2025 tOSU Defense Discussion

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Caden Curry's developpment is a game changer. In today's football if you have 1 guy who can rush the passer and then a guy who can stop the run like McDonald. I think back the 7 is more important then ever---and they are really good there so if you can put that on top of a couple good lineman you really have something

 

[buchtelgrad04]

I’d still like to see this defense against a good team that’ll commit to interior running. Texas quietly had some success there. They just couldn’t pair it with a decent passing attack because Arch was so off.

Eddrick Houston can’t be counted on at this time, which is a disappointment. Malone and Smith Jr. have been playing well tho. But that depth is needed.

Although their WR’s are still below average, TTUN poses the biggest threat remaining because of their rushing attack and Underwood can make plays outside of the structure of their offense. They just better hope he can process what he sees fast enough. Tough ask for a true freshman.

 

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I’d still like to see this defense against a good team that’ll commit to interior running. Texas quietly had some success there. They just couldn’t pair it with a decent passing attack because Arch was so off.

Eddrick Houston can’t be counted on at this time, which is a disappointment. Malone and Smith Jr. have been playing well tho. But that depth is needed.

Although their WR’s are still below average, TTUN poses the biggest threat remaining because of their rushing attack and Underwood can make plays outside of the structure of their offense. They just better hope he can process what he sees fast enough. Tough ask for a true freshman.

Agree with that. They do need to be tested more if some team is going to just line up and old time football. Houston has been a disappointment

 

[calibuck]

Am from the Super Soph genre, and agree with Georgia Buck. They shoulda won 3 Natty's, except for the 1969 pasting by Xichigan, (still my feeling was worst loss ever) and Jim Plunkett and Randy Vataha's histrionics against Stanford in 1970. More (and better?) pros came from that team, but seems like tOSU of today cobbles together the 'leftovers' (don't mean this to sound so harsh), into a one-and-done team. Guess the NIL and portal make this more of the normal, but still pine for the days where freshmen are taught, trained, blooded, and stay for four years. Anyway, gotta play the cards as dealt. Go Bucks!