OSU Post game thread
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**** Dickert. And **** him for giving Schmedding a mile leash. The last two weeks have sneakily been Wulff era coaching performances. Ready for DC to get fired, but if thats not that case, Dickert can **** off himself.
I don't invoke the name of he who shall not be mentioned lightly, but that defense was truly Wulffian. Getting blown off the line, standing around and looking at the play.
We beat two P4 teams earlier in the season - this is in the locker room and between the ears. Someone needs to go and bring in a coach that can at least get maximum effort out of these guys.
I watched two total possessions before turning it off.
The team wasn't prepared and the talent drop off is already showing, it was two low-G5 teams playing against each other.
As soon as the Playoff was officially of the picture with the second loss (not that it was going to happen even with one-loss), it was an opportunity to see in the upcoming few weeks will show if the team has given up or has fight. So far it's leaning to the former.
The team wasn't prepared and the talent drop off is already showing, it was two low-G5 teams playing against each other.
As soon as the Playoff was officially of the picture with the second loss (not that it was going to happen even with one-loss), it was an opportunity to see in the upcoming few weeks will show if the team has given up or has fight. So far it's leaning to the former.
I don’t think “regressed” is the right word to describe our defense this season. I was surprised how effective they were in the first few games. I didn’t expect a lot from them coming into the season, but they’re now failing to meet my early low expectations. They’ve forgotten all fundamentals, and have such low on-field awareness that they consistently lose track of the opponent’s only decent receiver. There are - quite literally - FCS defenses that are better than ours.
Offense is only in marginally better shape. While they didn’t pull their typical 3rd quarter disappearing act, we did continue some other disturbing trends:
- we’re completely predictable with Mateer runs, especially in short yardage situations
- we forgot we had a running back for the 2nd half. He was averaging over 5 yards a carry…probably should stop using him.
- we can’t block
In two weeks we’ve gone from a mathematical shot at a CFP berth to maybe we can get the Vegas bowl. Honestly, I don’t think this team deserves a bowl, and if they’re matched up with a team that’s even decent, they’ll probably be embarrassed.
Offense is only in marginally better shape. While they didn’t pull their typical 3rd quarter disappearing act, we did continue some other disturbing trends:
- we’re completely predictable with Mateer runs, especially in short yardage situations
- we forgot we had a running back for the 2nd half. He was averaging over 5 yards a carry…probably should stop using him.
- we can’t block
In two weeks we’ve gone from a mathematical shot at a CFP berth to maybe we can get the Vegas bowl. Honestly, I don’t think this team deserves a bowl, and if they’re matched up with a team that’s even decent, they’ll probably be embarrassed.
There was a point in the 2nd half where the announcers were gushing about what a great game it was, and how this proved these teams belong in P4 and it was ridiculous that they were left out.
I almost laughed out loud. What we saw last night just about confirmed the choice to leave them out. Neither team is very good, neither plays much defense, and neither could control the game. In the old Pac-12, neither of these teams goes to a bowl.
This game was worse than NM IMHO. Woke up this morning going "did that really happen?". The defense mystifies me. Granted, uw sucks this year, but hell they did beat Michigan (which sucks too but still). How the F did we limit them to 19 points with this defense? The secondary, aside from the pick 6, was out of sorts the whole game and made another mediocre QB look like a Heisman candidate. The D-line? We could have rushed 10 and still gotten no pressure on the QB.
Just very disappointed. Especially with the slew of defeats among top 25 teams. Win these two games, both of which shoud have been easy victories, and we are 10-1 and probably approaching the top 16 (undeservedly so, but you know how it works).
Edit - and how can a team that scored 20 points COMBINED in the last 3 games ring up 41 on us?
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Armchair linebacker here.
The d plays scared. Either Schmeddling is berating them to the point of paralysis from fear of screwing up, or he's installing defenses too complex for their skill level. Or both.
The DL has the disadvatantage of being small and weak, and it has shown all year at the LOS. Somehow they schemed around it for 8 games, but those chickens have come home to roost.
Secondary looks confused most of the time, releasing WRs to help that isn't there. I'm guessing the pick 6 was a freelance play, as Schmeddling I'm sure wanted him to go sit in a zone and wait for the play to come to them.
Overall a poor showing, yet I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Dickert and Schmeddling are praising them for the coupe of positive plays. If you don't know you suck, you can't get better.
The d plays scared. Either Schmeddling is berating them to the point of paralysis from fear of screwing up, or he's installing defenses too complex for their skill level. Or both.
The DL has the disadvatantage of being small and weak, and it has shown all year at the LOS. Somehow they schemed around it for 8 games, but those chickens have come home to roost.
Secondary looks confused most of the time, releasing WRs to help that isn't there. I'm guessing the pick 6 was a freelance play, as Schmeddling I'm sure wanted him to go sit in a zone and wait for the play to come to them.
Overall a poor showing, yet I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Dickert and Schmeddling are praising them for the coupe of positive plays. If you don't know you suck, you can't get better.
They struggle to line up correctly and whatever communication is supposed to be taking place is glacially slow. Couple that with marginal talent.
The QB sneaks were gimmes. Maybe the most pathetic. Along with that play where the DB pointed at the recover running free while everyone stood and watched.
Wasn’t a surprising result. We should have at least 2 more losses this season. Our defense doesn’t have any difference makers.
Most of the teams in the MWC are evenly matched.
Most of the teams in the MWC are evenly matched.
