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Game Thread tOSU at USC, Sat. Oct. 31st, 7:30 pm ET, NBC

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BuckeyesGunn said:
Just think, Fahey is allegedly better than TSC, and has "moxie" to boot, lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I know your being facetious, but even if the kid has some moxie, sometimes you just aren't talented enough to start for a division 1 program. Not saying TSC wins this game, the defense was horrendous, and all the penalties and several dropped balls, but if you play to TSC strengths you might be surprised how well he does. In the spring game his deep balls looked great and effortless, and if you include him in the running game we could pound teams for 200 a game. Basically a Cardale Jones offense. Pound them, then have your big armed qb go deep.

Night game, with bullshit weather, so he does get some grace. I was ok with him until he just bombed the 2 point attempt out of the endzone. Then did it agian late on 4th down. Thats just... not good

Also want to say Timmons might be as important to this team as #4. We might have won this game if he was healthy. Hopefully he can play the rest of the year.
 
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Gunlife said:
I know your being facetious, but even if the kid has some moxie, sometimes you just aren't talented enough to start for a division 1 program. Not saying TSC wins this game, the defense was horrendous, and all the penalties and several dropped balls, but if you play to TSC strengths you might be surprised how well he does. In the spring game his deep balls looked great and effortless, and if you include him in the running game we could pound teams for 200 a game. Basically a Cardale Jones offense. Pound them, then have your big armed qb go deep.

Night game, with bullshit weather, so he does get some grace. I was ok withhim until he just bombed the 2 point attempt out of the endzone. Then did it agian late on 4th down. Thats just... not good

Also want to say Timmons might be as important to this team as #4. We might have won this game if he was healthy. Hopefully he can play the rest of the year.
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Yep.
 
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That's a stat line that says Ohio State should have won fairly comfortably. They didn't and infact lost in a frustrating an inexcusable way. Penalties is one reason - 3 false starts in the red zone, 3 other false starts in 3rd and short that made them 3rd and longer.

One thing that was a theme in 2024 (with one huge exception against TCUN) and for most of 2025 until the Indiana and Miami games was efficiency. The numbers say this should have been a comfortable win with the offense, but I don't think anyone would say it was remotely efficient.

And the defensive side was and is a problem. Again. If you buy that the Illinois defense was a schematic thing they "fixed", then what the hell was tonight? The middle of the defense was tissue paper soft all night long. And yeah, the tackling was garbage too. Like I've said a few times tonight I really want to see how many actual broken tackles there were and what the total yards after contact end up being because I'm fairly certain more than half of USC's total yards came after contact tonight.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
I used to agree but there’s sure as hell a lot of random programs plugging-and-playing winning coaches.

UCLA, Oregon State.

I don’t want him gone but I’m not happy with who we know he is.
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Agree, not calling for him to be fired this season. To propose a replacement - Jason Eck from New Mexico. They play hard-nosed football and he has a good track record as an OC and offensive line coach. But I think he'll move on to somewhere after this season.
 
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Wingate1217 said:
I will say this. I am getting tired losing games to coaching malpractice. Michigan in 2024, Texas earlier this year and now this….
that is there instances in the last three seasons I can think of….
Our coaches are getting their pants pulled down….
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And it’s always the same thing. Poise, mental mistakes, lack of confidence and just not prepared.
 
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