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That feels like a big line for Ohio State, especially against what is one of the best defenses in college football. The Vols are going to have to hit big pass plays to win this one – something Nico Iamaleava has struggled with this season – but they have the defense to stay in this game. Ohio State wins at home. The Buckeyes are better. But I really like the cover here.
 
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Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
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And this is a night game on the road. Remember how many we scored at Arkansas and Georgia?
 
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onevol74 said:
And this is a night game on the road. Remember how many we scored at Arkansas and Georgia?
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Absolutely I do. I also remember offense looking pretty good against Arkansas except for 4 pesky little sacks. Why did we struggle to protect Nico in that game? Heard and Campbell were both playing hurt. Did pass protection improve throughout the season? Yes.

Except for the other game you mentioned. The same thing happened against UGA. Good offensive rhythm disrupted by poor pass protection. We abandoned the run and got our asses kicked. Plain and simple. Nico attempted 33 passes and was sacked 5 times. We also had a 12-play drive that resulted in 0 points. If we protect Nico better in that game maybe we win. We did, after all, win every other game this season where we gave up fewer than 4 sacks.

Can we protect Nico better against Ohio State? I hope so. Good news is we may not have too. We were playing catch up against UGA in the 2nd half. If we establish the run early against Ohio State and prevent Will Howard from looking like Prime Carson Beck, I think it'll be a low scoring affair.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Absolutely I do. I also remember offense looking pretty good against Arkansas except for 4 pesky little sacks. Why did we struggle to protect Nico in that game? Heard and Campbell were both playing hurt. Did pass protection improve throughout the season? Yes.

Except for the other game you mentioned. The same thing happened against UGA. Good offensive rhythm disrupted by poor pass protection. We abandoned the run and got our asses kicked. Plain and simple. Nico attempted 33 passes and was sacked 5 times. We also had a 12-play drive that resulted in 0 points. If we protect Nico better in that game maybe we win. We did, after all, win every other game this season where we gave up fewer than 4 sacks.

Can we protect Nico better against Ohio State? I hope so. Good news is we may not have too. We were playing catch up against UGA in the 2nd half. If we establish the run early against Ohio State and prevent Will Howard from looking like Prime Carson Beck, I think it'll be a low scoring affair.
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Our Offense did NOT look good at Arkansas We had a total of 332 yards. Most of our yards came in the 3rd Quarter.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
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Their gameplan was a big reason for that. If they had actually thrown the ball to their stud WRs (They have 3) that game isn't something we are talking about and we are likely not going to Columbus...... Errrr....
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Our Offense did NOT look good at Arkansas We had a total of 332 yards. Most of our yards came in the 3rd Quarter.
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I said our offense looked pretty good except for the sacks. In other words, I think the offense did everything as well as they have most of the year, except protect the passer.

We averaged almost 5 ypc and ran for 174 yards. We also converted 43% of 3rd downs. That's on par with what we've done all year. What we didn't do is protect the passer. The consequences of that speak for themselves.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Our Offense did NOT look good at Arkansas We had a total of 332 yards. Most of our yards came in the 3rd Quarter.
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The Arkansas game still came down to the final drive, and the UGA game was 1 possession with like 8mins left in the 4th. We are 1 drive away from being a 1 loss team and if we finish that 12 play drive vs UGA with points, maybe we get that game too. Sometimes u just gotta figure out a way to steal a game regardless of how u played. We didn't do that in those 2 games but it doesnt mean we arent capable. We just have to capitalize on the opportunities when they present themselves.
 
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franklinboy said:
That feels like a big line for Ohio State, especially against what is one of the best defenses in college football. The Vols are going to have to hit big pass plays to win this one – something Nico Iamaleava has struggled with this season – but they have the defense to stay in this game. Ohio State wins at home. The Buckeyes are better. But I really like the cover here.
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Thanks for that tip. I just upp'd my bet on the Vols Moneyline +240
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Absolutely I do. I also remember offense looking pretty good against Arkansas except for 4 pesky little sacks. Why did we struggle to protect Nico in that game? Heard and Campbell were both playing hurt. Did pass protection improve throughout the season? Yes.

Except for the other game you mentioned. The same thing happened against UGA. Good offensive rhythm disrupted by poor pass protection. We abandoned the run and got our asses kicked. Plain and simple. Nico attempted 33 passes and was sacked 5 times. We also had a 12-play drive that resulted in 0 points. If we protect Nico better in that game maybe we win. We did, after all, win every other game this season where we gave up fewer than 4 sacks.

Can we protect Nico better against Ohio State? I hope so. Good news is we may not have too. We were playing catch up against UGA in the 2nd half. If we establish the run early against Ohio State and prevent Will Howard from looking like Prime Carson Beck, I think it'll be a low scoring affair.
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And we can’t make mistakes. We have had inopportune fumbles, interceptions, sacks, and holding penalties. Limit those drive killers, and we have a chance.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Doesn’t look like this will be nearly the environment either of those were.
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I watched the OSU/Michigan game and I thought that crowd was on par with OU/Tennessee. Arkansas was a huge underdog and UGA was a cornered dawg. That's a different type of intensity in those 2 stadiums. Top 10 team at Fayetteville is always a land mine and I don't remember UGA's last loss at Samford. I'm sure OSU will be loud based off attendance alone, but it's nothing we haven't seen already.
 
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The stats the OP posted need some added. How many yards did osu rush for against those teams?
We simply must do 3 things:
Keep Nico upright.
Knock their WRs off their routes early.
Run the ball with authority.

Fail in any of those areas and we likely lose, and maybe badly. Their WR talent is better than our DB talent. The rest I would say is pretty even. So it is critical that their WR are not allowed to control the tempo or the game. Either our DB have to muscle them or our d-line has to put their QB on his tail early and often. Their QB must go down, and he must go down hard.
 
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franklinboy said:
That feels like a big line for Ohio State, especially against what is one of the best defenses in college football. The Vols are going to have to hit big pass plays to win this one – something Nico Iamaleava has struggled with this season – but they have the defense to stay in this game. Ohio State wins at home. The Buckeyes are better. But I really like the cover here.
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I think this actually is a good matchup for us. OSU hasn’t been an offensive juggernaut this season, so our defense should have some success. And IMO, we need to hold OSU to 20 or less to give us a good chance to win.

They are good on defense, and we might struggle to run the ball consistently. I think the real key to the game could come down to our passing game. It will be cold and a challenge, but I’m excited to see how we do.
 
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franklinboy said:
That feels like a big line for Ohio State, especially against what is one of the best defenses in college football. The Vols are going to have to hit big pass plays to win this one – something Nico Iamaleava has struggled with this season – but they have the defense to stay in this game. Ohio State wins at home. The Buckeyes are better. But I really like the cover here.
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Ohio state couldn’t beat a sorry Michigan team at home lol. They r over rated Vols win 27.- 13…. We score a touchdown special teams with a boo Carter punt return
 
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