been a month or so since i posted as i was totally wrong about ohio state early. i assumed they would be hot out of the gate and that kevin wilson would have this offense humming in game 2 against oklahoma.... i was totally wrong!!
BUT .... if you havent been paying attention this team is not a team that anyone should have any interest in playing. the defense has started to gel. the dline is absurdly deep with talent and the young dbs are finally playing well in press coverage.
but the biggest improvement of this team is by far and away the offense. losing redshirt soph branden bowen may end up hurting this team against penn state, thats yet to be known. but last night demetrious knox 4 star redshirt junior finally decided to show he was more than a turnstile. i did see him get confused in pass pro a couple of times but for the most part he was solid. Joe Thomas Barret is completing 72% of his passes since the oklahoma loss 21 td zero picks!!!!! he is hitting guys in stride and all of a sudden he is able to throw balls over 10 yards with precision... weird what a competent o coordinator and a former NFL coach as your qb coach will do for your development.
i haven't posted it but the last 4 weeks i was all over ohio state team total over as this offense is humming!! although its been against weaker comp if this oline is able to maintain against a stiffer dline in penn state expect points to be aplenty in 2 weeks when the nitts roll into town....
also penn state looks very beatable now. all i hear in the media is saquon.. saqoin, saquon.... last i checked sans 1 big gain against northwestern late in the game when their lack of depth finally showed.... the vaunted barkley was held to 1.3 ypc.... against indiana the prior week he was held to 2.8 ypc.. surely not much to be impressed with esp considering those 2 defenses are average against the run. im certainly not buying barkley heisman futures esp with 3 straight nasty defensive lines he has to go up against UM, Ohio state and then sparty. i could honestly see penn state going 0-3 over this tough stretch. I have had this spot circled since the schedule opened up. kinda reminds me of ohio states 2016 stretch when they played 3 straight teams coming off of a bye week and the last 2 being wisky and penn state were on the road at night. when luck struck and penn state was gifted a W. this is the big tens schedulers equivalent of the bill for that spot last year.
I love that this ohio state team is coming into this game under the radar. i think they were written off after week 2. grab some popcorn and get ready for a 2014 run!! haters welcome or even boom can come talk about how good clemson is!
been a month or so since i posted as i was totally wrong about ohio state early. i assumed they would be hot out of the gate and that kevin wilson would have this offense humming in game 2 against oklahoma.... i was totally wrong!!
BUT .... if you havent been paying attention this team is not a team that anyone should have any interest in playing. the defense has started to gel. the dline is absurdly deep with talent and the young dbs are finally playing well in press coverage.
but the biggest improvement of this team is by far and away the offense. losing redshirt soph branden bowen may end up hurting this team against penn state, thats yet to be known. but last night demetrious knox 4 star redshirt junior finally decided to show he was more than a turnstile. i did see him get confused in pass pro a couple of times but for the most part he was solid. Joe Thomas Barret is completing 72% of his passes since the oklahoma loss 21 td zero picks!!!!! he is hitting guys in stride and all of a sudden he is able to throw balls over 10 yards with precision... weird what a competent o coordinator and a former NFL coach as your qb coach will do for your development.
i haven't posted it but the last 4 weeks i was all over ohio state team total over as this offense is humming!! although its been against weaker comp if this oline is able to maintain against a stiffer dline in penn state expect points to be aplenty in 2 weeks when the nitts roll into town....
also penn state looks very beatable now. all i hear in the media is saquon.. saqoin, saquon.... last i checked sans 1 big gain against northwestern late in the game when their lack of depth finally showed.... the vaunted barkley was held to 1.3 ypc.... against indiana the prior week he was held to 2.8 ypc.. surely not much to be impressed with esp considering those 2 defenses are average against the run. im certainly not buying barkley heisman futures esp with 3 straight nasty defensive lines he has to go up against UM, Ohio state and then sparty. i could honestly see penn state going 0-3 over this tough stretch. I have had this spot circled since the schedule opened up. kinda reminds me of ohio states 2016 stretch when they played 3 straight teams coming off of a bye week and the last 2 being wisky and penn state were on the road at night. when luck struck and penn state was gifted a W. this is the big tens schedulers equivalent of the bill for that spot last year.
I love that this ohio state team is coming into this game under the radar. i think they were written off after week 2. grab some popcorn and get ready for a 2014 run!! haters welcome or even boom can come talk about how good clemson is!
He's been better against awful competition. I think they told him to try not to do too much and simplify things. Dobbins still needs more touches. Still need to see him be accurate on the deep ball. Penn State is much more than just an offense. That defense is legit. That's the biggest improvement I've seen from watching them this year. McSorely will be the guy that needs to be stopped, not Barkley. He can do what Baker Mayfield did to the Bucks... keep plays alive. It's gonna be a great game.
He's been better against awful competition. I think they told him to try not to do too much and simplify things. Dobbins still needs more touches. Still need to see him be accurate on the deep ball. Penn State is much more than just an offense. That defense is legit. That's the biggest improvement I've seen from watching them this year. McSorely will be the guy that needs to be stopped, not Barkley. He can do what Baker Mayfield did to the Bucks... keep plays alive. It's gonna be a great game.
Penn state is def the litmus test. Id put the over/ under in Psu next 3 games at 1.5... thats a tough 3 game stretch. And i kinda disagree they arent nearly as good as advertised imho. BUT i have been wrong before.
I agree comp gas been weak but this offense has been arranged to fit a round peg into a round hole vs last 2 years.
Penn state is def the litmus test. Id put the over/ under in Psu next 3 games at 1.5... thats a tough 3 game stretch. And i kinda disagree they arent nearly as good as advertised imho. BUT i have been wrong before.
I agree comp gas been weak but this offense has been arranged to fit a round peg into a round hole vs last 2 years.
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