Game Thread tOSU @ Indiana, Sat 10/3 @ 3:30p ET, ABC/ESPN2

[Saw31]

Remember that was the defending SEC East Champion.

Good win.

Time to move on and have much better meds on hand for next week's game...

 

[Yertle]

Hate to at it but these game threads remind me of .....dad's I say? Bucknuts.....

I was looking for the right way to say what I was thinking, and then BLAM, you did it for me! This times a hundred. I'm glad you dadded to say it, even if you hated to at it.

 

[dragurd]

...and you don't think that decision was because of Cardale's play?

A little but I think it was 90% based on Zeke's and the defense's play. I think they fell in love with Zeke hitting the homerun there on the last 2 drives and kept hoping he'd do it again.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

I didn't say that the last year and 5 games was awful. I said this game was awful. And I stand by that comment. Awful. Way too many mistakes. If you don't agree, fine, but I'd question your football IQ if you watched this game and feel we're on track, or that this was anything but a total dumpster fire (beside EZE).

To be fair. We saw an awful FSU team durdle their way into the mix last year.

I don't think this team is on the same track as FSU was, but this team is playing championship caliber D and showing signs of championship caliber play on O. The O-Line is progressing, albeit slowly, and if the QB situation improves, either by Cardale getting his shit together or JT taking the reigns, there should be no reason this team COULDN'T be in the mix late in the season. Do I think after this game that this team could beat more than half of the other teams in the top 10 right now? Not a chance, but it's a long season.

 

[JCOSU86]

Very similar to the PSU game last year. Too bad after that game we lost every game for the rest of the year by 40 pts and Urban retired.

Fuck your revisionist history.

 

[Woody1968]

...and you don't think that decision was because of Cardale's play?

I think it had to do with Jalin's fumble, trying to give the D a chance to rest, and trying not to put Cardale in a bad spot.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

A little but I think it was 90% based on Zeke's and the defense's play. I think they fell in love with Zeke hitting the homerun there on the last 2 drives and kept hoping he'd do it again.

I'm sorry, but I think that's a ridiculous assumption.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

I think it had to do with Jalin's fumble, trying to give the D a chance to rest, and trying not to put Cardale in a bad spot.

Jalin was the one to get the touch on one of those 3rd down plays... so that idea is right the fuck out.

 

[CookyPuss]

To be fair. We saw an awful FSU team durdle their way into the mix last year.

I don't think this team is on the same track as FSU was, but this team is playing championship caliber D and showing signs of championship caliber play on O. The O-Line is progressing, albeit slowly, and if the QB situation improves, either by Cardale getting his [Mark May] together or JT taking the reigns, there should be no reason this team COULDN'T be in the mix late in the season. Do I think after this game that this team could beat more than half of the other teams in the top 10 right now? Not a chance, but it's a long season.

Also, stop making dumb penalties and cut down the TOs. Better refs wouldn't hurt either.

 

[Woody1968]

And at least we can say we are not the Texas Longhorns.

 

[dragurd]

I think it had to do with Jalin's fumble, trying to give the D a chance to rest, and trying not to put Cardale in a bad spot.

Jalin's fumbles and probably Corey Smith being hurt as well

 

[buckeyebri]

I hope ZEKE gets some rest this week. I mean #15 off tackle should be about the only play left in the book. Don't get me wrong I love that TE running all by himself down the seam too, but that requires throwing.

Surprised we never threw that seam route again...

 

[lvbuckeye]

This is Urban's one "clusterfuck" game this year hopefully. I said it before, but his teams have at least one game where they look like they've never played football before.

One? It's the fourth clusterfuck game in a row.

 

[ScriptOhio]

I hope ND gets blown out tonight.

Hope they both lose, I'm cheering for the meteors:

 

[dragurd]

Also, stop making dumb penalties and cut down the TOs. Better refs wouldn't hurt either.

Lol god they sucked. Let 2 obvious pass interferences go. Missed 2 or 3 facemasks only to call 2 for them that didn't exist because the player and coach screamed. Oh and could have called sideline infractions on Indiana's coach 15 times that game