Layoff Between Games Must Go Away

I’ll begin off with a thanks as all the time for an excellent season.  A 12 months after a nationwide championship, and loads of uncertainty on protection, I didn’t put excessive expectations on this 12 months. That rapidly was a wow this staff is admittedly actually good. Beating meat hen was a monkey that had lastly been faraway from Days again, and so grateful for getting to have the ability to smack speak their delusional followers once more. Then got here the loss to Indiana. A terrific coached staff and missed alternative to win. Okay so using the excessive feelings from profitable The Game, the hangover left combined with the information of Heartline transferring on is sensible {that a} championship caliber staff might stumble. 
    That leads me to what I witnessed final night time.  People can say all they need about RD and his play calling “plunders”. I inform them to eat crow, and suppose again to a 42-41 loss in opposition to Georgia with a missed FG to finish the sport.  You don’t put up that many factors of play calling is a matter. While generally sure it’s play calling in sure conditions, however not this sport. From the beginning on offense and Defense gamers had been on their heels being reactive to what was occurring on the sector.  A hungry staff (Miami on this sport) was on their toes attacking in each section.  Well to have the primary half-hour look so atrocious bought me eager about what was going mistaken from my expertise taking part in soccer. While there have been some issues that seemed apparent, the decide 6, 3 sacks, -3 dashing yards, and Miami doubling the time of possession, I began all of this stuff as an entire.  How might the gamers and coaches look so unprepared and like a deer in headlights?  Well the offender imho is the 25 day break between video games.  Almost a month off from being within the area able to destroy the opposite staff. I don’t care how good religion facet of the ball is, you cannot replicate the pace or physicality of taking part in in an precise sport. You’re not going to hit your teammates such as you would an opponent.  You’re not going to maneuver like your being chased by a ravenous lion. Just not going to occur. It’s why up up to now groups which have had a primary spherical bye are 0-5. It’s mentioned that the most important enchancment you see in a staff is between week 1 and week 2. Well this sport displayed that. Miami performed ~ 12 days in the past, their week 1. We had been their week 2 sport. The 25 day break is sort of a mini off season so this was week 1 for OSU.  Watching the primary half solely validated my reasoning. The lengthy break is completely ridiculous and to hell with bowl video games.  Keep the season transferring and take the additional couple days across the holidays.