Second half, you gotta rock it Ryan. The defense will carry

RhodeIslandBuck said:

I think someone mentioned it earlier, he basically has a blindspot in the middle of the field beyond the first level. That and I think Inniss owes him money or something.

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Yep if it's not the 1st read deep post he doesn't throw it.

Offense has been sleep walking since UM. These are the games that make me question Day and the teams prep. He is an offensive coach. This should be his expertise showing in getting the team ready for this game. We should be ready for the pressure and have plays ready to beat it and keep Julian clean.

Jaxbuck said:

My hope is Cristobal pulls a Cristobal.

My skepticism is watching the OL, QB and “kicker” I just don’t see how you unfuck that at halftime

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Yup. If it was just poor play calling I'd feel a lot better but not a whole lot of plays work when your OL is getting demolished nearly every passing down. Sayin looks shook although he seemed to come out of it during the two minute drill. I feel like that 49 yarder was Fielding's last shot and now he's going to the bench.

Shockingly though I feel like the OL has been decent in the run game. The run yardage feels skewed by the fact that Sayin was sacked like 4 times and we didn't run the ball all that much.

Mike80 said:

The running element from the QB and the defense having to account for that part of the game is a HUGE issue right now.

Cryami basically has an extra defense in coverage or on a blitz because of it.

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One thing that was great about Will Howard. He may have been a little underwhelming to us in the run game, but you absolutely had to account for him, at the very least. Missing that and his general experience more than I thought we ever would.

BB73 said:

I would like to see them try hurry-up with dinking and dunking and no subbing.

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Need to get a successful first play

RhodeIslandBuck said:

Huston and Pettrey (sp?) were good.

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They really weren’t. The myth of always having a great kicker under Tressel is revisionist history. Nugent was good. The others were all mediocre.



Punting was excellent and Ginn was obviously a game-changer.

OHSportsFan said:

Yep. If you’re going to miss the downfield progression at least hit your outlet for 5 and avoid a sack.

Sayin has missed TEs and Inniss all year. Hurt bad tonight.

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Yep though he missed Innis 3rd and long but Innis never turned his head either

I would like to see them try hurry-up with dinking and dunking and no subbing.

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Mike80 said:

Hell he kept Parker Fleming around for 2 full seasons too long as well.

Maybe Urbs and Tressel need to pull him aside and mentor him or something.

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Day had by far the best talent last yearvyet managed to lose 1…..mostly because of his kicker. We are slightly better on D but noticeably not at O. Same kicker.

Or the Chick kicker from Necessary Roughness

With Miami’s D line getting pressure I think it’s time for some draw plays. Let them over pursue then hand it off. If Sayin can’t recognize he has green in front of him maybe a running back can….

Could’ve been worse. Can’t spot a team 14 points and let them tee off.

Sayin has been amazing this year, but the last two games have shown how far he needs to go. OL is obviously the main issue, but he’s not seeing the field and the pressure has him totally out of it.

When you don’t have a great rushing attack and instead rely on pinpoint passing, this is what happens when your OL gets beaten badly and a young QB is rattled.

No penalties, but honestly haven’t seen a whole lot be called. Hoping for a comeback, but the Miami team could do what we did last year. This Miami team beats Indiana too. The Hoosiers got away with blatant holding against us. Won’t happen in the playoffs. I think the winner of this game beats either of the SEC teams.

OHSportsFan said:

Yep. If you’re going to miss the downfield progression at least hit your outlet for 5 and avoid a sack.

Sayin has missed TEs and Inniss all year. Hurt bad tonight.

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I think someone mentioned it earlier, he basically has a blindspot in the middle of the field beyond the first level. That and I think Inniss owes him money or something.

ScarletInMyVeins said:

I believe in smurfs and unicorns

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I believe you.

My hope is Cristobal pulls a Cristobal.

My skepticism is watching the OL, QB and “kicker” I just don’t see how you unfuck that at halftime

lvbuckeye said:

Don't even have to look further than campus.

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Bring in McCaffey on the college kick challenge with the winner taking his spot. Couldn't really get much worse. Not recruiting the position has reared its ugly head this year, whether it is an effort failure or Fielding has the ability and just can't produce.

If anything is remotely in question on whether to kick a FG or go for it, just go for it. Odds are probably higher to convert.

Jaxbuck said:

Showed some life before the half but almost sure it won’t be enough.

QB is regressing badly/getting exposed.

We have no kicker.

Something is just off.

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The running element from the QB and the defense having to account for that part of the game is a HUGE issue right now.

Cryami basically has an extra defense in coverage or on a blitz because of it.

System_id said:

At least it wasn't a chipshot this time!

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He misses the short ones!
He misses the long ones!
But he's Ryan Day's guy!

I have been upset this whole game. And have said some shit. But regardless I still love this team, no matter what happens.

BuckeyesGunn said:

I believe they do.

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I believe in smurfs and unicorns

Hetuck said:

Day has never had a good kicker. He’s lost multiple games because of it. I don’t know why he puts such a low priority on the kicking game.

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Hell he kept Parker Fleming around for 2 full seasons too long as well.

Maybe Urbs and Tressel need to pull him aside and mentor him or something.