Game Thread tOSU at Texas, Sat. Sept 12, 7:30 pm ET, ABC

[dragurd]

yep. 15 points left on the table with 3 FGs and a non-FG on the 4th down failure.

Sayin missed 2 tds. And was off most the second half. On one random drive we went 3 straight passes to mostly backup WRs. We missed a very makable kick after trying to go for the jugular instead of getting the 3-4 yards for the first down

 

[Mike80]

Not sure I agree. Very close and similar. Day doesn’t understand the game anymore. He understands recruiting and being good people. But he has no feel for the game. None.

You'd be wrong. All Cryami had to do was take a knee and the game was over. They fumbled. Georgia Tech scored 2 plays later after going 80 yards. NOTHING will ever top that, no matter how bad tonight was.

 

[buckeyemania11]

The whole half was play not to lose. This isn't the 1st time weve seen it from Day on offense but it also came from the defensive side in this one which is why it's even more alarming

 

[Gothmog8]

Did Day just said they have to go in and regroup? From what? Doing well? I mean ok if they come out and do twice as well.

Ok I see they went in to regroup on how to do much worse 2nd half.

 

[RB07OSU]

Could have had 1:15 if they had let them score…Day is clueless

That was unreal. Deserve to lose this game after that. One freaking point and a huge lead squandered. I hate to say it, but this Texas team isn't a world beater in my eyes at all. This could be a 3-4 loss season if we don't get shit fixed quick.

 

[Buckeyefrankmp]

Just make the FG and game is all but over we always seem to miss the big FGs

Which is why they should have attempted the early field goal when it wasn't a big field goal.

 

[ShowMeBuck]

Day is such a pussy sometimes.

I can admit that.

Great coach.

But he’s gonna show his twat sometimes.

It is what it is.

 

[ScriptOhio]

My hope is the coaching staff learns a lot from this disaster, the players get super focused moving forward, and we run the BIG ten table.

The supposedly 2nd best team, Oregon has proven to be a "paper duck"... ; we all know scUM isn't all that good. Neither USC or Indiana is actually better than the Buckeyes. Sop that's very doable. as long as they don't have another "letdown".

 

[DaveyBoy]

You'd be wrong. All Cryami had to do was take a knee and the game was over. They fumbled. Georgia Tech scored 2 plays later after going 80 yards. NOTHING will ever top that, no matter how bad tonight was.

I just rewatched that….yeah, you’re right. lol what a friggin’ brain dead coaching job

 

[BuckeyesGunn]

Lol the BMW thread has eclipsed the game day thread!

 

[Jagdaddy]

Uh they beat Texas on one in the 2024 playoffs. They beat Penny State on one. They had a few last year. It's not hard to see why he wouldn't conceed that

Kayden McDonald is not on the roster this year.

 

[Gizmo]

Sayin missed 2 tds. And was off most the second half. On one random drive we went 3 straight passes to mostly backup WRs. We missed a very makable kick after trying to go for the jugular instead of getting the 3-4 yards for the first down

Yep. All of that went into it. But leaving 15 points off the scoreboard led us to the result we got.

 

[Bucklion]

Which was Tressel’s version of a “blowout” knowing he built a team and personality to consistently run out the clock and embarrass you.

Day is still in between. Goes run run pass trying to be conservative. Then the FG miss drive he finally started to “open” it to passing but was still not creative.

We know we have #4 but Sayin not progressing to involve others and see the field is a problem.

Maybe we need to add a few more TEs to the field. They add so much…

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like Tress and Urban knew their teams better than Ryan seems to. They both took losses, bad ones, but week in and week out it just seems they had a better feel for the strengths and weaknesses of their personnel and coached to them. Day seems to coach one way, regardless. There’s just been some really baffling misuse of talent and playing to weaknesses I just don’t understand.

 

[utgrad73]

Win out and beat Michigan. I believe in this team. Its a long season.

 

[Buckeyefrankmp]

That was unreal. Deserve to lose this game after that. One freaking point and a huge lead squandered. I hate to say it, but this Texas team isn't a world beater in my eyes at all. This could be a 3-4 loss season if we don't get shit fixed quick.

That is possible. The d-line needs to play better. The tackling was a little poor as well.