YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 This team is different ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thanks for bringing in Neb/Rut/Mary to the B1G so they could lose 210-8 on a given weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: This team is different ? Yes, yes they are. I said over the summer that they’d be better with Ryan Day and people looked at me like I had 12 heads. This team is as dominant as any that I can recall. They are explosive on offense and devastating on defense. They take the ball away and never give it away. There is blue chip talent everywhere and good coaching. Assuming that they stay healthy, there is no ceiling. Edited September 29, 2019 by Kirby Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: Yes, yes they are. I said over the summer that they’d be better with Ryan Day and people looked at me like I had 12 heads. This team is as dominant as any that I can recall. They are explosive on offense and devastating on defense. They take the ball away and never give it away. There is blue chip talent everywhere and good coaching. Assuming that they stay healthy, there is no ceiling. It is interesting. Do you think there is a chance Urban held them back a bit the last two years? The players seem to be playing with more freedom and more enjoyment to me. Or is this just a more talented group? Or a bit of both? Edited September 29, 2019 by GunnerBill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: It is interesting. Do you think there is a chance Urban held them back a bit the last two years? The players seem to be playing with more freedom and more enjoyment to me. Or is this just a more talented group? Or a bit of both? The biggest difference, to me, is the defensive coaching. This is by and large the same group of players they had last year. I don’t know if urban was holding them back but I do think he’s stubborn in his scheme/play calling on offense and Day is much more open. Ultimately their recruiting success over the years is showing. Urban used to shine in close games at the end, he always had the team that was more mentally tough and physicallly strong. We haven’t seen Day in a close game late yet, but I’m ok if that doesn’t happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: It is interesting. Do you think there is a chance Urban held them back a bit the last two years? The players seem to be playing with more freedom and more enjoyment to me. Or is this just a more talented group? Or a bit of both? A bit of both. The talent is certainly there. The defensive coaching is WAY better. In terms of Urban, he just believed that his offense would work even when it didn’t. When I saw Haskins running zone read I wanted to jump through the TV. That’s not his game. He is a great recruiter and big game coach. He’s a legend. It just feels to me like they attack more now. Foot on the throat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I hope that Ohio State advances to the #1 slot after Clemson had to hang on for a 1 point win over North Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said: I hope that Ohio State advances to the #1 slot after Clemson had to hang on for a 1 point win over North Carolina. would be nice doesn’t matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said: A bit of both. The talent is certainly there. The defensive coaching is WAY better. In terms of Urban, he just believed that his offense would work even when it didn’t. When I saw Haskins running zone read I wanted to jump through the TV. That’s not his game. He is a great recruiter and big game coach. He’s a legend. It just feels to me like they attack more now. Foot on the throat I'm not sure Urban's coaching held back the team, but his hiring practices did. Former LB coach and Urban's good friend Bill Davis certainly held back the defense. Zach Smith held back the WRs, and his relationship to Urban and Ohio State is well documented. Schiano is similar but not as egregious. Now that the "relationship" hires are gone and top-end coaches are developing the top-tier talent that Urban brought in, the team looks angry and fast again like it did in Urban's first few years. Hopefully Day sees that lesson from the end of Urban's tenure and learns from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Worried about overconfidence heading into a night game with sparty. Everyone seems to be predicting another blow out. I hope we don’t get “Tressled.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Willyville Guy said: Worried about overconfidence heading into a night game with sparty. Everyone seems to be predicting another blow out. I hope we don’t get “Tressled.” Seriously. I don’t think some of these people remember ‘98. Those scars simply don’t heal. They may remember 2013 and 2015, but think they were flukes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Used to watching Sparty crumble like Andy Reid in the clutch moments of important games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, row_33 said: Used to watching Sparty crumble like Andy Reid in the clutch moments of important games. Except vs tOSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Except vs tOSU i thought Penn State was your bugaboo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 MSU is a home bugaboo PSU is a road bugaboo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Willyville Guy said: MSU is a home bugaboo PSU is a road bugaboo STILL so much to learn.... i will be watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 9 hours ago, row_33 said: STILL so much to learn.... i will be watching Sparty hasn’t beaten osu in E Lansing in 2 decades. Columbus, however.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I cheer for at least one team in the B1G to go undefeated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Poor #18 for MSU, I couldn’t have done worse sitting on my couch on that fake out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Biggest crushing of Spartans since the overthrow of the 30 Tyrants in 403 BC, with a small uprising crushed a few years later Edited October 6, 2019 by row_33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.