Opponent Watch: Minny v Ohio Snowflake Thread

Submitted by bigdemo on September 2nd, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Row the boat.   Let's analyze.

 

To be honest, my football juices had not started flowing. Now they are.  Anyone else just feel this Saturday's kickoff become real? 

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NotADuck

September 3rd, 2021 at 12:20 AM ^

Looking back on my comment... Ohio State is going to be "good" every season.  To think they won't be good is foolish.

They definitely have some holes that competent teams will be able to exploit.  Stroud didn't give them the level of play they're used to from the QB position.  Will he improve as the season progresses?  Probably.  How much?  We'll see.  Also their defense can be bullied a bit as we saw with Minnesota's strong run game.  Ibrahim was making plays but Minnesota's offensive line was making some decent holes for him too.  Where was Zach Harrison tonight?

As usual, OSU's offensive line and their running backs played great.  That run game will be tough to stop.  But if Stroud doesn't make some improvements as the season progresses, this offense won't put up 50 plus points on Michigan like we've seen the last couple years.

...maybe 30 to 35... lol

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1blueeye

September 2nd, 2021 at 8:29 PM ^

Ohio States right tackle looks to be about 380. That’s the biggest right tackle I’ve seen in awhile. Minnesota has no shot stopping the run to the right 

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AZBlue

September 2nd, 2021 at 8:31 PM ^

Milton currently “looking good” for Tennessee vs. BGSU with a rushing TD.  I will have to start counting but he seems to have 7-10 seconds to stand on the pocket.  He still overthrew a receiver on a fly route by 10 yards so some things have not changed.

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NotADuck

September 2nd, 2021 at 9:22 PM ^

I'm currently flipping between that game, OSU vs Minn, and some USMT coverage.

Milton seems to have basically the same flaws as last year.  He has A LOT of time to make throws but he's VERY indecisive, taking a couple sacks already after waiting the entire 5 seconds his O-line has given him consistently.  Also he's having trouble taking some power off his throws and his receivers have dropped some passes because of it.  He's been mostly accurate but for that deep throw you mentioned.

I think he made the right decision to transfer.  It's pretty clear that he wouldn't have started for Michigan based on what I've seen so far.  He can use this season as a learning experience.  I'd like to see how he looks in the last game of the season compared to this one, see how much he changes.

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Angry-Dad

September 3rd, 2021 at 7:21 AM ^

Lot of the same stuff.  Not great at reading coverage and reluctant to throw over the middle.  Prefers throwing darts to the outside.  Still has a big arm, but has a hard time throttling down or putting air under his deep ball.  Can still throw the ball 50+ yards with seemingly little effort on a line.  That offense moves crazy fast though.  Lots of snaps. 

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jbrandimore

September 2nd, 2021 at 8:38 PM ^

If I’m an AD, I’m not telling a coach he can’t have the wildcat in the playbook, but I do have it in his contract that every time it’s stuffed, his buyout goes down $1 million.

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Don

September 2nd, 2021 at 8:39 PM ^

Minnesota is just throwing plays away by trying to run up the middle against an eight-man front.

Unless the Buckeyes start turning the ball over, OSU is going to win this by five touchdowns or more.

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B-Nut-GoBlue

September 2nd, 2021 at 8:42 PM ^

First bullshit pi flag.  I'm done for the night.  This sport sucks.

To answer, no, the juices aren't flowing.  I find it hard to care about any of this anymore.  Cheers, all.  Enjoy the games.

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