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#4 Ohio State 63, Penn State 14

  • LJ
    Penn State has the #26 passing O in the country, but only 11 passing TD. They are one of the worst rushing offenses OSU will have faced in the B1G this year (#79).

    Average scoring defense.
  • vball10set
    OSU by 21, Hyde w/200+...GO BUCKS!!!
  • rrfan
    Buckeye Defense needs to shape up in the passing game. Hyde is the MVP of the team and I will take the Bucks by 2 scores.
  • Heretic
    I'd expect the same sort of game as against Iowa. Bucks have too much versatility and athleticism on offense for PSU to stop them, but the game is close most of the way (and ends at about a two-score margin), because they'll easily be able to get down the field in 5-10 yard chunks against OSU's AWESOME "lay three yards off all the receivers" style of pass coverage.

    With the saving grace being that, from the stats LJ posted, PSU is great at dinking and dunking their way down the field, but not so great at finishing drives with 7 apparently.
  • LJ
    Heretic;1521178 wrote:I'd expect the same sort of game as against Iowa. Bucks have too much versatility and athleticism on offense for PSU to stop them, but the game is close most of the way (and ends at about a two-score margin), because they'll easily be able to get down the field in 5-10 yard chunks against OSU's AWESOME "lay three yards off all the receivers" style of pass coverage.

    With the saving grace being that, from the stats LJ posted, PSU is great at dinking and dunking their way down the field, but not so great at finishing drives with 7 apparently.
    They are a bit more of a downfield team than a dink and dunk. Hackenberg has a big accurate arm. They attack the sidelines and the seams hard. A lot less slants, hitches and TE drags than what Iowa ran.

    PSU scores 96% of the time they are in the redzone. 23 redzone attempts, 16 td and 6 fg.
  • dlazz
    OSU is ripe for one of those offensive blowouts (like Nebraska last year).

    OSU: 60+
    PSU: 28
  • Rotinaj
    OSU wins 38-17.
  • Heretic
    LJ;1521197 wrote:They are a bit more of a downfield team than a dink and dunk. Hackenberg has a big accurate arm. They attack the sidelines and the seams hard. A lot less slants, hitches and TE drags than what Iowa ran.

    PSU scores 96% of the time they are in the redzone. 23 redzone attempts, 16 td and 6 fg.
    I just think that if OSU plays the same sort of defense as they did against Iowa (laying off short routes, in particular), it'll be a lot easier for PSU to move the ball in small chunks. OSU has the athletes to make going deep risky, but if they're giving cushions, the inside stuff is open all day long unless there's legit pressure on the QB.

    But that could be partly due to how I nearly screamed myself hoarse Saturday afternoon at how easily Iowa was getting those 5-10 yard completions and marching down the field -- to where I'm just totally pissed off and 100% sure that as long as any remotely competent team plays safe and smart, they could do the same with ease.
  • Mohican00
    dlazz;1521329 wrote:OSU: 60+

    not gonna happen
  • ohiobucks1
    OSU 49
    PSU 30
  • se-alum
    Heretic;1521433 wrote:I just think that if OSU plays the same sort of defense as they did against Iowa (laying off short routes, in particular), it'll be a lot easier for PSU to move the ball in small chunks. OSU has the athletes to make going deep risky, but if they're giving cushions, the inside stuff is open all day long unless there's legit pressure on the QB.

    But that could be partly due to how I nearly screamed myself hoarse Saturday afternoon at how easily Iowa was getting those 5-10 yard completions and marching down the field -- to where I'm just totally pissed off and 100% sure that as long as any remotely competent team plays safe and smart, they could do the same with ease.
    The OSU defense is just too vanilla right now. They are too easy for even mediocre offenses to scheme against. Basically the formula right now is for OSU to score some kind of points on every possession, and for the defense to get 2 or 3 stops a game.
  • believer
    se-alum;1521645 wrote:Basically the formula right now is for OSU to score some kind of points on every possession, and for the defense to get 2 or 3 stops a game.
    Correct. In that game plan Hackenberg & Co. will put some points up too.

    Ohio State 35
    Penn State 24
  • LJ
    Heretic;1521433 wrote:I just think that if OSU plays the same sort of defense as they did against Iowa (laying off short routes, in particular), it'll be a lot easier for PSU to move the ball in small chunks. OSU has the athletes to make going deep risky, but if they're giving cushions, the inside stuff is open all day long unless there's legit pressure on the QB.

    But that could be partly due to how I nearly screamed myself hoarse Saturday afternoon at how easily Iowa was getting those 5-10 yard completions and marching down the field -- to where I'm just totally pissed off and 100% sure that as long as any remotely competent team plays safe and smart, they could do the same with ease.
    Their plan wasn't to lay off the short routes. The LB were supposed to be covering the flat and were getting sucked into play action. They were chasing the play into the flat every time. Shazier, Grant and Perry were all awful in coverage. Spence dropping into coverage was actually in his zone, but he just isn't a pass defender.

    The linebackers should not have had a problem with those TE. I would hope that they bring more pressure this week as just with any true freshman, Hackenberg is really bad under pressure. While not the best athlete, Hackenberg can throw strikes while on the move, kind of a Big Ben style. OSU needs to collapse the pocket around him and not let him extend the play.
  • dlazz
    Mohican00;1521513 wrote:not gonna happen
    IT WILL BECAUSE I SAY IT WILL
  • vdubb96
    dlazz;1521698 wrote:IT WILL BECAUSE I SAY IT WILL
    Then it surely won't
  • Automatik
    Just scored free tickets to the game. WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
  • vball10set
    Nice!
  • dlazz
    Automatik;1521853 wrote:Just scored free tickets to the game. WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
    You taking me?
  • Automatik
    Sorry friend, I was a late addition due to a cancellation.


    Gonna be a chilly eh? Low 40s for kickoff.
  • vball10set
  • LJ
    vball10set;1522580 wrote:
    There have been official dept commercials on the radio saying its a "pink out"
  • Automatik
    Yeah, I heard about the "pink out"

    I won't be participating. It's fucking stupid.
  • LJ
    http://www.pinkoutatohiostate.com
  • vball10set
    LJ;1522581 wrote:There have been official dept commercials on the radio saying its a "pink out"


    Kyle Rowland@KyleRowland    Ohio State spokesman confirms coaches will wear white polos with pink OSU logos this Saturday.

    Andrew Holleran@andrewjholleran
    Ohio State "should" be wearing its alternate rivalry uniform Saturday, a source tells me. Pink gloves, socks will be worn by players.
  • LJ
    Automatik;1522583 wrote:Yeah, I heard about the "pink out"

    I won't be participating. It's fucking stupid.
    At least it goes to the Spielman fund and not Komen