Very little being said about duhO$U's abysmal Offensive performance.

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Is that why LSU put up 352 yards of Offense against #4 Clemson and Miami put up 332 yards of Offense against #6 ND? Or unranked FSU put up 382 yards of Offense against #6 Alabama? Those are reduced numbers versus a top opponent, but characterizing a 203 yard (3.7 yard per play) Offensive performance as anything but bad is rather disingenuous.
You're really funny. You actually believe football is transitory. It isn't. Even Ryan Day doesn't believe what you say. Those games have nothing to do with Texas vs Ohio State. They also have 2 of the best defenses in the country.
 

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Not sure what you're prattling about, but I'm still baffled how your post proves that duhO$U's Offensive performance was anything but really bad - 203 yards total offense, 89 yards rushing 3.7 yards per play. Reading comprehension moron - your post does not refute any of the FACTUAL objective posts that clearly demonstrate duhO$U's Offensive performance on Saturday was abysmally bad.
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Again, playing an elite D with many new faces in the first game. Give 3-4 weeks before passing judgement.

We're talking specifically about Saturday's Offensive performance - and it was quite bad... as in really bad. duhO$U's win had more to do with playing at home and Texas being insanely over-rated (especially offensively and at QB) than it did with duhO$U's Offense playing even remotely decent.
 

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We're talking specifically about Saturday's Offensive performance - and it was quite bad... as in really bad. duhO$U's win had more to do with playing at home and Texas being insanely over-rated (especially offensively and at QB) than it did with duhO$U's Offense playing even remotely decent.
"Bad" is a relative word and, in football, is greatly affected by the quality of the opponent. Is it possible that they are 2 really good teams, especially on defense? OSU played conservative on offense, Day even said that.
 
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"Bad" is a relative word and, in football, is greatly affected by the quality of the opponent. Is it possible that they are 2 really good teams, especially on defense? OSU played conservative on offense, Day even said that.

Their Offensive statistics are objectively terrible - worse than the offensive statistics of the worst team who had the worst offense in all of FBS last year (0-12 Kent State who had the worst offense in all of FBS - 228 yards per game and 3.8 yards per play. duhO$U managed 203 yards Saturday night. duhO$U went 3-&-Out on fully one-third of their 9 possessions, 4-and-Out on another, and punted after short possessions on 3 of their remaing 5 posessions.).

duhO$U's Offensive performance on Saturday was objectively bad - their offense was inconsistent and extremely unproductive. Saying "they won" over, and over again, does not change the immutable fact that their offensive stats were extremely poor. Just plain bad.
 
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Their Offensive statistics are objectively terrible - worse than the offensive statistics of the worst team who had the worst offense in all of FBS last year (0-12 Kent State who had the worst offense in all of FBS - 228 yards per game and 3.8 yards per play. duhO$U managed 203 yards Saturday night. duhO$U went 3-&-Out on fully one-third of their 9 possessions, 4-and-Out on another, and punted after short possessions on 3 of their remaing 5 posessions.).

duhO$U's Offensive performance on Saturday was objectively bad - their offense was inconsistent and extremely unproductive. Saying "they won" over, and over again, does not change the immutable fact that their offensive stats were extremely poor. Just plain bad.

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Their Offensive statistics are objectively terrible - worse than the offensive statistics of the worst team who had the worst offense in all of FBS last year (0-12 Kent State who had the worst offense in all of FBS - 228 yards per game and 3.8 yards per play. duhO$U managed 203 yards Saturday night. duhO$U went 3-&-Out on fully one-third of their 9 possessions, 4-and-Out on another, and punted after short possessions on 3 of their remaing 5 posessions.).

duhO$U's Offensive performance on Saturday was objectively bad - their offense was inconsistent and extremely unproductive. Saying "they won" over, and over again, does not change the immutable fact that their offensive stats were extremely poor. Just plain bad.
I guess OSU will just have to load their schedule with cupcakes. That way their offense will be good, Maybe they could play Kent State 4 times a year.
 

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This might be one of the worst arguments ever made on the internet which is impressive
Ohio State beat #1 and is now ranked #1--there isn't a single knowledgeable fan that came away from that game thinking "Ohio State's offense is a problem". Not one.
 
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This might be one of the worst arguments ever made on the internet which is impressive
Ohio State beat #1 and is now ranked #1--there isn't a single knowledgeable fan that came away from that game thinking "Ohio State's offense is a problem". Not one.

Not one knowledgable football person thinks 203 yards of total offense, 89 rushing yards and 3.7 yards per snap for an entire game is an objectively, and factually, bad offensive performance??? Wrong again as per usual KingMoron (troll-boy), every knowledgable football person (which automatically excludes you) understands that 203 total yards of offense, only 89 rushing yards and an average of only 3.7 yards per play for an entire game (punting on 6 of your 9 possessions - half of them 3--&-out after only gaining 5 or 6 yards - with a seventh possession being a 4-&-out after gaining only 9 yards) is really, really, really bad offensive production.
 
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If someone’s biggest takeaway from the 86 Miami game or the 05 Ohio State game was the Penn State’s offense had a historically bad performance, I (and everyone else) would have laughed…the same is true right now.
 

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Not one knowledgable football person thinks 203 yards of total offense, 89 rushing yards and 3.7 yards per snap for an entire game is an objectively, and factually, bad offensive performance??? Wrong again as per usual KingMoron (troll-boy), every knowledgable football person (which automatically excludes you) understands that 203 total yards of offense, only 89 rushing yards and an average of only 3.7 yards per play for an entire game (punting on 6 of your 9 possessions - half of them 3--&-out after only gaining 5 or 6 yards - with a seventh possession being a 4-&-out after gaining only 9 yards) is really, really, really bad offensive production.
Countless people in this thread have told you otherwise
 
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Not one knowledgable football person thinks 203 yards of total offense, 89 rushing yards and 3.7 yards per snap for an entire game is an objectively, and factually, bad offensive performance??? Wrong again as per usual KingMoron (troll-boy), every knowledgable football person (which automatically excludes you) understands that 203 total yards of offense, only 89 rushing yards and an average of only 3.7 yards per play for an entire game (punting on 6 of your 9 possessions - half of them 3--&-out after only gaining 5 or 6 yards - with a seventh possession being a 4-&-out after gaining only 9 yards) is really, really, really bad offensive production.
You must be the absolute bomb, all alone on your island.
 
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It is all forum conversation until Nov 1. In the meantime let both teams take care of business between now and then and have a No1 vs No 2 matchup. on Nov 1.

OSU has now won 4 consecutive games against top 5 teams. That can be stretched to 5 straight against top 7 if you count Tennessee.

Looking at JF's record against top 5/10 teams PSU fans while they may hate OSU has to respect that.
ESPN and Fox both said that OSU's streak - after the Texas win - now stands at 6 straight against top 5 teams
 
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Here is big game day on Colin talking about not throwing too much at his rookie qb

i especially like ‘what do you see?” Then the answer is on point
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As a Buckeye fan, I will give my input.
No one was thrilled with the overall offensive performance, but they got a win vs the #1 team in the country after replacing 14 NFL guys, both offensive and defensive coordinators, OL coach and starting a red-shirt freshman in his first ever game. Was Texas over-rated? maybe but either way they are still an elite team, and a win is always great.

Offense - had a conservative game plan, and Day admitted so. Red-shirt freshman starting his first game against the #1 team with an elite defense.
Running Game - To think the running game would be the same as last year is not realistic. tOSU has two elite backs, with a running threat QB and an experienced OL. I am sure that the running game will improve, and Texas likely has one of the best if not the best DL in the country.
Passing Game - Was very conservative as far as play calling. Sayin was very accurate and had several early drops which put them behind the chains and led to poor field position repeatedly. they also had below average punting/special teams. Sayin, missed a couple reads but never put the ball in danger and played to manage the game (which he did).
Offensive Line - Played fairly well, pass protection was pretty good. Run blocking can get better, new players, new positions will need a couple games to get ironed out.

Defense - Played a lot of nickel and dime later in the game which attributed to some of the run defense stats.
Defensive Line - Did fairly well in pass rush, need to see some improvement on getting off blocks vs running game.
Linebackers - Played well, especially in pass coverage.
DBs - Played fantastic.

Coaching - they did great, the defensive plan was elite. They played the game conservative but also made no real mistakes. Texas got out-coached.

looking forward to the game vs Penn State, should be another barn burner. Rooting for you guys to do well outside of against us.
 
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https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ess-after-gaining-only-203-yards-in-texas-win

Here are some quotes directly from the article:

Ohio State’s 203 yards of offense against Texas tied the 2023 Cotton Bowl against Missouri – a game the Buckeyes lost 14-3 – for the fewest yards the Buckeyes have gained in a game in the Ryan Day era. Its 3.76 yards per play was Ohio State’s second-lowest average of the Day era behind only that loss to Missouri.

The Buckeyes’ rushing offense struggled in particular, gaining just 77 total yards on 34 attempts with no runs longer than eight yards. Julian Sayin and Carnell Tate connected for a 40-yard touchdown pass, but none of Sayin’s other passes went for more than 16 yards.
 

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Here are some quotes directly from the article:

“I can't sit up and say to you guys that the number one goal is to just win (and be disappointed) – if it's 14-7, we have to be really, really excited about that,” Day said Tuesday. “The number one thing was to win the game. We wanted to establish an identity in terms of playing physical; I think you saw that. I think guys played hard in this game. I thought there was a physicality to the game. The execution's got to improve. We need to be more explosive on offense, for sure.”

Some of that was by design. After taking a 7-0 lead in the second quarter, Ohio State intentionally kept things conservative on offense for the most part, wanting to control time of possession and avoid costly turnovers that could turn into Texas points. Day praised offensive coordinator Brian Hartline after the game for his “unselfish” playcalling, as the Buckeyes knew they couldn’t chase style points going against one of the nation’s best teams with a quarterback making his first career start.
 

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ESPN and Fox both said that OSU's streak - after the Texas win - now stands at 6 straight against top 5 teams
It is in the semantics. The 4 consecutive top 5 wins were in consecutive games. If you go back a little further then you have Indiana and PSU as a top 5 teams at the time but that were nor consecutive specifically with the current streak which will end this Saturday unless Grambling suddenly becomes a top 5/10 team.