Game Thread Ohio State vs Oklahoma, 09/09/17 @ 7:30 ET (ABC)

[GreenwoodBuck]

Clemson didn't miss a beat. Our defensive front ain't near the best unit in the land! The one about 45 minutes North of me is. No doubt about it.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I feel at peace about this already. Oklahoma is a legit contender -- we are not. I'd rather drop and play for the B1G, see how the team progresses and the young'uns grow; who knows how the season might play out. But this isn't a title team now, clearly, and it's hard to see a path to it becoming one.

So being that's the hand we're holding, I'm good with not expecting this crew to be better than they actually are. Won't play the tired "all the talent lost to the NFL" hand, we're better than that. We just don't have it. Meyer needs to figure out who has fire and who doesn't. We're in team building mode as if it's the pre-season.

We're supposed to be at this stage. We played above our level in 14 and cashed in, but this team should be able to run a competent offense at this point. I can watch teams with lesser talent run an offense 10x better than this. This is a fucking crime against football.

 

[OhioState001]

y'all bashing JT are fucking outrageous rn

McLaurin dropped one but JT missed a lot of open guys today

 

[JCOSU86]

Please don't send Barrett out there. Please.

Be prepared to be disappointed.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Great year to have a top 3 DL /s

 

[Gothmog8]

Wonder how all those recruits are enjoying this...

They are signing on. To be sooners

 

[Jake]

Please don't send Barrett out there. Please.

I'll say it again, Barrett beat these guys last year.

Different defense, different wide receivers, different OC, same QB.

But yeah, let's blame the QB.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

I respect Barrett and feel for him, but he needs to sit. Todd Boeckman-esque

 

[scarletngray]

Two out of the last three games have been complete embarassments. Not a good trend.

 

[edwgrm]

barrett is a poor passing quarterback because he's reactive, not proactive. he has an inability to anticipate.

Yeah, to simplify it he simply can't do what good QBs do. Accuracy, anticipation, precision and feel... lacking. He's like a magic marker for a job that requires a pen, a box cutter instead of a scalpel.

 

[buckeyboy]

Urban your move.,,OU and Clemson play Chess and our checkers aren't in good positions to make plays.

I doubt he benches JT. I think he should bench him next week since the Army D is probably what a young QB like Haskins needs to get going.

 

[melecoaze]

Clemson didn't miss a beat. Our defensive front ain't near the best unit in the land! The one about 45 minutes North of me is. No doubt about it.

To be fair OU has a much better offense than Auburn.

 

[OhioState001]

Don't understand how Tim Beck tore OU up last year and we get this tonight...

 

[redguard117]

That's Coombs.

Hard to argue his technique when he's produced six 1st round picks.

I've been quite critical of Coombs ever since he came on, and I am no longer afraid to voice this opinion since I won't get roasted for it now. Fact is, DB is one of those positions where athletic ability > technique when it comes to evaluating prospects. I've read several NFL articles where coaches state they essentially have to retrain our DBs when they get to the league. The one I am remembering in particular was about Roby. We recruit incredible athletes, it is not a huge surprise they make it to the league. The coaching... I am less sold on.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Throw to a guy standing still, giving defenders time to close in. Has one pass been completed to a guy in motion tonight?