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2011 tOSU Football Discussion

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I know during Fall practice there was a military presence at some practices (military personnel watching), under Coach Tressel.

Any idea if this will continue under Coach Fickell or does the program kind of want to keep everything tight (which is very much understandable)?
 
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I'm starting to think we'll be OK at WR till Posey gets back.
The QB position still worries me. But word out of practice seems to indicate Joe B. isn't throwing interceptions and knows the playbook, that is critical for a QB. Want to see how things shake out with the pads on. :tongue2:
 
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUut5qu0PM"]TheBuckeyeTimes.com: Braxton Miller running offense at Ohio State fall camp 8/8/2011 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWcpmwQchs"]TheBuckeyeTimes.com: Ohio State Fall Camp practice clip 8-11-2011 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYMdKgUUujk"]TheBuckeyeTimes.com: Ohio State fall camp football practice 8-11-11 - YouTube[/ame]
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1969013; said:
i think drayton is salivating with all of the talent and the willingness of the staff to try new things. i think this will be a very exciting season.
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Agreed. Our staff is experimenting with a lot right now. Lots of shotgun read plays, lots of motion, and obviously lots of smash mouth.
 
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Lots of freshmen making moves up the depth chart. My notes from today's practice:

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General

Witnessing practice for the first time today since last Thursday, the biggest news is movement by many young players up to the second team (the starting units remain largely the same). Many freshmen are making a splash, and it shows on the depth chart.

As mentioned in the title, today was the first open practice with full pads (even though they have been practicing with them since Friday).

There are only 18 days and counting until opening kickoff.
Some referees with striped shirts and all made an appearance today and were involved in practice.

Solomon Thomas (leg work), Nathan Williams (shoulder work), Tyler Moeller (leg work), Jeremy Cash (back work?), and Devier Posey all wore yellow limited contact jersey's today and spent time on the sidelines doing rehab work, although Posey spent a majority of his time with Coach Drayton instructing the young players.

Defense

The starting units remain largely the same, with J.T. Moore replacing the injured Nathan Williams and Christian Bryant replacing the inured Tyler Moeller at star.

Bradley Roby appears to have moved ahead of Dominic Clarke in the open CB battle, although Clarke still gets time with the first team. Roby and Clarke spent time with the first team with Travis Howard on the side, but this was likely just to get them both some extra time since Howard is solidified as one of the starters.

FR DL Michael Bennett and FR DL Joel Hale continue to play with the second team defense.

FR CB Doran Grant has moved up the depth chart and was playing with the 2nd team at CB (Dionte Allen has dropped off) and Corey Brown has moved past Zach Domicone on the second team at safety.

Christian Bryant played with the first team at star and with the second team at safety.

FR LB Ryan Shazier and FR DL (LEO) Steve Miller were playing with the 2nd team, and Miller played with the first team at times during pass defense drills.

DL Melvin Fellows appears to have solidified himself in the two deep after starting out camp on the 3rd team.

Offense

The starters remained largely the same, although the QB battle continues to rotate too much to declare a favorite for the starter.

Jordan Hall played with the first team at RB, while Corey Brown and Verlon Reed continue to be the starting wide outs, with Chris Fields coming in with the starting unit in the slot at times.

The starting offensive line continues to be (from left to right): Andrew Norwell LT, Jack Mewhort LG, Mike Brewster C, Marcus Hall RG, J.B. Shugarts RT.

The second team offensive line mixed up a bit with (from left to right): Mike Adams LT, FR Tommy Brown LG, FR Brian Bobek C, Corey Linsley RG, and FR Antonio Underwood RT.

The third team offensive line also changed up with (from left to right): Eric Kramer LT, Nick Humphries LG, Tim Trummer C, Ivan Blackmon RG, FR Chris Carter RT. OL Coach Jim Bollman tore into this group pretty good today following one of the running drills.

FR WRs Evan Spencer and Devin Smith both spent time running the the 2nd team today.
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OneBuckeye;1969860; said:
What was the rest of the RB rotation? Was Hall still working with the WRs too?
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It looks like the times Hall splits out wide are primarily from motioning out of the backfield. He is spending a majority of his time with the RBs and is splitting time with Hyde on the first team.

Smith and Berry are working behind Hyde and Hall with Boom getting thrown in all over the place from the 1st to the 3rd team.
 
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It seems from today that the pecking order for qb is 1. Bauserman 2. Braxton. From all accounts, Bauserman had an outstanding day. It will be interesting to see if the rotation remains the same on Thursday when we get the next batch of reports.
 
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From all indications, the freshman are flat-out tearing it up so far.

Tressel's parting gift, aka the 2011 recruiting class, may set up Fickell, or whoever ends up coaching here with a great opportunity. They may take their lumps, but I have a good feeling about the future.
 
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Sounds like a two horse race between Joe and Braxton. Being honest, I expect Braxton to win the battle this Saturday during the jersey scrimmage. The kid just elevates his play as the stakes grow.

Gotta say though, love the competition and I love what I'm hearing about Joe. Would be pretty happy with either situation really.
 
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