Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like

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Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like

Author: DiscoRick (1668 Posts - Joined: Sep 15, 2021)

Posted at 5:31 pm on Sep 15, 2025

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The greatest show on turf. Nor did last year. The regular season passing yards per game was 178.8. I think Tressel would think that's peachy.

Ohio State under Tressel had an average of approximately 203.6 passing yards per game.

And I'm sure he'd love the 2023 run approach.

But yes, against A&M that was not so Tressely.

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Replies to: "Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like"

"it’s not the call, it’s the execution" - AlbanyIRISH - 11:51am 9/15/25 (30) [View All]
- Freeman's version of: "Get used to it" [NT] - clements2 - 3:15pm 9/15/25
- Sounds Kellyesque. Almost like absolving the coaches and blaming the players. [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:58pm 9/15/25
  - Playcalls don't matter when fundamentals slip. Missed Tackles, blown assignments reflect coaching - Turkish - 3:57pm 9/15/25
    - He was more nuanced today but when he says it's a lack of execution, sounds like blaming players [NT] - NDQuebec - 5:44pm 9/15/25
      - Understand the feeling. I hear play calls are not problem when fundamentals poor - Turkish - 8:26pm 9/15/25
- A & M hit their dig route over and over - Mark - 1:39pm 9/15/25
- If you look at still photos of plays of the D During the game - salbam - 1:05pm 9/15/25
- he's repeating that mantra at today's presser [NT] - irish93 - 12:50pm 9/15/25
  - Coaches speak, coach speak, blah blah, blah. He needs to get off his rump and do something about his - DiscoRick - 2:00pm 9/15/25
    - And the media needs to stop acting like fan boys and ask - DiscoRick - 2:01pm 9/15/25
      - These are the only questions they ever ask. Press conferences are super boring once you pick up on - oldirish - 4:36pm 9/15/25
      - ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:04pm 9/15/25
- . [NT] - ndphysics - 12:31pm 9/15/25
- Is he channeling his inner Brian Kelly? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:31pm 9/15/25
- Scheme is great but D is out of position, gets no penetration and can’t tackle - still coaching [NT] - LanceManion - 12:03pm 9/15/25
  - Yes yes yes. Players who could learn last year's D suddenly can't learn this year's? [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:03pm 9/15/25
  - Yep, sure is. Can't blame the kids if the coaches let them get away with not executing properly. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:58pm 9/15/25
- Privately, it's, "Get your shiite together or I take over the D and hit the bricks." Pathetic. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 11:54am 9/15/25
  - I'm betting it's not. Freeman seems to like Tressel ball. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:56pm 9/15/25
    - I don't get this remark. If he liked "Tressel ball" Love would have had more carries vs. Miami - Turkish - 3:59pm 9/15/25
      - Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme. - DiscoRick - 5:28pm 9/15/25
        Even D only, pretty aggressive under both MF and Golden - Turkish - 8:30pm 9/15/25
      - Also, 2023 was ND's highest PPG in history, and we just scored 40 points (7 from ST, but still) - Turkish - 4:04pm 9/15/25
        Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like - DiscoRick - 5:31pm 9/15/25
        Offense has only been really “run forward” last year - Turkish - 8:31pm 9/15/25
  - At some point somebody on D has to make a play. There were opportunities. - ELP - 12:39pm 9/15/25
    - You are right but coaches have to drill the fundamentals and put the players in position to make - NDQuebec - 2:10pm 9/15/25
      - I'm thinking MF gets heavily involved in the defense. Meetings, scheming, maybe even calling defense - ELP - 4:12pm 9/15/25
      - Speaking of tackling, I think Shuler got screwed and was attempting to make the same type tackle he - THEISMANCARR - 2:37pm 9/15/25