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Game Thread Ohio State vs Maryland, 10/07/17 @ 4:00 ET (FOX)

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I missed the game live but just watched it on DVR. Tons of football left to play and we will actually get tested sometime soon, but the team is just making undeniable progress and you can see it each week irrespective of the opponent.

Two young players I see really emerging are Victor at WR and Borland at LB, both guys are a lot of fun to watch. And Nick Bosa is seriously getting at the elite level, dude is just a monster...love seeing that.
 
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MaxBuck said:
That may be because Saunders actually runs the precise route he's supposed to.

Criticism of Haskins is hilarious. Does no one realize he's not on the field with the first team offense? I mean, Barrett is, and should be, clearly the starter, but Haskins and Burrow remain solid backups we can win games with.
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Yeah, we could be stuck with Can O'Korn...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
I think the defense got really pissed after Ward got ejected. If they continue their improvement as a group, by the time the playoffs roll around they could well be even better than Alabama's or Clemson's touted defenses.
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still buttery soft and light in the middle of the DL... that is a problem that wont be fixed until dude fill out and recruits get time in the weight room/training table.
 
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buckeyebri said:
Observations from way up high in C deck:
  • It was a great day to be at the Shoe with my brothers for our annual pilgrimage from states away.
  • Never have a meeting scheduled anytime near when the Alumni ticket presale starts or you end up with horrible seats.
  • Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
  • Land Grant Brewery Stiff Arm is a keeper.
  • The games are too long, or the seats are too hard, or I`m too old, or some combination thereof.
  • Victor is the real deal.
  • Mack is the real deal.
  • Targeting is ruining the game.
  • Kicking the ball deep in the endzone and giving it to the other team on the 25 is a good thing.
  • Our Dline is sick.
  • We commit way to many penalties.
  • Urban's pressers are masterfully deceptive.
  • Scoring boatloads of points is fun to watch.
  • The LBs and DBs had their best game yet.
  • It`s great to be a Buckeye.
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Pretty much sums it up. I think the fat in my gluteus Maximus has turned to concrete.

Not sure what you mean in targeting, but encouraging late hits on people who have given up the play, or the run, is not going to help the game in the long run. Watch Devin Bush, #10 for Michigan, and imagine him pulling his shit on one of our wideouts - not something you want to see from the perspective of player safety.
 
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The Definitive Guide to What Is and What Isn’t Targeting in College Football

The targeting rule in football — both professional and college — was implemented with the best of intentions.

The rule was created to protect players and to decrease the number of serious hits to the head and neck area of every player on the field.

The penalty of immediate disqualification seems steep to some, but the only way to quell such savagery is to make the penalty so severe that players understand that they must make clean hits.
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Fortunately, college football’s referees are front and center in making sure these rules are followed and enforced. We can all rest easily knowing that they are at the forefront of making the game safer, and I have no doubts that the number of shoulder injuries will continue to decrease as long as the rules are properly enforced.

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2017/10/definitive-guide-isnt-targeting-college-football/
 
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cincibuck said:
Pretty much sums it up. I think the fat in my gluteus Maximus has turned to concrete.

Not sure what you mean in targeting, but encouraging late hits on people who have given up the play, or the run, is not going to help the game in the long run. Watch Devin Bush, #10 for Michigan, and imagine him pulling his [Mark May] on one of our wideouts - not something you want to see from the perspective of player safety.
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I agree that Arnette's hit was a legitimate call. I also see from his perspective how difficult it must be to pull up when the QB slides at the last second knowing he is going to get hit. The first targeting call on Ward was absolutely a clean hit and should not have been called targeting. Obviously the referees are tending to error on the side of caution. The problem becomes the very inconsistent nature of the calls. There was a late hit out of bounds on either Victor or Mack that went uncalled that could have easily been flagged. I look for consistency in the crew and for the players. Imagine the impact it can have on the team when a player gets booted for a legitimate hit, especially in a tight game or for the next game.
 
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The comical part about the lawyer driven absurdity of targeting is that they never protect the defender from ball carriers. Ball carriers can attack defenders all day, either by targeting them with their helmet or ripping off their spine via facemask.

But if you take the football out of the tailbacks hand, now he's primed for an ejection for targeting on a block.


It's a "dangerous collision" penalty, but the inconsistency of the enforcement makes it a lot harder to swallow.
 
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