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QB CJ Stroud (All B1G, 2022 B1G QB of the Year, All-American, NFL OROY, Houston Texans)

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DaddyBigBucks said:
Tate Martell vs Rutgers 2018: 10/10 .. 121 yards .. 1 TD .. Efficiency: 234.64

Slightly higher for the whole game; not in the same solar system for the half.
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I have it on very good authority you don't just walk in to Rutgers and win, let alone dominate like that, unless you are special.
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
As regards R.J.: I used to watch his YouTube channel. Like @sparcboxbuck , I found him to be pretty knowledgeable for a guy that tries to cover all of FBS. He was especially high on TreVeyon Henderson during his recruitment. I dropped my subscription to his channel sometime during 2020 though (don't remember when). His schtick just got old, and knowledgeable or not, I ended up just being bored with him.

He has always been a fan of C.J. Stroud, and after last night I can see why.
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Agree. Used to watch his vids a lot and followed him on YouTube. Eventually just got bored with his coverage and stopped following. Not because I don't like him or his coverage, but largely because he was just repeating things I already knew from the OSU beat writers. He was always favorable toward Ohio St, but his dialing it up to 11 really began in the off-season ahead of last year when Sermon transferred in, because he was a huge OU/Sermon fan.

Got his bachelors at Tulsa, masters at Oklahoma. Worked for ESPN radio for a time, has directed some short films, and written two books. Should note he has a Thorpe Award vote.
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
CJ Stroud 1st Game: 13/22 .. 294 yards .. 4 td .. int .. Efficiency: 222.25

CJ Stroud 2nd Half: 5/8 .. 236 yards .. 4 td .. Efficiency 475.30

That is probably the highest passing efficiency in any half by any Ohio State QB ever.

First half efficiency was 77.66, so it's safe to say that the jump from 1st half efficiency to 2nd half efficiency in his 1st game (or any game) is the highest ever for Ohio State. There's a very good chance it's the highest such jump for any team at any level in the history of football.
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Very true, and CJ certainly settled down and threw more accurately in the second half. But we should all remember that most of those yards were YAC, courtesy of some astounding athletes who caught what CJ threw.
 
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MaxBuck said:
Very true, and CJ certainly settled down and threw more accurately in the second half. But we should all remember that most of those yards were YAC, courtesy of some astounding athletes who caught what CJ threw.
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True but also shouldn't act like he was throwing crossing routes destroying Michigan all those throws except the one to Henderson were 20ish yard or more down the field
 
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MaxBuck said:
Very true, and CJ certainly settled down and threw more accurately in the second half. But we should all remember that most of those yards were YAC, courtesy of some astounding athletes who caught what CJ threw.
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You mean those times when he managed to deliver the ball to his playmakers in space? Isn't that what he is supposed to do? Saying that we need to remember that there was a lot of YAC is like saying he got them the ball too soon or something IMO. Looked like he got them the ball on time, and where it needed to be to me.
 
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HorseshoeFetish said:
You mean those times when he managed to deliver the ball to his playmakers in space? Isn't that what he is supposed to do? Saying that we need to remember that there was a lot of YAC is like saying he got them the ball too soon or something IMO. Looked like he got them the ball on time, and where it needed to be to me.
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Of course he did what you say. But he by no means demonstrated facility in delivering the deep ball. And his stat line is primarily a function of his receivers' excellence in securing YAC.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm not disappointed in CJ nor lobbying for change. But the fact is his completion percentage last night was below 60, and he's not (yet) competitive with the likes of Haskins and Fields.
 
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MaxBuck said:
Of course he did what you say. But he by no means demonstrated facility in delivering the deep ball. And his stat line is primarily a function of his receivers' excellence in securing YAC.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm not disappointed in CJ nor lobbying for change. But the fact is his completion percentage last night was below 60, and he's not (yet) competitive with the likes of Haskins and Fields.
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Fair enough. Must still be a little on edge from the "Bench Stroud Crowd" last night.
 
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MaxBuck said:
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not disappointed in CJ nor lobbying for change. But the fact is his completion percentage last night was below 60, and he's not (yet) competitive with the likes of Haskins and Fields.
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Just sayin': He was in the 2nd half.

Look: C.J. Stroud’s Second-Half Stats Were Insane

After a slow start to his 2021 season debut, Stroud had five completions for 236 passing yards and four touchdowns in the second half.

Entire article: https://www.cleanbowled.in/sports/look-c-j-strouds-second-half-stats-were-insane/
 
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Dont forget Wilson dropped one that he never drops in that first half or Stroud would have started 3-3 and who knows what kind of confidence and groove he would have gotten in then.

Kid will be fine. Thing that was weird to me was his motion. He didnt look like he was even following through and the ball was 40 yards away. Scared me a couple times like the Olave first TD but hell, if it works work the crap out of it!
 
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