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

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RCSooner1974 said:
Wilson will set records and do an exceptional job developing your players for the NFL, but he had a tendency to get too conservative as a play-caller when he was at OU. (See 2008 NC loss to Florida.)
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Can't be much more conservative than what we had last year, 90% chance you have a qb draw. This is what Clemson did well, forced the ball into jt's hands, he can be lethal but not for a whole game.
 
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greyscarlet said:
Can't be much more conservative than what we had last year, 90% chance you have a qb draw. This is what Clemson did well, forced the ball into jt's hands, he can be lethal but not for a whole game.
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I must also stress Wilson's inept ability to utilize Demarco Murray effectively his last two years at OU. Murray only averaged about 4 yards per carry in 2009-10.

Now I think he'll have a better line to work with during his time with OSU, but his spread no-huddle pass heavy formations will be in stark contrast to the offenses Urban has always been accustomed to running. Yeah he may be an upgrade over Beck, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're all constantly yelling at the TV screen after he calls a bubble screen play that comes up short on third down.
 
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RCSooner1974 said:
I must also stress Wilson's inept ability to utilize Demarco Murray effectively his last two years at OU. Murray only averaged about 4 yards per carry in 2009-10.

Now I think he'll have a better line to work with during his time with OSU, but his spread no-huddle pass heavy formations will be in stark contrast to the offenses Urban has always been accustomed to running. Yeah he may be an upgrade over Beck, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're all constantly yelling at the TV screen after he calls a bubble screen play that comes up short on third down.
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I wouldn't say all of that. I think Urb struck gold going from Carlos Hyde to Ezekiel Elliott, to allow him to go much more run heavy. But when he was in Florida, he certainly loved the uptempo spread offenses with RBs like Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps as pure speed backs.
 
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Yeah I heard Phil Steele call OU's line the best oline in football but what you're forgetting is we in my mind have the most talented and by far the deepest rotation of any dline in college football. Couple that with having arguably the most athletic LB group in the nation (our middle linebacker is a converted safety) and compounded with OU's lack of returning playmakers and I just have no idea where your points come from.

On offense we return 4 of 5 on the oline, our QB, our Rbs, and most of our receivers (sans Samuel).

We will be much better this year then last year and I think OU is not as good. Particularly on offense.

I think it'll be a lot like last year to be honest. Mayfield and Co needs to attack us deep but with the pressure he's going to face again just not sure how successful you guys will be.
 
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bukIpower said:
Yeah I heard Phil Steele call OU's line the best oline in football but what you're forgetting is we in my mind have the most talented and by far the deepest rotation of any dline in college football. Couple that with having arguably the most athletic LB group in the nation (our middle linebacker is a converted safety) and compounded with OU's lack of returning playmakers and I just have no idea where your points come from.

On offense we return 4 of 5 on the oline, our QB, our Rbs, and most of our receivers (sans Samuel).

We will be much better this year then last year and I think OU is not as good. Particularly on offense.

I think it'll be a lot like last year to be honest. Mayfield and Co needs to attack us deep but with the pressure he's going to face again just not sure how successful you guys will be.
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No I did not "forget" at all about your defensive front. Earlier ITT I clearly stated that Ohio State has a pair of NFL first round defensive ends (Tyquan Lewis and Sam Hubbard) and Bosa's brother in the rotation. I also stated that OU's offensive line will be evenly matched with your D-line. Orlando Brown Jr. is projected to be the first offensive tackle off the board in the 2018 NFL Draft. With 5 starters back, this will be OU's strongest O-line since 2008.
 
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OU returns 3 starters in the secondary, Ohio State lost 3. I like our chances stopping the pass, especially against a Kevin Wilson-coordinated offense.

Last year's Bedlam game was the perfect example of how well this defense can play against a high-octane offense, similar to what Wilson runs.
 
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