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2020 Team Discussion Thread

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pnuts34 said:
Our OL played like they were in a drunken blur as well. I’ve never seen such an ill equipped OL. And this game is when the SEC mystique began. They didn’t have more team speed, just speed at the ends that utterly surprised our OTs and Troy couldn’t look at one WR before he was on his back
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Or when the Buckeyes were on defense, it seemed like every third and 5 was an easy conversion to Percy Harvin.
 
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pnuts34 said:
Probably, but the main issue we had is that our OTs played matador blocking technique the entire game. We made Moss and Harvey millions from that game. I still have nightmares of those 2. That’s why when Urban got to OSU, getting a strong DL coach who could send waves of DEs at the QB was such a priority.
DL has always been the main difference in why the SEC has been so dominant in CFB, and why Clemson has closed that gap.

OSU has the horses to compete on the DL next year(they sure as hell had them this year too), inside and out. Harrison, Cooper, Smith, Friday, JJB better be ready and healthy this year without one dominant DE, they all will be relied upon. And with Togai clogging the middle, Vincent could do damage like a Dremont Jones.
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Not sure if you listened, but the Eric Lichter interview on the Beanie and Boom podcast was pretty insightful.

He talked about how Tress really upgraded the talent at skill positions across the board (on offense and defense) but he relied heavily on local kids on the O-line. He didn’t think Tressel aggressively recruited the offensive line outside of Ohio where he wanted to develop local kids. No reason was really given as to why that specific position was targeted for in-state kids, but Lichter said from a “first off the bus” perspective, OSU was struggling on the offensive line...badly.

Just interesting perspective from former strength and conditioning coach.
 
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billmac91 said:
Not sure if you listened, but the Eric Lichter interview on the Beanie and Boom podcast was pretty insightful.

He talked about how Tress really upgraded the talent at skill positions across the board (on offense and defense) but he relied heavily on local kids on the O-line. He didn’t think Tressel aggressively recruited the offensive line outside of Ohio where he wanted to develop local kids. No reason was really given as to why that specific position was targeted for in-state kids, but Lichter said from a “first off the bus” perspective, OSU was struggling on the offensive line...badly.

Just interesting perspective from former strength and conditioning coach.
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Oh, I definitely heard that podcast! It was an amazing interview!
And my fault @brodybuck21 for highjacking the thread. Split if need be
 
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billmac91 said:
but he relied heavily on local kids on the O-line. He didn’t think Tressel aggressively recruited the offensive line outside of Ohio where he wanted to develop local kids. No reason was really given as to why that specific position was targeted for in-state kids, but Lichter said from a “first off the bus” perspective, OSU was struggling on the offensive line...badly
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Looking back through old depth charts, it is pretty crazy how we cobbled together the OL each year; moving guys like Jim Cordle to left tackle and things of that nature.
 
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billmac91 said:
Not sure if you listened, but the Eric Lichter interview on the Beanie and Boom podcast was pretty insightful.

He talked about how Tress really upgraded the talent at skill positions across the board (on offense and defense) but he relied heavily on local kids on the O-line. He didn’t think Tressel aggressively recruited the offensive line outside of Ohio where he wanted to develop local kids. No reason was really given as to why that specific position was targeted for in-state kids, but Lichter said from a “first off the bus” perspective, OSU was struggling on the offensive line...badly.

Just interesting perspective from former strength and conditioning coach.
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That was the issue - player development. Bollman, for as much of the Buckeye that he'll always be, was a terrible line coach.

That 06 group had some talent, and while they lacked in athleticism on the edge, the poor coaching and conditioning only compounded the problem. Which is why the running game and quick passing was so vital to their success.

Take Warriner with those groups and they wouldn't have been such a liability.
 
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bukIpower said:
Whew...ok I won't lie. I was terrified without Wade lol... I pretended like we'd be fine but I was seriously terrified without him. Now that he's coming back I can say we have 2 studs at every level of our defense.

DL- Harrison/Cooper
LB- Werner/Browning
DB- Wade/Proctor

With how our offense is primed and how minor our schedule is we will walk through our schedule IMO. Wade gives us the ability to eliminate any top WR all year and that includes the playoffs. I believe Wade was our 2nd best defender outside of Chase.
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Wade is great. But Jeff Okudah has an argument.
 
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Buckeneye said:
Quite the opposite, actually. Pittman was averaging over 5ypc that game. I know that because I remember reading the stats the next day. I was pretty belligerently drunk just after halftime. Really couldn't tell you much about
what happened after and possess any type of clarity. I just remember feeling that it was one of the few times I had ever seen Tress so incredibly shell shocked and outcoached along with his players completely unready to play.
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Pittman running inside was the only thing the Bucks could do, and Tressel abandoned that one thing in the second quarter. I'm pretty sure Ginn was a big part of the offensive plan, and when Robiskie jumped on him and broke his foot, Tressel panicked. Going for it on 4th and 4 at his own 30 yard line was madness.
 
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