Game Thread: #2 Ohio State at. Indiana, 8 PM EST, ESPN (Thursday, August 31st)

[romeo212000]

No. They may have some with his potential but not at his level yet. You are right tho, I will be plenty nervous

Andrews will be one to keep an eye on.

 

[romeo212000]

Really? Hebie said Indiana has the best QB-WR combo Ohio State will face this season.

If you really believe that ...

 

[KingKoolKat75]

No I expected first game jitters to make it competitive but I certainly did not expect to be losing at the half. The first half was ugly, plain and simple. Dobbins was pretty much the only bright spot. There are two halves, however, and the 2nd half was beautiful. Every position group played better

Yeah it may have been ugly...but I expected it. Good news is they gained valuable experience.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

If you really believe that ...

Why should I believe you? I don' know enough about Oklahoma yet to form an opinion. I will get a chance to look at them this weekend.

 

[Wamu]

If you really believe that ...

Speaking of dynamic QB/WR combos good thing Ohio State doesn't play Purdue this year. The Buckeyes dodged a bullet.

 

[romeo212000]

Why should I believe you? I don' know enough about Oklahoma yet to form an opinion. I will get a chance to look at them this weekend.

You know Baker Mayfield is better than Legow...

 

[JuiceTheGator]

lol @ the refs having to let OSU DBs interfere with everything first half...only to have it be a blowout.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Speaking of dynamic QB/WR combos good thing Ohio State doesn't play Purdue this year. The Buckeyes dodged a bullet.

this is sarcasm I hope?

Purdue is going to be terrible. Their coach led a high powered offense at Western Kentucky, but all reports from the Purdue camp indicate they were still struggling to find an identity in camp.

 

[Wamu]

this is sarcasm I hope?

Purdue is going to be terrible. Their coach led a high powered offense at Western Kentucky, but all reports from the Purdue camp indicate they were still struggling to find an identity in camp.

Me sarcastic? Never! So does anyone else think that Purdue, Vanderbilt, Oregon State & Kansas will make the Playoff this year?

 

[KingKoolKat75]

You know Baker Mayfield is better than Legow...

OSU has a plan....they will dress the D-line in police uniforms. No..but yeah Oklahoma has the better QB.

 

[fishinabarrel]

lol @ the refs having to let OSU DBs interfere with everything first half...only to have it be a blowout.

The refs were letting DBs on both sides be physical. If Ohio State got away with more, it was only bc Indiana threw it 150 times

 

[JuiceTheGator]

The refs were letting DBs on both sides be physical. If Ohio State got away with more, it was only bc Indiana threw it 150 times

Just relax, Francine. My comment didn't reflect on OSU in any way...only that the spread protection force was over zealous in the 1st half.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

You don't think a power house like Oklahoma doesn't have a FEW Cobbs on the roster? They sure as hell have a better QB

I think both fan bases will be nervous going into the OSU-OK game

What hurt OSU was the size of both outside WR's for IU. Both were 6'4+ and if you play man against bigger WR's, you can just throw it up and let them make plays against much smaller CB's.

And Oklahoma will have talented WR's, but Cobb will be one of the best WR's OSU will see all year. They were already projecting him as a 2nd-4th round pick in the upcoming NFL draft and he didn't even play last year.

The two big outside WR's forced OSU to drop their safeties back over the top and start playing zone coverage. I believe OU only has one big WR on the outside, so I can see OSU starting in man and if OU proves they can make plays in the air (as Cobb did), they will go to the zone with the safeties back.

I'd be more worried about the OSU passing game than anything else. The final stats looked good after the game, but it was skewed by YAC, which you can't rely on to be successful long term.

 

[outofyourmind]

lol @ the refs having to let OSU DBs interfere with everything first half...only to have it be a blowout.

I thought I was the only one who saw this.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Just relax, Francine. My comment didn't reflect on OSU in any way...only that the spread protection force was over zealous in the 1st half.

Not upset. Just commenting that the refs were pretty content in letting the Dbs play physical and generally only called it when it was very obvious. I prefer that type of game opposed to te crews that call every little touch

 

[romeo212000]

What hurt OSU was the size of both outside WR's for IU. Both were 6'4+ and if you play man against bigger WR's, you can just throw it up and let them make plays against much smaller CB's.

And Oklahoma will have talented WR's, but Cobb will be one of the best WR's OSU will see all year. They were already projecting him as a 2nd-4th round pick in the upcoming NFL draft and he didn't even play last year.

The two big outside WR's forced OSU to drop their safeties back over the top and start playing zone coverage. I believe OU only has one big WR on the outside, so I can see OSU starting in man and if OU proves they can make plays in the air (as Cobb did), they will go to the zone with the safeties back.

I'd be more worried about the OSU passing game than anything else. The final stats looked good after the game, but it was skewed by YAC, which you can't rely on to be successful long term.

No. Andrews and Mead are both big outside receivers with experience. They also have a couple of really good looking freshmen with size that should see some time as well.

 

[Tharvot]

Played out about how I thought it would. Decent opponent on the road to start the season, always going to be tough going early on. Plus, Indiana has given Ohio State issues in the recent years so i was somewhat nervous about the game.

Buckeyes made halftime adjustments and looked like the #2 team in the country in the second half.

Good warmup for OU since the Sooners have a similar offensive style to IU. Good to get those young corners tested by fire early.

 

[romeo212000]

Played out about how I thought it would. Decent opponent on the road to start the season, always going to be tough going early on. Plus, Indiana has given Ohio State issues in the recent years so i was somewhat nervous about the game.

Buckeyes made halftime adjustments and looked like the #2 team in the country in the second half.

Good warmup for OU since the Sooners have a similar offensive style to IU. Good to get those young corners tested by fire early.

Similar how? We won't be playing at that pace or passing 95% of downs.

 

[Tharvot]

Similar how? We won't be playing at that pace or passing 95% of downs.

OU spreads it out and passes it around a lot to receivers.

IU and Tech are probably the most similar in offensive style, but it's still a decent warmup for a spread offense.

 

[romeo212000]

OU spreads it out and passes it around a lot to receivers.

IU and Tech are probably the most similar in offensive style, but it's still a decent warmup for a spread offense.

Maybe compared to anyone else in the B1G, but don't be mistaken. Oklahoma and tech don't run the same offense. For one thing the blocking schemes are different, especially on run plays. Should help y'all prepare for this quick passes that will be a part of our plan I'm sure.