Game Thread tOSU @ Indiana, Sat 10/3 @ 3:30p ET, ABC/ESPN2

[youra6]

Blocking has been okay. Cardale has been okay. Execution is worse than Avatar: Last Airbender the movie.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

First warning...

Probably the beer talking but I'll tone it down. Apologies. End of the day, these are just student athletes trying their hardest for THE Ohio State University. That was over the line on my part.

 

[buckeyebri]

We need to find a way to put the ball in the endzone. Bottom line if we keep kicking 23 yard field goals we will not be in contention for a B1G championship game. Defense has settled but of the offense is full of penalties, full of mistakes, and they have no fight at all.

How. With all this talent are we so bad?

I really think there are a lot of factors at play here. Indecision at the QB position, new offensive coaches, we haven't replaced the talent at WR, don't know how to use half of our offensive talent. I could go on...

 

[NFBuck]

Maybe tomorrow the niners can...oh, FML.

 

[gmen6981]

Beginning of the 1st quarter: beer. Beginning of the 2nd quarter: bourbon. Now: morphine

F**K that........I'm goin' straight to meth.

 

[Jake]

Meh, we'll pull out the win the way we have every other week.

As fans it's fine if we think that way. Unfortunately, it feels like our players (at least some of them) also have that mentality. It's a great way to lose to inferior opponents.

 

[RB07OSU]

I thought so too, but look at the passing stats. Just need to execute the running plays (I guess?).

Samuel needs the ball on the perimeter. Interior run game is getting shut down every play.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

I thought so too, but look at the passing stats. Just need to execute the running plays (I guess?).

He does hit big plays, but it's so inconsistent that without an amazing running game is causes a lot of 3 and outs. And when he gets to the RZ and the field shrinks he doesn't know what to do with himself. That's the main issue to me. He might throw for 400 today, but without the consistency it'll all come on 3 drives and they might get 10 points out of it.

 

[CookyPuss]

I doubt it's a coincidence.

this

 

[Hstead]

We kick a lot of FGs when we get first and goal with Cardale at QB because he cannot run the QB draw nor scramble for shit.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

I doubt it's a coincidence.

You and Taylor Martinez.

 

[dragurd]

I really think there are a lot of factors at play here. Indecision at the QB position, new offensive coaches, we haven't replaced the talent at WR, don't know how to use half of our offensive talent. I could go on...

Speaking of which. Where the hell was Samuel the entire first half?

 

[NFBuck]

We just failed to score a 1st half td against INDIANA.

 

[Saw31]

I thought the flag for block below the waist was fine. Can not go low at all down there. It tears up knees. He didn't have to go low. Get a body in front of him was enough.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Samuel needs the ball on the perimeter. Interior run game is getting shut down every play.

Yeah, WTF is up with him getting zero touches after a great game last week?