Game Thread tOSU at Iowa, Sat Nov 20, 3:30 ET, ABC/ESPN

[Steve19]

Stanzi a class act in that interview.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Stanzi a class act in that interview.

I thought all of the Hawkeyes acquitted themselves quite well in spite of repeated "invitations" to say something that could have made headlines for the wrong reasons.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Stanzi a class act in that interview.

QFT

 

[billmac91]

He can either keep running at regular speed, run out of bounds, then turn around and run back to the huddle.
or
He can slow up a little bit and lower his shoulder into a guy coming at him.

A guy who doesn't like contact usually takes option A.

He slows down out of instinct to protect his body. If he knows he can get to the sideline without taking contact he usually does. The times he slows down, gets low, and protects his body isn't for extra yardage or for the joy of contact. In fact, most of the time even though there is contact, he isn't going forward. He is just bracing his body for the blow.

It looks odd for someone so athletic. In contrast, and this isn't a knock, a guy like Cam Newton lowers the boom and falls forward. A guy like Vince did the same thing. Those guys gave out punishment and had no problem falling forward and taking the hits.

Which leaves me scratching my head when they call quick options with Terrelle, and he just routinely tip-toes to the sideline not wanting to turn upfield. It's just not in his comfort zone.

Hell, Terrelle has acknowledged such on hi stwitter page about a month ago. He called it hater day and answered questions from people knocking him. Someone said, "can you stop being a p#ssy, and put your head down when finishing runs like Newton". His simple response was, "No."

Which is fine. I agree with Maxbuck in that he should avoid the hits. I just get frustrated with some of the playcalling asking him to be physical and at the same time some people trying to compare him to Cam Newton/Denard Robinson/Vince Young.

They aren't the same types of QB's. Terrelle is a freak athlete trying to be Troy Smith and become a better pocket QB. Vince and Cam were/are QB's who utilized their best assets at the detriment of becoming NFL QB's.

 

[BB73]

Couldn't OSU have opted to have the offside applied to the kickoff? Where's BB73 when I need him?

I was at the game - and there's no option to enforce the offsides on an XP on the kickoff when it's the only violation. Rule 10-2-5.XII Link

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I dunno.....maybe he has bad instincts then. It seems to me that not slowing down is the best way to not get hit. This is what I'm thinking about when I see him slow down.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ynPh4tF5Bc"]YouTube - Terrelle Pryor vs Minnesota Defender(Huge Hit)[/ame]

 

[BB73]

Players of the week for the game at Iowa.

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The Ohio State football coaching staff has selected its weekly award winners for outstanding play in Saturday?s 20-17 win at Iowa.

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was the offensive player of the week.

Linebacker Brian Rolle was the defensive player of the week.

Kicker Devin Barclay was the player of the week on the special units.

Mike Adams was named as the Jim Parker lineman of the week.

The Attack Force award on defense went to John Simon, and the Jack Tatum award for the best big hit of the week went to Jermale Hines.

Players of the week on the scout teams: Rod Smith (offense); Darryl Baldwin (defense); Julian Vann (special units).

 

[Yertle]

Players of the week for the game at Iowa.

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Hell yeah, TP! OPoW was well deserved. Haters go away.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

I only wish Tressel could motivated his team like Urban Meyer and Mack Brown. Those guys go 14-0 every year, right?

This year, there's a decent chance that Tressel will win as many games as Meyer and Brown combined.

A good thing in a starting QB.

Those who call on Pryor to take on more of a Beanie Wells persona and run like a fullback are so stupid I really have no time for them. Every so often a Tim Tebow comes along who is so solidly built that they can do stuff like this and get away with it. But there are not many Tebows out there, and wanting your QB to be more macho when it comes to contact is idiotic.

Exactly. Who wants to see Pryor truck some linebacker and separate his shoulder? Well, probably some Ohio State "fans"....

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I see you have fans in quotes.....so I can only assume you're talking about Herbie

 

[BB73]

Jeff Amey's breakdown of the game in Iowa City.

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Run/Pass Breakdown​

69 Total Plays--353 yards--5.1 yards per play
33 pass (48%)--18/33 for 196 yards 1 TD 2 INT
36 rush (52%) for 157 yards 1 TD--4.4 ypc

10 Offensive Possessions
Ave. of 6.9 plays--35.3 yards
Ave. start--OSU 30

1st Down--30 plays (43%) for 182 yards
15 pass (50%)--10/15 for 104 yards
15 rush (50%) for 78 yards--5.2 ypc
Ave. gain of 6.1 yards

2nd Down--22 plays (32%) for 80 yards
9 pass (41%)--5/9 for 49 yards 1 TD 1 INT
13 rush (59%) for 31 yards 1 TD--2.4 ypc
Ave. of 7.7 yards to go
Ave. gain of 3.6 yards

3rd Down--15 plays (22%) for 65 yards
9 pass (60%)--3/9 for 43 yards 1 INT
6 rush (40%) for 22 yards--3.7 ypc
Ave. of 6.1 yards to go
Ave. gain of 4.3 yards
Conversions--7/15 (47%)

4th Down--2 plays (3%) for 26 yards
2 rush (100%) for 26 yards--13.0 ypc
Ave. of 6.5 yards to go
Ave. gain of 13.0 yards
Conversions--2/2 (100%)

Playaction Passing
10/20 for 124 yards 1 INT

First Downs Earned--21 total
9 by pass
11 by rush
1 by penalty

Formation Breakdown​

Two Back Formations--31 plays (45%)
12 pass (38%)--7/12 for 86 yards 1 TD 1 INT
19 rush (62%) for 69 yards 1 TD--3.6 ypc

Shotgun Formations--35 plays (51%)
19 pass (54%)--9/19 for 101 yards 1 INT
16 rush (46%) for 86 yards--5.4 ypc

One Back/Empty Formations--3 plays (4%)
2 pass (67%)--2/2 for 9 yards
1 rush (33%) for 2 yards--2.0 ypc

RUN TYPE BREAKDOWN--36 attempts​

Base/Iso--12 (33%) for 32 yards--2.7 ypc
Counter/Trap--1 (3%) for 3 yards--3.0 ypc
Option--9 (25%) for 43 yards--4.8 ypc
Power--2 (6%) for 13 yards 1 TD--6.5 ypc
QB run/scramble--10 (28%) for 51 yards--5.1 ypc
Stretch--2 (6%) for 15 yards--7.5 ypc


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