Tequilla's Ohio State Post Mortem Thoughts
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90% of the upperclassmen are mercenary transfers we can just get more of
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As fun and good as 2016 and 2022 were, they didn't feature any wins as big as beating the Buckeyes this year would have been.
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*2023
And I disagree. The win over Texas in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl was a huge win in the playoffs.
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I trust my eyes, and the offensive and defensive lines are definitely not close to top tier and nowhere close to being able to compete against the best the B1G has to offer.
I hate to think what the score would have been if this game was at the Shoe (ILTCITSIDT).
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********2023*******
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The "showed them we didn't think we could compete" narrative is total nonsense. The problem is that it didn't work, period. Oregon ran a fake against Maryland? in the 1st half last year because the game was tied or close and Husky fans were all over them for having to run a fake to beat the Terps.
They did it again this year against Oregon State in the first half of a close game. If it hadn't worked was Lanning sending a message to his team that he didn't think they could win? I get that the Beev is not Buck but this is armchair echo chamber nonsense. Do you seriously think the players would demotivate because the coach faked a FG? If that's the case TSIO and Fisch should be door ass out.Hell, Lanning did that semi onside kick thing against, checks notes, OHIO STATE last year because he KNEW they needed to win the possession battle. It worked and they won by 1 point. When it works it's "BIG BALLS LFG". When it doesn't work it's "He's sending the wrong message!". Come on. You're making shit up because you're unhappy with the result.
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I agree that the message is overrated. I just don't think you call a fake FG in the 2nd quarter when you have the momentum, a very good kicker, and can put points on the board at home.
Where Fisch & Doherty Sarked it was in not giving the ball to Coleman enough in the 2nd half.
I bet Walters wants that blitz call back but overall the D played well enough to win if the offense had done its job though Ohio State has NFL guys at pretty much every position on D.
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The refs also legitimately fucked UW egregiously.
They need to do a warning for a sideline infraction first, and that roughing the passer was game breaking.
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The fake field goal was stupid on multiple levels. One, it was unnecessary at that point in the game (and yeah, I know the fakes are supposed to come when the other team doesn't expect it, but that just seemed to be poorly timed — and Ohio State was coached up and ready for it); two, a FG would have gotten you within one score; and three — which is the biggest part of the absurdity to me — the play that was called had no shot whatsoever of being successful. It was like half the team was executing (or lack thereof) to one play call and the other half executing (or lack thereof) to another. You only run those plays if everyone is on the same page, and clearly they were not.
Ridiculously poor coaching. Fisch gets an F for effort on the day for that play alone.
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It's not often we agree. The Doog was skrong around here.
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