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Indiana at tOSU, November 21st, Noon on Fox

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jwinslow said:
They're largely playing 10v11 in the running game to keep Justin healthy, and doing so with still healing RBs.

This also has the makings of the best passing attack they've ever had, and they seem to occasionally remember what a tight end is (that can't be overstated).

There are certainly things to improve upon, but I don't see an unfocused offense. I don't think focus is the issue on defense either. They're down four dbs, the LBs are playing better, the DTs are a lot better despite losing multiple guys (and one very good NFL DT), and they're finally experiencing a dropoff from the "top3 pick at DE" level of play after 5.5 years.
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I see them using two TE in protection if the OL struggles early.. I think Fields and 3 WR can execute if they eliminate free runners.
 
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jwinslow said:
They're largely playing 10v11 in the running game to keep Justin healthy, and doing so with still healing RBs.

This also has the makings of the best passing attack they've ever had, and they seem to occasionally remember what a tight end is (that can't be overstated).
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Yeah, definitely think this has been discounted in the first few games. Dobbins is definitely missed, but early last year Fields was running more often, especially in the red zone. This year's running game will never be as good as last year's, but the surgical nature of the passing game makes up for it.

Interested to see if Fields runs more this week or they attempt to pass a bit more often due to a much better matchup.
 
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jwinslow said:
They're largely playing 10v11 in the running game to keep Justin healthy, and doing so with still healing RBs.

This also has the makings of the best passing attack they've ever had, and they seem to occasionally remember what a tight end is (that can't be overstated).

There are certainly things to improve upon, but I don't see an unfocused offense. I don't think focus is the issue on defense either. They're down four dbs, the LBs are playing better, the DTs are a lot better despite losing multiple guys (and one very good NFL DT), and they're finally experiencing a dropoff from the "top3 pick at DE" level of play after 5.5 years.
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TEs? Hell, even our punters like to throw them the ball when they get a chance...
 
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If we play a full 4 quarters to our ability, we should win comfortably by 2 or 3 scores imo. You would hope that turns out being the case with the extra week of rest and preparation. But I don't know that we're giving Indiana enough credit here. I've watched a decent bit of all their games and they are seriously good this year and have a ton of momentum heading into this game, with Ohio State basically being their Super Bowl. I have a feeling we're in for a fight and just pull away right at the end to win by 10-14 points. I'll go Ohio State 38 - Indiana 27.
 
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RB07OSU said:
If we play a full 4 quarters to our ability, we should win comfortably by 2 or 3 scores imo. You would hope that turns out being the case with the extra week of rest and preparation. But I don't know that we're giving Indiana enough credit here. I've watched a decent bit of all their games and they are seriously good this year and have a ton of momentum heading into this game, with Ohio State basically being their Super Bowl. I have a feeling we're in for a fight and just pull away right at the end to win by 10-14 points. I'll go Ohio State 38 - Indiana 27.
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You nailed it. It would take Indiana committing TO’s to get a cover and blow out.
 
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  • How has Indiana, who Ohio State beat 51-10 last year, improved from last season? “In all areas. I think on offense, the quarterback Penix is doing a great job ... the receivers are playing at a high level ... they have a lot of confidence on offense. I think on defense, they're very, very aggressive. Creating a lot of turnovers and pressure.” He said the Hoosiers have a good return game, too, so they'll present challenges in all three phases.
  • Day said Ohio State stayed on schedule “the best we could” over the weekend. The Buckeyes took Sunday off and practiced Monday, as they typically do after a bye week. After a game, Ohio State's players typically have Monday off. “I thought practice was really good Saturday, and I thought it was excellent today.”
  • Day said the focus during those practices was on maintaining their “edge” and game speed and on getting better, which they still need to do because of how short the season's been.
  • Day said Indiana's defense will “come at you in a lot of different ways.”
  • Day said he watched college football all day on Saturday. He said he watched some of the Indiana/Michigan State game with the staff at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, then watched some of the 3:30 and night games at home. “There's really nowhere to go right now anyways, with the way everything is.”
  • Can you watch those games as a fan and not as a coach? “No. I tried,” responded Day, who said it's hard to turn his brain off and not think as a coach any time he's watching football.
  • On the Maryland game cancellation: “I was really looking forward to playing that game, but it is what it is. That's behind us. Now we have to just make sure we do everything we can to make sure we're playing these games moving forward.
 
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  • He says the "hard part" is Indiana has a rhythm going and Ohio State didn't have the opportunity to do that. On the preparation: "Everything we did in practice was game rep. Tried to replicate it as best we could."
  • On Zach Harrison: "Zach's best football's ahead of him." He says Harrison "did a nice job" last year and is "working hard" in practice. "I think as we keep rotating and he keeps getting into games more, he'll just keep getting better."
  • Day says the "only positives" of not playing were the lack of COVID-19 exposure risk while traveling and lessened injury risk.
  • On Michael Penix: "He's really playing mistake-free." Says he's "made some really big-time throws in tight spots." Mentions he's "playing almost perfectly."
  • Indiana: "When you add that all up, that's why you have a team that's 4-0 coming in here."
  • Day says he'd prefer a noon game over a night game without fans in the stands. "If it's going to be a packed house and electric environment, that's one thing." But he doesn't like sitting around all day to play in an empty stadium.
  • He says his players "handled it really well" Continued: "They handled it very maturely."
  • "Nobody feels bad for us, so we've got to move on."
  • "Whether somebody's 0-4 or 4-0, we have to win every game here." With Indiana playing at this level, though, he says it's a "major challenge" and decreases Ohio State's margin for error.
  • "The whole idea is to get the game into the fourth quarter and win the fourth quarter."
  • Day says "we know who we are" since Ohio State has gone through "so much adversity this year." ... "We just haven't played a lot of football."
  • On his thoughts about this being a top-10 matchup: "I think if you asked Indiana, they're not that surprised. I'm not that surprised." He says you could see the Hoosiers getting better last year.
  • On if he has anxiety about not seeing whether there have been improvements since the last game: "There's a lot of anxiety, for sure."
  • Day says he doesn't feel like this team is behind schedule compared to other conferences: "I think if we're able to play our schedule and play in the championship game and all that, we'll be right where we need to be."
  • He says Indiana's offense does a good job of spreading teams out and getting yards up the middle. Also, the Hoosiers defense blitzes a lot and doesn't have many tendencies. "And then coaching. They're playing with great energy."
  • On Chris Olave: "He's exceeded his expectations here so far." He says so many people had good things to say about Olave from his high school that it caught his attention.
  • About Wyatt Davis and Josh Myers: "I think they've been good. I think they've been solid. When you look at the first three games, three different styles of defense. First off, in protection, they've done very well. ... The run game, too. They haven't been perfect, but they've been solid. They've been good."
  • Day says most starting offensive linemen are in Year 3 or after. He says Harry Miller's ability to learn makes his potential so high.
  • "I was only in the NFL for two years. The rest of the time was college. It was really a learning experience for me." He says the exposure allowed him to learn about the pro passing game and developing quarterbacks. "It was a great experience, but it was only really two years." He says most of the lessons he uses were learned in college.
  • On going from the NFL where you're expected to lose a certain number of games to college where you're supposed to not lose: "That's tough. That's really tough." He calls Ohio State head coach the "best job in America."
  • Day says Indiana has both recruited and developed well, which is why they're in this position.
  • He says Justin Fields is continuing to get better at managing the game.
  • On Fields' lack of interceptions: "I think he understands our plan to win and how important turnovers are."







 
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Jaxbuck said:
I lived through Earl’s Darkest Day. Fuck these motherfuckers. We’re gonna pecker slap these smoke and mirror pretender queens back to Hickory.
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I was in attendance...to the bitter end

Ohio State was dominated on the LOS all game long

By far the biggest difference in these teams is on the LOS, but not in Indiana’s favour this time

Indiana is a well coached team and they can play with anyone when they can fight to a draw on the LOS.

That won’t happen Saturday.

Ohio State is about to take the best Indiana team ever and smoke them like a cheap cigar

Buckeyes 56-24
 
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