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Game Thread Ohio State @ Northwestern - 10/18/19, 8:30PM (BTN)

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DaddyBigBucks said:


This preview gives the Northwestern defensive yards per play as a “wow” stat.

conveniently neglects the fact that OSU gives up over a yard less per play

I get it; they have to hype their Friday game somehow. But what does it say about the matchup when that’s the best they can do?
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I must've overlooked the fact that Thorson is still their quarterback...oh wait, he's not?
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:


This preview gives the Northwestern defensive yards per play as a “wow” stat.

conveniently neglects the fact that OSU gives up over a yard less per play

I get it; they have to hype their Friday game somehow. But what does it say about the matchup when that’s the best they can do?
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I feel like the B1G should've retired 97 across the board for a little bit, out of respect for the Bosas only having 2 kids. They could have had more. We could still be churning them out. You're all lucky they decided 2 was enough.
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:


This preview gives the Northwestern defensive yards per play as a “wow” stat.

conveniently neglects the fact that OSU gives up over a yard less per play

I get it; they have to hype their Friday game somehow. But what does it say about the matchup when that’s the best they can do?
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Lol also they realize 4.59 yards per play means the team barely needs 3rd down...
 
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dragurd said:
Lol also they realize 4.59 yards per play means the team barely needs 3rd down...
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Actually, NW's yard per play allowed is now 4.82 yards, which is surprisingly 28th in the entire country...and 97 teams have allowed 5.00 yards per play or more. As for Ohio State: #2 at 3.69 yards per play.

Side note on yards per plays surrendered, two of the three teams ranked ahead of us are nowhere near us in the category:

LSU: 4.64 ypp
Alabama 4.74 ypp

Clemson is fairly close at an even 4.00 ypp surrendered.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Actually, NW's yard per play allowed is now 4.82 yards, which is surprisingly 28th in the entire country...and 97 teams have allowed 5.00 yards per play or more. As for Ohio State: #2 at 3.69 yards per play.

Side note on yards per plays surrendered, two of the three teams ranked ahead of us are nowhere near us in the category:

LSU: 4.64 ypp
Alabama 4.74 ypp

Clemson is fairly close at an even 4.00 ypp surrendered.
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Yeah yard per play is different now with the way the game is called and played. Average scores are much higher these days so I’d expect that yard per play is up from where it was 30 years ago.
 
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