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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Nov 6, 2016 14:31:34 GMT -5
3:30 ESPN
Ohio State leads the series 2-0
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 10, 2016 20:35:30 GMT -5
It is appearing very likely, Demario McCall is going to get the call at RB or share responsibilities with Curtiss Samuel.
Weber and Williams both nursing sore shoulders, makes it a likelihood.
Samuel has been given the nod as kick returner, so I don't know how extensively they want to utilize him.
Urban has already expressed the importance of keeping Samuel healthy and injury free, and it's importance to the team.
Weber is the only back on the roster that is Big Ten durable IMO.
My fear going into the season was the inexperience and question marks at tailback.
Weber is the only one that has shown himself capable and durable enough to get 25 carries.
McCall will put on some muscle and bulk up in a year or two, but right now, he has the physicality of a wide receiver.
Here's a thought. Urban has hinted that he has given serious thought of giving Malik Hooker some looks on offense.
Malik was a good TB in high school, is very aggressive and physical, blessed with speed and endurance, as well as the mental attitude you like to see in an athlete.
Could they have been quietly giving him snaps at running back?
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Post by Buckeye2b on Nov 11, 2016 6:07:42 GMT -5
I think that would be great. Hooker proves week in and out his physicality and athleticism. It would also give them another offensive weapon as they come closer to Michigan week...kind of his own Jabril response.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Nov 11, 2016 16:03:12 GMT -5
Urban says he's thought about it, but then looks at his offensive weapons and doesn't see Hooker as being that much better. Doing both could lead to him being less effective on defense. Outside of QB, Tailback in a new offense at a much higher level is the most difficult to learn and perform at a high level.
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Post by frosty on Nov 11, 2016 21:07:22 GMT -5
The Buckeyes don't have a true WR in the starting lineup. A corps of converted RB that struggle with separation, but thankfully Curtis Samuel is special. Hopefully Binjimen Victor continues to get more reps in the coming weeks. TE inconsistently has hurt and their play needs to continue to improve to win and advance.
Go Bucks!
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 12, 2016 0:19:44 GMT -5
Urban says he's thought about it, but then looks at his offensive weapons and doesn't see Hooker as being that much better. Doing both could lead to him being less effective on defense. Outside of QB, Tailback in a new offense at a much higher level is the most difficult to learn and perform at a high level. Quite true. Even with experience at the position prior to college, he would at best, have a situational role to play. The perfect example was Jabril Peppers playing both sides of the ball against Ohio State last year. His balls were dragging the turf the second half, no gas left in the tank. Great athlete that he is, the human body only has so much stamina to give and over taxing the mind as well, leads to mental fatigue. As you point out, best to play at the top of your game at that area of expertise for which you were trained. |
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Nov 12, 2016 13:16:29 GMT -5
The Buckeyes don't have a true WR in the starting lineup. A corps of converted RB that struggle with separation, but thankfully Curtis Samuel is special. Hopefully Binjimen Victor continues to get more reps in the coming weeks. TE inconsistently has hurt and their play needs to continue to improve to win and advance. Go Bucks! Corey Smith is a true WR, that played a lot in 2014, he's an excellent route runner. Then the injury bug hit him. He's starting to round into form. I'm hoping by the U of M game he will be a major contributor in the WR group. There have been more receptions by the TEs at this point in the season then either of the past 2 years by the end of the season. |
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 12, 2016 14:05:49 GMT -5
The Buckeyes don't have a true WR in the starting lineup. A corps of converted RB that struggle with separation, but thankfully Curtis Samuel is special. Hopefully Binjimen Victor continues to get more reps in the coming weeks. TE inconsistently has hurt and their play needs to continue to improve to win and advance. Go Bucks! Corey Smith is a true WR, that played a lot in 2014, he's an excellent route runner. Then the injury bug hit him. He's starting to round into form. I'm hoping by the U of M game he will be a major contributor in the WR group. There have been more receptions by the TEs at this point in the season then either of the past 2 years by the end of the season. The increased utilization of the TE's is encouraging. Rumors on several Buckeye sites is the hint Urban is now calling the plays. Don't how much fact is involved, but I fully expect to see some staff changes in the off season. |
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Nov 12, 2016 14:37:35 GMT -5
He says he's always been involved, but I doubt he's calling all of the plays. I've never seen any indications of that in all of the shots of him on the sideline, when the offense is on the field. Nothing has changed from him being distanced from all players, coaches AND the grad assistants, who relay the plays to the field. He's in the same place and same position. The only person in the white area close to the sideline with his hands on his knees, intently quantifying the entirety of all aspects of the game at the moment and into the future of the game. He's a head coach who is "involved" in every aspect of a game on the sidelines as the game goes along. You can see his concentration level is intense. That's why he has coordinators who ARE in charge of their areas during games.
Urban did take responsibility for not getting Samuels at least 15 touches in a game or only one touch in the first half of a game. In that regard he's "become more involved". He has changed his weekly schedule to be more involved in the O-coordinator's game plan meetings.
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 12, 2016 15:37:18 GMT -5
I totally agree. Urban Meyer has never been a micro-manager.
Urban has confidence in his coaches and relegates game-day responsibility to them.
Although he doesn't call the plays, he is monitoring interaction between the press box spotters and sideline coaches and no doubt, intervenss whenever necessary, to alter or change any particular play.
Sending Warriner to the press box allows him to view the entire field, increasing his effectiveness.
Still expect adjustments to his staff in the off season. Tim Beck is the name most often mentioned.
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Post by DrTorch on Nov 12, 2016 16:51:29 GMT -5
I totally agree. Urban Meyer has never been a micro-manager.Urban has confidence in his coaches and relegates game-day responsibility to them. Although he doesn't call the plays, he is monitoring interaction between the press box spotters and sideline coaches and no doubt, intervenss whenever necessary, to alter or change any particular play. Sending Warriner to the press box allows him to view the entire field, increasing his effectiveness. Still expect adjustments to his staff in the off season. Tim Beck is the name most often mentioned. uh... |
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Post by schwinn on Nov 12, 2016 17:13:56 GMT -5
Got a question.Can't stand the woman announcer on ESPN.Turned on my radio and the radio announcers were always a play ahead of actual game on tv.
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 12, 2016 17:32:05 GMT -5
Got a question.Can't stand the woman announcer on ESPN.Turned on my radio and the radio announcers were always a play ahead of actual game on tv. So, what's the question? There is a long list of ESPN female NCAA football radio announcers, so not too bad, but others should be in another line of work. TV commentators of note are Kara Lawsons, not too bad, but Beth Owens....like finger nails on a chalk board. |
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Post by Rambo McClain on Nov 13, 2016 6:51:02 GMT -5
Penn State is not losing in the final 2 weeks which means another year another failure to win the Big Ten. Big Ten Titles matter, ask the committee, that's why they left Ohio State at home last year and are going to leave Ohio State at home this year. The Committee wants to see the hardware.
2012 - 12-0 - no hardware
2013 - 12-2 - no hardware
2014 - 14-1 - only Big Ten Title by Urban Meyer
2015 - 12-1 - no hardware
2016 - 9-1 - looking at no hardware
This tells me the Big Ten's tiebreaker is the problem. They are using an archaic system. Last year the archaic system was decided on a punt block in the Mich/Mich St game, had Mich won then Ohio State would have won the tiebreaker. This year the archaic system was decided on a last second FG in the Mich/Iowa game, had Mich won then Ohio State would have won the tiebreaker. Why are games that Ohio State is not involved in determining whether or not Ohio State wins the tiebreaker? ARCHAIC.
It's time for the Big Ten to get rid of the archaic tiebreaker and use either a computer ranking system or the committee rankings to determine the tiebreaker. Then the best team will represent the East & West divisions.
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 13, 2016 8:30:26 GMT -5
I know what you are saying and understand your frustration, but I guarantee you, head to head will always be the first deciding criteria in a tie breaker.
The answer is consistently clear, don't allow your team to be put in that position and that scenario, with an upset to a lesser opponent.
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Post by schwinn on Nov 13, 2016 9:21:41 GMT -5
Got a question.Can't stand the woman announcer on ESPN.Turned on my radio and the radio announcers were always a play ahead of actual game on tv. So, what's the question? There is a long list of ESPN female NCAA football radio announcers, so not too bad, but others should be in another line of work. TV commentators of note are Kara Lawsons, not too bad, but Beth Owens....like finger nails on a chalk board. On the radio I knew what the play had done before they showed it on tv. |
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 13, 2016 10:03:55 GMT -5
So, what's the question? There is a long list of ESPN female NCAA football radio announcers, so not too bad, but others should be in another line of work. TV commentators of note are Kara Lawsons, not too bad, but Beth Owens....like finger nails on a chalk board. On the radio I knew what the play had done before they showed it on tv. I've noticed that phenomena many years ago, watching both college and pro games. It's quite understandable that audio/video is going to have a second or so more delay than simple audio, more screener technicians involved. It's kinda neat to know an exciting play is about to occur before your eyes in momentary instance.....lol |
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Nov 13, 2016 14:00:21 GMT -5
Got a question.Can't stand the woman announcer on ESPN.Turned on my radio and the radio announcers were always a play ahead of actual game on tv. Ohio State/Maryland would NEVER get one of ESPN's top announcing crews. It was a nothing game. A 60 point win game. That no one except those in Ohio and a few in Maryland cared about. There is a few seconds delay in "live" TV programming, just in case........ |
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Post by smitty1974 on Nov 16, 2016 20:17:27 GMT -5
sportsjock,its not beth owens,its beth mowins,and i agree with you.
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Post by sportsjock on Nov 17, 2016 7:58:33 GMT -5
sportsjock,its not beth owens,its beth mowins,and i agree with you. You're right, Mowen, sorry about that. |
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