Game Thread tOSU vs. Western M*ch*g*n, Sep 26 2015 @ 3:30 ET, ABC/ESPN2

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[scarletngray]

Really surprised we didn't see him on a stationary bike during the game.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

I respect Mike Hart. He's the NCAA all time leader in yards on a stationary bike.

 

[gmen6981]

I respect Mike Hart. He's the NCAA all time leader in yards on a stationary bike.

Didn't he also win the Tour de Sideline in 07?

 

[Bestbuck36]

OK, this year CJ doesn't have a 6'1" 7 foot high jumper who can go up and get the ball...

Don't need one if he reads and lets fly. Jus sayin :cheers:

 

[cincibuck]

Don't need one if he reads and lets fly. Jus sayin :cheers:

OK, but he did hit two passes of over 30 yards in the first half and I'm just into the 2nd quarter. Let me finish up and get back to you. Let's also give credit to the WMU DBs who played a tough man-to-man. Unlike previous weeks, CJ hit his short passes, didn't force the pass, didn't screw up hand offs. In short he played much better than he has since the Va Tech game.

 

[jwinslow]

Don't need one if he reads and lets fly. Jus sayin :cheers:

He absolutely needs one, especially when November hits and passes stop flying perfectly. Devin's speed was by far his second best attribute.

 

[C-busBuck]

Please... Please... Stop running the wildcat. It epic fails almost every time.

 

[bukIpower]

Please... Please... Stop running the wildcat. It epic fails almost every time.

agreed... it's been a drive killer. Outside of THE spin.

 

[cincibuck]

Please... Please... Stop running the wildcat. It epic fails almost every time.

agreed... it's been a drive killer. Outside of THE spin.

Question: does it set up another play? I dunno. But I wonder if it's used to set something else up in the offense, or to see how the defense reacts in order to get a certain read for other plays, or is it in the back of Urban's mind that before the season is out, Brax is going to stop and throw the ball?

 

[Poe McKnoe]

There's nothing about the wildcat that says you need to throw out of it for it to be successful. It's a straight up numbers game. There's supposed to be an added blocker since you are basically eliminating the QB. We used to run it with Boom Herron, with some effectiveness. Darren McFadden never threw out of it. A pop pass or misdirection would be effective out of it, however.

But if you can't block it up properly, or the runner isn't finding the lanes that are being blocked properly, then that's what you are seeing recently.

 

[Jaxbuck]

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Didn't he also win the Tour de Sideline in 07?

He rode away with that title. He had the piss colored leader jersey for the whole thing.

 

[buckeyesin07]

There's nothing about the wildcat that says you need to throw out of it for it to be successful. It's a straight up numbers game.

...and that numbers game fails when the pass is not an option, as the defense brings everyone into the box.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

...and that numbers game fails when the pass is not an option, as the defense brings everyone into the box.

Right, so all of the teams that have run the wildcat have threatened a pass out of it?