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mendensa
Legend
I truly believe they could have lined up and ran the ball every single play in the 2nd half and ran for 500-600 yards in the game and scored another 2-3 TD's if it wasn't for Day's stubborness to keep going back to the pass, especially once Fields injured his thumb/wrist.
I haven't watched the game a 2nd time yet but I can only remember 2-3 runs plays in the 2nd half where NW stopped OSU for a loss or a short gain. Everything else was a chunk play. Shit, Sermon averaged 11 and a half yards a pop.
I haven't watched the game a 2nd time yet but I can only remember 2-3 runs plays in the 2nd half where NW stopped OSU for a loss or a short gain. Everything else was a chunk play. Shit, Sermon averaged 11 and a half yards a pop.
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NastyNatiBuck
Hall of Fame
You have to take the bad with the good when you have a coach who is so aggressive. This might have been the first time a team has conceded the run to Ohio State, and it seemed like Day refused to believe it until late in the 3rd quarter. Here's hoping Day learns from this.
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sparcboxbuck
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I also think that there’s something to being said about having a game plan and sticking to it. There were a few times in the first half where it was an obvious run situation and the RB got stuffed. Abandon the pass game and I suspect we’d see a lot more of that getting stuffed. While yes, it seemed obvious to many of us that the run game was working far better than the passing game, as @NastyNatiBuck pointed out, it’s not like many teams have ever conceded the tOSU run game to shut down the passing game... And for the better part of the Justin Fields era, the passing game has been spectacular and highly reliable. Given what we saw, I suspect the collective wisdom running through the headsets was that the running game was working because they maintained some attempts at balance throughout, hence the perceived stubbornness to alter the game plan. Once it became clear that the NU DL was so completely gassed and had no more answers to the bell left in them, they did the right thing... stepped on their throats with the run game.
It was puzzling and frustrating to see the passing game out of sorts all day, but that’s largely been an anomaly in recent times. From my vantage, I expect the passing game to regress to their previous levels as well as expect the run game to continue on it’s current trajectory. Without the last two games on film CFP opponents could have completely focused on defending the passing game — clearly, this is not an option any longer. Frustrations aside, I consider the outcome to be more than just the W column.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
No matter how bad you think Day was in calling plays yesterday, remember it could be worse.....
Warde Manual (on line 2) offering to swap head football coaches with Ohio State.
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Jake
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If the game plan was to pass a lot then I'm questioning that in the first place. I said in the game thread, before kickoff, that I expected more rushing than usual. Why?
The one team who had beaten the Nerds - a bad Sparty team - rushed for 195 yards against them. I'm not surprised the Bucks got over 300.
Olave and Njigba were out, replaced by freshmen who had played little. Two more reasons to lean on the running game from the start.
That it took three quarters for Day to adjust is disappointing. If the Nerds had an offense the Bucks would've been down 20 points rather than 4, and we never would've finally relied on the running game. Sermon would've had about 100 yards on 8 carries, Fields would've thrown it 50 times, and the Bucks would've lost.
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This is all true. Fortunately, he did realize before it was too late. I can think of 2 high profile stinkers on our 2 prior HOF coaches resumes where that didn't happen...the debacle in the desert and Sparty '15.
I'm not opposed to being critical of our coaches, but judging by comments I'm seeing (not necessarily here, mainly elsewhere), a lot of fans need to realize every single coach in the sport has "wtf, man?" games. Day has and will have them, Urban had them, Tressel had them, Dabo has them, Saban has them and on down the line.
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scarletmike
Researching the Magic!
Thank goodness Saban and Kiffin forgot that Henry was basically a monster truck in the Sugar Bowl.
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Prime example and Saban is considered by many the greatest college coach of all time. If they feed Henry in that game, I don't see how we win.
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
If Zeke doesn't have an uncharacteristic fumble in our territory and we don't settle for field goals early on, we blow them out. Even if they feed Henry more, we absolutely were capable of beating them that year. Think you're selling our 2014 team a bit short
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zincfinger
Gert Frobe-approved
“Aggressive” isn’t the adjective I’d use to describe calling pass plays 60% of the time when the passing game isn’t working and your runs are going for ten yards a pop. In fact, I don’t think there’s much that is more aggressive in football than relentlessly pounding your opponent into submission with a running game they clearly can’t stop.
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mendensa
Legend
IDK, they set the tone early on with the run game and if Kiffin would have actually stuck to it, that game may have played out a bit differently. I don't know how many times our DB's would have been willing to stick their noses in there when a freight train was coming down the tracks? Don't get me wrong, Zeke had himself a game, but he doesn't get as many opportunities if Kiffin doesn't lose his mind in that game.
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