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Who scores first? Ohio State fans predict what happens against Akron
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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Before, during, and after the Ohio State football season, we here at Land-Grant Holy Land like to ask and answer questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
After eight months of waiting, today is finally the day. Ohio State football is back, and — hopefully — better than ever as Ryan Day retained nearly all of the most important players from last year’s roster while adding five starters via the transfer portal, including two that could legitimately be the best players in the country at their positions.
Earlier this week, we asked Buckeye Nation to make some predictions about this game: Who gets the first TD? And, what’s the margin of victory?
So, as you are biding your time before kickoff, take a look at the results. We will have these fun little surveys every week of the season, so if you want to participate, check out the link below.
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As I said in the initial survey article, I am going TreVeyon Henderson on this one. I think that there are a lot of reasons why the fourth-year running back is the right answer here. First, he is a senior captain, so even though I think that he and transfer junior Quinshon Judkins will effectively split touches throughout the season, I believe that the coaches will show a bit of deference to the veteran early in the game, giving him a great chance to find paydirt first.
Second, forget the days gone by of Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, and C.J. Stroud, this will not be a passing offense this year. With Trey and Quinshon in the backfield, it would be hard to take the ball out of their hands in a normal circumstance, but Chip Kelly is now calling plays for OSU.
One of the most innovative running game minds in the history of college football will undoubtedly get creative with the best running back duo in the country at his disposal. So, run-focused scheme + senior captain = TreVeyon scores first!
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In this morning’s podcast, I predicted that the Buckeyes will average two touchdowns every quarter, meaning that they will end up scoring 56 points against the Akron Zips this afternoon. I also went on the record saying that I didn’t think that Joe Moorhead’s offense could score at all.
So, that means that I am going 56-0, in the upper echelon of prediction options in the survey. Whether that is a realistic guess or just the wishful thinking of an absolute homer, we will have to wait and see, but there are some important factors at play.
As discussed in the “Land-Grant Tailgate” podcast, there are likely to be scattered thunderstorms in the area, so that could obviously have a fairly sizable impact on the score of the game.
The other major factor is the fact that Akron is terrible, and it might just not be worth it for the Buckeyes to run up the score. A win is a win, and Day and company might just view getting out of Week 1 without any injuries — especially if it is raining — more important than putting a 50-burger on an in-state opponent.
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Continue reading...
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Before, during, and after the Ohio State football season, we here at Land-Grant Holy Land like to ask and answer questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
After eight months of waiting, today is finally the day. Ohio State football is back, and — hopefully — better than ever as Ryan Day retained nearly all of the most important players from last year’s roster while adding five starters via the transfer portal, including two that could legitimately be the best players in the country at their positions.
Earlier this week, we asked Buckeye Nation to make some predictions about this game: Who gets the first TD? And, what’s the margin of victory?
So, as you are biding your time before kickoff, take a look at the results. We will have these fun little surveys every week of the season, so if you want to participate, check out the link below.
Question 1: Who scores the first touchdown of the season for Ohio State?
As I said in the initial survey article, I am going TreVeyon Henderson on this one. I think that there are a lot of reasons why the fourth-year running back is the right answer here. First, he is a senior captain, so even though I think that he and transfer junior Quinshon Judkins will effectively split touches throughout the season, I believe that the coaches will show a bit of deference to the veteran early in the game, giving him a great chance to find paydirt first.
Second, forget the days gone by of Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, and C.J. Stroud, this will not be a passing offense this year. With Trey and Quinshon in the backfield, it would be hard to take the ball out of their hands in a normal circumstance, but Chip Kelly is now calling plays for OSU.
One of the most innovative running game minds in the history of college football will undoubtedly get creative with the best running back duo in the country at his disposal. So, run-focused scheme + senior captain = TreVeyon scores first!
Question 2: What will the margin of victory be in Saturday’s game?
In this morning’s podcast, I predicted that the Buckeyes will average two touchdowns every quarter, meaning that they will end up scoring 56 points against the Akron Zips this afternoon. I also went on the record saying that I didn’t think that Joe Moorhead’s offense could score at all.
So, that means that I am going 56-0, in the upper echelon of prediction options in the survey. Whether that is a realistic guess or just the wishful thinking of an absolute homer, we will have to wait and see, but there are some important factors at play.
As discussed in the “Land-Grant Tailgate” podcast, there are likely to be scattered thunderstorms in the area, so that could obviously have a fairly sizable impact on the score of the game.
The other major factor is the fact that Akron is terrible, and it might just not be worth it for the Buckeyes to run up the score. A win is a win, and Day and company might just view getting out of Week 1 without any injuries — especially if it is raining — more important than putting a 50-burger on an in-state opponent.
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Continue reading...