OSU Analysis Thread...

I hope that is all they try to do.

OSU isn't as good with Jones as they were with JT or Braxton Miller. Jones hit open guys that won't be so open against Bama. Wisky loaded up on the run and their safeties/ILBs bit on misdirection. Bama won't.

OSU ran a fairly vanilla offense. That won't work against Bama. I think Jones, while a good athlete, isn't the type to give Bama problems. He's big but not quick.

What is going to be interesting is to see what plan CLK will devise having a month to prepare. He only other opportunity to plan with this much time available was the beginning of the year with West Virginia. But then he wasn't even sure who his starting QB would be.

If he's big.. I wonder if they're going to use tebow-like offense... *side eye*

CoachJeff said:

OSU isn't as good with Jones as they were with JT or Braxton Miller. Jones hit open guys that won't be so open against Bama. Wisky loaded up on the run and their safeties/ILBs bit on misdirection. Bama won't.

OSU ran a fairly vanilla offense. That won't work against Bama. I think Jones, while a good athlete, isn't the type to give Bama problems. He's big but not quick.

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I think OSU won that game off of emotion...grief for their fallen teammate. Wisky was a bit mismatched anyway then the emotional factor made it lopsided. It was one of those moments where OSU coulda probably beaten anyone in front of them. At the same time, that kind of emotion is hard to recapture.


The concerns are that they run well and Jones has a cannon arm. The deep passing game has been about the only thing working against us lately. Keeping Jones in the pocket but distressed is the key.

TIDE-HSV said:

You have to really sift through the OSU sites to find anything resembling a cogent analysis thread, but this one is from their Scout site. It has some intelligent analysis and a whole lot of gibberish. They think their receiver corps is deeper than ours and all they have to do is stop Cooper. Dream on...

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I was unaware that we were "the Roll Tide"...

rgw said:

I think OSU won that game off of emotion...grief for their fallen teammate. Wisky was a bit mismatched anyway then the emotional factor made it lopsided. It was one of those moments where OSU coulda probably beaten anyone in front of them. At the same time, that kind of emotion is hard to recapture.


The concerns are that they run well and Jones has a cannon arm. The deep passing game has been about the only thing working against us lately. Keeping Jones in the pocket but distressed is the key.

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I would have been much more concerned with tOSU if JT Barrett was playing. He's mobile and has a good arm. Jones isnt going to be a 'flight risk' in the backfield, and will change our defensive scheme. It will definitly allow us to do more not having to sorry as much about him taking off. That goes without saying that its his 2nd start, which is going to make it very tough on him.

While the Wisconsin game was very much a feather in OSU's cap, and rightfully so, the simple fact of the matter was that:
Wisconsin is actually not that good on offense. They run a nearly pure run-oriented offense, and faced multiple defenses (I think 6 or so) that ranked 90th or worse against the run. OSU has a stout run defense, so it was a horrible match-up from the start. Wiscy's defense isn't anything special.

OSU will still be the best team we've played all year, and we will be the best team they've faced all year as well. Should be a good game.

Jones is a solid runner. Can't treat him like a dropback passer but we really haven't played one all season anyway.

theballguy said:

If Urban is not warning his boys what they are up against, he is doing them a severe disservice.

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He's trying, but the EMT's keep interrupting.

IMO, 2 keys to the game. We can't let the QB have a big night.This kid is capable of making some big plays with his arm. They are watching film on where teams have hurt us and that is in the passing game. I do see us shutting down the run. Second, we have to put points on the board. Ohio State is a good defensive team. We need to make plays. I look for a close game with us winning by 7.

Due to having a wife and inlaws who are huge Ohio St fans, I've seen quite a bit of their games this year. JT Barrett was developing quickly into a great qb up until he got hurt. He could fit the ball into some tight windows with some zip on it and if he were playing in this game, I'd honestly be worried. That being said, the new guy Cardele Jones looks like a redwood tree standing out there, but he lacks mobility and quick decision making. He can throw the ball, but in the Wisc game he was pretty much throwing it up for grabs about 40 yds down field and his WR's were just making plays over the Wisc corners. That kinda stuff won't work for him in this one. Wisc secondary < Bama Secondary.

Not real sure how great their O line is, but I would expect the amount of time Cardele has to decide what to do with the ball will be much shorter than what he had in the Wisc game.

I expect CUM to pull out all the stops ( much like he did AGAINST Oh St back in '07), but I honestly can't see them being within 2 TD's of us. Maybe they score late to make it closer, but I'm thinking most likely outcome is 38-17. If we're rusty on offense coming off the break, maybe we only score 27.

skrayper77 said:

OSU will still be the best team we've played all year.

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Not so sure about that. I would rather play them with their 3rd string QB than a rematch of Miss St, or Auburn.

Does OSU run the same stuff Meyer ran at Florida?

We seem to have the most trouble with QBs that are mobile when pressured e.g. UT's Dobbs. It's especially tough when the coaching staff doesn't have a lot of film on the QB.

Is the new QB like Dobbs or is he more like a "run only in emergencies" type QB?

I'm sure everyone is waiting with baited breath for my analysis (heh heh). I watched OSU play two games this year, Minnesota and Michigan. I'm gonna watch a couple on You Tube and get back with you in a few days.

bamafaninOhiO said:

I would have been much more concerned with tOSU if JT Barrett was playing. He's mobile and has a good arm. Jones isnt going to be a 'flight risk' in the backfield, and will change our defensive scheme. It will definitly allow us to do more not having to sorry as much about him taking off. That goes without saying that its his 2nd start, which is going to make it very tough on him.

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Agree 100% with this.....Jones won't present anywhere near the threat to the Bama defense as JT. Big gun, but nowhere near the mobility or lateral quickness that can make him a meaningful threat in the read option game. Urban and Herman will have their hands full developing a package that can threaten the Bama front enough to keep them honest.....if we can stay balanced and keep Jones clean in the pocket, we have enough playmakers to challenge.....if not, it could be a long night for the young man. That said, Urban and Herman are pretty good guys to have on the sideline.....I think we'll give it a helluva shot......

A team with a good run-blocking OL and defense always has a shot.

I stopped reading after that guy said Henry was a straight-ahead runner and fat. He's literally the exact opposite of that.