Game Thread Game Four: #1 Ohio State 28, #24 Penn State 6 (9/23/06)

[skybuckeye]

I guess i am saying they are not trying to throw over 10 yards excpt for the pick. They are throwing short routes and what not.

The O-line doesn't seem to be giving him much time for the longer routes.

 

[Zeta16]

RAIN.

Rain is a n excuse, it's not a total down poo out there, if the field is bad it should help the offense make cuts.

 

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

Let us not forget these famous words.....

BLAME IT ON THE RAIN.......YEAHHHHHH......YEAHHHHHHHUAHHHHHH!

 

[sandgk]

But it was a penalty.

He wasn't disputing that, what is your fucking point?

Are you here to talk about the game, or simply to try and inflame?

 

[bkochmc]

There has been one down field throw, everything else under 7 or 8 yards. PSU could not cover ND slow wideouts, but they can gover a whole team of fast wideouts. I think not.

Why throw it downfield if Troy can't hit his receivers (INT, at least 2 overthrows), or when he does they drop the passes (Nichol, Gonzalez)?

 

[Zeta16]

Agreed, but PSU is throwing some damn good coverages right now. They have Troy confused a bit...chalk that one up to Coach Dantonio from last week.

I'm looking for a big second half though..

Maybe Troy needs to step his game up

 

[Cicero]

PSU is running some stunts too, we will come out of the locker room with the right adjustments.

 

[ZachDumas]

To me the rain helps the offense they know the routes and what not and where the play is going, they should use that to there advantage, those balls are real dry as they are covered so that should not be a problem.

Yes, but hands and jerseys are wet.

 

[ZachDumas]

He wasn't disputing that, what is your fucking point?

Are you here to talk about the game, or simply to try and inflame?

They still get another kick regardless, so the call is irrelevant.

 

[lvbuckeye]

There has been one down field throw, everything else under 7 or 8 yards. PSU could not cover ND slow wideouts, but they can gover a whole team of fast wideouts. I think not.

they CAN'T cover our fast wideouts, but when the D is in Troy's face every time he drops back, it's kind of hard to find them... the O-line REALLY needs to step up in the 2nd half...

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Isn't it hilarious how some people who couldn't hold grad's jock in a football discussion try to bait him in one by "rolling their eyes" at him. Weak.

 

[Cicero]

I bet Tressel would disagree with you.

With our offense, every point is important.

My point was that if we were executing on offense a field goal would not help them.

 

[sandgk]

They still get another kick regardless, so the call is irrelevant.

And I was not disputing that point either. What was your point?

 

[osugrad21]

The offense is the same, but they are just not making plays? does that make any sense?

Yes Babe Winkelman it does...let me "dumbify" it for you..

The playcalls are the same as the ones that have been very successful, however, the lack of catching and basic assignment football has led to less success.

Understand now? Good. Now run along.

 

[Onebuckfan]

Dropped passes, breakdowns in protection, holding penalties letting punts bounce instead of fair-catching...looks like poor execution rather than rain or poor play-calling