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Ted Thompson
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Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 10:31:53 AM

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. For away games, we'll have a separate travel thread.

Date: November 10th, 2015 8:00 PM

Opponent: Kent St. (3-6, 2-3 MAC)

Site: Peden Stadium

TV: ESPNU

Radio: Ohio Radio

Webcast: WatchESPN

Ohio Game Notes

Kent St. Game Notes

Kent State's media guide, roster and statistics.

Kent St. fan site: Flash Fanatics (MAC BBS) Kent State Report (Rivals)

Ohio Injury List (status is my interpretation based upon media reports):

QB Derrius Vick - Questionable

OL Nick Gibbons - Questionable

S Aaron Macer - Questionable

WR Brendan Cope - Questionable

CB Curtis Brunson - Questionable

TE Connor Brown - Questionable

CB Devin Bass - Questionable

NT Watson Tautuiaki - Questionable

LB Quentin Poling - Doubtful

RB Papi White - Doubtful

DE Trent Smart - Doubtful

OT Joe Lowery - Out for season

S Kylan Nelson - Out for season

TE Troy Mangen - Out for sedason (knee)

Last Edited: 11/9/2015 8:58:40 AM by Ted Thompson

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 10:34:43 AM

We've now reached the part of the show where we argue over whether we can beat a Kent State team that has the offensive capabilities of 11 squirrels running randomly all over the field. This is a sad part of the show.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 11:23:01 AM

Kent's offense may not be anything to write home about,but they still only lost to Buffalo by 1 last night.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 11:32:51 AM

rpbobcat wrote:

Kent's offense may not be anything to write home about,but they still only lost to Buffalo by 1 last night.

Noticed the same thing. I don't think we would manhandle anyone in the MAC right about now. We may be able to win but it will not be a runway if status quo is in place.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 11:58:12 AM

ESPN's Matchup Predictor gives us a 78.9% chance of winning.

Kent has scored more than 20 pts in a game only twice: a win vs Del St and a loss to T'erd. As bad as we've been the past three weeks, we should be able to beat these guys.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 12:59:56 PM

I watched some of the KSU/UB game last night. KSU's QB's are horrible. Their defense is pretty solid but they're deer in headlights when they need to pass the ball downfield. Ohio wins this game comfortably.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 1:12:32 PM

I thought we would beat them 2 years ago without too much trouble. Does anyone remember that fake punt?

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 4:53:22 PM

OhioBobcat wrote:

I'm not sure Ohio wins any game comfortably.

I think if we are able to run the ball the way we did vs. BG, we stand a good chance.

But that will be easier said then done. Kent's defense is much better than BG.

That and a couple other things has me a bit concerned....

JD Sprague is not good. I'm sorry. He's just not. If it's him and not Vick on Tuesday, that worries me.

Also have to wonder if there will be any carryover effect from three straight total beatdowns? I wouldn't be stunned at all to see some dissension on this team. Whether that shows on the field, we'll see.

This is a winnable game...just like UB was.

This is almost a must-win to salvage a reason to keep Solich around. I still think it's time for him to hang it up....but a loss here could be the final nail.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 5:26:42 PM

I have seen enough-if Ohio feeds Maleek Irons the ball all night long they should win. Question is, is the coaching staff willing to adapt? Not so sure......

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 6:06:35 PM

If I was on the team and Irons didn't get a good number of prime time carries, I'd be quite peeved and have even bigger doubts about the coaching staff.

wht's Vegas's line?

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/6/2015 11:38:35 PM

My cousins from Wisconsin and a couple of their friends take a college football trip annually. They'll be heading to Maryland for the Badger this weekend then to Athens Tuesday. It's quite a bummer that we'll be showcasing what figures to be a very very poor crowd, but hopefully they can still appreciate our gameday experience and enjoy uptown a bit.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/7/2015 10:34:54 AM

I just got finished reading the coaches comments as part of his weekly press conference. Here are my take-a-ways:
1) He knows all the right things to say on all the topics. I will follow this up by saying that the questions asked were all soft balls with no surprises, so the coach was prepared. 1 follow up question I would have asked re: the question on the run game would have been," Why do you continue to run a small RB straight up the middle and not use your bigger backs? Also why is AJ not your lead back? What about the other 2 big backs that appeared to have played well in the time given them?
2) On he injury front...coaches were touting our depth all preseason and we don't see that helping us. Are our injuries that much greater than the average MAC team? Coach should have stats to compare our injury situation.
3) More on the depth front, it appears that this coaching staff is not playing some of the other talented underclassmen. Here is his quote with the asked question, you be the judge:
On if getting the backups more reps is a positive over the past three games:
�I guess you can look at it that way. I�m a day-by-day guy. I�m not looking to build our football team for next season. I�m looking to win the game at hand and to practice in a way every day that is going to allow us to be the best team we can be. I�m just a day-by-day guy and I�m not looking at how this will effect us next year.� Based on my comment in point 1 this quote is a typical example of coach saying the right thing. With the current situation and 3 games left I have become a little more of a doubter. Is this staff properly evaluating talent?
Our QB play is inconsistent. Even the coach in his own words says so, but he is always careful not to over emphasis these mistakes and adds in where the QB has "shown some good decisions". All 3 of our QB's, that have played this year, are not good enough in comparison to the elite QB's in this league. We should be giving others some looks in game situations. More importantly we need to find and get a real talent.
4) The key element in next weeks game, IMHO, will be whether our team is MENTALLY PREPARED. Frank stated the following; "I do not think our players have given up". Notice his choice of words, "I do not think". He could have said "Our players have not given up". I think this choice of words is very telling. So one needs to ask the question: If NIU can beat the best and nationally ranked team, in Toledo, after loosing their #1 & #2 best offensive player in a QB and WR why couldn't we have won some of these last 3 games?

In conclusion:
I am and will always be a supporter as I have shown since my days as a student and graduate in 1971. At the same time I am feeling that there is something happening here lately, over the last few years, that is of concern. Maybe, just maybe, Frank and the coaching staff is good enough at bringing a program back to respectability but just can't take it to the next level, i.e. 10 or more win seasons, conference championships, and consistent bowl victories.
In my mind we should be able to win this next game as Kent is not that good and we are at home.
I would like nothing better than to see this team rally around each other and win the remaining 3 games. This would be a great accomplishment and certainly a feat worth building on into the years to come.

GO BOBCATS

Last Edited: 11/7/2015 10:37:08 AM by 71 BOBCAT

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/8/2015 12:02:49 PM

Just checked a national list of NCAA football injuries....Ohio is listed with 71 which is the most for any team at this point....

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/8/2015 12:04:27 PM

typo in my post....Ohio is listed with 17 injuries not 71!

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/8/2015 1:24:32 PM

One thing I noticed during Wednesday's game was that Derrius wasn't spreading around his passes as he usually does. He threw 15 and targeted Sebastian on at least ten of them. Not sure if the other guys weren't getting open or if he was just in a comfort zone with Sebastian.

I'm anticipating good things on Tuesday. Less of a bad feeling about this one. The guys need to put the past three games behind them, but be ready for anything from Kent.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/8/2015 7:42:16 PM

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/8/2015 9:41:01 PM

Even as a man who tries to stay positive, I became very concerned with 71 injuries. LOL
Even The Frankster would have some trouble overcoming THOSE odds. Of course, we realize that he would find a way. He always does!!!

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 8:38:23 AM

Monroe Slavin wrote:

If I was on the team and Irons didn't get a good number of prime time carries, I'd be quite peeved and have even bigger doubts about the coaching staff.

wht's Vegas's line?

If you were on the team, I'd run Monroe up the middle.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 9:31:42 AM

colobobcat66 wrote:

Monroe Slavin wrote:

If I was on the team and Irons didn't get a good number of prime time carries, I'd be quite peeved and have even bigger doubts about the coaching staff.

wht's Vegas's line?

If you were on the team, I'd run Monroe up the middle.

And if you were on the O-line, would you block for him?

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 9:53:22 AM

Athens News says Poling has been cleared to play. That's good news, even if he isn't 100%.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 10:24:52 AM

bobcatsquared wrote:

colobobcat66 wrote:

Monroe Slavin wrote:

If I was on the team and Irons didn't get a good number of prime time carries, I'd be quite peeved and have even bigger doubts about the coaching staff.

wht's Vegas's line?

If you were on the team, I'd run Monroe up the middle.

And if you were on the O-line, would you block for him?

I would try, but I would probably be injured on my first play.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 10:26:12 AM

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 12:08:54 PM

Not that it means much, but Kent has given up 30+ pts in every other game since week 4. Since holding DelSt and Minn to 13 and 10, respectively, they've given up 36 to T'erd, 14 to Fiami, 38 to Toledo, 10 to UMass, 48 to BG, and 18 to Buffalo last week. They should be due to give up 30+ this week.

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 1:10:52 PM

Pataskala wrote:

FWIW, Ohio hasn't scored more than 17 points against Kent since 2008.

2014: 17
2013: 13
2012: 6
2011: 17
2010: 6
2009: 11
2008: 26

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RE: Official Game 10 Thread: Kent St.

Posted: 11/9/2015 2:22:28 PM

GoCats105 wrote:

FWIW, Ohio hasn't scored more than 17 points against Kent since 2008. ...

And it's time for that to change. I felt that last week the offense woke back up, and the running game came to life (who picked recovery of the running game to beat OCF's 6000th post?). If the running game continues to live, Ohio will put some points on the board.

A better question for this week is "will the defense live again"? Kent's offense sucks, so one would think this would be a good week for the defense to get it's feet back under them.

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