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CJ's best running plays against VT and Bama (IIRC) looked to be power, but with Zeke filling the role of lead blocker. He was much better at that than any kind of option.
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TheStoicPaisano
But I didn't, so it doesn't
Just busting chops, but that formation ain't gonna work unless we're under CFL rules.
I do think we'll see plenty 12 personnel sets with both Vannett and Baugh. They started with that in Champaign.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
UNDERWHELMING OPPONENTS BEHIND IT, OHIO STATE DIVES HEADFIRST INTO 'DO OR DIE TIME' OF 2015 AND MICHIGAN STATE WEEK
Pat Elflein remembers the first time he saw it. He knew what was coming first, but not last.
"I noticed it, but we had Virginia Tech first," Ohio State's starting right guard said Monday. "That's what I was focusing on."
It is the 2015 Ohio State football schedule. The slate pitted the Buckeyes with a rematch in Week 1 on Labor Day Night against the lone team it lost to in 2014, Frank Beamer's Hokies. Then, nothing really caught your eye until mid-November, when Michigan State was scheduled to visit Ohio Stadium and then the Buckeyes headed to Ann Arbor for its annual end-of-season bout with Michigan a week later.
That time is finally upon the defending national champions of college football.
"You see it just how we see it. It's do or die time. Make it or break it these last few games," Elflein said. "If we want what we're training for, we have to show up one game at a time and prepare, prepare, prepare."
Elflein and his teammates downed Virginia Tech and their next nine opponents to debut and stay at No. 3 in the first two sets of College Football Playoff rankings. They're in great position, but really, truly haven't been challenged yet.
Michigan State, though, presents an entirely different animal. Mark Dantonio recruits in the same area as Urban Meyer. The Spartans are the only team in the Big Ten to beat the Buckeyes in what is now Meyer's fourth season at the helm. At 9-1, they too are battling for Big Ten East and national positioning.
The bar's been raised, and Meyer is aware of it.
"I'm very concerned. I live my life concerned so, yeah, we'll go out and practice," Meyer said Monday. "We're facing the best defensive line maybe in college football. Theirs and ours are very comparable and just very, very good players. One of the best quarterbacks in Big Ten history."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...e-dives-headfirst-into-do-or-die-time-of-2015
Pat Elflein remembers the first time he saw it. He knew what was coming first, but not last.
"I noticed it, but we had Virginia Tech first," Ohio State's starting right guard said Monday. "That's what I was focusing on."
It is the 2015 Ohio State football schedule. The slate pitted the Buckeyes with a rematch in Week 1 on Labor Day Night against the lone team it lost to in 2014, Frank Beamer's Hokies. Then, nothing really caught your eye until mid-November, when Michigan State was scheduled to visit Ohio Stadium and then the Buckeyes headed to Ann Arbor for its annual end-of-season bout with Michigan a week later.
That time is finally upon the defending national champions of college football.
"You see it just how we see it. It's do or die time. Make it or break it these last few games," Elflein said. "If we want what we're training for, we have to show up one game at a time and prepare, prepare, prepare."
Elflein and his teammates downed Virginia Tech and their next nine opponents to debut and stay at No. 3 in the first two sets of College Football Playoff rankings. They're in great position, but really, truly haven't been challenged yet.
Michigan State, though, presents an entirely different animal. Mark Dantonio recruits in the same area as Urban Meyer. The Spartans are the only team in the Big Ten to beat the Buckeyes in what is now Meyer's fourth season at the helm. At 9-1, they too are battling for Big Ten East and national positioning.
The bar's been raised, and Meyer is aware of it.
"I'm very concerned. I live my life concerned so, yeah, we'll go out and practice," Meyer said Monday. "We're facing the best defensive line maybe in college football. Theirs and ours are very comparable and just very, very good players. One of the best quarterbacks in Big Ten history."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...e-dives-headfirst-into-do-or-die-time-of-2015
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Sparty can be run on. If we can run the ball we will win the game. Sparty's pass D is pretty suspect as well. I like how our Defense is playing right now. It's starting to peak at just the right time. Cooks shoulder injury could play a major role in the game, especially if Diesel or Bosa "welcome" him to Ohio.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
VIDEOS: HEAR FROM OHIO STATE'S JOEY BOSA, TAYLOR DECKER, PAT ELFLEIN, ELI APPLE, RAEKWON MCMILLAN, CHRIS ASH AND TONY ALFORD
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
PRESSER BULLETS: URBAN MEYER, OHIO STATE SET TO BRACE FOR SHOWDOWN AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY AT OHIO STADIUM
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-to-brace-for-showdown-against-michigan-state
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-to-brace-for-showdown-against-michigan-state
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bukIpower
Head Coach
That's just it though... their pass defense is suspect and we will run on ANYONE. Only teams that have a shot against us are teams that can make us one dimensional (particularly if they limit our run) so if you cant do either that great you're in for a long day.
MSU can win this game but it will be more about what we don't do instead of what they can do. If we play turnover free and limit penalties we will win.
MSU can throw it but they can't run it... another not so good thing when facing a osu defense with perhaps one of the best secondaries. Teams have to be able to run the ball to beat osu. Something they cannot do with consistency.
I think we win rather comfortably 42-20
Fair warning though I will be a even bigger pain in the ass whiney bitch on game day if Aarons Burbridge goes for 150+ when that's all they have. Double that guy and force someone else to make plays because I'm fairly confident that no one can
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lowbuck
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Imho our secondary is the biggest piece I am worried about in this game. I don't expect them to beat us on the ground. If we protect the ball and the play calling is sensible we should be in good shape if the secondary holds up their end.
My gut says their focus is going to be on pass plays that use a lot of misdirection to blow assignments and coverage as opposed to precision routes. This will be a big test for not just the players but the coordinators on both sides of the ball to call a good game. There have been stretches where it felt like the scheming was a bit lackadaisical especially on offense.
My gut says their focus is going to be on pass plays that use a lot of misdirection to blow assignments and coverage as opposed to precision routes. This will be a big test for not just the players but the coordinators on both sides of the ball to call a good game. There have been stretches where it felt like the scheming was a bit lackadaisical especially on offense.
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Yeah, it will be interesting to see how they do passing the ball with Cooks shoulder. One hit and he could be gone for the day. It's their TE that concerns me.
On Offense we have to get the past pro problems resolved. Our TE's need to step up and provide help out on the edge. Fortunately we have Barretts mobility to help as well.
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