Game Two: #1 Ohio State 24, #2 Texas 7 (9/9/06)

[BB73]

Call it a 14-point swing if you like.

I think it's more accurately described it as a 7-point swing plus a 30-yard gain in field position. tOSU still drove 50 yards with the second team O-line to get that first score.

And you also seem to conveniently ignore the fact the Tressel could have scored more points in the second half if he needed them.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by xrayrandy

On a broader basis the entire offensive scheme was not well conceived given the personell. The only good thing he came up with was a counter to the stretch play. Someone called it his East-West offense, and that about sums it up.

You spelled personnel wrong.

[Tlangs]

Originally Posted by xrayrandy

But, we could have run for 250 yards if we had stuck with the running game. That and the turnovers was the difference.

That is the beauty of getting up by more than two scores. The other team can't afford to run the ball.

Also, there was a great post a few pages back that showed Texassss'ss' running stats per drive. Texas went away from the run because it stopped working.


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[BB73]

FYI, today's the last day for this thread in the main forum.

As much fun as it is to savor this victory, it's about time to move on.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by xrayrandy

I also underestimated your coaches ability to find holes in our zone with the slot receiver, they and the tOSU players did a great job.

I know in the buildup to the OSU/UT game much was made of Troy's performances last year against the poorer defenses in the Big-Ten, but the point remains, since the loss to PSU (the day the 'light went on'), Troy's numbers are 139-of-207, 2291 yards, 18 TDs, 2 INTs in nine games. That's a 186.88 passer efficiency rating post-Penn State. That also includes victories over Michigan, Notre Dame, and Texas, the 3 winningest programs all-time, in a 4 game stretch. Troy has simply become a surgeon with a football, and it has nothing to do with the playcalls, the deployment, or the packages. It's just Troy learning how to watch film and committing himself to doing that after Ted Ginn Sr ripped him a new ass following the embarrassing performance in Happy Valley.

The offensive scheme against Texas was good, and I haven't heard a soul second guessing Jim Bollman or Jim Tressel since October 2005, but that has a lot to do with Troy making smart decisions finding the open guy, and the receivers running precise routes too.

What has really amazed me in the past nine games is seeing how well Teddy and Gonzo improvise to bail Troy out under pressure, as well as how hard Troy can throw the football while rolling out and falling away. I don't know if Troy had either foot on the ground when he began to unload on the TD pass to Gonzo in the corner of the endzone.