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Game Thread CFP Playoff Cotton Bowl, tOSU vs Texas, Fri. Jan. 10th, 7:30 ET on ESPN

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EngineerHorn said:
ASU game was ugly and I blame most the defensive struggles on the offense. At the end of the first half, ASU had 50 pays to UT's 22, and UT was up 17-3. After the 3rd quarter, ASU had 72 plays to UT's 28, and UT was up 24-8. They ended up with 97 plays for the game. About midway the the 2nd quarter, the intensity on D fell off because they were gassed. That's when the O needed to respond with a few long, sustained drives and that didn't happen.

The offense had 3 3-and-outs, a one play drive that ended in a safety, and a 2-play drive that ended in an INT. These stretches of offensive ineptitude (Sark overcomplicating things and Quinn having brain farts) have been a theme all year, and if it happens again in the Cotton Bowl, we're going to lose. There were several games where the D bailed out the offense. The recent Ohio State offense is better than any we've played all year so that's not going to work on Friday.

Against Clemson, Klubnik and the young Clemson receivers were on fire. Several perfect throws into tight windows and tough catches. It's a good defense, maybe not the best in the country though. They've been very good at limiting big plays and forcing opposing offenses to sustain long drives to score any points. But again, none had the weapons that Ohio St has.
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I’d think there’s some culpability on the defense to get off the field though at some point? ASU surely must have found something that maybe Texas struggled with?

Probably somewhere between your offense really bogging down and ASU finding something solutions I’d imagine.
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
I’d think there’s some culpability on the defense to get off the field though at some point? ASU surely must have found something that maybe Texas struggled with?

Probably somewhere between your offense really bogging down and ASU finding something solutions I’d imagine.
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Yes, for sure. That is how the game started though - if not for a roughing the kicker penalty on ASU's first possession, they would have started the game with 3 straight 3-and-outs. After that, their drives were plays of
11 (Downs),
9 (Downs),
12 (Missed FG - had a 3-and-out, converted a fake punt from their own 21),
11 (Downs),
11 (FG),
10 (TD).
So yes, somewhere in there would've been a great time to force another 3-and-out. But they were getting stops. Special teams and offense kept putting them in difficult situations.

They had better performances on the year for sure. The Texas D struggled with Leavitt's mobility, which resulted in several 3rd down scrambles for 1st downs and avoided sacks. Happened on all of their long drives. Will Howard is pretty mobile, so this is something Ohio St can exploit. Skatebo didn't do much until the UT D was clearly gassed.
 
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CMic said:
If Acho’s selling, I’m buying!
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Man I agree he’s terrible.
EngineerHorn said:
Yes, for sure. That is how the game started though - if not for a roughing the kicker penalty on ASU's first possession, they would have started the game with 3 straight 3-and-outs. After that, their drives were plays of
11 (Downs),
9 (Downs),
12 (Missed FG - had a 3-and-out, converted a fake punt from their own 21),
11 (Downs),
11 (FG),
10 (TD).
So yes, somewhere in there would've been a great time to force another 3-and-out. But they were getting stops. Special teams and offense kept putting them in difficult situations.

They had better performances on the year for sure. The Texas D struggled with Leavitt's mobility, which resulted in several 3rd down scrambles for 1st downs and avoided sacks. Happened on all of their long drives. Will Howard is pretty mobile, so this is something Ohio St can exploit. Skatebo didn't do much until the UT D was clearly gassed.
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We haven’t really ran Will much this year surprisingly enough. Even scrambling he’s stayed in the pocket a lot this year and hasn’t really moved the chains with his legs.
 
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Bond will play but probably won't make an impact. He hasn't been the same since he injured his ankle in October. Who knows, maybe this is the week he's back to normal.

Captain Buckeye said:
We haven’t really ran Will much this year surprisingly enough. Even scrambling he’s stayed in the pocket a lot this year and hasn’t really moved the chains with his legs.
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My bad. I think I'm still used to KSU Howard.
 
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