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QB Troy Smith (2006 Heisman Trophy Winner)

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Posted in the game thread... this belongs here too.

For those who are curious:

Troy Smith Passing Efficiency for the game was indeed 215.14

Troy Smith Passing Efficiency on the year is back over 170 (170.61).

His numbers will continue to improve over the next 5 weeks.
 
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*Correction*

Previous numbers were based on 192 yards passing for Troy. The official OSU web-site shows Troy with 191 yards. What follows is his production by down on the year.

Through 6 games:

...................comp....att....yards....TD....INT.....RATING
1st DOWN.......36.......53.....526.......4......1........172.42
2nd DOWN......42.......57.....508.......6......1........179.78
3rd DOWN.......23.......38.....227.......5......0........154.13
OVERALL.......101......148...1261......15.....2........170.56


of note:
  • Troy did not attempt a 3rd down pass in the first half.
  • Troy was 2-for-2 for 25 yards and a TD on 3rd down after the break.
  • In spite of BG loading the box on first down in the second half, Troy only attempted one pass on first down in the second half.
    • (That was the 57 yarder to Ted Ginn Jr.)
 
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MililaniBuckeye;627153; said:
If anyone ever questions how much Troy actually gets out of film study...when you start immediately noticing that a player is not even on the opposition's depth chart, you've done your homework.
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absolutely correct. its one thing to say "i don't recall seeing you on the depth chart" and saying "your not on the depth chart". thats pretty impressive stuff considering he's learning a new one every week...

Also, if Wilson is indeed the punk who put his knee on Pittman's face after a tackle, I think Smith's comment meant "Just who the fuck do you think you are...your punk ass ain't even on the depth chart, bitch" more than it did "Hey, I'm not familiar with you"...
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proof that ts has indeed mastered tresselese! :biggrin:
 
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osugrad21;626768; said:
Said Heintschel: "It's easy for Troy Smith now because everything is going well. There will be a time when it's not easy. The last time that happened, he didn't do very well."
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That line alone shows that Toledo St. John's coach has absolutely no idea what he's talking about.

Troy's college career has been anything but "easy". Some of that was his own fault but to imply that he's only successfully because he has it easy is completely ridiculous.
 
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Muck;628250; said:
One of?

If he finishes his career strong he will be remembered as the best QB in the history of The Ohio State University.
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I asked this question of a very nice older gentleman sitting next to me in the stands at the Bowlng Green game, someone who has watched a lot more Buckeye football than me, and most others here.
If Troy Smith leads us undefeated this season then whom from the past would you list as better than he?

Krenzel (his answer, no)
Schlichter (his answer, emphatically no)
Tomczak (his answer, no)
Frey, no, Hoying, no, Germaine (his answer, liked the kid, real gamer, but no)
Herbstreit (he just laughed)
He did then ask back one question - can I consider a QB from earlier years than say 1970?

Sure, why not, I tell him.

Kern he says would be the only one that figured in his mind as heavily, but he didn't do the same things over such a long period, though like Krenzel, he has the NC on his resume.

But I did ask what if Troy Smith wins out for the Buckeyes, that would give him 3 victories over Michigan, AND a BCS NC.

"Oh, that's true, he would be the best at that point, no doubt, he would stand alone."

It pays to listen to those with more experience in these matters :)
 
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Dispatch

Smith flashes his versatility in win
Quarterback hasn?t forgotten how to run

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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NEAL C . LAURON COLUMBUS DISPATCH Troy Smith slips by Bowling Green?s Diyral Briggs (99) and John Haneline in the first quarter on a run that netted 34 yards.


Troy Smith?s legs joined his arm in the Heisman Trophy race yesterday.
The Ohio State quarterback continued his mastery through the air, completing 17 of 20 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the Buckeyes? 35-7 win over Bowling Green.
But Smith had his best day of the season running the ball, too, rushing seven times for 54 yards.
The highlight ? his weekly Heisman moment, if you will ? was a 34-yard run on third-and-25 late in the first quarter from the Bowling Green 42.
One play later, Ohio State went ahead 14-0.
"It felt good to run like that, because the play didn?t start so well," Smith said, referring to a botched snap between him and center Doug Datish.
"That?s a big play on a big drive, and that?s what playing at Ohio State is all about. When I got to the sideline, all the guys were jumping with me."
Datish took blame ? or was it the credit? ? for the play?s auspicious start.
"It slipped out of my hand," Datish said. "And I pretty much knew right away ? once Troy picked it up ? that he was going to run with it. It was good to see, man. That?s part of what makes him so dangerous."
Smith ran toward the right sideline, then toward the left sideline and back to the right sideline again, rambling all the way down to the Bowling Green 8 before he was tackled by Bowling Green cornerback Antonio Smith.
"That got us all pumped up," receiver Ted Ginn Jr. said. "That kept the drive alive."
In a sense, it was vintage Troy Smith. In 2005, Smith ran for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns.
This year, he has done more damage with his arm, rushing only for 24 yards and no touchdowns before yesterday.
"(His legs) would scare the heck out of me if I was on the other side of the ball," Datish said. "But with Ginn and Gonzalez and all of our other receivers, you can?t just assign a guy to watch him all day. That?s what makes this offense so dangerous. There are so many weapons."
Smith also had a 10-yard run and two 7-yard runs before sitting most of the fourth quarter.
The 34-yard run was the second longest of Smith?s career. He had a 46-yard run against Michigan two seasons ago.
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DDN

Quarterback Troy Smith proves he still can run

Buckeyes' offensive leader rushes seven times for 54 yards.


By Kyle Nagel
Staff Writer

Sunday, October 08, 2006


COLUMBUS ? Troy Smith, christened an escape specialist, took the low snap off the ground and rolled to his right. That wasn't open, so he reserved and went back left. Then he cut right across the field and gained 34 yards.
That play, on third-and-21 from Bowling Green's 42-yard line with a little more than four minutes left in the first quarter Saturday, punctuated a day in which Smith, the senior quarterback for top-ranked Ohio State, was again sharp, even if not a running monster during the Buckeyes' 35-7 win. On the next play, Antonio Pittman scored OSU's second touchdown, an 8-yard run.
"I hadn't run like that in a long time, and I had guys joking with me when I got to the sidelines," Smith said. "But, stepping up and trying to make the play to keep the drive going, that's what playing football is about."
Smith completed 17-of-20 passes for 191 and three touchdowns. He rushed seven times for 54 yards.
"Troy did a good job making decisions today," OSU coach Jim Tressel said. "Stepped up when he had to, escaped when we had some breakdowns and put the ball where it needed to be. I thought he had a very solid day."
Injury report
Even though the win was nearly a given win for OSU, the Buckeyes paid a bit of a price, even more than the $650,000 check they cut to Bowling Green for filling in their bye week.
Kirk Barton, the Buckeyes' starting right tackle, left after the game's second play and made his way to the aluminum bench, where he sat with an ice pack attached to his left foot. He didn't return.
Defensive tackle David Patterson, half of OSU's all-star tandem with Quinn Pitcock, was helped off the field with 10:46 left in the second quarter. Four plays later, he got up from the medical bench with an ice pack strapped to his right knee. He walked to the back of a cart, where he sat as he was driven towards the OSU locker room.
Patterson appeared in the post-game interview session.
Tressel said both players "will be fine."
New turf
OSU played its first game on new turf in Ohio Stadium. The old field was torn up following the Buckeyes' win against Penn State on Sept. 23.
The new sod was light-colored with lines dividing the pieces clearly visible.
"I thought the field was a lot more durable," Pitcock said. "In past games, I was slipping and falling, tearing it up."
Welcome back, Justin
Fifth-year senior Justin Zwick, the quarterback who was Tressel's first superstar recruit but has become second string to Smith, entered the game as OSU took possession on the Bowling Green 45-yard line with 2:53 left in the first half.
Zwick completed his first pass to Anthony Gonzalez for a 13-yard gain. He then threw three straight incompletions (one of which was negated by a holding penalty) and was booed by the crowd.
He finished with 57 yards on 4-of-9 passing.
Buckeye bits
? Kurt Coleman, an OSU freshman from Northmont High School, blocked a first-quarter, 50-yard field goal attempt. "We ran a little twist, and I came free," he said.
? OSU's Roy Hall was second on the team with four catches for 50 yards.
? Malcolm Jenkins and James Laurinaitis led the Buckeyes with nine tackles each.
? Pittman rushed for 61 yards, just the second time this season he has failed to gain at least 100.

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Found it interesting that Troy's three incompletions yesterday were:

-Long pass to Gonzo in the end zone that was caught, but Gonzo landed out-of-bounds.
-Floater to Robiskie down the sidelines that was just out of reach
-Bullet to Roy Hall on a 15-yard out route that went through Hall's hands.

Every one of those passes was "catchable", which means that every pass Troy threw yesterday was pretty much on target. No over-throws, no throwing it too low, no miscommunication by Smith or the WRs, etc.

EDIT - IIRC, the first two were on consecutive plays on 1st-and-20 and 2nd-and-20. One play (and one penalty) later was the 30+ yard run on 3rd-and-25.
 
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Bucky Katt;628335; said:
Found it interesting that Troy's three incompletions yesterday were:

-Long pass to Gonzo in the end zone that was caught, but Gonzo landed out-of-bounds.
-Floater to Robiskie down the sidelines that was just out of reach
-Bullet to Roy Hall on a 15-yard out route that went through Hall's hands.

Every one of those passes was "catchable", which means that every pass Troy threw yesterday was pretty much on target. No over-throws, no throwing it too low, no miscommunication by Smith or the WRs, etc.

EDIT - IIRC, the first two were on consecutive plays on 1st-and-20 and 2nd-and-20. One play (and one penalty) later was the 30+ yard run on 3rd-and-25.
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I thought Troy threw the Gonzo pass late thats why he couldnt get down.
The Robiskie pass wasn't catchable. Hall should have caught his for sure.
 
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