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

[Mike80]

Was Schiano interviewing this week or coaching?

I don't know, but he and Larry JOhnson and everyone else involved needs to donate their damn paychecks to the Children's Hospital there....this is embarrassingly bad....

 

[UrbanBuckeye]

Yea, just to keep it away from the MIGHTY Iowa O...

That's what she said.

 

[bukIpower]

I am not following a few things here...

Why are we playing so much zone? And where is the DL? This is a game where we should have 8 in the box and play man across the field.

Finally, we are not a throwing team. We just aren't.

We are a run the ball and go play action that's what we are.

I do not see us winning this game but hey I didn't think we would win last week either. The first series of the 2nd half will be everything because if they drive and score it's good night

 

[youra6]

I remember getting blasted for being critical on the back 7 for not being able to cover.

 

[Jake]

We're averaging over 6 yards per carry on the ground. Probably should've done it more often that half.

 

[Onebuckfan]

Saving Mc Call for a red shirt.

 

[dragurd]

Iowa DOES NOT look like the #6 team in the country. WE JUST DON'T LOOK LIKE ONE.

Can we just junk the zone d? We may not be good enough to play press man likr last year but at least we have someone running with the receiver. We play zone and there is no one in 5 yards half of the time.

 

[Telekinesis]

Iowa hasn’t scored this many points in an entire game since playing Illinois.

 

[Bucklion]

ESPN knew exactly what they were doing schedule these two [Mark May]-smears to call this game. Fuck ESPN.

Coming up, that Yuuuuege Bigly RIVALRY GAME between Colorado and California! ZOMG

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Iowa going that series without Wadley? is what we seem to do all too often. Find something that works...and then just try everything else entirely.

 

[Mike80]

I remember getting blasted for being critical on the back 7 for not being able to cover.

And it's not even all of the back 7....it's the linebackers. It's awful. after literally years of having good to great linebackers who were able to cover well, this group is straight up awful.

 

[Gizmo]

When is the last time we had meaningful takeaways? Positive in the turnover differential? I don't remember it.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

So, seriously... what are you all gonna say when we cover?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

So I said last week I don’t care if we lose to Iowa after that win.....and I stick by it. Fuck Penn State.

 

[Steve19]

That was a very disappointing half of football. Barrett's passing action looks so much better but his decisionmaking has been absolute crap. Offensive line has played well at time but those injuries really unsettled them.

The real problem is the defense. Iowa just is not that good. There are missed assignments and some really bone-headed moments. Someone wanted Tuf Borland, well...

Iowa is exposing the linebackers and the coaching staff needs to rethink its approach to stop it.