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10-08-2006, 09:26 PM
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alot of those successful runs to the left are actually runs called for the middle or right and a cutback lane was just far too wide open to ignore. you wanna slant to the left or fill the box... fine by me. with the playmakers we have on this team i seriously doubt we will have any problems exploiting whatever defenses give us.
right now the left is open *shrug*. |
10-08-2006, 09:35 PM
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No, the coaches didn't want to show very much to scUM Lite. The rushing game is just fine!
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10-08-2006, 10:29 PM
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The only thing I have noticed is that we were very predictable on whether we were running or passing.
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10-08-2006, 10:36 PM
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From a Cleveland Plain Dealer article earlier this week:
"The Buckeyes called 46 running plays against the Hawkeyes, and 24 of them went to the left side. Ohio State picked up 138 of its 214 rushing yards to the left, averaging 5.8 yards a carry."
I wasn't a stats major, but 24 of 46 doesn't seem like an overwhelming trend to me. Also, the playbook is going to stay pretty vanilla from here until michigan. I expect a little more each week, but still saving something for the school up north.
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10-08-2006, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by lvbuckeye
[/b]"In order to break tendency, you must first establish it." -Jim Tressel
IOW, no.
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Exactly
I said it twice in the game thread, but it belongs here too...
BG stacked the box with 8, sometimes 9 on first down in the second half. They did this because they know that Tress always runs on first down when he has a lead. He's done it for years. He passed 10 times on first down in the first half against Texas, then not at all in the second half.
In spite of all this, OSU ran into the teeth of BG's expectations on every first down but one in the second half. Troy didn't even audible out of those plays. You can bet he would have if we'd needed points.
By now I'm sure you've guessed (or have read elsewhere); that one pass on first down was for 57 yards and a touchdown. |
10-08-2006, 10:50 PM
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It is predictable...Pittman will score one or more TDs per game!
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10-08-2006, 10:56 PM
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Not how many runs....which side have they been successful
I don't think the story focuses on how often OSU is running to the left.....I believe the the point was that Pittman is only able to break it outside for big runs to the left and has not been as successful going to the right side. |
10-08-2006, 11:06 PM
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