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View Poll Results: Did you agree at the time with going for it on 4th and 1?
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01-09-2007, 10:25 AM
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The call reminded me of something Charlie Weiss tried a couple of years ago.
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01-09-2007, 10:25 AM
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It was after those two plays that I went from "no big deal, JT and Troy can get us right back in this" to "oh [censored], we're in big trouble". It was like watching your dad get his ass beat in a fight or something...you can't believe it's happening.
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01-09-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by NFBuck
It was after those two plays that I went from "no big deal, JT and Troy can get us right back in this" to "oh [censored], we're in big trouble". It was like watching your dad get his ass beat in a fight or something...you can't believe it's happening.
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i know what you're getting at, but in no way was watching last night's game like watching my dad get his ass beat in a fight. not even close.
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Originally Posted by ekeen
The call reminded me of something Charlie Weiss tried a couple of years ago.
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01-09-2007, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27
have we gotten a first down with that play all year? every time we run it, it looks like he fumbles the snap.
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I don't know if we've even run that play this year. Normally I'm all for the QB sneak. It's as safe as it gets, but I can't remember us ever using it this year which tells me we haven't practiced it much...
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01-09-2007, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by buckeyeboy
Bingo. Tressel going for it with about 5:00 to go before halftime told me that he didn't think that we could overcome the current deficit (10 points at that time) in the second half. Not a good sign.
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Thats not true. JT was trying to swing momentum in the buckeye favor. He was looking for a way to get his team fired up and rally. As has been mentioned numerous times in this thread, he believed the defense would hold UF to 3 or less so he took a gamble. |
01-09-2007, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27
I like the idea, but not the play. The line wasn't generating much of anything all night. The 3rd and 1 play call was worse.
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I agreed with the call to go for it at the time, but I would have preferred to run that play to the left on 3rd down, and if you don't get it punt.
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01-09-2007, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks
The thought that went thru my head as I saw Smith and Co. staying on the field (Other than "get that yard!") was that Tressel was not being Tressel, and that troubled me.
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Originally Posted by StadiumDorm
I didn't like the call, but I was more disturbed by it's meaning. Tressel got desperate and exhibited no confidence in his defense. For someone as calculated and football savvy as JT, this told me that he knew we were in for a long night.
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Agree with both...
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