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

[Honor&Glory]

lol tackling fundamentals. charge right in, no break down, look like fool

That doesn’t really answer the question.

my guess is they are already down a WR so don't risk KJ on kick returns.
Not saying its the right or wrong call but i would like to think someone more explosive than Weber could be chosen

 

[Jake]

That doesn’t really answer the question.

Actually, it does.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

31 points in one half. How in the blue f... did our defense get so bad?

Seven was due to the pick six, so that's 24 points. Giving Iowa a very short field on another drive doesn't help either.

 

[scarletmike]

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

I almost asked that earlier in the half. I guess the coaches thought that was the way to shut down the Iowa offense, but that should have clearly been scrapped after the 1st quarter.

 

[youra6]

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.

There were a few plays on the safeties, but agreed a lot of those were seam routes that are killing us today.

 

[brutus831]

Only down 14 points. Make our adjustments, don't abandon the run. Stop forcing the ball. Stop the stupid penalties. Stop the stupid turnovers. Defense needs to shut these guys down and get a turnover of two.

What have you seen today that leads you to believe the defense can shut Iowa down. The defense should be able to but for whatever reason they are the liability in this game.

 

[TDunk]

I'm about to paint my bathroom pink during halftime just to calm down. BRB.

 

[Systems_id]

Were we down by 14 or more against PSU? I can't remember if we were ever down this far.

If we lose we don't deserve to go to the playoffs. Even if we win I don't know if we do.

Yeah we were down 18. Difference is that, save for a few dumb ST plays and a TO, we were dominating. This week? Not so much.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Cold, hard truth time: IF this team wins out, which seems unlikely given the extremely sloppy play week in and week out, they will get freaking demolished in the playoff.

 

[UrbanBuckeye]

This will give PSU even more fuel thinking they'll end up in the playoff.

Too bad we're the B1G's only chance... No way they put in a non-SEC non-conference winner. And Wisconsin ain't gettin' in there.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

And if you haven’t muted it yet then I don’t understand you. I’ve got my kid whining in background to watch Thomas and it’s still more enjoyable than these fucktards.

 

[dragurd]

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

We throw fine this year. JT just needs to not force it. 2 men on the online going down in back to back plays killed the one drive. JT forcing it killed the other 2.

 

[Mike80]

What have you seen today that leads you to believe the defense can shut Iowa down. The defense should be able to but for whatever reason they are the liability in this game.

It's lack of discipline. Iowa is all misdirection and play action when they pass. They know what Ohio State can't cover (and hasn't covered all year) and they are running it until Ohio State stops it....

 

[Hetuck]

I guess this might be Ferentz's coach of the year game.

It's definitely not Urban's.

 

[billmac91]

Disappointed in commitment to run honestly. Although in fairness, offense hasn't been the primary problem.

Iowa is exploiting our linebackers with their TE's. We are built to stuff spread offenses, including power spreads like PSU.

Iowa is KILLING our linebackers with bunch packages where the TE's are coming through the middle of the field free.

The problem for us, is if we want to play pass, we can't account for their physicality and they'll run. They've got us in the cross-hairs. I felt ok about a comeback last week. Have to admit, we might get this to a 1 score game but I'm pretty confident we struggle getting over the hump.

The second half is about to literally turn into an NFL game. Get off the couch for a beer and then next thing you know damn near most of the quarter has disappeared. It's demoralizing and tough to fight throw.

Hope I'm wrong. That fort half was a disaster and getting behind Iowa blows....