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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

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Tanner said:
Wonder how much different the season would have been if they had been right in their scouting evaluation of Onianwa. If he had been an all-conference type LT, Served could have solidified one of the spots on the right side, etc. Oh well. We're on to Cincinnati
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We need portal help at OL but we need to stay far away from guys from low low level programs
 
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BuckeyesGunn said:
Seems to me he did a really good job first year.

One thing about it that is interesting is the fact opposing QB's seemed to get a lot of time in the pocket to scan the field, and throw the ball. Even with that Matt's crew held opps to a low scoring affair. Defense only gave up 17 points yesterday. That said, his D kept this game winnable, but the offense was out of whack, and the OL really isn't very good, nor is ST, which is why they lost the game.

I'm no DC, but I would like to see what he does (if he's still here) about more QB pressures, but even without a lot of this the D was successful. Anyhow, I'm interested to see what he does with that aspect of the game, and who he brings in via recruits/transfers over-all. All in all, I don't see him as the issue. IMHO, it's OL, ST, and some growing pains, including Sayin.

This team can learn from this and become dominate if handled correctly, but I truly have my doubts that the OL will become more assertive and dominate. I hope I'm wrong about that. Day needs to take the OL woes seriously, that's been the weak link all along IMO.

Someone implied they weren't concerned about the OL moving forward after the Indy game because allegedly no other team we would play would bring that kind of pressure.

Wrong. Weakness got found out, and exploited.
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Which I utterly don't understand since not only IU but Miami and TT were in the field. IU gave the blueprint on how to beat us, and Miami followed it perfectly. I'm not a B1G! guy, but I guess I'm rooting for Oregon or IU now. I can't stomach Miami or the SEC winning it. Tech wouldn't be horrible, but they are still just a billionaire's mid-major bitch.
 
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My biggest takeaway from last night, beyond someone forcing Ryan Day to take a clock management course this offseason, was how our pace of play came back to bite us in the ass.

We’ve debated all year going uptempo versus playing slow so the offense could be more efficient and eliminate mistakes.

Last night was proof, against very good defenses, increasing pace of play to put Miami on its back foot would’ve been the more prudent decision. It’s not apples to apples, as Miami had a 14-0 lead in second half, meaning they’d be more vanilla anyway, but we did finally play uptempo second half, and we had way more success. Playing uptempo forced the defense into a base call which 95% of the time means no stunts, no exotic pressure, and basic coverage in back end (man or zone but you’re not going to get a play like the pick 6 where Miami could sit back, diagnose the motion, and break on ball).

I’d love to see OSU bring in an experienced OC that can unleash the full potential of this offense. Day went from ultra aggressive in years 1 & 2, too transforming into an ultra conservative system that is playing to the detriment of the team against opponents with comparable talent.
 
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Special teams really let us down again

Missed FG
Peoples loses almost 10 yards in field position bc he brought that KO return out of end zone
Inniss letting multiple punts land and roll
Then the coup de grace, the illegal formation penalty that negated a punt downed at the 10 and we lose 20 yards in field position on the re kick
 
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Side thought, thinking back. Did they know our script? Not saying they cheated or anything, but Day admitted that we had a script for the first few series. When did the offense look it's worst? The first few series. When did the DB jump our play for a pick 6? etc. Once we got to the 2 minute drill at the end, and the 2 TD drives in the 2nd half, we were off script. So, is Day's script obvious?
 
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Gizmo said:
Side thought, thinking back. Did they know our script? Not saying they cheated or anything, but Day admitted that we had a script for the first few series. When did the offense look it's worst? The first few series. When did the DB jump our play for a pick 6? etc. Once we got to the 2 minute drill at the end, and the 2 TD drives in the 2nd half, we were off script. So, is Day's script obvious?
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So bad lol
 
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