New Mexico St 0, tOSU 45 (Oct 31, Noon ET, BTN)

[mav1234]

Originally Posted by MolGenBuckeye

Speaking of poor coverage, from the ESPN recap:

"[OSU] had a bad punting day"

3/3 punts pinned inside the 20 not good enough for them? Someone decided looking at the average yards was good enough journalism for them. Shocking, I know...

The column was probably from the same guy who said at the end of the game (this was on ESPN2) that you can't win with a quarterback only completing 11 passes all game and that he was accounting for OSU's struggling offense, haha.

[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by mav1234

The column was probably from the same guy who said at the end of the game (this was on ESPN2) that you can't win with a quarterback only completing 11 passes all game and that he was accounting for OSU's struggling offense, haha.

That was Todd McShay and he also blasted Ohio State for the Posey pass.

in short, he probably barely watched the highlights and chances are he WASN'T the idiot that wrote the recap.

[Tlangs]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeMike80

That was Todd McShay and he also blasted Ohio State for the Posey pass.

in short, he probably barely watched the highlights and chances are he WASN'T the idiot that wrote the recap.

McShay is an asshat. Its not like we ran a double reverse pass in the 4th quarter up 40 points. I thought it was a great play. Puts Terrelle on film going out for a pass. future opponents will have to account for him out of the backfield which may open up a running lane for the wide receiver coming around on the reverse.

[hdcolumbus]

Win must have impressed some voters. Jumped up 5 spots in the USA Today Poll:

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida (50)	8-0	1463
2	Texas (4)	8-0	1395
3	Alabama (5)	8-0	1390
4	TCU	8-0	1182
5	Boise State	8-0	1176
6	Iowa	9-0	1161
7	Cincinnati	8-0	1150
8	Oregon	7-1	1079
9	LSU	7-1	1062
10	Penn State	8-1	966
11	Georgia Tech	8-1	934
12	Ohio State	7-2	730
13	USC	6-2	729
14	Pittsburgh	7-1	694
15	Houston	7-1	672
16	Utah	7-1	567
17	Miami (FL)	6-2	549
18	Oklahoma State	6-2	371
19	Arizona	5-2	320
20	Oklahoma	5-3	313
21	Notre Dame	6-2	281
22	Wisconsin	6-2	204
23	California	6-2	197
24	Virginia Tech	5-3	193
25	Brigham Young	6-2	106

[NateG]

I can't believe USC fell below us... geez... they must really have disliked their loss too.

[utgrad73]

Great interview with Buckeye Guy in the second half. Also the team signing Carmen Ohio at the end of the game isn't often captured.

I love all the color and tradition.

O H

[utgrad73]

Originally Posted by Tlangs

McShay is an asshat. Its not like we ran a double reverse pass in the 4th quarter up 40 points. I thought it was a great play. Puts Terrelle on film going out for a pass. future opponents will have to account for him out of the backfield which may open up a running lane for the wide receiver coming around on the reverse.

They can run that the other way with Dane throwing the pass to Pryor or Posey. I wonder if we'll see it again?

[buxfan4life]

Originally Posted by utgrad73

Great interview with Buckeye Guy in the second half. Also the team signing Carmen Ohio at the end of the game isn't often captured.

I love all the color and tradition.

O H

I O

[jwinslow]

New Mexico State Gallery

[jwinslow]

Haven't watched the tape yet, but I was really impressed with NMSU's punter. That rollout punt was one of the most imprsesive punts I've ever seen.

[BB73]

Official.site

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State football coaching staff has selected its weekly award winners for outstanding play in Saturday's 45-0 shutout of New Mexico State.

Linebacker Ross Homan, with seven tackles and an interception, is the defensive player of the week. Receiver Dane Sanzenbacher, with two touchdown catches, is the offensive player of the week. Donnie Evege, with three key tackles, is the player of the week on the special units.

Jake Ballard was named as the Jim Parker lineman of the week. Anderson Russell received the Attack Force award on defense. The Jack Tatum big hit of the week has not been decided.

Players of the week on the scout teams: Kenny Guiton (offense); Grant Dziak (defense); Joe Gantz (special units).

[MililaniBuckeye]

Donnie Evege, with three key tackles, is the player of the week on the special units.

It seems like Evege has been in on nearly every kickoff tackle the last 2-3 games...

[SCBuck13]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

It seems like Evege has been in on nearly every kickoff tackle the last 2-3 games...

I've noticed this too, he flies down the field an hits hard.

[smithlabs]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

Haven't watched the tape yet, but I was really impressed with NMSU's punter. That rollout punt was one of the most imprsesive punts I've ever seen.

Agreed but with a caviat- I think there the OSU player (Torrence?) didn't realize that this year you can hit the punter who is doing a rugby kick. I think the angle was chosen to be conservative and avoid contact.

[BB73]

Jeff Amey's breakdown.

Ozone

Run/Pass Breakdown

82 Total Plays--559 yards--6.8 ypp

33 pass (40%)--14/33 for 249 yards 2 TD
49 runs (60%) for 310 yards 3 TD--6.3 ypc

15 Offensive Possessions

Ave. of 5.5 plays--37.3 yards
Ave. Start--OSU 37

First Down--36 plays (44%) for 196 yards

10 pass (28%)--5/10 for 89 yards 1 TD
26 runs (72%) for 107 yards 2 TD--4.1 ypc
Ave. gain of 5.4 yards

Second Down--26 plays (32%) for 139 yards

12 pass (46%)--4/12 for 58 yards 1 TD
14 runs (54%) for 81 yards--5.8 ypc
Ave. of 8.1 yards to go
Ave. gain of 5.3 yards

Third Down--19 plays (23%) for 220 yards

11 pass (58%)--5/11 for 102 yards
8 runs (42%) for 118 yards 1 TD--14.8 ypc
Ave. of 6.7 yards to go
Ave. gain of 11.6 yards
Conversions--10/19 (53%)

Fourth Down--1 play (1%) for 4 yards

1 run (100%) for 4 yards
Ave. of 12.0 yards to go
Ave. gain of 4.0 yards
Conversions--0/1 (0%)

Play Action Passing

1/8 for 6 yards

First Downs Earned--21

8 by pass
11 by run
2 by penalty

Formation Breakdown

Two Back formations--24 plays (29%)

2 pass (8%)--0/2 for 0 yards
22 runs (92%) for 124 yards 1 TD--5.6 ypc

Shotgun formations--35 plays (43%)

22 pass (63%)--10/22 for 145 yards 1 TD
13 runs (37%) for 77 yards 2 TD--5.9 ypc

One Back/Empty formations--23 plays (28%)

9 pass (39%)--4/9 for 104 yards 1 TD
14 runs (61%) for 109 yards--7.8 ypc

RUN TYPE BREAKDOWN--49 attempts

Counter/Trap-- 3 (6%) for 44 yards--14.7 ypc
Draw-- 2 (4%) for 3 yards--1.5 ypc
End Around-- 1 (2%) for 23 yards--23.0 ypc
Option-- 9 (18%) for 34 yards 2 TD--3.8 ypc
Power-- 21 (43%) for 122 yards 1 TD--5.8 ypc
QB run/scramble-- 9 (18%) for 74 yards--8.2 ypc
Stretch-- 4 (8%) for 10 yards--2.5 ypc

Cont'd ...