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I know we're going off on a tangent here, but I think McSorley lost that game for the cult's #1 team. Go to the 30:40 mark:
Penn State is up by 8 with 6:30 to go in the game. A touchdown doesn't TOTALLY defeat Ohio State - the extra point would give Penn State a 15-point lead. That's 2 touchdowns, 1 extra point, and a 2-pt conversion to tie. As it is, Penn State was held to a field goal, giving them an 11-pt lead, and Ohio State scored 2 touchdowns, and failed to convert on 2 2-pt conversion attempts. The situation may have called for different 2-pt conversion plays, but it could be argued that since Ohio State failed on both 2-pt conversion attempts in "this" reality, Ohio State wouldn't have converted on the 2-pt attempt in the "what-if" reality.
So anyway, at the 30:40 mark, Penn State has first and goal at the 7. They call 3 plays that appear to me to be read-option plays. On the first two, McSorley keeps it and gets a 3-yard run and a 1-yard run, when, at least to me, it appears that Barkley has an open run around an end. On third down, he hands to Barkley, who loses 3 yards.
I believe that McSorley wants to score that touchdown, himself, and he keeps it, no matter what, on those first two plays. Of course, I don't think he made wise decisions all game long, so he can blame it on "bad reads" if he wants. Also, maybe Barkley doesn't do better than 3 yards on first down. But on second down, a smarter decision possibly wins the game for them.
On third down, I think McSorley ditches the idea of winning the game by himself, and he's handing it off, no matter what. Bad call. If he keeps it, he probably does better than -3 yards.
He's either bad at reading the defenses or he's a selfish prick.
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Can someone who knows Xs and Os as far as the read option goes answer this on that play that I quoted:
The offensive line is clearly blocking for the run up the middle. Is that how they block for a play that is designed as an option, or is that just a handoff disguised as a read option?
The offensive line is clearly blocking for the run up the middle. Is that how they block for a play that is designed as an option, or is that just a handoff disguised as a read option?
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These are not mutually exclusive. I believe the worthless prick is both..... and he's got the most ridiculous "Celebration" in the land.
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Its totally common for a team to call a run play for the lineman to run and the QB/Skills run something totally different, all a design to throw off the linebackers/safetys reads. Also, on those plays, the probably already don't block the EMOL which is already built for the read option.
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Hey, if there's a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs, and that weak ground ball goes to the right side of the field......that's an RBI.
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Actually, I take that back. With any good infielder, they'd charge and scoop it up on the grass....where they'd see he's still in the batter's box admiring it for some reason. They'd throw home and tag the runner out with enough time to throw to first for the double play. Or just tag the dumb shit because he's probably still standing there watching it.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Good News Everybody, Nick Bosa is Still Getting Better
You might think there would be nothing else for a reigning Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year to improve upon, and if you really want to have a look of disgust aimed in your general direction, suggest to OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson that junior Nick Bosa is a finished product.
A First-Team All-American last year, Bosa is likely headed for his final season as a Buckeye. Even if he’s only as good as he was a year ago, he’s a lock to be a first-round draft pick. If he progresses as expected, then he could be the very first player selected next year.
This offseason, Bosa has gone about the improvement process with an intense focus. Johnson has him locked in on everything he needs to do to reach his goals, and it doesn’t hurt that he has an older brother in the NFL already telling him what works and what won’t.
Every day is a learning process for Bosa, and that’s not something to take lightly for a player as good as he was last year. Larry Johnson sees where Bosa’s potential could lead him, but he’s not there yet.
“I think there is still growth,” he said. “He is a young player who played as a young player. There is maturity that still has to come as he goes down the road. It would be hard to say that he is where he is going to be. I don’t think he is. I think the ceiling is still high for him because he has got so much more he can do.”
Bosa has the maturity and mentality to attack every lesson full speed, and the athleticism to see it come to life in every rep.
“You are looking at a really great athlete,” Johnson said. “He has great leverage, can bend well, has great balance. To find a guy at that weight who can bend as well as he can bend and has great hand-eye coordination so that he can catch an offensive lineman, which is something not common to do, but Nick can do it. He has an ability to really attack their weakness. That is what Nick does. Every weakness, he is going to attack it. He will attack it until you take it away, then he will go to something else.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/05/nick-bosa-still-getting-better/
You might think there would be nothing else for a reigning Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year to improve upon, and if you really want to have a look of disgust aimed in your general direction, suggest to OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson that junior Nick Bosa is a finished product.
A First-Team All-American last year, Bosa is likely headed for his final season as a Buckeye. Even if he’s only as good as he was a year ago, he’s a lock to be a first-round draft pick. If he progresses as expected, then he could be the very first player selected next year.
This offseason, Bosa has gone about the improvement process with an intense focus. Johnson has him locked in on everything he needs to do to reach his goals, and it doesn’t hurt that he has an older brother in the NFL already telling him what works and what won’t.
Every day is a learning process for Bosa, and that’s not something to take lightly for a player as good as he was last year. Larry Johnson sees where Bosa’s potential could lead him, but he’s not there yet.
“I think there is still growth,” he said. “He is a young player who played as a young player. There is maturity that still has to come as he goes down the road. It would be hard to say that he is where he is going to be. I don’t think he is. I think the ceiling is still high for him because he has got so much more he can do.”
Bosa has the maturity and mentality to attack every lesson full speed, and the athleticism to see it come to life in every rep.
“You are looking at a really great athlete,” Johnson said. “He has great leverage, can bend well, has great balance. To find a guy at that weight who can bend as well as he can bend and has great hand-eye coordination so that he can catch an offensive lineman, which is something not common to do, but Nick can do it. He has an ability to really attack their weakness. That is what Nick does. Every weakness, he is going to attack it. He will attack it until you take it away, then he will go to something else.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/05/nick-bosa-still-getting-better/
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
JOEY BOSA ON NICK BOSA: “IT'S GOING TO BE SCARY TO WATCH”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...a-on-nick-bosa-its-going-to-be-scary-to-watch
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...a-on-nick-bosa-its-going-to-be-scary-to-watch
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
NICK BOSA ON THE COVER OF PHIL STEELE'S 2018 NATIONAL PREVIEW
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-cover-of-phil-steeles-2018-national-preview
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-cover-of-phil-steeles-2018-national-preview
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Q&A with Ohio State Defensive End Nick Bosa
Joey Bosa was the lone Associated Press first-team All-American for the Buckeyes in the national championship season of 2014. Four years later, the Buckeyes are looking to make another run at the College Football Playoff, and defensive end Nick Bosa arguably is as talented as any player on the OSU roster.
Is he as good as his older brother, who was the third pick of the 2016 NFL Draft? Well, maybe not quite yet. But Nick was named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year after a sophomore season in which the 6-4, 263-pounder racked up eight sacks and led the Buckeyes with 16 tackles for a loss despite sharing time on the line.
A product of powerful St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale just like Joey, Nick now is a starter and bona fide star for OSU and his beloved position coach, Larry Johnson. The junior DE also is an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Athlon Sports had a chance to sit down with Nick in the spring and got his take on why he loves playing end, if he minds the constant comparisons to his brother and what Big Ten head coach other than Urban Meyer he most admires, among other topics.
Expectations are high this season, as always. Do you set specific goals?
I just want to keep what we had going last year. Keep it going. We finished the year off with an eight-sack game against USC in the Cotton Bowl, so just continue the culture that we set so far and the one that my brother and others set for us -- Sam (Hubbard), Ty (Lewis), Jalyn (Holmes), all those guys. We want to do what Coach J [Johnson] preaches and just keep that going, and enhance it.
Tyquan and Sam were different players...
Yeah, very different.
... But very dedicated guys and very good players. What did you learn from each of them?
From Sam, he's got great technique, obviously, but what jumps out with him is the fact that he never stops going hard, no matter if something hurts or it's a 20-period practice. He was always at the front of the line, never with his hands on his knees. So that was a great example. And whenever you'd be confused about something, he'd help you out. With Ty, he's a grinder. He was around for five years so he' picked up a lot of knowledge from the coaches. Great technique, knowledge of the game, knowing how to play mind games with offensive linemen, not just go out and rush. He's helped me a lot with that.
You started several games last year but some you did not. Just the competitor in you and the way you were brought up in this game, was that something you had to wrestle with? Did that ever bug you?
Yeah. I hated not being out there for the first play of the game, but it is what it is and I got to play a lot of meaningful reps. I played all the plays I needed to prove myself and to help my team. In the end, I knew what Coach J was doing. He's always right. He's got a lot of knowledge, so you trust his decisions.
You started several games last year but some you did not. Just the competitor in you and the way you were brought up in this game, was that something you had to wrestle with? Did that ever bug you?
Yeah. I hated not being out there for the first play of the game, but it is what it is and I got to play a lot of meaningful reps. I played all the plays I needed to prove myself and to help my team. In the end, I knew what Coach J was doing. He's always right. He's got a lot of knowledge, so you trust his decisions.
We heard a lot, too, about you guys being fresh in the fourth quarter. Did you feel that way?
I did feel that way, and when you look back at it you realize exactly what he was doing.
So your brother, obviously, was ready to go to the NFL, probably after two years. He comes back for a third year, and he's getting double-teamed, he's getting triple-teamed. Has he given you advice on that, how to deal with that?
Yeah, it's nothing to dread. I'm ready to go. I'm excited about my junior year. Me and Dre'Mont [Jones] and Coop [Jonathon Cooper] and Davon [Hamilton], we're ready for it to be our year. We've been sitting behind older guys during our careers. We've learned a lot and we're ready to showcase it. I'm really excited. I know Joey dealt with some serious triple-teams, but with the guys that I have on my D-line right now, I don't think they'll be able to do that -- and if they do, they'll pay for it.
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Was there a school that you would have gone to if you hadn't been able to come to Ohio State?
I didn't really seriously consider any of them because Coach J was here. If Coach J wasn't here, I probably would have gone wherever he was at. If he wasn't coaching, I would have had to completely rethink my recruiting. I only visited FSU and Florida. That was it. They were good visits. The people there were great. But it just wasn't for me. There's just nothing like here.
Is there another Big Ten coach that you admire and think, "Maybe I could have played for him?"
[Michigan State's Mark] Dantonio. He's a good dude. That's the only one I can think of.
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Entire article: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/qa-ohio-state-defensive-end-nick-bosa
Joey Bosa was the lone Associated Press first-team All-American for the Buckeyes in the national championship season of 2014. Four years later, the Buckeyes are looking to make another run at the College Football Playoff, and defensive end Nick Bosa arguably is as talented as any player on the OSU roster.
Is he as good as his older brother, who was the third pick of the 2016 NFL Draft? Well, maybe not quite yet. But Nick was named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year after a sophomore season in which the 6-4, 263-pounder racked up eight sacks and led the Buckeyes with 16 tackles for a loss despite sharing time on the line.
A product of powerful St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale just like Joey, Nick now is a starter and bona fide star for OSU and his beloved position coach, Larry Johnson. The junior DE also is an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Athlon Sports had a chance to sit down with Nick in the spring and got his take on why he loves playing end, if he minds the constant comparisons to his brother and what Big Ten head coach other than Urban Meyer he most admires, among other topics.
Expectations are high this season, as always. Do you set specific goals?
I just want to keep what we had going last year. Keep it going. We finished the year off with an eight-sack game against USC in the Cotton Bowl, so just continue the culture that we set so far and the one that my brother and others set for us -- Sam (Hubbard), Ty (Lewis), Jalyn (Holmes), all those guys. We want to do what Coach J [Johnson] preaches and just keep that going, and enhance it.
Tyquan and Sam were different players...
Yeah, very different.
... But very dedicated guys and very good players. What did you learn from each of them?
From Sam, he's got great technique, obviously, but what jumps out with him is the fact that he never stops going hard, no matter if something hurts or it's a 20-period practice. He was always at the front of the line, never with his hands on his knees. So that was a great example. And whenever you'd be confused about something, he'd help you out. With Ty, he's a grinder. He was around for five years so he' picked up a lot of knowledge from the coaches. Great technique, knowledge of the game, knowing how to play mind games with offensive linemen, not just go out and rush. He's helped me a lot with that.
You started several games last year but some you did not. Just the competitor in you and the way you were brought up in this game, was that something you had to wrestle with? Did that ever bug you?
Yeah. I hated not being out there for the first play of the game, but it is what it is and I got to play a lot of meaningful reps. I played all the plays I needed to prove myself and to help my team. In the end, I knew what Coach J was doing. He's always right. He's got a lot of knowledge, so you trust his decisions.
You started several games last year but some you did not. Just the competitor in you and the way you were brought up in this game, was that something you had to wrestle with? Did that ever bug you?
Yeah. I hated not being out there for the first play of the game, but it is what it is and I got to play a lot of meaningful reps. I played all the plays I needed to prove myself and to help my team. In the end, I knew what Coach J was doing. He's always right. He's got a lot of knowledge, so you trust his decisions.
We heard a lot, too, about you guys being fresh in the fourth quarter. Did you feel that way?
I did feel that way, and when you look back at it you realize exactly what he was doing.
So your brother, obviously, was ready to go to the NFL, probably after two years. He comes back for a third year, and he's getting double-teamed, he's getting triple-teamed. Has he given you advice on that, how to deal with that?
Yeah, it's nothing to dread. I'm ready to go. I'm excited about my junior year. Me and Dre'Mont [Jones] and Coop [Jonathon Cooper] and Davon [Hamilton], we're ready for it to be our year. We've been sitting behind older guys during our careers. We've learned a lot and we're ready to showcase it. I'm really excited. I know Joey dealt with some serious triple-teams, but with the guys that I have on my D-line right now, I don't think they'll be able to do that -- and if they do, they'll pay for it.
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Was there a school that you would have gone to if you hadn't been able to come to Ohio State?
I didn't really seriously consider any of them because Coach J was here. If Coach J wasn't here, I probably would have gone wherever he was at. If he wasn't coaching, I would have had to completely rethink my recruiting. I only visited FSU and Florida. That was it. They were good visits. The people there were great. But it just wasn't for me. There's just nothing like here.
Is there another Big Ten coach that you admire and think, "Maybe I could have played for him?"
[Michigan State's Mark] Dantonio. He's a good dude. That's the only one I can think of.
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Entire article: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/qa-ohio-state-defensive-end-nick-bosa
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I looked at every photo from this weeks Wednesdays event.. and shockingly did not see Nick Bosa trying to gain an internship?
what's he thinking? what if he doesn't get drafted?
what's he thinking? what if he doesn't get drafted?
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