| Buckeye Football Ohio State football, moderated. Consider this the general community forum, but with a theme. Completely off-topic chatter should start at, or move to, the Open Discussion forum. |
09-19-2005, 12:58 PM
|
|
Newbie
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 7
Points: 1,250.31
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 1,250.31
|
|
|
Based on JT's history, OSU will never have a high powered offense
Take it for what its worth, but I pulled some numbers from CFB warehouse and came up with following stats.<O </O
<O</O
Prior to this year, JT was a head football coach for 18 seasons. 14 at YSU, 4 at OSU.<O
<O</O
His overall record was 175-68-2 (.714) with 4 I-AA national titles and 1 I-A title. Impressive totals, no doubt.<O</O
<O</O
However, if you take the scores from all the games he has coached, you arrive at the following:<O
<O</O
Average points scored : 25.72<O</O
Average points against : 17.94<O</O
Average margin of victory : 7.78<O</O
<O
Obviously its over an 18 year span, which included several sub .500 seasons. So like i said, FWIW.<O
<O
JT coaches games based on strong D, special teams, and mistake free offenses. We will rarely blow anyone out, and competitive teams will usually play us close. It's never pretty and definitely not good for the heart, but that's the way it is and the way it will always be with JT at the helm.
|
09-19-2005, 01:01 PM
|
 |
Straight Shooting
Moderator
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,538
Points: 3,520.39
Bank: 20,687.26
Total Points: 24,207.65
|
|
|
What was the scoring average and average margin of victory in the years when his teams won national championships at YSU?
We know what 2002 was like, but when you think about how teams do in the down years factored in with the good years, the averages didn't look too bad.
__________________
"Only between gentlemen."
|
09-19-2005, 01:01 PM
|
 |
strohs rules
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,351
Points: 22,730.66
Bank: 40,214.12
Total Points: 62,944.78
|
|
|
I like mistake free offense, who doesn't?
Still doesn't mean you cant score 40+ points a few times a season, especially against a SDSU.
Which, we haven't done in regulation (we had over 40 in 3OT's vs NCST) since 2002, against Kent State.
|
09-19-2005, 01:03 PM
|
 |
Everything we do is dictated by motive
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 31,011
Points: 245,965.18
Bank: 15,234.50
Total Points: 261,199.68
|
|
Tressel likes ball control and defense, I don't think our offense is anymore wide open than in the past, we just line up as a spread offense. 
__________________
Quote:
|
"Men, this is war. I don't care anything about the national championship or the Big Ten championship, but if we win this game today and, afterward, if the Good Lord says, 'Woody, it's your time,' I'll say, 'Lord, I'm ready.'" - Woody Hayes, pregame vs. Michigan, 1975
|
|
09-19-2005, 01:04 PM
|
 |
Veritas
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,318
Points: 281,427.03
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 281,427.03
|
|
|
Lord knows we have the fire power...we just need Colin Powell to give us the strategy.
That's it, hire Colin Powell as our OC!
__________________
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But, the will must be stronger than the skill." -Muhammad Ali
|
09-19-2005, 01:11 PM
|
 |
Illuminatus Primus
Administrator
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,891
Points: 200,086,892.48
Bank: 60,936.15
Total Points: 200,147,828.63
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by strohs
I like mistake free offense, who doesn't?
Still doesn't mean you cant score 40+ points a few times a season, especially against a SDSU.
Which, we haven't done in regulation (we had over 40 in 3OT's vs NCST) since 2002, against Kent State.
|
For the sake of accuracy, in 2002, Ohio State beat Indiana 45-17 and San Jose State 50-7 after the aforementioned Kent State triumph (51-17).
Let's not forget that the Bucks also scored 37 against Michigan and 33 against Oklahoma State to conclude last season; yeah, it's not 40, but those are impressive totals against good teams, in a rivalry game and bowl game, repectively. |
09-19-2005, 01:11 PM
|
 |
Just beat scUM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 6,067
Points: 24,351,099.00
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 24,351,099.00
|
|
|
As has been said many times, you don't HAVE to be bad offensively to be a defense/special teams oriented team.
__________________
OSU under Jim Tressel76-17 (.817%)1 National Championship3 NC appearances4 B10 Championships(3 consecutive)6-1 vs scUM5 BCS Bowl Appearances1 Heisman TrophyB10 record 20 game conference win streak
|
09-19-2005, 01:22 PM
|
|
| |
