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Game Thread Ohio State vs Indiana, 10/08/16 @ 3:30 ET, ESPN/WatchESPN

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JCOSU86 said:
I am happy with the win. I do have a problem with the offensive play calling. It was puzzling. JT was very off today and the running game was rolling yet they killed their own momentum with pass calls. I don't know.
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bukIpower said:
What concerns me is our total reliance on JTs running abilities when things get tough and our stubbornness in not trying to figure out how to generate offense through the air.
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This pretty much sums up our weird game yesterday. Half the fan base saying sling the rock until the pass game gets going, the other half wanting the team to continue pounding the rock until we reach pay dirt.

Would have been great to see a 300/50 game out of JT but these games happen with him having such a dynamic arm. Indianas game plan was clear and simple: abandoned any rush attack but limit anything through the air. I really don't think I've ever seen a defense sell out on just one phase; it's a great teaching moment as to why you MUST have a balanced D.
 
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1. Jerome Baker played an outstanding game yesterday, though it looked like the blown coverage on the TD pass to the TE may have been on him.

2. Curtis Samuel continues to demonstrate why he's the most dangerous weapon on the team.

3. JT needs to bounce back in a big way in the passing game. He was discombobulated all day.

4. Malik Hooker. Just ... wow. And Marshon Lattimore wears wide receivers like strippers wear lycra.
 
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1. This was not your father's Indiana.
2. SERE="I really don't think I've ever seen a defense sell out on just one phase." Hmmmmmm. Kept them in the game until the final 5:30 and doesn't answer why Ohio State totally eschewed the short passing game. Or why the running game tended to bog down at times.
3. Got two seats in 16A, row 28, for $140 from a non-scalper who just wanted to make sure Buckeye fans were in the seats. Most Scalpers were asking $150 - some pushing for $200 per ticket. This was not your father's Indiana.
4. Magnificent day to watch a game. There's nothing like a day like that at Ohio Stadium. Beautiful drive home on back roads this morning.
5. Watching the Michigan annihilation of Rutgers at Grandview BWW. Turned to nephew when they got up 40 zip - "Hairball's going to try and score more on the road than the bucks did at home." Francis Schmidt was nicknamed "Close the Gates of Mercy Schmidt" for running up the scores on small schools. Hairball must want to earn that title.
 
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Neither team seemed to pass very much. That points towards too much wind.

Or maybe it is just like Penn State 2 years ago, when the coaches say they had a QB who was rattled and did what they had to in order to win (run the QB).
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
This pretty much sums up our weird game yesterday. Half the fan base saying sling the rock until the pass game gets going, the other half wanting the team to continue pounding the rock until we reach pay dirt.

Would have been great to see a 300/50 game out of JT but these games happen with him having such a dynamic arm. Indianas game plan was clear and simple: abandoned any rush attack but limit anything through the air. I really don't think I've ever seen a defense sell out on just one phase; it's a great teaching moment as to why you MUST have a balanced D.
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21 times throwing is enough but just need some more high percentage throws is what I'm screaming for.
 
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FILM STUDY: THE ANATOMY OF A GOAL-LINE STAND

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Playing Indiana isn't fun for anyone, but especially for Ohio State.

For whatever reason, the Hoosiers have always seemed to play well against Urban Meyer's teams at Ohio State, beginning with a 52-49 shootout in 2012 that launched a streak of unusually close games between the two programs. Normally, the Hoosier offense leaves Buckeye fans wondering what happened to their vaunted defense before offensive heroes like Braxton Miller or Ezekiel Elliott step up to finally land a knockout punch, but that wasn't the case in the latest tilt between the two programs.

Though the Buckeyes ran for nearly 300 yards on the day and still put up 38 points in Saturday's win over IU, quarterback J.T. Barrett never found his rhythm through the air, completing only 9-21 passes and producing only 93 passing yards, easily his lowest such totals of the season. Instead, the young Buckeye defense landed blow after blow to the explosive Indiana offense, keeping both phases of their attack in check. The Hoosiers mustered only 281 yards of total offense in Horseshoe, their lowest output in nearly a full calendar year.

While the Silver Bullets made plays throughout the day, none were more important than the string of stops they created early in the fourth quarter with their backs against the wall. Down by 14, the Hoosiers picked off a Barrett pass on a deflection, returning it all the way to the 13-yard line and sucking all the air out of Ohio Stadium in the process.

Many familiar with the history of these two teams likely expected this to be the time that would swing momentum fully to Indiana and create yet another close game, but a group of young Buckeye defenders had other plans.

FIRST DOWN
The Hoosiers call for a simple Power-Read concept on their first play in the red zone, pulling the right guard around to kick out defensive end Jalyn Holmes (#11). This concept was shown over and over again by both teams that afternoon, and the Buckeyes seemed more prepared than ever to take it on. Holmes filled the gap to take away the inside run, should quarterback Richard Lagow keep for himself, while Jerome Baker (#17) quickly came upfield behind him to attack the sweep handoff to star running back Devine Redding.

However, Baker was clipped by the tight end, causing just enough contact to take him out of the play. Luckily, two of the Buckeyes' best playmakers, linebacker Raekwon McMillan and safety Malik Hooker, closed fast on Redding as the back looked to turn the corner near the sideline.

Entire article with videos: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...3/film-study-the-anatomy-of-a-goal-line-stand
 
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Let's remember that Indiana is a better team this year than it was last year. Last year it came down to the last play of the game and we won by 7 pts. This year we win by 21 pts. and it should have been more if JT could have hit wide open receivers for sure TDs.
Our D still has not given up a rushing TD this year. Our winning margin per game is the best in the FBS. The expectations for this team is sky high and sometimes unrealistic. The thing though is that this team has not even begun to scratch the surface.
So many young players on both sides of the ball. Think how much better Hooker, Lattimore, Webb, Ward, Arnette, Baker, Worley, Bosa, Hubbard, Holmes, Landers, Jones, and Hamilton are going to be towards seasons end.Then there is Jones, Jordan, Prince, Webber, Baugh, Alexander, Brown, McLaurin, Campell, etc. on Offense.
Add to this, we arguably have the best coaching staff in CFB. These guys will get it all figured out. Wisconsin could be in for a long night this Saturday.
GO BUCKS!!
 
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