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Game Thread Ohio State at Michigan State, 11/19/16, 12p ET ESPN/WatchESPN

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Post Game Thoughts:
Not a well coached game for the good guys
The insistence of passing the ball in bad weather and when the QB was off most of the day hamstrung the Offense time and time again.
They did not use Webber nearly enough. The EXACT same mistake they made last year with ZEKE
On D way too many missed tackles and bad angles.
The DL did not do well getting penetration into the backfield most of the game.

We were fortunate to win this game.

BUT - A WIN IS A WIN IS A WIN.

We cannot play this way next week and expect to win.

GO BUCKS! Beat scum!
 
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scarletngray said:
Post Game Thoughts:
Not a well coached game for the good guys
The insistence of passing the ball in bad weather and when the QB was off most of the day hamstrung the Offense time and time again.
They did not use Webber nearly enough. The EXACT same mistake they made last year with ZEKE
On D way too many missed tackles and bad angles.
The DL did not do well getting penetration into the backfield most of the game.

We were fortunate to win this game.

BUT - A WIN IS A WIN IS A WIN.

We cannot play this way next week and expect to win.

GO BUCKS! Beat scum!
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I'd like to add Samuel only getting 8 touches to your good list. Just don't understand. Is it that complicated to put the football in his hands 15 a game? What I am missing?

I'd also like to thank Sparty for not handing it off to LJ Scott on that 2 point conversion. Good call to go for 2, terrible play call.
 
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scarletngray said:
Post Game Thoughts:
Not a well coached game for the good guys
The insistence of passing the ball in bad weather and when the QB was off most of the day hamstrung the Offense time and time again.
They did not use Webber nearly enough. The EXACT same mistake they made last year with ZEKE
On D way too many missed tackles and bad angles.
The DL did not do well getting penetration into the backfield most of the game.

We were fortunate to win this game.

BUT - A WIN IS A WIN IS A WIN.

We cannot play this way next week and expect to win.

GO BUCKS! Beat scum!
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I don't get it. 3 freshmen and a sophomore on the MSU's DLine should have lead to more. JT showed more of the struggles he had earlier in the year.
 
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Tanner said:
I'd like to add Samuel only getting 8 touches to your good list. Just don't understand. Is it that complicated to put the football in his hands 15 a game? What I am missing?

I'd also like to thank Sparty for not handing it off to LJ Scott on that 2 point conversion. Good call to go for 2, terrible play call.
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I think the coaches were, once again, out thinking themselves. Either on the last or next to last drive, they brought Samuel in motion for the fly sweep and faked to him and gave to Webber. I think it was a 2 yard loss. This call after not giving to Samuel on a sweep all day.

Just give him the damn ball.
 
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One thing I'm wondering is if power teams are just a bad match up for us regardless of talent. Since Meyer's been here, how many Power I teams have we straight up dominated? Wisconsin in the B1G Championship and SCUM last year are really the only teams I can think of. Most of the time when we win, it's much closer than expected.
 
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martinss01 said:
thats because this is the best way to play an offense like ours...?? ive been trying to explain this for years now. you want to beat our offense? the defensive concept isn't complex. tight coverage man, use your lb's or safeties to attack the tb/qb (whoever is more dangerous with the ball in their hands) and deny the short pass. why do you think jt has ran the ball on almost every single read option to date?

this of course requires a specific level of talent at all levels of your defense as your d line has to be able to fight to a draw at least. your cb's have to be able to fight through blocks to tackle in space and survive on that island in the few down field shots they will get sent at them. the rest of your team has to be fast with excellent vision and be able to tackle in space. most defenses physically can not do this.

you factor in poor weather that all but takes away the deep ball and..... what? have you people not noticed that almost every one of those games occurred in poor weather? 2014 vt is notable because the deep ball was there all night and we went for it. just couldn't manage to complete a deep pass to save our lives. something about really young wr's in 2014. which seems semi familiar for some reason...
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You could just as easily infer that we have done these things to ourselves. When we see a good team, on the road, with weather conditions we allow ourselves to become mentally ill prepared for it. We allow ourselves to play to their advantages.
 
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