Willyville Guy

The “live look at Jim Tressel” posts on Twitter were killing me yesterday.

We’re moving on to Maryland. ??‍♂️

White was hitting as hard as anyone today - he definitely earned more playing time.

Agree - particularly with #2. Good to see some new numbers out there. There was a McCall sighting early on, and Tyreke Smith had good reps too.

Probably leaving but I was much more sure of that a month ago than I am today.

The final stretch. Only two home games left for this team. Millitary Appreciation Day in the Shoe. Let’s see what the 2018 squad is made of. Go Bucks.

Let’s leave the health issue alone for now. The offensive scheme was a mess heading into the bye week. Urban insists on running the ball based on reads out of the shotgun, which only works if there’s a threat of a QB run. Haskins won’t run; he seems to have regressed in that regard. So defenses collapse the zone read knowing that the QB will never keep it. Seems to me that the better move is to put Haskins under center and hand the ball off with an extra blocker back there to protect the RBs, but Urban won’t do it. Won’t even practice it. Ohio State is not a top ten team in my mind unless they sort out how to match a scheme with the incredible talent on the roster.

It took until November but it finally looks like Wade will start at Safety over Pryor. That should help even though I don’t think Pryor is that terrible. Bigger surprise is no changes at all on the OL even though the bench is stacked with young blue chip recruits. What does an underclassman have to do to play at Ohio State?

The sense is that even at 80% he's good but not special, and they need him to be special to accomplish their goals.

I live in Chicago and hear three common refrains: 1. Howard is awesome and badly underused by the coaching staff. Fans here want to protect Mitch by emphasising the run. The Bears often do the opposite. 2. Mack's health is more important than any remaining game in 2018. It would be fine with most fans here if the Bears put him on the shelf because nobody is seriously thinking about a championship this year, but they are for next year. 3. Cohen is very quick and makes plays when he gets the ball on the edge or in space.

Who’s behind Peterman? Pryor?

It’s true that all the team goals are still alive, but if the bigger issues with the coaches and lack of fire are not fixed — and I’m not sure they can be fixed this year — then I’m concerned that a playoff game would be a very bad situation for this particular group. But I like the optimism and know there is plenty of talent and skill at OSU right now, so let’s see how it goes.

That Team Up North

That’s the way I see it. He has done a remarkable job building that program back up, but he’s also taken absolutely horrible home losses during a time when the team appeared poised to take the next step.

They’ve been through a lot this season. I see fatigue at every level.

Like last year? Whatever. I don’t trust any unit on this team in a playoff other than QB and WR. Time for the bye week.

Right and this one hurts bad because Nick Bosa only started three times and never played a full game for OSU.

Agree. And for me personally, I will always be thankful for the times when I got to enjoy watching a Bosa blow up offenses for the Silver Bullets. Legendary stuff from those boys.

With Bosa and healthy depth players on the D line, that unit was so dominant that it could overwhelm offenses and cover up issues on the back end. The injuries have left the entire defense badly exposed and now the team goals are in doubt from my perspective. It will take a historic performance by Haskins down the stretch and an incredible coaching job by Schiano and Grinch to get this sorted.

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Bama’s skill players were seriously dinged up last night and the team still rolled. Tua went down so Hurts came in and promptly launched a 40 yd bomb on the money to some kid I never heard of.

Lots of issues but Isiah Prince is a real head scratcher for me. Can’t remember a worse game from the senior captain. There is good cause to be concerned about each game left on the schedule (except Nebraska ?). Sparty and TTUN are always tough. Purdue can absolutely take advantage of the defense. Maryland is playing well and a potential trap. Buckle up.

Michigan is getting better every week. The Game is going to be wild this year (again).

Looks like Tua just hurt himself sliding in the bama game. Something is off with him.