I can't blame the Dline fully with the coaches going with 3 man prevent type bullshit most of the 2nd half.

OHSportsFan said:

Then it’s a philosophy from Day during game prep because the same things happen in the 2nd half of close games. Smith, Day, whoever called it was the definition of insanity that half.

Go 4-5 wide and let Sayin rip the field apart, even if we’re up. Make that the philosophy.

“Win the 4th” or “leave no doubt”- which is it Day? Even he doesn’t know.

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I doubt that's ever going to be the offense this year. Smith wants to use the tight ends. Day wants to use the tight ends.

Hell Urban would be using the tight ends.

The only one who ever put them consistently in 4 wide was Chip Kelly and he's gone.

Did any other receiver catch A pass?

visaliabuck said:

Offense collapsed in second half…..

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visaliabuck said:

Offense collapsed in second half…..

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It's the stupid mentality of Ryan Day. "we're just going to regroup and hope we have a chance in the fourth quarter."

Hey, coach dumbass. How about your mentality is that you're going to bury them in the third quarter?

Buckeyefrankmp said:

That is possible. The d-line needs to play better. The tackling was a little poor as well.

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Yep. Lots of uncalled holding but no pressure at all.

Buckeyefrankmp said:

That is possible. The d-line needs to play better. The tackling was a little poor as well.

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and honestly, the linebacker level was super inconsistent tonight....some plays they were going downhill and filling their run fits perfectly and then other plays they were very passive and getting caught up in the wash....

Jagdaddy said:

The thing is, I don't think it's Day per se, it's something in the deep fabric of Ohio itself. Woody, Tressel, Cooper, even Urban, after the first couple of years. Ohio State has almost always had a play not to lose mentality. Even when a coach comes in with aggression, within a few years he becomes a turtle. We're always expecting the hammer to drop and it just seems to infect the program at a fundamental level.

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Maybe they should adopt what the Akron Zips do, and let a fan call the plays, beyond the first drive. I’ve got to watch some Hallmark to bring me down so that I can sleep without replaying the unbelievable second half let down.

RB07OSU said:

That was unreal. Deserve to lose this game after that. One freaking point and a huge lead squandered. I hate to say it, but this Texas team isn't a world beater in my eyes at all. This could be a 3-4 loss season if we don't get shit fixed quick.

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That is possible. The d-line needs to play better. The tackling was a little poor as well.

Win out and beat Michigan. I believe in this team. Its a long season.

Day is such a pussy sometimes.





I can admit that.





Great coach.





But he’s gonna show his twat sometimes.





It is what it is.

OHSportsFan said:

Which was Tressel’s version of a “blowout” knowing he built a team and personality to consistently run out the clock and embarrass you.

Day is still in between. Goes run run pass trying to be conservative. Then the FG miss drive he finally started to “open” it to passing but was still not creative.

We know we have #4 but Sayin not progressing to involve others and see the field is a problem.

Maybe we need to add a few more TEs to the field. They add so much…

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Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like Tress and Urban knew their teams better than Ryan seems to. They both took losses, bad ones, but week in and week out it just seems they had a better feel for the strengths and weaknesses of their personnel and coached to them. Day seems to coach one way, regardless. There’s just been some really baffling misuse of talent and playing to weaknesses I just don’t understand.

dragurd said:

Sayin missed 2 tds. And was off most the second half. On one random drive we went 3 straight passes to mostly backup WRs. We missed a very makable kick after trying to go for the jugular instead of getting the 3-4 yards for the first down

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Yep. All of that went into it. But leaving 15 points off the scoreboard led us to the result we got.

dragurd said:

Uh they beat Texas on one in the 2024 playoffs. They beat Penny State on one. They had a few last year. It's not hard to see why he wouldn't conceed that

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Kayden McDonald is not on the roster this year.

Lol the BMW thread has eclipsed the game day thread!

Mike80 said:

You'd be wrong. All Cryami had to do was take a knee and the game was over. They fumbled. Georgia Tech scored 2 plays later after going 80 yards. NOTHING will ever top that, no matter how bad tonight was.

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I just rewatched that….yeah, you’re right. lol what a friggin’ brain dead coaching job

buckeyes_rock said:

My hope is the coaching staff learns a lot from this disaster, the players get super focused moving forward, and we run the BIG ten table.

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The supposedly 2nd best team, Oregon has proven to be a "paper duck"... ; we all know scUM isn't all that good. Neither USC or Indiana is actually better than the Buckeyes. So that's very doable. as long as they don't have another "letdown".

Well… I’m somewhat calm.

Only because I saw this coming in slow freaking motion. I knew it was going to happen so I shielded myself.

The first 4th down I thought well that’s odd decision this early in the fourth. The second fourth down conversion? Knew it in my freaking bones.

I knew it right then and there.

I’m shocked they allowed themselves no time at all but I’m not shocked we lost.

This is the biggest choke job I’ve ever seen out of OSU. Bigger than Sparty 1998, Sparty 2015, Michigan 2022. We had them dead and then this bull shit happened

Day is such a pussy sometimes.

I can admit that.

Great coach.

But he’s gonna show his twat sometimes.

It is what it is.

henry_muto said:

Just make the FG and game is all but over we always seem to miss the big FGs

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Which is why they should have attempted the early field goal when it wasn't a big field goal.

Bucklion said:

Could have had 1:15 if they had let them score…Day is clueless

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That was unreal. Deserve to lose this game after that. One freaking point and a huge lead squandered. I hate to say it, but this Texas team isn't a world beater in my eyes at all. This could be a 3-4 loss season if we don't get shit fixed quick.

Gothmog8 said:

Did Day just said they have to go in and regroup? From what? Doing well? I mean ok if they come out and do twice as well.

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Ok I see they went in to regroup on how to do much worse 2nd half.

The whole half was play not to lose. This isn't the 1st time weve seen it from Day on offense but it also came from the defensive side in this one which is why it's even more alarming

DaveyBoy said:

Not sure I agree. Very close and similar. Day doesn’t understand the game anymore. He understands recruiting and being good people. But he has no feel for the game. None.

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You'd be wrong. All Cryami had to do was take a knee and the game was over. They fumbled. Georgia Tech scored 2 plays later after going 80 yards. NOTHING will ever top that, no matter how bad tonight was.

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yep. 15 points left on the table with 3 FGs and a non-FG on the 4th down failure.

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Sayin missed 2 tds. And was off most the second half. On one random drive we went 3 straight passes to mostly backup WRs. We missed a very makable kick after trying to go for the jugular instead of getting the 3-4 yards for the first down

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I don't agree that you should go for 2 that early in the game. The missed 4th down early when they could have gotten a field goal was bigger.

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I guess you are right if they miss the 2 and make FG your only up 7 instead of 9

Just make the FG and game is all but over we always seem to miss the big FGs