• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

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

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
cincibuck said:
You run a very high-powered, sophisticated offense you're going to make a number of high-risk, unsophisticated errors.
Click to expand...
I'm sure cinci remembers the Oklahoma Sooners Wishbone attack in the 70s and 80s under Barry Switzer. They routinely ran for 300+ yards per game and also averaged multiple turnovers. Bottom line: High Risk = High Reward = sometimes bad things happen.

2 facts:
1. the Buckeyes are undefeated. Is Alabama? Notre Dame? Wisconsin? scUM?
2. Plenty of games left to leave a legacy.
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
Mike80 said:
Relax. Seriously.

Let it go people. It's over. They won. Indiana was a bear trap last year too that they survived. Win and advance.
Click to expand...

Seriously. I'm sure Ole Miss, Georgia, Notre Dame, and UCLA would have loved to play as shitty as tOSU on Saturday. Give Indiana credit for almost having our number 3 years in a row, but luckily this isn't horseshoes, hand grenades, or atom bombs.
 
Upvote 0
Indiana does this to us every year (at least since Kevin Wilson has been their coach... he really gets them up for this game), I am confused why people are so surprised, especially since Indiana came into this game looking better than they have the previous few. We beat a very good team on Saturday.
 
Upvote 0
Mike80 said:
Relax. Seriously.

Let it go people. It's over. They won. Indiana was a bear trap last year too that they survived. Win and advance.
Click to expand...
So far we've had Hawaii, NIU, Western fucking Michigan, and now Indiana as trap games. Next up is shitty Maryland, so that'll be another trap. After that is trap Penn State....and if we lose to those fuckers you won't have to worry about my posts on here any more bc I'll have shot myself.
 
Upvote 0
Taosman said:
I think we could cut down on the turn overs by running a bit more. Use Zeke more and Samuel.
Click to expand...
Probably the statement I've agreed the most with since being a member of this board (2004).

If the receivers or CJ aren't going to hang onto the ball then take the ball out of their hands with more hand offs. We have just as deep of a running back stable as we do WR.
 
Upvote 0
Taosman said:
One good thing about these games is we are being "tested" and that builds mental toughness.
Click to expand...
I agree

the thing that scares me though.. where is the line drawn between building toughness and just scraping by with luck and better athletes (Florida St last year)

These games could be good if it's forging a strong team that kicks ass at the end of the year. Or it could be warning signs that we don't have "it" and eventually get exposed.

I am hoping we are still getting all the units rolling and start decimating opponents soon enough. Most important thing is to keep on winning and don't panick into making any bad decisions. I trust in Urban!
 
Upvote 0
BuckeyeNation27 said:
So far we've had Hawaii, NIU, Western fucking Michigan, and now Indiana as trap games. Next up is [Mark May]ty Maryland, so that'll be another trap. After that is trap Penn State....and if we lose to those fuckers you won't have to worry about my posts on here any more bc I'll have shot myself.
Click to expand...
The point is they haven't lost, its just that they aren't utterly destroying people as much as everyone else thought they should.

Survive and advance. It's not a beauty pageant anymore. Win the B1G with 1 or fewer losees and get into the playoffs.
 
Upvote 0
Mike80 said:
The point is they haven't lost, its just that they aren't utterly destroying people as much as everyone else thought they should.

Survive and advance. It's not a beauty pageant anymore. Win the B1G with 1 or fewer losees and get into the playoffs.
Click to expand...
While the beauty pageant angle has diminished with the playoff, it's not totally gone. For example, if they dominate everyone and lose a tough one vs msu and are 11-1, there could have been an argument for getting in over a 11-1 tcu or Baylor or Oklahoma. Now there isn't. Also, if they lose a game but still go to the B1G championship game and go 12-1, they have less of an argument against a 12-1 sec or pac 12 team.

In summary, go undefeated and there is no need to worry (although that was the case in the bcs too if your name isn't Auburn). But if you lose a game, style points do matter.
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top