cincibuck said:

What if the coaches decided to go with a scheme they have no intention of using during the playoffs, thinking there’s a strong chance they have to play Texas again?
lmean if you’re looking for a conspiracy theory,that’s a good one.

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They didn't have to lose the game in order to defeat Texas in a potential rematch. All they needed to do was take the air out of the ball, run the clock, and play with a defense that had more than two minutes of clock time on the sideline.

8 year old kids playing Madden online know enough to burn the clock when they're up 20 points in the 4th Quarter. How the fuck doesn't Ryan Day know this?

I'm embarrassed that I even answered your question seriously.

OregonBuckeye said:

1 catch on 3 targets today. Only week 1, but it seems like the writing is on the wall. Hopefully he can rehab his career elsewhere.

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Just don’t get it. They barely make an effort to get him involved.

What if the coaches decided to go with a scheme they have no intention of using during the playoffs, thinking there’s a strong chance they have to play Texas again?
lmean if you’re looking for a conspiracy theory,that’s a good one.

Great game, but I’m sure all he cares about is the drop and the loss. Keep THTGDB and better things will happen.

Should hit the career yards record this weekend. Didn’t realize how close he was to the conference yardage record as well.

RB07OSU said:

You're right, we fucked a lot things up last night, let's not be too selective. Too many things gone wrong to win on the road against a really good team. And still only lost by a point. That's the real miracle.

My only thing is that I don't know how good Texas actually is. They have some amazing individual players, no disputing that. But I'm very concerned about our front 7 on defense and I think Patricia is going to have to really think hard on how to make up some talent gaps there against better teams like Texas, or we're going to get beat the hell up on the trenches...which is kinda important in football. And I'm just being blunt here, it's going to be a LONG season in the B1G if we don't improve on the defensive front 7 fast. There are plenty of OLs as good or better in the B1G this year, and we can't see what we saw last night and reach the conference championship game, and probably not the playoffs if we don't get that in order.

Scheme sure as hell seemed to have a big role in that. Let's never see dropping 8 and 3 DL half ass rushing a QB again unless we're up by 40+ points.

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THIS! Outside of Kenyatta the DL especially the DTs were non existent

But I'm very concerned about our front 7 on defense and I think Patricia is going to have to really think hard on how to make up some talent gaps there against better teams like Texas, or we're going to get beat the hell up on the trenches...which is kinda important in football. And I'm just being blunt here, it's going to be a LONG season in the B1G if we don't improve on the defensive front 7 fast. There are plenty of OLs as good or better in the B1G this year, and we can't see what we saw last night and reach the conference championship game, and probably not the playoffs if we don't get that in order.

What’s one hundred fifty feet long, blue and white and has five teeth? Front row at Rupp Arena.

1 catch on 3 targets today. Only week 1, but it seems like the writing is on the wall. Hopefully he can rehab his career elsewhere.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

We tried a couple.....Jeremiah dropped them because the D made plays.



Guys, there were enough failures to go around. We need to stop pretending like we can pin this on one person. Sayin missed a walk in TD in the 2nd half.....overthrew him by a lot. But he also played pretty great. Jeremiah dropped a couple passes that he usually would have caught. But obviously he went beast mode and is still an alien. We went conservative too early. The DLine was getting pushed around. The kicker missed what would've iced the game....but he nailed 3 before that, including a 48 yarder.

It makes us feel better if all of the problems are because of one thing, because then we can just change that one thing and everything is perfect. That's not how it works. We went to the wire with a really good team at their place and came up a point short in week 2. We've lost to much worse teams than #4 Texas @ Texas and won championships in that same season.

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You're right, we fucked a lot things up last night, let's not be too selective. Too many things gone wrong to win on the road against a really good team. And still only lost by a point. That's the real miracle.

My only thing is that I don't know how good Texas actually is. They have some amazing individual players, no disputing that. But I'm very concerned about our front 7 on defense and I think Patricia is going to have to really think hard on how to make up some talent gaps there against better teams like Texas, or we're going to get beat the hell up on the trenches...which is kinda important in football. And I'm just being blunt here, it's going to be a LONG season in the B1G if we don't improve on the defensive front 7 fast. There are plenty of OLs as good or better in the B1G this year, and we can't see what we saw last night and reach the conference championship game, and probably not the playoffs if we don't get that in order.

Scheme sure as hell seemed to have a big role in that. Let's never see dropping 8 and 3 DL half ass rushing a QB again unless we're up by 40+ points.

The amount of shit I took in the off-season.......

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Kensucky lost 45-17

@Thump bad?

1/2 game back from White Sox for Central lead and 1 game up for final Wildcard spot.

I read yesterday morning they’ve won 14 of their last 21 games. Seems hard to believe.

Steve19 said:

I have stories that I can tell about that guy and the Rev Leory Jenkins... :)

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All I read is Leroy Jenkins.

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He chose to be aggressive when he was up 17. That's the time to squeeze the opponent and drain the clock. He didn't even need points. He had plenty. But he needed to shorten the game and put pressure on Texas. That pressure doesn't only exist on the field of play. It also exists in the mind of the opposing coach. Sark was already in desperation mode by then, so kicking the ball back after only one minute gave Sark life. Suddenly the Horns on the field had life again, and they took advantage. And then, after the TD, Day punted it right back to them AGAIN. He didn't even learn the lesson when it was being given to him in real time. Where is the guy on the staff who says, "Hey coach, we're up 20 points. It's the 4th quarter. We need to bleed the clock."?

It's mind boggling.

Interesting take from Juck On Bucks on Conor Hawkins' pre game kicks.

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