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Football: Ryan Day, Greg Schiano prepare Ohio State for No. 15 TCU
Ohio State finished the 2017 season in Arlington, Texas, ending the season with a 24-7 win over USC in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic.
In the first road game of the 2018 season, the Buckeyes will return to AT&T Stadium to take on No. 15 TCU.
In his weekly press conference, acting head coach Ryan Day said his approach for the first road game of the season is not the same as any neutral-site match-up. He said Ohio State is looking at this as a true road game, facing a team that usually plays 18 miles away.
Day said many on Ohio State’s roster will have some sort of familiarity with AT&T Stadium, just with the experience the team had preparing for the 2017 Cotton Bowl. However, to him, that is just a minor advantage Ohio State could have against a TCU team that is close to home.
“At the end of the day, it just comes down to going in to play,” Day said. “Obviously a beautiful stadium and they will have a great crowd, so it will be a hostile crowd.”
Ohio State not only has to prepare for what the coaching staff considers a hostile road environment for the first time this season, but also preparing for a ranked opponent in that environment.
With head coach Urban Meyer still facing the final game of his suspension, Day said the offensive play call sheets will continue to be made with Meyer during the week prior to the game on Saturday.
However, Day said he is not preparing a new offense for TCU.
“We are going to be who we are and do what we are. I think when you start to stray and focus on other things, like it being a big game, that’s when you get distracted. We’ve got to focus on us and if we play the way that we know we can play, then that’s going to give us the best chance to win.”
Day said the level of competition that Ohio State will face on Saturday just comes with the job, having the expectation to bring the team’s “A-game” every week.
“If you don’t think it’s a big game, try losing it, you know,” Day said. “So they are all big, and you’ve got to play hard. Every game you’ve got to be ready, you’ve got to be prepared and do a great job.”
Safety rotation continues with the return of Jordan Fuller
After missing the first game of the 2018 season against Oregon State with a hamstring injury, junior safety Jordan Fuller returned to the Ohio State defense on Saturday against Rutgers.
Recording three tackles and one pass break-up, Fuller helped the Buckeyes pass defense to allow 65 yards, forcing two interceptions against Rutgers.
Even Fuller’s presence in the backfield was huge for Ohio State, according to defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. Describing Fuller as an athlete with good anticipation and vision in Monday’s press conference, Schiano said his versatility and different attributes are very vital to the success of the Ohio State secondary as a whole.
“Jordan would be good whatever he did,” Schiano said. “He came here as a corner. He could play corner. He’s got that kind of coverage skills. He could play receiver and he was a quarterback in high school. He has a real good spatial awareness and he’s a good tackler.”
Schiano said the starting safety spot next to Fuller is still an ongoing battle, saying that the players battling for playing time are “young.” The defensive coordinator said he was encouraged by the play of sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor, but said he is still young and needs more reps. He also said redshirt freshman cornerback Shaun Wade, who had played nickel safety for Ohio State on Saturday, “is getting better and better.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/football-ryan-day-greg-schiano-prepare-ohio-state-for-no-15-tcu/
Ohio State finished the 2017 season in Arlington, Texas, ending the season with a 24-7 win over USC in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic.
In the first road game of the 2018 season, the Buckeyes will return to AT&T Stadium to take on No. 15 TCU.
In his weekly press conference, acting head coach Ryan Day said his approach for the first road game of the season is not the same as any neutral-site match-up. He said Ohio State is looking at this as a true road game, facing a team that usually plays 18 miles away.
Day said many on Ohio State’s roster will have some sort of familiarity with AT&T Stadium, just with the experience the team had preparing for the 2017 Cotton Bowl. However, to him, that is just a minor advantage Ohio State could have against a TCU team that is close to home.
“At the end of the day, it just comes down to going in to play,” Day said. “Obviously a beautiful stadium and they will have a great crowd, so it will be a hostile crowd.”
Ohio State not only has to prepare for what the coaching staff considers a hostile road environment for the first time this season, but also preparing for a ranked opponent in that environment.
With head coach Urban Meyer still facing the final game of his suspension, Day said the offensive play call sheets will continue to be made with Meyer during the week prior to the game on Saturday.
However, Day said he is not preparing a new offense for TCU.
“We are going to be who we are and do what we are. I think when you start to stray and focus on other things, like it being a big game, that’s when you get distracted. We’ve got to focus on us and if we play the way that we know we can play, then that’s going to give us the best chance to win.”
Day said the level of competition that Ohio State will face on Saturday just comes with the job, having the expectation to bring the team’s “A-game” every week.
“If you don’t think it’s a big game, try losing it, you know,” Day said. “So they are all big, and you’ve got to play hard. Every game you’ve got to be ready, you’ve got to be prepared and do a great job.”
Safety rotation continues with the return of Jordan Fuller
After missing the first game of the 2018 season against Oregon State with a hamstring injury, junior safety Jordan Fuller returned to the Ohio State defense on Saturday against Rutgers.
Recording three tackles and one pass break-up, Fuller helped the Buckeyes pass defense to allow 65 yards, forcing two interceptions against Rutgers.
Even Fuller’s presence in the backfield was huge for Ohio State, according to defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. Describing Fuller as an athlete with good anticipation and vision in Monday’s press conference, Schiano said his versatility and different attributes are very vital to the success of the Ohio State secondary as a whole.
“Jordan would be good whatever he did,” Schiano said. “He came here as a corner. He could play corner. He’s got that kind of coverage skills. He could play receiver and he was a quarterback in high school. He has a real good spatial awareness and he’s a good tackler.”
Schiano said the starting safety spot next to Fuller is still an ongoing battle, saying that the players battling for playing time are “young.” The defensive coordinator said he was encouraged by the play of sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor, but said he is still young and needs more reps. He also said redshirt freshman cornerback Shaun Wade, who had played nickel safety for Ohio State on Saturday, “is getting better and better.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/football-ryan-day-greg-schiano-prepare-ohio-state-for-no-15-tcu/
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Something tells me the further south you go in Ahia, the more likely you are to find this very contraction.
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bukIpower
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Ohio States offensive line is still bigger than TCUs and to me it's not just about weight it's the reach of each. Ohio State has 4 players on the Oline over 6'6" and having a defensive front like TCU with 3 of 4 at 6'2" that gives the offensive line a significant reach advantage.
I'm not giving the TCU offensive line any credit for their size for 2 reasons... 1. You replaced 4 starters from last year and 2. You're going up against IMO the best defensive line in the country with three first round draft picks.
What concerns me about TCU is the speed at skill. As we saw the first game of the year if you call the correct play our defense can give up the big play. With the speed TCU has at QB, RB and WR no doubt they can hurt OSU.
Please stay and BS with us though we enjoy other opinions from different teams. After all this is a buckeye web site so of course we think we have the advantage. Welcome!
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Agreed. We can save that shit for the Cockold-Mikes and UTejas fans of the world who are really deserving.
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Been lurking over there too. Not quite MGoBlow or BWI, but in the same zip code.Spent a few minutes browsing this morning...
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Every non B1G team's messageboard that I've visited for an upcoming game has always had the one guy who says something along the lines of this guy:
It's bizarre how, without fail, I'll see that same message with just the team name changed. It's also kind of telling that a team ranked 15th who likes to fashion themselves as a big boy Big12 team posts the same things as Kent St and Bowling Green.
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bukIpower
Head Coach
Most seem to agree that Robinson has to have an incredible game for them to have a shot. Which I agree and with that being the case I just don't know how they can get it done.
We need to protect the football and be sharp on special teams because as it stands I don't like their odds to put up a ton of points. Give them nothing cheap and everything should go as scheduled for buckeye nation.
We need to protect the football and be sharp on special teams because as it stands I don't like their odds to put up a ton of points. Give them nothing cheap and everything should go as scheduled for buckeye nation.
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Bingo. Not sure why people are ripping on the TCU front. They're a Big XII team that in recent years has beaten Stanford, Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Oregon, while standing toe-to-toe in losses to Georgia, LSU, and Michigan St. This isn't a mid-major with some gimmicky system.
Toss in Gordon Gee's stupidity with the 2014 playoff snub and Patterson's got bulletin board material for days. They'll be ready.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
'Two somebodies are going to be left out:' Inside the 2014 CFP decision
On the final weekend of the 2014 season, the inaugural year of the College Football Playoff, the 12 rookie members of the selection committee met at the Gaylord Texan resort near Dallas to watch the conference championship games together -- and to determine the first four teams in the history of the CFP.
It was an unforgettable, controversial decision that to this day baffles the Big 12.
"We had three teams," former selection committee member Steve Wieberg said in a February interview with ESPN. "We had TCU, Baylor and Ohio State. It was like the stakes are really real. I had this knot in my stomach that kept growing as the championship games were playing out and this scenario was becoming a reality, and it hitting me that somebody is going to be left out. Two somebodies are going to be left out. This is a big deal."
It certainly was.
"We all knew the significance of the decision," CFP executive director Bill Hancock said, "but no one had made that kind of decision about football ever before."
Heading into that final Saturday of the 2014 regular season, the committee had TCU ranked No. 3, Ohio State No. 5 and Baylor No. 6. The Big 12 at that time had no conference championship game, so TCU's final impression on the committee was a 55-3 drubbing of a 2-10 Iowa State team. Baylor punctuated its résumé with a 38-27 victory over No. 9 Kansas State.
And then there was Ohio State.
The Buckeyes, with their third-string quarterback -- a story that seems as improbable today as it was then -- hammered No. 13 Wisconsin 59-0 to win the Big Ten title and give the committee members a debate that lasted through the night and well into the morning. Some stayed up until 3 a.m. analyzing it.
"There were a couple of committee members -- I won't identify them -- who had that same knot in their stomach," Weiberg said. "Do we have this right? Is there a different way? How many other ways should we be looking at this?"
What they looked at closely, former committee member and chairman Jeff Long said, was the protocol for determining the top four teams. The committee members are guided by conference championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition, common opponents and other relevant factors like injuries -- none of which are weighted, or have changed since Year 1.
"That's what really resulted in the committee voting that dramatic change in the last weekend because we fully vetted the criteria and protocols we were given by the management committee," said Long, now the athletic director at Kansas. "I think there was also a feeling that we didn't have to act like a poll. We were a group of 12 individuals voting. That gave some latitude to when we looked at all of those criteria, we had the full body of work, we could make a decision that moved someone on the last week."
It was one heckuva move.
TCU sank from No. 3 to No. 6 in favor of Ohio State, sending an absolute shockwave throughout followers of the sport -- and a dagger into the Big 12. (Alabama was No. 1, Oregon No. 2, Florida State third and then Ohio State. Baylor was fifth.)
"If that's what the 12 individuals felt who voted, then that's what should rule the day," Long said. "There were some opinions that were different than that, but I always relied heavily on the fact that this was a 12-person vote that resulted in this. It wasn't a groupthink. It wasn't everybody come together and deciding we're going to move these teams here and there. That's not what this committee does and that's not how it works. Twelve people voted that, and that's how it came out."
The unprecedented decision that weekend ultimately led to the Big 12 resurrecting its conference championship game solely for the sake of increasing its chances of placing a team in the playoff. Let that sink in. Because TCU and Baylor were both left out in 2014, the Big 12 has a championship game again. That season also helped shape today's perceptions of the CFP: an ambiguous, subjective and sometimes inconsistent ranking system in which the human element is both commended and criticized.
Love it or hate it, fans -- and the selection committee members -- learned in Year 1 that the CFP is nothing like the BCS.
"The committee doesn't just say, 'Well, here's where they were the week before, they won so they move up.' That's the old poll mentality," Hancock said. "The committee has a different mentality about it. Ohio State's résumé improved. Baylor's résumé improved with a victory over a good K-State team. And TCU had the misfortune of playing a team that would finish 2-10 on the last weekend. It helped people understand it's a new day."
Entire article: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal.../when-ohio-state-kept-tcu-big-12-2014-playoff
Regardless what the Big XII thought, the story had a very happy ending:
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On the final weekend of the 2014 season, the inaugural year of the College Football Playoff, the 12 rookie members of the selection committee met at the Gaylord Texan resort near Dallas to watch the conference championship games together -- and to determine the first four teams in the history of the CFP.
It was an unforgettable, controversial decision that to this day baffles the Big 12.
"We had three teams," former selection committee member Steve Wieberg said in a February interview with ESPN. "We had TCU, Baylor and Ohio State. It was like the stakes are really real. I had this knot in my stomach that kept growing as the championship games were playing out and this scenario was becoming a reality, and it hitting me that somebody is going to be left out. Two somebodies are going to be left out. This is a big deal."
It certainly was.
"We all knew the significance of the decision," CFP executive director Bill Hancock said, "but no one had made that kind of decision about football ever before."
Heading into that final Saturday of the 2014 regular season, the committee had TCU ranked No. 3, Ohio State No. 5 and Baylor No. 6. The Big 12 at that time had no conference championship game, so TCU's final impression on the committee was a 55-3 drubbing of a 2-10 Iowa State team. Baylor punctuated its résumé with a 38-27 victory over No. 9 Kansas State.
And then there was Ohio State.
The Buckeyes, with their third-string quarterback -- a story that seems as improbable today as it was then -- hammered No. 13 Wisconsin 59-0 to win the Big Ten title and give the committee members a debate that lasted through the night and well into the morning. Some stayed up until 3 a.m. analyzing it.
"There were a couple of committee members -- I won't identify them -- who had that same knot in their stomach," Weiberg said. "Do we have this right? Is there a different way? How many other ways should we be looking at this?"
What they looked at closely, former committee member and chairman Jeff Long said, was the protocol for determining the top four teams. The committee members are guided by conference championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition, common opponents and other relevant factors like injuries -- none of which are weighted, or have changed since Year 1.
"That's what really resulted in the committee voting that dramatic change in the last weekend because we fully vetted the criteria and protocols we were given by the management committee," said Long, now the athletic director at Kansas. "I think there was also a feeling that we didn't have to act like a poll. We were a group of 12 individuals voting. That gave some latitude to when we looked at all of those criteria, we had the full body of work, we could make a decision that moved someone on the last week."
It was one heckuva move.
TCU sank from No. 3 to No. 6 in favor of Ohio State, sending an absolute shockwave throughout followers of the sport -- and a dagger into the Big 12. (Alabama was No. 1, Oregon No. 2, Florida State third and then Ohio State. Baylor was fifth.)
"If that's what the 12 individuals felt who voted, then that's what should rule the day," Long said. "There were some opinions that were different than that, but I always relied heavily on the fact that this was a 12-person vote that resulted in this. It wasn't a groupthink. It wasn't everybody come together and deciding we're going to move these teams here and there. That's not what this committee does and that's not how it works. Twelve people voted that, and that's how it came out."
The unprecedented decision that weekend ultimately led to the Big 12 resurrecting its conference championship game solely for the sake of increasing its chances of placing a team in the playoff. Let that sink in. Because TCU and Baylor were both left out in 2014, the Big 12 has a championship game again. That season also helped shape today's perceptions of the CFP: an ambiguous, subjective and sometimes inconsistent ranking system in which the human element is both commended and criticized.
Love it or hate it, fans -- and the selection committee members -- learned in Year 1 that the CFP is nothing like the BCS.
"The committee doesn't just say, 'Well, here's where they were the week before, they won so they move up.' That's the old poll mentality," Hancock said. "The committee has a different mentality about it. Ohio State's résumé improved. Baylor's résumé improved with a victory over a good K-State team. And TCU had the misfortune of playing a team that would finish 2-10 on the last weekend. It helped people understand it's a new day."
Entire article: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal.../when-ohio-state-kept-tcu-big-12-2014-playoff
Regardless what the Big XII thought, the story had a very happy ending:
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ryan Day on TCU Defense: ‘They Have All the Answers’
You don’t have to look too hard at the statistics produced by the TCU defense this season to be impressed.
They are sixth in the nation in total defense, allowing 213.5 yards per game. They are third in the nation in completion percentage allowed (40.4) and fourth in pass efficiency defense (70.36).
Ohio State leads the nation in completion percentage at 82.1% and is fourth in pass efficiency (216.11), so this is going to be a battle of strengths for each team.
The Horned Frogs are 2-0 this season, with wins over Southern (55-7) and SMU (42-12), and they have yet to allow a point in the second half so far.
Those are some of the numbers that are easy to find, and Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day is aware of all of them.
“First off, a veteran group, guys who have played a lot of football at a high level,” Day said of TCU’s defense. “These guys are a top 20 defense in the country last year. They played some high-octane offenses, so they have been up against it and battle tested.”
More than any of the numbers, however, is Day’s understanding of — and appreciation for — TCU head coach Gary Patterson, who has built a program defined by its defense.
“Their coach is battle-tested and one of the best coaches in the last 20 years of college football, especially on defense, in terms of what they have done,” Day said.
The Ohio State offense has been outstanding this season, averaging 61 points per game, and their 650 yards of total offense per game is second in the nation.
In terms of balance, the Buckeyes have it — averaging 300 yards rushing and 350 yards passing.
Despite the lofty numbers, don’t expect Day and the Ohio State offense to come into this game against TCU overconfident. Day knows the Buckeyes will have their stiffest test of the season and none of it will be easy.
“[You must] have quick adjustments,” he said. “If you get them with something, you’re not going to get them twice. They do a great job of that. They fly around. Their team speed is excellent. In the back end, front end, they are constantly running to the ball. They’re fast and play with an edge. So that’s the challenge.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/ryan-day-tcu-defense/
You don’t have to look too hard at the statistics produced by the TCU defense this season to be impressed.
They are sixth in the nation in total defense, allowing 213.5 yards per game. They are third in the nation in completion percentage allowed (40.4) and fourth in pass efficiency defense (70.36).
Ohio State leads the nation in completion percentage at 82.1% and is fourth in pass efficiency (216.11), so this is going to be a battle of strengths for each team.
The Horned Frogs are 2-0 this season, with wins over Southern (55-7) and SMU (42-12), and they have yet to allow a point in the second half so far.
Those are some of the numbers that are easy to find, and Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day is aware of all of them.
“First off, a veteran group, guys who have played a lot of football at a high level,” Day said of TCU’s defense. “These guys are a top 20 defense in the country last year. They played some high-octane offenses, so they have been up against it and battle tested.”
More than any of the numbers, however, is Day’s understanding of — and appreciation for — TCU head coach Gary Patterson, who has built a program defined by its defense.
“Their coach is battle-tested and one of the best coaches in the last 20 years of college football, especially on defense, in terms of what they have done,” Day said.
The Ohio State offense has been outstanding this season, averaging 61 points per game, and their 650 yards of total offense per game is second in the nation.
In terms of balance, the Buckeyes have it — averaging 300 yards rushing and 350 yards passing.
Despite the lofty numbers, don’t expect Day and the Ohio State offense to come into this game against TCU overconfident. Day knows the Buckeyes will have their stiffest test of the season and none of it will be easy.
“[You must] have quick adjustments,” he said. “If you get them with something, you’re not going to get them twice. They do a great job of that. They fly around. Their team speed is excellent. In the back end, front end, they are constantly running to the ball. They’re fast and play with an edge. So that’s the challenge.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/ryan-day-tcu-defense/
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