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lvbuckeye
Silver Surfer
I asked Gemini.
• Schematic Gap Weakness: Patricia’s insistence on a "penny odd-front" has proven to be an unmitigated disaster against gap-heavy running schemes. Because the defensive ends are forced to box the ball to a solitary Mike linebacker inside, they lack the bodies to cancel out moving gaps. Lincoln Riley's USC counter runs manhandled this look, and Kelly's heavy Wing-T counter plays are designed to target this exact vulnerability
• Passive Pass Rush: The Buckeyes' coaching staff is stubbornly insisting on generating pressure using only their front four. The defensive line has been completely neutralized, failing to hit home or disrupt opposing backfields. This has forced an average secondary to cover for far too long, leaving wide windows open for opposing quarterbacks to pick them apart.
• Mental Softness & Discipline: The defense has displayed zero backbone when hit with structural adversity. They have looked completely bewildered by pre-snap adjustments, blew a coverage on a critical third-and-19 draw play against USC, and were caught entirely flat-footed on a routine fake punt by Oregon.
This sets up a brutal schematic nightmare for the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s defense cannot stop gap blocks, over-pursues on inside movement, and lacks disciplined eye control. Chip Kelly’s entire offense is predicated on frozen linebackers, fake inside dives, and edge-sealing pulling guards. If Patricia does not entirely scrap the passive odd-front looks, Kelly has the exact historical tools required to completely embarrass his former team in Columbus.
Take it fwiw.
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
They aren't firing him, but maybe the cracks are starting to show like they did for Dabo earlier this decade
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
Game might not come down to that play if Sayin doesn't get knocked out. I'm not defending Day, but I don't think it's fair to discredit him for that Indiana win
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MGMT
Legend
I’ve thought about this and I don’t think it matters how the season ends. You’ve already completely fucked it up. The only difference is how much more “tolerable” it looks.
Beating one of UM’s worst teams since I’ve been alive? Yes sign me up obviously but it’s the lowest stakes game since…?
I don’t know man. I feel completely indifferent to him at this point - which might be worse than having an actual opinion.
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Sorry but kind of OT, but if you replaced “Ryan Day” with “college football” your statement sums up my sentiment about the sport as a whole at the moment.
I still watch, but less and less and with much less passion and interest than even 2-3 years ago.
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knuckifyoubuck
Heisman
I think for Buckeyes and Tigers, probably so. 
My Kentucky friends are having fun, though.
My Kentucky friends are having fun, though.
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RugbyBuck
Our church has no bells.
It’s going to turn into just watching the playoffs and getting to the semifinals and ending the season with a loss will be a great season. Fuck that. The NFL-izing of the sport has, to me, adversely affected it. I want the regular season to matter, The Game to matter, and win a fucking bowl game to end the year. That’s all gone.
I think people complaining about how college football isn't as much fun as it used to be need to ask themselves....am I just upset that the sport was set up for a couple Haves to dominate the Have Nots, and we were one of the Haves?
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We are watching elimination games the first weekend in November.
Most of this adjustment will just need to be in the heads of fans. The sport itself will be fine.
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RugbyBuck
Our church has no bells.
Have to disagree. What set it up like that was the NC imperative; that we just had to know who was No. 1 and what was great about the sport and different from others got increasingly lost over the last twenty-five years because of this and the 24-team playoff is just the bullet to the head to end it.