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Maryland at tOSU, Oct 9th, Noon ET on FOX

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1. CJ Stroud- like it was mentioned he was slightly behind on some throws but imo this game was more impressive than Rutgers. His throw up the seam to JSN on 3rd down and his two TD throws on 4th down were insane. He made his most difficult throws yet I thought and other than his Olave miss his ability to make tough throws look routine is something else. Glad he's got an extra week now to rest but to be honest I wish we could play Indiana next week and then get a bye.

2. Pick your poison. Clearly Maryland was set on stopping Henderson who still went over 6 yards a carry. The only problem for defenses is that OSU can attack teams in many different ways. Take away the run? OK, we'll throw for over 400. Drop 8 like Tulsa did? OK, we'll rush for over 300. Kudos once again to the staff for circling back to the running game once we lightened up the box.

3. Defensive line finally took over a game. To Marylands defense they had to throw the ball to keep up and our defense knew this. 5 sacks though is a great number against a team that doesn't give up sacks. For comparison Iowa the best defense ever invented according to many got zero sacks the week prior.

4. Secondary really is going to be special very soon. Held Maryland to 279 yards throwing in a game where they had to throw the ball a ton. Burke and Banks did great I also though Ransom played a nice game too. It'd sure be interesting to see Craig Young start along with Hickman.

5. These WRs. Just incredible and nothing more needs to be said. I wish we rolled a bit more but then again if a team has two players like we have in Olave and Wilson I dont blame them for a shorter rotation.

Improvement
1. Not much to be honest but even with the great defensive play yesterday we could've put an exclamation point had we tackled better on their last TD and had we held them to 3 on their first TD.

2. Still have some issues getting off the field on 3rd down. For sure improved though!

3. I know many pundits like the Maryland front 7 but I thought the OL play could've been cleaner. CJ made a lot of throws with guys in his face and obviously Henderson wasn't given a ton of space either. They did pretty good though.

Overall another insane performance and IMO we aren't even playing our best ball yet. The defense clearly has room to grow with as many new faces and the offense with CJ can only improve as he gains experience too. Can't wait to see what we do with PED because I believe it's going to be tough for anyone to stop this offense.
 
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THREADING THE NEEDLE

EVOLVE AND ADVANCE

BIG PLAYS FOR DAYS

STEELE RESERVE

ALL DAY

Figure I'll wrap it up today with a couple quick thoughts on Ohio State's head coach.

Day found himself in unfamiliar territory after losing his first regular season game versus Oregon at home in week two. Fans were barking about the quarterback and his defense was in shambles.

What's he do? He sticks by Stroud, develops him in the lab, and pretty much blows up the defense, essentially demoting defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs following a press conference in which he didn't mince words, and installed secondary coach Matt Barnes as his new defensive playcaller.

A couple weeks after that, just days after reserve linebacker Dallas Gant entered the transfer portal, fellow reserve linebacker K'Vaughan Pope lost his cool on the sideline and fired off some regretful tweets. By Sunday afternoon, Day had dismissed Pope from the team but still gave him the opportunity to stay on scholarship through the semester along with access to student-athlete programs.

Day's handling of things on the defensive side helped galvanize the group and now it appears headed in a much better direction. Similarly, on offense, Stroud is finding a groove guiding a lethal Ohio State attack.



226.1 RTG

42 AVG YARDS ON KICK RETURNS

9/11 SCORING DRIVES







 
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LordJeffBuck said:
3. TreVeyon Henderson did crack the super-important 100-yard mark yesterday, but he looked rather pedestrian in so doing (16 carries, 102 yards, long of 17 yards, 2 TD); Tre also added 4 receptions for 67 yards and another touchdown.
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I think the biggest thing that Henderson can improve upon is accellerating a half step slower after his initial cut. I've noticed plays where he has room, but is accelerating too quickly and smacks into the defender. If he's a bit more patient he'll be that much more dangerous.
 
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Zem said:
Maybe - if the eyebrows weren't moveable like they were, if I understand correctly, back in the old days.
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There were multiple versions of that old mascot before the arrival of the modern Brutus. I think it’s kind of cool that, on homecoming, they paid homage to the past. It would’ve been even cooler if they let fans bring in rolls of toilet paper and throw them from the stands after the Buckeyes scored.

I’m just kidding, that’s not an environmentally friendly tradition and it’s good that it was banned. But back in the day it looked pretty cool.
 
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Hetuck said:
There were multiple versions of that old mascot before the arrival of the modern Brutus. I think it’s kind of cool that, on homecoming, they paid homage to the past. It would’ve been even cooler if they let fans bring in rolls of toilet paper and throw them from the stands after the Buckeyes scored.

I’m just kidding, that’s not an environmentally friendly tradition and it’s good that it was banned. But back in the day it looked pretty cool.
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I remember back in the late 80s, my brother and I would each grab a copy of The Lantern. We'd find them just strewn around. We'd make paper airplanes out of them and throw them off C deck after a score. I remember we weren't REAL close to the edge, and sometimes we didn't get the airplanes over the edge. That might have been disturbing for the people those airplanes hit.

I don't think we took out any eyes, though.
 
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Zurp said:
I remember back in the late 80s, my brother and I would each grab a copy of The Lantern. We'd find them just strewn around. We'd make paper airplanes out of them and throw them off C deck after a score. I remember we weren't REAL close to the edge, and sometimes we didn't get the airplanes over the edge. That might have been disturbing for the people those airplanes hit.

I don't think we took out any eyes, though.
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You were just taking potshots.
 
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Zurp said:
I remember back in the late 80s, my brother and I would each grab a copy of The Lantern. We'd find them just strewn around. We'd make paper airplanes out of them and throw them off C deck after a score. I remember we weren't REAL close to the edge, and sometimes we didn't get the airplanes over the edge. That might have been disturbing for the people those airplanes hit.

I don't think we took out any eyes, though.
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You sonofabitch! I finally found you!!

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Zurp said:
I remember back in the late 80s, my brother and I would each grab a copy of The Lantern. We'd find them just strewn around. We'd make paper airplanes out of them and throw them off C deck after a score. I remember we weren't REAL close to the edge, and sometimes we didn't get the airplanes over the edge. That might have been disturbing for the people those airplanes hit.

I don't think we took out any eyes, though.
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Even if you did take out a couple eyes, it's not like they could see who threw the airplanes.
 
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Ohio State Champions vs. Maryland
Offense: WR Garrett Wilson, WR Chris Olave, QB C.J. Stroud, RB TreVeyon Henderson
Player of the Game: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Defense: DE Zach Harrison, DT Taron Vincent, DE Jack Sawyer, DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste, SAF Marcus Williamson, LB Tommy Eichenberg
Player of the Game: LB Steele Chambers
Special Teams Players of the Game: WR Emeka Egbuka
Scout Team Players of the Week: TE Joe Royer, OL Trey Leroux, DT Jaden McKenzie, DE Jack Sawyer, DE J.T. Tuimoloau, S Andre Turrentine
 
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