire.

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There's something to be about this that I feel most might be too dismissive on.

But a lot of the 2nd half offense had the same M.O. that his Steelers offenses did.

Not sure how this team responds. My guess is they get fired up and put on an offensive clinic, then roll into the playoffs and pull a Dayism & Smithism.

BuckBackHome said:

This is the reality of playing top teams so early in the season. Let's hope the staff and players learn and grow from this. Time to focus on Kent State.

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If we have to focus on Kent State then something is really wrong with the program. They need to focus on fixing everything that is wrong with the team in the next 5 weeks to beat Indiana, USC and Oregon.

TJbuck12 said:

I think you have nothing relevant to say, so name calling is your last resort. No one forced you to respond to anything I posted. Seeing that you are not intelligent enough to carry on a discussion, you got fed up and returned to your childhood self.

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Exactly.

All that talent and it wasn't utilized properly in the 2nd half, hell, most of the game, should've got at least one TD out of those FG's. Saw the loss coming a mile away.

They went in the portal to identify the kicker that could make that kick. The kicker is fine for 90% of college football. We are one of 10 teams that need someone who makes that kick.