THE Ohio State BUCKEYES - 2017

[Dj2360]

Ohio State Football

Here we go folks! Time for the BIG ONE! THE BUCKEYES!

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URBAN MEYER aka The Xichigan Killer

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So here we GO! The Buckeyes come into the year humbly ranked #2... With arguably the greatest defensive line in the HISTORY of College Football, expectations are sky high for this Buckeyes squad.

2017 Schedule
@Indiana W 49-21
vs #5 Oklahoma L 31-16
vs Army
vs UNLV
@ Rutgers
vs Maryland
@ Nebraska
vs #4 Penn State
@ Iowa
vs Michigan State
vs Illinois
@ #8 Michigan

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Our biggest tests this year? Well of course: OU, Penn State, and Michigan...

As it stands, tOSU currently holds the #1 recruiting class heading into 2018.

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***** COMMITS *****

DT Taron Vincent - FL
SDE Brenton Cox - GA
TE Jeremy Ruckert - NY
APB Jaelen Gill - OH

**** COMMITS ****

S Jaiden Woodbey - CA
DUAL Emory Jones - GA
ILB Teradja Mitchell - VA
OG Matthew Jones - NY
RB Brian Snead - FL
OT Max Wray - TN
S Josh Proctor - OK
ATH L'Christian Smith - OH
OLB Dallas Gant - OH
ILB K'Vaughan Pope - VA
CB Sevyn Banks - FL

*** COMMITS ***
RB Master Teague - TN
CB Marcus Hooker - PA

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How will JT Barrett hold up this season? Will he return to his 2014 form?
Who will reign as the star HB? JK Dobbins? or Mike Weber Jr?
Should we be worried about our secondary?
How will our offensive line perform?
Our skill players are young, but can they perform like veterans when it counts?

[Dj2360]

Re: THE Ohio State BUCKEYES - 2017

Offense was deplorable... Defense held it's own, and actually played well... But the reality is, when your offense is so bad that the other team is pretty much on the field the entire game, your defense will give up points...

Hopefully this loss sparks Urban Meyer to completely re-evaluate the offense similar to our loss against V-Tech in 2014... It needs completely restructured... I'm hoping more of an inside zone split run game is established early in every game, and consistently called on 1st and 2nd down... Honestly, with the way J.T. Barrett is playing, I wouldn't mind if they benched him, and brought in Joe Burrow. But, no matter who the quarterback is, I think this offense should run on 1st and 2nd down, and literally only pass in pass-necessary situations, seeing how dominant our running backs are (J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber)...

Anyways, what do you guys think of our performance? What changes should we make?

[BigDofBA]

Re: THE Ohio State BUCKEYES - 2017

Offense was deplorable... Defense held it's own, and actually played well...

OU only punted once all game and drove into Ohio State territory on every drive.

A missed FG and two turnovers resulting in OU leaving points on the board.

I think Ohio State will be fine. It was just one of those games in which they didn't have it. It happens. They could easily rebound, win the Big 10, and find themselves back in the playoff.

There is still a lot of talent on the team. Kevin Wilson just doesn't have the QB to run the offensive he likes and it looks like Meyer hasn't fully let go of the offensive playcalling. Ohio State should be a run first team. They need to establish an identity.

[Dj2360]

Re: THE Ohio State BUCKEYES - 2017

OU only punted once all game and drove into Ohio State territory on every drive.

A missed FG and two turnovers resulting in OU leaving points on the board.

I think Ohio State will be fine. It was just one of those games in which they didn't have it. It happens. They could easily rebound, win the Big 10, and find themselves back in the playoff.

There is still a lot of talent on the team. Kevin Wilson just doesn't have the QB to run the offensive he likes and it looks like Meyer hasn't fully let go of the offensive playcalling. Ohio State should be a run first team. They need to establish an identity.

True, but we did force turnovers that could have helped us. Yeah, we just need to find our identity, hopefully Playoff bound!