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Game Thread Ohio State @ That TeaX Up North - 11/30/19, Noon (FOX)

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shetuck said:
Just for sh*ts and giggles, I looked at some numbers.

Mind you, I'm not a stats guy, but I was curious is TTUN's passing game is suddenly on fire or if they've faced teams with inferior pass defenses.

Here's what I got based on current stats, not the stats at the time when TTUN played each opponent. TTUN's passing total in the game against each opponent is on the X-Axis. The respective opponent's stat (be it their current passing defense ranking, passing defense yards per completion allowed, etc.) is on the Y-axis.

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Not much of a correlation, but I thought I'd post it anyway in case somebody else sees something. Nonetheless, Patterson's performance against MSU and Indiana was against two pretty lousy pass defenses (but not as bad as Maryland's).

One of the things that's interesting, not related to TTUN's passing game is this: that Ryan Day chose to go very rush heavy against Penn State's #79 ranked pass defense in the country.
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This is a case where the inherently small sample size in college football requires us to look behind the numbers.

The games from which everyone is drawing their conclusions are the last 4. Taking them in order:
  1. Let’s be completely honest. The team takes on the characteristics of its coach. Señor Scissor-lift is emotionally fragile. So is his team. The weather was crap, the Irish didn’t want to be there and played like it, especially on the LOS. That game was far more no-show by no-d than it was anything by Shea Patterson.
  2. Maryland: TTUN pass efficiency was 117 and change. That’s crap; moving on.
  3. Little Brother has a good rushing defense and a mediocre pass defense. They shut down Chardonnay and friends to the tune of 2.4 ypc. They tried doing that to Ohio State too. That didn’t go well.
  4. The Hoosiers, conversely, have had a mediocre rush defense. They have better pass defense numbers, mostly because teams have been able to run on them. They are ranked 52nd in pass efficiency defense, so the truth is they have a mediocre pass defense too. Here’s the rub. This mediocre rushing defense loaded up to stop the run and, for the most part, did. They held TTUN to 3 ypc. That left the passing lanes open and Shea took advantage. Kudos.
To recap
  1. NoD no-showed
  2. Ordinary game vs MD
  3. Soul-crushed little brother sold out to stop the run. And did.
  4. Mediocre Indiana sold out to stop the run. And did.
Looking at it this way; we’re left with only one question. Can Ohio State stop the run with their front 7, or will they have to sell out to stop it? If they can stop it straight up (like they’ve done to better running games all season) they can employ the same pass defense that is one of only 2 in the country allowing < 100 pass efficiency. I like the Buckeyes’ chances.
 
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Ok, here’s my external site rant for this week:

Austin Ward at Lettermen Row (which I love, by the way. Lettermen Row has been amazing.) keeps stating things like “it might feel tainted” or “could feel a little hollow” if Ohio State loses The Game, but goes on to win a National Championship. Consistent mentions of “They have to know it’s possible to still win it even with a loss in The Game” and so on.

I heard it once, didn’t think much of it. Then twice, then a third time, etc. Now, if any of you from LR happen to read this, it’s time to take your medicine.

Austin: STOP. If you don’t understand it or it doesn’t click for you that The Game is the most important thing every season, just don’t comment. You claim to have covered the Bucks for 8 years, so “No one needs to explain it” to you, but that CLEARLY isn’t the case. So here it is, all wrapped up and delivered for you. If you can’t wrap your head around it because you aren’t from here and it’s hard to grasp: WAKE. UP.

It’s a way of life, not a weekend or a week out of a season. It’s our bread and butter. It’s our Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled together. It means EVERYTHING here. Typically, we can’t even dedicate proper time to holidays recognized by the federal government, because THIS IS OURS and we’re too busy thinking about it for anything else to matter.

Give us a 9-3 season with a win in The Game rather than a loss to that dumpster fire to the north and a national championship. The score of The Game is etched in the championship rings for a reason.

It’s absolutely inconceivable and the thought alone makes our blood run cold. If there’s a reason that this team and staff is elite this year, it is directly tied to the need to pound that team to dust. Nothing else. It’s the foundation, the motivation, and any rewards or good results achieved are due to the necessity to make sure they never prevail.

It has been that way long before you and I, long before any current streaks or lopsided wins or whatever you want to bestow upon the state of the rivalry in 2019. This is what makes it tick. It’s the heartbeat. Big Ten Championships and National Championships? Those are secondary goals and they always have been.

The first is to win The Game, as it always should be. Start respecting it.
 
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Telekinesis said:
Ok, here’s my external site rant for this week:

Austin Ward at Lettermen Row (which I love, by the way. Lettermen Row has been amazing.) keeps stating things like “it might feel tainted” or “could feel a little hollow” if Ohio State loses The Game, but goes on to win a National Championship. Consistent mentions of “They have to know it’s possible to still win it even with a loss in The Game” and so on.

I heard it once, didn’t think much of it. Then twice, then a third time, etc. Now, if any of you from LR read happen to read this, it’s time to take your medicine.

Austin: STOP. If you don’t understand it or it doesn’t click for you that The Game is the most important thing every season, just don’t comment. You claim to have covered the Bucks for 8 years, so “No one needs to explain it” to you, but that CLEARLY isn’t the case. So here it is, all wrapped up and delivered for you. If you can’t wrap your head around it because you aren’t from here and it’s hard to grasp: WAKE. UP.

It’s a way of life, not a weekend or a week out of a season. It’s our bread and butter. It’s our Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled together. It means EVERYTHING here. Typically, we can’t even dedicate proper time to holidays recognized by the federal government, because THIS IS OURS and we’re too busy thinking about it for anything else to matter.

Give us a 9-3 season with a win in The Game rather than a loss to that dumpster fire to the north and a national championship. The score of The Game is etched in the championship rings for a reason.

It’s absolutely inconceivable and the thought alone makes our blood run cold. If there’s a reason that this team and staff is elite this year, it is directly tied to the need to pound that team to dust. Nothing else. It’s the foundation, the motivation, and any rewards or good results achieved are due to the necessity to make sure they never prevail.

It has been that way long before you and I, long before any current streaks or lopsided wins or whatever you want to bestow upon the state of the rivalry in 2019. This is what makes it tick. It’s the heartbeat. Big Ten Championships and National Championships? Those are secondary goals and they always have been.

The first is to win The Game, as it always should be. Start respecting it.
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Exactly. There will be a hole in my soul forever if we lose Sat. With all the other ones 11 03 93 95 69 and all the others making me throw up in my mouth right now.
 
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Telekinesis said:
Ok, here’s my external site rant for this week:

Austin Ward at Lettermen Row (which I love, by the way. Lettermen Row has been amazing.) keeps stating things like “it might feel tainted” or “could feel a little hollow” if Ohio State loses The Game, but goes on to win a National Championship. Consistent mentions of “They have to know it’s possible to still win it even with a loss in The Game” and so on.

I heard it once, didn’t think much of it. Then twice, then a third time, etc. Now, if any of you from LR happen to read this, it’s time to take your medicine.

Austin: STOP. If you don’t understand it or it doesn’t click for you that The Game is the most important thing every season, just don’t comment. You claim to have covered the Bucks for 8 years, so “No one needs to explain it” to you, but that CLEARLY isn’t the case. So here it is, all wrapped up and delivered for you. If you can’t wrap your head around it because you aren’t from here and it’s hard to grasp: WAKE. UP.

It’s a way of life, not a weekend or a week out of a season. It’s our bread and butter. It’s our Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled together. It means EVERYTHING here. Typically, we can’t even dedicate proper time to holidays recognized by the federal government, because THIS IS OURS and we’re too busy thinking about it for anything else to matter.

Give us a 9-3 season with a win in The Game rather than a loss to that dumpster fire to the north and a national championship. The score of The Game is etched in the championship rings for a reason.

It’s absolutely inconceivable and the thought alone makes our blood run cold. If there’s a reason that this team and staff is elite this year, it is directly tied to the need to pound that team to dust. Nothing else. It’s the foundation, the motivation, and any rewards or good results achieved are due to the necessity to make sure they never prevail.

It has been that way long before you and I, long before any current streaks or lopsided wins or whatever you want to bestow upon the state of the rivalry in 2019. This is what makes it tick. It’s the heartbeat. Big Ten Championships and National Championships? Those are secondary goals and they always have been.

The first is to win The Game, as it always should be. Start respecting it.
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From your soul.............Thank you, for setting the record straight!
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
This is a case where the inherently small sample size in college football requires us to look behind the numbers.

The games from which everyone is drawing their conclusions are the last 4. Taking them in order:
  1. Let’s be completely honest. The team takes on the characteristics of its coach. Señor Scissor-lift is emotionally fragile. So is his team. The weather was crap, the Irish didn’t want to be there and played like it, especially on the LOS. That game was far more no-show by no-d than it was anything by Shea Patterson.
  2. Maryland: TTUN pass efficiency was 117 and change. That’s crap; moving on.
  3. Little Brother has a good rushing defense and a mediocre pass defense. They shut down Chardonnay and friends to the tune of 2.4 ypc. They tried doing that to Ohio State too. That didn’t go well.
  4. The Hoosiers, conversely, have had a mediocre rush defense. They have better pass defense numbers, mostly because teams have been able to run on them. They are ranked 52nd in pass efficiency defense, so the truth is they have a mediocre pass defense too. Here’s the rub. This mediocre rushing defense loaded up to stop the run and, for the most part, did. They held TTUN to 3 ypc. That left the passing lanes open and Shea took advantage. Kudos.
To recap
  1. NoD no-showed
  2. Ordinary game vs MD
  3. Soul-crushed little brother sold out to stop the run. And did.
  4. Mediocre Indiana sold out to stop the run. And did.
Looking at it this way; we’re left with only one question. Can Ohio State stop the run with their front 7, or will they have to sell out to stop it? If they can stop it straight up (like they’ve done to better running games all season) they can employ the same pass defense that is one of only 2 in the country allowing < 100 pass efficiency. I like the Buckeyes’ chances.
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Two things: first we don't have to sell out like lesser teams did (though I have nightmares of Tuf having to move laterally to seal off a corner and prevent Chardonnay from getting into the backfield), and secondly, if we do have to sell out we have a stellar backfield that will do far better out on that island than did Hoosier or Sparty.
 
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Wade listed as a game time decision

Ohio State enters the final week of the regular season relatively healthy with one major exception.

Redshirt sophomore cornerback Shaun Wade, who has played the fourth-most snaps of any defensive player this season, is listed as a game-time decision for Ohio State's matchup with The State Up North on Saturday. He has played at least 25 snaps in all 11 games this season, developing into a possible first-round NFL draft pick in his third year.

OHIO STATE STATUS REPORT FOR THE STATE UP NORTH
GAME-TIME DECISION
CB Shaun Wade
UNAVAILABLE
WR C.J. Saunders
S Josh Proctor
OG Gavin Cupp
RB Marcus Crowley
OL Matthew Jones
WR Ellijah Gardiner
S Ronnie Hickman
DT Taron Vincent
WR Kamryn Babb
DT Noah Donald (walk-on)
Defensive tackle Haskell Garrett will be back for the Buckeyes. Per the team's status report released on Friday morning, he's active after sitting out last week's 28-17 win against Penn State with a foot injury.

Offensive tackle Joshua Alabi is active, too, after missing the past five games.

Defensive end Jonathon Cooper is also not listed on the status report, meaning he will be available should the Buckeyes decide to play him. Ryan Day said Cooper will play once more this season before redshirting, though he has not said which game.
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That kind of sucks
 
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