Game Thread Ohio State @ Iowa, 11/04/17 @ 3:30 (ESPN)

[1926Buckeyes]

Well, we are who we thought we were the past 2 seasons. Team simply cannot put it together.

Urban is a phenomenal coach, but he is clearly not the same coach he was at Florida - either that, or the game has passed him by to a degree. He's also not going anywhere anytime soon, and to be frank I hope he doesn't. Just look at Tennessee, Texas, Penn State (until last year), Michigan until Harbaugh, USC, LSU and Florida to see how bad it can be. But things certainly need to change on many fronts.

Yeah, don't want anyone to think differently, i want him to stay as long as possible. The only coach id be ok with leaving is Davis.

But hopefully something changes to make this a more consistent, cohesive program.

 

[Gothmog8]

Still glad I didn't watch. However, now I want something to drink.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

I don’t agree that Meyer clamped down on the O. In fact, I think it was the exact opposite. They abandoned the running game big time and put it all on JT. That was a huge mistake.

Ahhh true, i guess when i see Barrett running the ball with no chance of him getting anywhere, i think of clamping down. In reality its just him abandoning the running game sans QB.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Makes sense after seeing one of the greatest games in the shoe the week before, we get pounded like a rest stop hooker the next to Iowa

 

[iBucki]

No screw this. This leads to undisciplined and uncontrolled football which loses games against well coached teams.

Sorry, I'm not following. I think you are agreeing with me that this mentality leads to big plays when backed up by strong fundamental football technique, but also leads to us shooting ourselves in the foot when we're dealing with inexperienced players and/or badly coached ones

 

[matt_thatsme]

Not sure what is worse following an tOSU loss: the Buckeye fanbase overreaction, e.g. “Meyer has to go”, “Barrett is the worst ever”, “we may not win another game” OR not being able to watch/listen to any sports radio/tv program for a week because I don’t want to listen to the talking heads with their not so subtle shots.

 

[Systems_id]

Makes sense after seeing one of the greatest games in the shoe the week before, we get pounded like a rest stop hooker the next to Iowa

The ebbs and flows of an Urban Meyer coached team. Wouldn't be surprised if we come out and hang 50 on Sparty next week. It'd be just like this team.

 

[TooTall]

Makes sense after seeing one of the greatest games in the shoe the week before, we get pounded like a rest stop hooker the next to Iowa

Rest stop hookers have more dignity than the defense did today.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Tired of the gimmick bull[Mark May] offense. I miss the Tressel days and the Saban approach where you line up and smash the guys on the other side with fundamental football.

Like we used to do until 2015... Meyer is Cooper2.0

 

[Buckeneye]

What THEE fuck - did I just watch!?!?!?!

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Like we used to do until 2015... Meyer is Cooper2.0

Wut?

 

[lvbuckeye]

3 of our last 10 games we've been nationally embarrassed. Let that sink in. Not just lost the game but dismantled. When has that ever happened?

John Cooper.

 

[buckeyboy]

I hoped the team was going to come out pissed off in the second half with the right coaching adjustments. Not sure what the coaching staff told them but it seems like the team thought the game was over judging by their piss poor play.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Well, we are who we thought we were the past 2 seasons. Team simply cannot put it together.

Urban is a phenomenal coach, but he is clearly not the same coach he was at Florida - either that, or the game has passed him by to a degree. He's also not going anywhere anytime soon, and to be frank I hope he doesn't. Just look at Tennessee, Texas, Penn State (until last year), Michigan until Harbaugh, USC, LSU and Florida to see how bad it can be. But things certainly need to change on many fronts.

He's NOT a phenomenal coach. He's a phenomenal recruiter. Phenomenal coaches don't get punked by Iowa 55-24.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

John Cooper.

Cooper was a good coach who never accomplished what Meyer has already done in 5 years. Obviously there are issues with his program, but I'll take Urban over Cooper 10 out of 10 times.