Tom Herman (Head Coach FAU Owls)

[Buckskin86]

 

[Buckskin86]

 

[kippy1040]

No doubt.

What an awesome hire Herman has been. I was impressed with him from day one and that was before he even stepped foot in Texas wearing S&G.

I'm just afraid he won't be here long. I hope if Brax is back next year he will be too. TH is the real deal IMO.

I hope we hear from Tom Herman this week or maybe coach Urban will give out some Kuddos to this guy.
Has there ever been a better O/C than him?
Now, he has so much talent to play around with, since Hyde will be returning. I would love to be a "fly on the wall" in some of the meetings with him and Urban.

 

[Buckskin86]

Herman doesn't appear destined to be at Ohio State much longer. Two Division I schools inquired about the offensive coordinator's interest in head-coaching positions last year, but Herman had committed to Meyer for two seasons and elected not to pursue any job offers. Herman, who brought an electrifying no-huddle system with him from Iowa State, calls the plays for the Buckeyes. (Ohio State currently ranks 15th nationally in total offense even though it has been playing mostly with backup quarterback Kenny Guiton. That's up from 107th in 2011, the year before Herman arrived.)
Media reports frequently cite Herman's membership in Mensa, but his most impressive feature is his ability as a teacher. (When Herman interviewed at Ohio State, Meyer threw the Florida playbook at him and said, "Learn the empty-protection packages. I'm coming back in an hour and you're going to teach them to me.") During quarterback meetings, the professorial Herman constantly engaged his players in conversation, quizzing them while splicing movie quotes (Anchorman was a favorite), random pop culture references (Saturday Night Live's Simon and his "drawings") and four different languages into his patter. (Why say, take it "to the house" when "a la casa" is available?)

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...5/ohio-state-behind-the-scenes/#ixzz2fxxs1E3d

 

[Buckskin86]

 

[SEREbuckeye]

IMO, The offensive coaching staff has done a horrible job at utilizing depth and rotating their playmakers in and out, primarily in the big or close games.

Against Wisconsin, Hall never really took the field when the running game was struggling. Neither did Rod Smith or EzE. Hyde was lackluster at less than 90 yards. The Bucks NEEDED a rushing attack to be established but the coaching staff didn't do much about it.

This week the offensive attack had zero spark and despite that EzE still rode pine along side our biggest speedster, Dontre Wilson. Also, Fields ddin't get his hands on the ball at all. The NW game was pretty much the "Hyde and Miller show". It was predicable and if we were playing a Top 5 team, they would have opposed much better.


My thoughts is that if you are going to go and recruit the special players that can provide a spark - USE THEM! Stop going to a dry well in a game.

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

IMO, The offensive coaching staff has done a horrible job at utilizing depth and rotating their playmakers in and out, primarily in the big or close games.

Against Wisconsin, Hall never really took the field when the running game was struggling. Neither did Rod Smith or EzE. Hyde was lackluster at less than 90 yards. The Bucks NEEDED a rushing attack to be established but the coaching staff didn't do much about it.

This week the offensive attack had zero spark and despite that EzE still rode pine along side our biggest speedster, Dontre Wilson. Also, Fields ddin't get his hands on the ball at all. The NW game was pretty much the "Hyde and Miller show". It was predicable and if we were playing a Top 5 team, they would have opposed much better.


My thoughts is that if you are going to go and recruit the special players that can provide a spark - USE THEM! Stop going to a dry well in a game.

Were you also one of those people calling for carries for Lydell Ross when MoC was having a career day?

 

[NFBuck]

IMO, The offensive coaching staff has done a horrible job at utilizing depth and rotating their playmakers in and out, primarily in the big or close games.

Against Wisconsin, Hall never really took the field when the running game was struggling. Neither did Rod Smith or EzE. Hyde was lackluster at less than 90 yards. The Bucks NEEDED a rushing attack to be established but the coaching staff didn't do much about it.

This week the offensive attack had zero spark and despite that EzE still rode pine along side our biggest speedster, Dontre Wilson. Also, Fields ddin't get his hands on the ball at all. The NW game was pretty much the "Hyde and Miller show". It was predicable and if we were playing a Top 5 team, they would have opposed much better.


My thoughts is that if you are going to go and recruit the special players that can provide a spark - USE THEM! Stop going to a dry well in a game.

They won. Who cares?

It's not a new concept that freshman often don't see touches against strong foes in close games. This happens everywhere. They admitted they made a mistake not using Hall against Wiscy. But, given that Hyde basically lifted the team on his back and won the game Saturday, I don't see room for questioning that decision. Also, they were a couple of execution errors from scoring at least 2 more TDs. I don't think there's anything wrong with how the NW game was called offensively. But, to each his own I guess.

 

[MaxBuck]

IMO, The offensive coaching staff has done a horrible job at utilizing depth and rotating their playmakers in and out, primarily in the big or close games.

IMHO, you are engaging in hyperbole born of frustration.

It's understandable and human, but step away from the ledge and try to realize just how potent our offense is when it's not shooting itself in the foot.

 

[Dryden]

Braxton opened the game completing five straight passes on the first drive, then only completed ten more the rest of the night. He also fumbled near the goal line on one drive and air mailed a wide open Fields on another where they wound up settling for a FG. 11 points left on the field between those two plays. Despite all those miscues (and others), the offense still had over 450 yards on a soggy field that was "groomed" to look like a bowl of spinach. Braxton did complete four passes of more than 20 yards to Philly Brown, all off play-action (Philly finished the game with 6 catches for 127 yards).

The team just rallied from a 10 point second half deficit on the road in a nationally televised night game, and that rally occurred when they stopped trying to poke at the edges and said, This isn't working. Lets see if you can stop Carlos.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Braxton opened the game completing five straight passes on the first drive, then only completed ten more the rest of the night. He also fumbled near the goal line on one drive and air mailed a wide open Fields on another where they wound up settling for a FG. 11 points left on the field between those two plays. Despite all those miscues (and others), the offense still had over 450 yards on a soggy field that was "groomed" to look like a bowl of spinach. Braxton did complete four passes of more than 20 yards to Philly Brown, all off play-action (Philly finished the game with 6 catches for 127 yards).

The team just rallied from a 10 point second half deficit on the road in a nationally televised night game, and that rally occurred when they stopped trying to poke at the edges and said, This isn't working. Lets see if you can stop Carlos.

I want 'Lets see if you can stop Carlos' to be the offense the rest of the year. They can literally run over every single team they face this year, until the bowl game, and even then I'll take my chances.

Everything else can work off of that.

 

[kippy1040]

Braxton opened the game completing five straight passes on the first drive, then only completed ten more the rest of the night. He also fumbled near the goal line on one drive and air mailed a wide open Fields on another where they wound up settling for a FG. 11 points left on the field between those two plays. Despite all those miscues (and others), the offense still had over 450 yards on a soggy field that was "groomed" to look like a bowl of spinach. Braxton did complete four passes of more than 20 yards to Philly Brown, all off play-action (Philly finished the game with 6 catches for 127 yards).

The team just rallied from a 10 point second half deficit on the road in a nationally televised night game, and that rally occurred when they stopped trying to poke at the edges and said, This isn't working. Lets see if you can stop Carlos.

After being down 10 in the second half, I thought the same thing, that Carlos could carry us in the 2nd half. I know I am old here but that's just me I guess. I thought of a long time ago when Woody was coaching and the" 3 yards and a cloud of dust" was in theory. Woody would pound you into submission, burn up the clock, and where down the defensive as well. I know its "old school" but at times you have to go back to "basics". I think Tom Herman and Coach Urban have a lot of aces up their sleeves, but why show them when you can save them for later. We still have a lot of football to play and thank God for the Bye to come at such an opportune time to heal up Carlos Hyde. Great game Carlos, kudos to ya .

 

[kippy1040]

Wow......... this guy says it all. I hope we can keep him around for a long time.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Jesus.... SERE Thank God Ohio State's won 18 in a row. What the fuck.

 

[BuckTwenty]

Despite Dontre only being in for 5-6 plays, he had two fumbles on kickoffs. I'm okay with him only playing as much as he did, and you should too. We didn't need any more turnovers.

Really don't want this to become a "Chicken Little" thread. Remember The Walrus and be thankful.