I don't think anyone would confuse them with a finesse team prior to the bye. The teams have gotten tougher, but they've also not had healthy RBs. You'll start to look more finesse when your RBs are running at 50%. Day wasn't nearly as committed to the run game last year, for multiple reasons. But it's paid off in the second half against ND & PSU. We'll see if guys get healthy, but when seeing Williams and Henderson run against ND and Wisconsin, finesse wasn't the word I thought of.
Also, you have to consider what the end goals are for OSU. Under Meyer, OSU had a 'tougher' and 'hard-nosed' playing style. It was often more suited for the talent advantage OSU would have, and for conference weather conditions, but eventually got bogged down against teams with good DCs and exposed by top teams with equal or greater talent. It's not a coincidence that his best offense relied on a QB that forced them to adapt their style of play and push the ball downfield.
You can't rely on bullying opponents anymore and assuming you'll win matchups. Elite CFB is much closer to the NFL in levels of execution & complexity than even 10 years ago. I don't have the knowledge to break it down, but you have to be able to attack defenses in multiple ways and score quickly when needed. Does this lead to issues against certain opponents or in certain environments? Sure. But I'll take that tradeoff over running a system that has far tighter margins of error and is limited in ways that it can adjust and attack the opponent.
Last thing I'll say is that a better UGA defense got lit up against Alabama in the SEC conference game due to an explosive passing attack. They were very lucky Jameson got hurt in the NC. Right now I'm not confident OSU beats them, but even without JSN, I don't think it's as terrible a matchup as many think.
