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Back to Top bostonbobcat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: East Bridgewater, MA Post Count: 268 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/12/2015 11:23:54 PM  To think that was without Johnson. Absolutely dominant. The kind of performance to make you wish they were playing tomorrow. Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,574 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/12/2015 11:25:25 PM  I didn't want to leave Peden. Devon Johnson is a dominant back. We shut him down drive after drive in the 2nd half. Wow. I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/12/2015 11:41:17 PM  Well, Johnson did have a couple nice runs, so he ended up with 170 yards on 21 carries, and that isn't shabby. More impressive is that Birdsong was held to 64 yards of total offense. He got 84 yards passing on 29 attempts, with 2 interceptions and no TDs, but he also lost 20 yards on 3 sacks. His quarterback efficiency was a miserable 55.4. In fact, other than Johnson, the entire rest of the team only had 71 total yards. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,574 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 2:15:51 AM  I felt that Johnson did not have much traction in the 2nd half. He had a big big big run towards the end of the first but after that I thought we stopped him I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top Afos General User Member Since: 3/24/2013 Post Count: 40 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 2:24:47 AM  Super impressed ! The herd fans can blame the zebras as much as they want . Ohio earned it with dominating D. I'm actually shocked how well they played and im pumped for next week :D. Also just another thought offense was blah tonight but got the job done when they needed to . JD is solid but the offense with Vick is better but still not MACC level but I know for sure this D is MACC caliber !!!! Go Ohio !!!! Also I hope one can play next week Back to Top El Gato Roberto General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Buffalo Grove, IL Post Count: 1,218 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 9:15:48 AM  Afos wrote: Super impressed ! The herd fans can blame the zebras as much as they want . Ohio earned it with dominating D. I'm actually shocked how well they played and im pumped for next week :D. Also just another thought offense was blah tonight but got the job done when they needed to . JD is solid but the offense with Vick is better but still not MACC level but I know for sure this D is MACC caliber !!!! Go Ohio !!!! Also I hope one can play next week Agreed. Keep improving. This team can grow into something special. "The name's Ohio University, but everybody calls me Ohio. Any of you guys call me Ohio U, and I'll kill you." Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 10:29:50 AM  Afos wrote: Super impressed ! The herd fans can blame the zebras as much as they want . Ohio earned it with dominating D. I'm actually shocked how well they played and im pumped for next week :D. Also just another thought offense was blah tonight but got the job done when they needed to . JD is solid but the offense with Vick is better but still not MACC level but I know for sure this D is MACC caliber !!!! Go Ohio !!!! Also I hope one can play next week The officials were certainly active, but there were flags against both teams. It wasn't one sided. I believe they could sense that it was a very emotional, very hard hitting game, and they didn't want it to get out of hand, so they were quick to flag late hits or unsportsmanlike conduct. I didn't see any calls in the game that were controversial, though. I thought all the calls on both teams were correct. All the holds were holds. All the blocks in the back were correct. All the calls for late hits were deserved. Last Edited: 9/13/2015 10:30:45 AM by L.C. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top 71 BOBCAT General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 1,893 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 10:36:26 AM  To sum it up: THE "D" PLAYED FOR 4 QUARTERS TODAY! GO BOBCATS Back to Top Victory General User Member Since: 3/10/2012 Post Count: 2,273 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 11:11:30 AM  OUr D was helped a lot by Marshall's offense committing penalties at a rate that you rarely see. Back to Top . General User Member Since: 2/3/2005 Post Count: 3,001 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 11:51:03 AM  After a couple years of porous defense, this was such a refreshing game. Really hope that front seven can stay healthy. Lots of 21-17 type games this year, I'm thinking. Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 2:22:17 PM  71 BOBCAT wrote: To sum it up: THE "D" PLAYED FOR 4 QUARTERS TODAY! GO BOBCATS No doubt about it. Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top Joe McKinley General User Member Since: 11/15/2004 Post Count: 485 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 3:01:41 PM  Victory wrote: OUr D was helped a lot by Marshall's offense committing penalties at a rate that you rarely see. Credit to our defense for the three holding calls on the Marshall offensive line -- would've been sacks otherwise. The offensive pass interference was a scheme issue based on the way they run their routes -- sometimes it is called and sometimes it isn't, but it was the correct call. Agree that the rate seemed uncommon with flags coming on most of the Herd's first half series, but the defense had something to do with why they were getting flagged. We played a physical, aggressive game up front. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,346 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 4:23:38 PM  All lost season we had just 19 takeaways. Already have 7 this season. The D is much more energetic, much more aggressive and much more opportunistic than last year. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 5:47:56 PM  Pataskala wrote: All lost season we had just 19 takeaways. Already have 7 this season. The D is much more energetic, much more aggressive and much more opportunistic than last year. More than that, they are comfortable in the new defense, and familiar with what everyone else is doing. Thus they can use the defense as a tool, rather than just focusing on executing it, and learning how it works in various situations. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 10:01:06 PM  Interesting. I note that Ohio's starting lineup against Marshall was kind of an unusual combination, a 5-1 defense. There were the usual two Safties (Jones, Carpenter) and two Defensive Ends (Laseak, Basham), but there were three defensive tackles (Tautuaiki, Sayles, Porter) and three Cornerbacks (Bass, Wells, Layton), but only one Linebacker (Poling). “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Joe McKinley General User Member Since: 11/15/2004 Post Count: 485 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 10:19:02 PM  L.C. wrote: Interesting. I note that Ohio's starting lineup against Marshall was kind of an unusual combination, a 5-1 defense. There were the usual two Safties (Jones, Carpenter) and two Defensive Ends (Laseak, Basham), but there were three defensive tackles (Tautuaiki, Sayles, Porter) and three Cornerbacks (Bass, Wells, Layton), but only one Linebacker (Poling). Where are you finding this information? The final stats on the athletics department website show J.D. Spraque (#99) as a defensive starter and Porter listed as #5D. I thought we ran a nickel defense to start with two LBs -- Keith Moore as a starter with Poling. It could've been Daugherty who I thought rotated in later -- he isn't "#5D", but he is #50. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/13/2015 10:40:00 PM  Joe McKinley wrote: Where are you finding this information? The final stats on the athletics department website show J.D. Spraque (#99) as a defensive starter and Porter listed as #5D. I thought we ran a nickel defense to start with two LBs -- Keith Moore as a starter with Poling. It could've been Daugherty who I thought rotated in later -- he isn't "#5D", but he is #50. Yes, that is where I found it. 99 is actually Laseak, so I ignored the "J.D. Sprague" as a defensive starter, and assumed that the number was right, not the name. Porter is 54, and he definite did play. Daugherty is listed as playing, but not starting. You could be right that Daugherty started, and Porter played, rather than the reverse. That would actually make more sense. I noticed the extra corner, but I never noticed three defensive tackles in at once. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top OUcats82 General User Member Since: 1/9/2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,862 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/14/2015 11:24:33 AM  I don't want to overlook or disrespect SE Louisiana but I am looking forward to seeing how we stack up against Minnesota in two weeks. The Gophers gave TCU all they could handle and pulled out a strong road win against Colorado State last week. If we play them tough and keep the game close into the 4th quarter I think we have a chance. Either way I am very encouraged about our play after two games. There are some teams we will line up against this year in MAC play that we owe after some near misses (and some beatdowns) in recent years. Excited to see how things progress! Last Edited: 9/14/2015 11:25:21 AM by OUcats82 Ohio-The State University Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/14/2015 11:41:59 AM  For a different opinion as to who got the start, Arkley's blog mentions that Chad Moore got the start (not Daugherty, and not Porter). I trust Arkley a lot more than the "official" game stats, which always seem to have suspicious data. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,222 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/14/2015 12:27:09 PM  OUcats82 wrote: I don't want to overlook or disrespect SE Louisiana but I am looking forward to seeing how we stack up against Minnesota in two weeks. The Gophers gave TCU all they could handle and pulled out a strong road win against Colorado State last week. If we play them tough and keep the game close into the 4th quarter I think we have a chance. Either way I am very encouraged about our play after two games. There are some teams we will line up against this year in MAC play that we owe after some near misses (and some beatdowns) in recent years. Excited to see how things progress! I'm not as excited as you are, but I think the game is going to be similar to the Marshall game. Minnesota is going to pound the running game on us just like the Herd did with Johnson. We'll see if their QB makes more plays than Marshall's. And I fully expect their team to be more disciplined under Kill. Back to Top Ted Thompson Administrator Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: MAC Play Post Count: 7,671 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/14/2015 2:39:48 PM  L.C. wrote: For a different opinion as to who got the start, Arkley's blog mentions that Chad Moore got the start (not Daugherty, and not Porter). I trust Arkley a lot more than the "official" game stats, which always seem to have suspicious data. Moore started. Daugherty did seem to be on the field a lot as well. Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database. Back to Top perimeterpost General User Member Since: 7/6/2010 Post Count: 3,165 Status: Offline     RE: Defense!    Posted: 9/14/2015 5:55:55 PM  In the last 5+ seasons that has covered the most recent era of the Battle of the Bell here are all the times Marshall's offense was held to 10pts or less- 6pts L ('11) UCF 7pts L ('11) OHIO 7pts L ('10) #2OSU 10pts L ('15) OHIO 10pts L ('11) #13VaTech MY STATE. MY TEAM. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 23  of 23 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 321 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 317 Guests 4 Registered Users:   FearLeon, mcbin, Radar, RSBobcat There are no other users looking at this page.

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