30Duck No. 1 Share Posted 10 hours ago Was anything proven? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 10 hours ago Indiana is a good but not elite team. I would put Oregon, Ohio St, Penn St, and Indiana in that order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted 10 hours ago Ohio State swaggered into Autzen, confident and full-of-themselves. Now they look hungry and determined, and that defensive line is going to be tough... 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalduck No. 4 Share Posted 9 hours ago osu STILL believes that they are the best team in the B1G (their hype). Lanning will have OBD ready for Indianapolis. I don't have a doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 5 Share Posted 9 hours ago Oh absolutely. Michigan revealed Indiana may have trouble with elite Defensive fronts. Ohio State proved you could really pressure the Hoosiers. Indiana also blinked when they got "hit in the mouth". The talent gap ended up intimidating them. Ohio State does not have an elite defense. Indiana missed an early deep Seam route that confirmed tOSU still can't cover elite WRs. The one elite offense the Buckeyes faced (OBD) left at least 12 points on the field. I'd attack those CBs ruthlessly. Now that they know they have to blitz to bring pressure, they are more vulnerable. That's what I saw. 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 9 hours ago It proves OSU is better than Indiana just like Oregon beating Oregon State last year 31-7 proved OBD was better than Beavis. Nothing more, nothing less. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author No. 7 Share Posted 9 hours ago The game proved to Klatt and Cowherd that Ohio State would definitely beat Oregon in the CCG. Of course they said that the day after Oregon beat tOU so their thoughts aren't based on anything that happened on the field. Very little, except what Mike said about the Buckeyes pass coverage, can be transferred from this game to the rematch with Oregon. As the expression goes, "If you take, blank. blank, blank & blank away, the game would have gone completely differently." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Rocks No. 8 Share Posted 8 hours ago Colin Cowherd has never had one good thing to say about the ducks. Thinking about the ducks reminds him of how he grew up in lowly Aberdeen, WA. I remember when he was on the radio in Portland, he was an ashhead even then. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 9 Share Posted 8 hours ago Clearly, to this point in the season, OBD's and tOSU are the 2 best teams in college football. However, The Dawgs and the Tide are really rounding into shape and IMHO, are on the heels of the BIG front runners. The Buckeyes are hungry for the rematch with the Ducks. Once they dispatch the Wolverines the stage will be set for the 2nd match of what should be a 3rd rubbermatch game. It is inevitable somewhere along the path to the Natty. Some on this forum may not agree with my next thoughts, however OBD's will not beat tOSU in the BIG CCG......especially if the offense plays like they did against Maryland and Wisconsin. Field goals, penalties and red zone lapses will not get it done against the Buckeyes. Not to mention the offense virtually disappearing in the 3rd quarter. No matter who the Ducks put on the field, that next man up must bring their A plus effort. Personally, I feel the break, rest and recovery will do wonders for the entire team. And the Ducks should open a large can of whoop arse on the huskies. Then carry that recharge and energy in the BIG CCG and into the CFP..... GO DUCKS...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 10 Share Posted 6 hours ago I think Cignetti found out that becoming the next “superpower” in football, is easier said, than done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethehiker No. 11 Share Posted 5 hours ago If Indiana didn’t have the worse punt team in FBS, the game could have looked a bit different. There were a few punts prior to the TD return where the gunners were nowhere near the returner making the catch. In this day and age, it’s rare that any returner has space to return a punt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 12 Share Posted 4 hours ago On 11/23/2024 at 9:36 PM, mikethehiker said: If Indiana didn’t have the worse punt team in FBS, the game could have looked a bit different. There were a few punts prior to the TD return where the gunners were nowhere near the returner making the catch. In this day and age, it’s rare that any returner has space to return a punt. The punter went for distance rather than hang time, which is a big no-no if you're kicking it to an elite athlete like Caleb Downs. Also their entire punt coverage team looked like a mix of full anck and long snappers, not an ounce of athletic quickness among them. That's a pretty deadly combination. Also I was not impressed with the in game coaching from Indiana with exception of the time he called a time out right before the end of the quarter to ice the momentum of OSU. I don't know why more coaches don't do that when momentum is swinging against them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
