Statistical Projection: Ohio State vs. Tulane
Although I was close on the aforementioned topics, I was off on several others. My apologies for not predicting the seemingly obvious pick six by Dre’Mont Jones. Not sure if I’ll ever live down that oversight.
On offense, I was shy on our pass attempts, putting me under on the overall passing yardage as well.
My most egregious error, however, was using the phrase, “the trusty hands of Austin Mack lead the way.” Mack obtained a wicked case of the yips after dropping a sure touchdown and was unable to shake them until late in the contest. In my opinion, this was a one-time thing and we’ll see the Austin Mack who made two excellent catches on the first drive from here on out.
September 22 – Ohio State vs. Tulane
Game Summary
I rarely feel sorry for a football team. For instances in which I do pity a team, it’s nearly always because of an injury or tragic event that occurred to the school or the team itself.
In this case, however, I feel sorry for Tulane. It’s not their fault they’re the fourth game on the Buckeyes’ schedule. It’s not their fault that everything hit the fan and a domestic violence firestorm and media circus eventually resulted in a three-game suspension for Urban Meyer. And yet, they’ll be the ones sharing the field with Ohio State when Urban returns to the sideline this Saturday. They will be the team that has to deal with whatever Meyer has bottled up over the past month and a half. It may be cliche but there is blood in the water… and yet it’s the Green Waves themselves that are in trouble.
Tulane hasn’t yielded more than 31 points in a game this season, despite dropping two of three to mediocre opponents. That ends on Saturday and I’d bet my mortgage on it. The loss of Nick Bosa will impact the defense, to a degree, but not enough to concern me that Tulane will be able to score enough to stay competitive. In fact, I think that it allows others (Cooper, Smith, Cornell, etc.) to shine and get more valuable experience as the Bucks prepare to head into the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes roll in this one and there’s never a doubt. The first drive ends in a quick TD, as do many that follow. Godspeed, Tulane. It’s not your fault, but this one gets ugly.
Quarterback Projections
The Dwayne Train is rolling and looks incredibly difficult to stop. After just three games, he’s amassed 769 yards, 7 TD passes, completed 69% of his passes and is looking for his first rushing touchd… oh, no… I’m sorry. Those were Troy Smith’s numbers after his first three games in his Heisman winning season (2006). What I meant to say is that Haskins has thrown for 890 yards, 11 TD passes, completed 72.5% of his throws and rushed for a score as well.
As I noted above, and will reiterate throughout, this game will be a rough one for the Green Wave. Despite being a week before another big test in Happy Valley, Urban comes out firing with Haskins in this one, hiding nothing from the playbook. The Buckeyes raise their passing average a bit, firing for over 350 yards and 4 TDs. Martell also has a couple of successful runs as the OSU QBs put forth another dominating performance in a blowout win.
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