THE GAME: ttun @ tOSU, Sat Nov 26, 12pm, FOX

[ScriptOhio]

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The good news is that is still totally fixable. It's just too late to fix it for last Saturday.

Ohio State actually won the analytics battle on Saturday, as Michigan gained three yards per play over 54 plays. Unfortunately the Wolverines ran 59 plays. Those other five: 360 yards, 35 points. The spreadsheet smooths out the data and doesn't account for the organism where the game was played.

I read that and couldn't believe that is true, basically it is.

C. Johnson pass 69 yards for TD
C. Johnson pass 75 yards for TD
C. Loveland pass 45 yards for TD
D. Edwards run 75 yards for TD
D. Edwards run 85 yards for TD
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total 349 yards

It might be 349 in lieu of 360, but still those 5 big plays was the game. The other 54 plays they only gained an average of 3.3 yards.
Edwards had 22 carries for 216 yards and an 9.8 average, you wipe off his 2 long TD runs and he had 20 carries for 56 yards and a 2.8 average.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Q2, 15:00: MCCALISTER MISSES A PICK OFF A DEFLECTION
Q2, 11:37: STOVER CAN’T MAKE CATCH ON 4TH-AND-2
Q2, 7:39: CORNELIUS JOHNSON BREAKS FREE FOR A 69-YARD TD
Q2, 5:24: JOHNSON BURNS BUCKEYES AGAIN FOR 75-YARD TD
Q3, 13:27: MICHIGAN CONVERTS 4TH-AND-1 AT OWN 34-YARD LINE
Q3, 12:06: ANOTHER COVERAGE BUST ALLOWS 45-YARD TD
Q3, 8:03: BUCKEYES LOSE 25 PENALTY YARDS ON SAME PLAY
Q3, 6:10: ERRANT LONG SNAP KILLS FAKE PUNT ATTEMPT
Q3, 2:37: MICHIGAN CONVERTS 3RD-AND-1 WITH TRICK PLAY
Q4, 14:10: HICKMAN COMMITS PASS INTERFERENCE IN RED ZONE
Q4, 7:35: MIKE SAINRISTIL BREAKS UP TD PASS TO STOVER
Q4, 7:23: EDWARDS RUNS FOR A 75-YARD TOUCHDOWN

 

[mendensa]

that's a lot of busts and poor execution......and that folks is how you lose at home to the weasels.

 

[CMic]

The three long passes: This is mainly personnel - just don't have enough good 1:1 coverage people. We put everyone on an island - it's not unexpected that we would give up a big shot, but not three.

The two long runs: In both cases, it was three OL vs. 3 defenders (yes, all three defenders were demolished) with no second level. Seems like there was also a schematic issue.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I believe that if you have a team made up of "Checkers Chokers" led by the alpha males of the types who would choke you out over a game of checkers, you find ways to win games. When you don't have enough checker choking mojo you find ways to lose through shit like this.

Just a theory.

 

[Buckeneye]

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The good news is that is still totally fixable. It's just too late to fix it for last Saturday.

That orbit motion mentioned in the 11 W site, I remember Bama hitting us with that wrinkle using Devonta Smith. Another way to get their best playmaker the ball.

The only difference was, they went from under center, incorporated a look that involved their Y as a lead and ran out the coverage from the playside off ball action. I can't remember if the Bucks were in man or our cover 3, but either way
it would have been a successful call against a cleared out corner and a held curl/flat defender. As Devonta walked in for a TD.

What we ran against scUM wouldn't work against a quarters boundary corner who isn't cleared out, and instead (without a fast threat in front of him) builds his 1/4 integrity with a more shallow depth given the reduced field and can sit at home with eyes peeking.


Long and short, it was a bad design run at questionable time against a defense able to beat it. Even in my drunken stupor at the time I thought it was poorly done, now I know it was.

 

[ScriptOhio]

FILM STUDY FROM HELL

The good news is that is still totally fixable. It's just too late to fix it for last Saturday.

See Part 2: