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calibuck said:
Well golly. With the depth of knowledge and understanding in BP, one would wonder why Day & Co didn't run this hire by us before he pulled the trigger. "in the know" could mean many things. Am not an NFL follower, and tend to watch the players more than the coordinators. Am certain that Day asked his trusted sources about him, and came away satisfied. So, much like Patricia, Buckeye Nation is taking a 'wait and see' stance on this guy. Hopefully (!), he pans out like Patricia did. PS, we'll see how well the D looks, filling the holes left by players moving on. Second and third years are the truth years. Point being, Day felt secure enough with the hire to trust his $10+million salary to this hire, so who are we to judge?
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Smith runs a lot of 12 personnel with play action and RPOs. That's pretty much what Indiana just used to win a freaking natty.

There are some supposed ball-knowers on this board who actually might not know as much as they think they do.
 
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lvbuckeye said:
Smith runs a lot of 12 personnel with play action and RPOs. That's pretty much what Indiana just used to win a freaking natty.
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With a masterful, best in class QB who is an unfair comparison to Julian due to age.

That IU offense had so much experience, consistency, and surprisingly decent talent in 12 personnel.

The result?
- limped past Iowa
- played okay vs Oregon
- played okay vs PSU
- limped past OSU
- Narrowly beat Miami, despite being gifted 7 points on special teams.

That's not to undermine their effort, or how dominant they were at other times. But if OSU looked like Indiana most of the year, and then played like that against IU & Miami, the fans would not be pleased.

Winning cures all.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Did you really teach a logic class at tOSU in the early ‘90s? Late ‘80s?
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I was on a philosophy teaching fellowship from '91-'93, then bailed and went to law school. Taught ethics and logic, which is ironic as I'm frequently unethical and illogical. Was my first job and I think it paid $18K a year plus my grad tuition and student football tix. Lived in what could best be described as a housing project behind the McDonald's at 16th when you could get burgers for $.25 on Monday nights. and you could get a burrito a few doors down that was like three meals worth. Best fcuking time.
 
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RugbyBuck said:
I was on a philosophy teaching fellowship from '91-'93, then bailed and went to law school. Taught ethics and logic, which is ironic as I'm frequently unethical and illogical.
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My life long experience taught me that teaching something doesn’t necessarily mean you do it, just means you know when you’re not doing it, which is still a progress compared to those who were not aware of own follies.
 
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