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Game Thread THE GAME: #1 tOSU at tCun, Sat. Nov. 29th, 12 pm ET, FOX

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Captain Buckeye said:
If all 5 OL are out we’ll be bad too.

Of course the offense will flounder if the best two WRs sit this game out lol. With that said they are not going to sit out.

Smith played last week with his issue (seemed like a back thing to me) and then Tate was stated as having been able to go had they needed him vs Purdue. The issue for both is why play them vs what we’ve played and risk it?

We’ll find out but I expect them both to play. The real issue will be will they be rusty?

This games keys are like every other big game. No turnovers and stop the run. What’s interesting about this game is that normally the team that does something unique also wins. Who’s going to connect on a double pass? A WR as a TE? A 6th offensive lineman? Random running QB, a pop pass on 4th and inches? We can’t let them connect on these things.

Set your expectations now though everyone. If this is a dog fight in the 4th quarter there’s good chances we aren’t winning this game. That’s what they want. However, if we are aggressive early and we go up 14-0 or even 17-3 it’s going to be very tough for TCUN. Force them to score touchdowns because if it’s 21-20 late in the 4th they’ve been in that situation a lot and they aren’t missing the FG. Don’t let they fucks breath and force them into things they don’t want to do which is throwing the football. That said, they’re going to throw more than they have the past few years so that in itself could be beneficial for us because that’s not how they’ve won the last few years.
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I said “especially” if they don’t play. Even if they do, I do not expect our offense to come out scoring at will. And yes, there are plenty of people who think our offense will still be good without Tate and Smith. I think Saturday may have opened some eyes though that there aren’t exactly a line of studs waiting to step in behind them.

I have a hard time seeing Underwood moving the ball consistently against Patricia’s defense. That’s why I think that’s where the game will be won. MP is going to throw all kinds of crazy stuff at them. You just know it. And he has an insane arsenal of tools to work with. I’d be flabbergasted if the Michigan offense is able to handle it… but obviously ruling nothing out.
 
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cincibuck said:
I’d feel a lot better if I saw anything that suggested one of “the kids” in the WR room was ready to pull a Chris Olave breakout. They’ve looked pretty meh so far.
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If 4 plays I see this happening. He requires a double team every play, and can run the them deep leaving the underneath crossing patterns open. All you need is speed for them to work, not a polished reciever.

4 just being on the field is game changing, and will allow us to fucking destroy these fuckers
 
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cmstophe said:
I said “especially” if they don’t play. Even if they do, I do not expect our offense to come out scoring at will. And yes, there are plenty of people who think our offense will still be good without Tate and Smith. I think Saturday may have opened some eyes though that there aren’t exactly a line of studs waiting to step in behind them.

I have a hard time seeing Underwood moving the ball consistently against Patricia’s defense. That’s why I think that’s where the game will be won. MP is going to throw all kinds of crazy stuff at them. You just know it. And he has an insane arsenal of tools to work with. I’d be flabbergasted if the Michigan offense is able to handle it… but obviously ruling nothing out.
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I feel like Patricia hasn't unleashed the defense since the first game when they went in thinking they were going against one of the top QB's. You see it every once in a while (i.e. the Downs sack last week), but I think we're going to see more of that starting this week. I want to see Underwood pissing his pants every play because he has no idea where it's coming from, but he knows it's coming.
 
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exhawg said:
I feel like Patricia hasn't unleashed the defense since the first game when they went in thinking they were going against one of the top QB's. You see it every once in a while (i.e. the Downs sack last week), but I think we're going to see more of that starting this week. I want to see Underwood pissing his pants every play because he has no idea where it's coming from, but he knows it's coming.
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Arvell had one tackle Saturday. Unleash him.
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
Force them to play our game. Force them to try to throw against this nasty defense.

We do that along with not turn the ball over and we’ll be just fine.

Early thinking is 31-17
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pretty much. withstand their initial burst of playing at home etc.....dont fall for the tough guy crap, limit mistakes and play our game and OSU win by at least 2 tds. The 2 best teams they have faced they lost by 15 and 18 and OSU is much better than both Okl and USC. Even accounting for homefield being worth 3-4 pts Im seeing a 28-10 type W. maybe they score a garbage td at the end to make it 28-17. Now if they put the ball on the ground like last week vs Rutgers now youre playing with fire. Even last years game ttun needed a back breaking int by Will and 2 missed fgs to win by 3
 
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