this f'ing conference is so happy to throw OSU under the bus to make the rest of the conference feel better about themselves. F the conference.
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this f'ing conference is so happy to throw OSU under the bus to make the rest of the conference feel better about themselves. F the conference.
calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Guess it depends on which Heisman candidate gets hotter....yeah, a couple other things might need to happen here. tOSU has more talent, vis a vie player stars, but Indiana seems to have a secret sauce. See Cignetti getting COY over Day, simply because his 'cake' used lesser ingredients and still tasted good. Not having watched Indy this year, taped IU v Oregon but deleted, gotta believe that tOSU is deeper, but not certain that's enough to carry the day. IU has great DB, so that means Tate and Innis are going to have to stand out. Klare is going to have to be as he was in Rutgers, and not so much at Xichigan. Our OL stood tall against Xichigan, so obviously, will need another dynamite performance, giving our WRs time to get separation. Probably nothing that hasn't been said already. Any thoughts on how much Day is going to leave on Hartline's plate? Would love to be in that room when the strategize the playcalling......any word on Chip?
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BTN did an interview yesterday with an IU player who was in his sixth season under Cignetti. So I took a look at the depth charts.
On IUs starting O they have 5 players in their fifth season and the other 6 are in their fourth season. That includes seven seniors and four redshirt juniors.
Contrast this with OSU offense - which has ZERO seniors. Among 11 players IU has 18 years more experience than OSU on offense.
On Defense they have an additional 3 players in their fifth year and 4 in their fourth season. That is 18 of 22 starters with at least 4 years experience at the college level.
Our entire 22 man starting roster has two 5th year players (Malone and Styles Jr.). Thirteen of our 22 starters have 3 years or less in college.
I am incredibly impressed by what Cignetti has done, but the above is a key ingredient in his secret sauce.
IU has done with experience what OSU has done with talent. In Saturday's cage match I will go with the talent.
On IUs starting O they have 5 players in their fifth season and the other 6 are in their fourth season. That includes seven seniors and four redshirt juniors.
Contrast this with OSU offense - which has ZERO seniors. Among 11 players IU has 18 years more experience than OSU on offense.
On Defense they have an additional 3 players in their fifth year and 4 in their fourth season. That is 18 of 22 starters with at least 4 years experience at the college level.
Our entire 22 man starting roster has two 5th year players (Malone and Styles Jr.). Thirteen of our 22 starters have 3 years or less in college.
I am incredibly impressed by what Cignetti has done, but the above is a key ingredient in his secret sauce.
IU has done with experience what OSU has done with talent. In Saturday's cage match I will go with the talent.
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GeorgiaBuck2
Buckeye For Life
Similar to what we had in 2024 and the cheaters had in 2023 in terms of experience. Indiana is what Penn State hoped they would be this year.
However the talent/recruiting disparity between Indiana and the other teams listed above is pretty stark. OSU has studs everywhere. Indiana seems more like a consistent team that executes very well than a juggernaut like OSU is. We shall see though.
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
It was great to hear Day say in his presser today that health wise Tate and Smith are better off today than they were this time last week. Me likey!
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I didn’t think Fryar would get selected, I thought that McLaughlin would get picked to reach that record.
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1926Buckeyes
Head Coach
That’s great. When he mentioned that Smith didn’t get many practice reps last week, I was nervous he’d be that limited this week too. Sitting most of the week and going out and executing at the highest level against a top 3 defense is hard to do.
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I found this VERY interesting....
Indiana finished the season ranked #9 in the country in Rush Offense and #11 in Rushing Average. But as Lee Corso used to say: "Not So Fast My Friend."They have faced probably the easiest rush defenses all season. Some of those defenses:
FCS Indiana State
#64 Michigan State
#65 Old Dominion
#98 Kennesaw State
#104 Maryland
#112 Purdue
#120 UCLA
But what happened when they played good Run Defenses? They folded like a cheap lawn chair.
#18 Wisconsin: 83 Yards | 2.2 AVG
#20 Oregon: 111 Yards | 3.0 AVG
#24 Iowa: 104 Yards | 2.7 AVG
#71 Penn State: 108 Yards | 3.5 AVG
Indiana finished the season ranked #9 in the country in Rush Offense and #11 in Rushing Average. But as Lee Corso used to say: "Not So Fast My Friend."They have faced probably the easiest rush defenses all season. Some of those defenses:
FCS Indiana State
#64 Michigan State
#65 Old Dominion
#98 Kennesaw State
#104 Maryland
#112 Purdue
#120 UCLA
But what happened when they played good Run Defenses? They folded like a cheap lawn chair.
#18 Wisconsin: 83 Yards | 2.2 AVG
#20 Oregon: 111 Yards | 3.0 AVG
#24 Iowa: 104 Yards | 2.7 AVG
#71 Penn State: 108 Yards | 3.5 AVG