Inept passing gets Buckeyes beaten

A passing game that "featured" a total of 35 yards passing (all to running backs)  will win very few games against decent teams.
Ohio State threw for just that numbers and deservedly was beaten 23-6 by Miami in a game that was decided by the first quarter,yet any kind of offense at all could have won the game.

Only two field goals by Drew Basil in the second quarter put the Buckeyes on the board.
Ohio State hosts Colorado next week,while Miami goes back to dealing with their felons of the week program....

Buckeye Leaves

1) 35 yards passing is inexcusable.
Period.
If things are going to be this bad,then Braxton Miller should just be given the ball and take his lumps while gaining experience.

2) Not that Miller played well (Intercepted and fumbled),but Joe Bauserman was just awful.
His pass in the second period to Jake Stoneburner that was behind the tight end in the end zone should have been an easy six.
That play right there could have turned the game around.

3) Jordan Hall was impressive in piling up 87 yards before being felled by a leg cramp.
Miami had difficulty stopping Hall,who should be the main horse in next weeks game against Colorado.

4) Miami's second touchdown was an easy one as corner Bradley Roby did not even turn around to look for the football.
Didn't this guy see All the Right Moves?
Coach Nickerson always screamed to play the ball not the man,Roby!!!!

5) Ben Buchanan had a nice night punting and keeping Miami backed up.
Pretty bad when the punter was your second best offensive player.

6) I love the way defensive tackle John Simon is always hustling.
Simon never takes a play off and that motor will likely find a spot on Sundays someday...

7) Rookie mistake by Luke Fickell in not using timeouts late in the game as Miami marched down the field.
Now,I am not saying pull a "Steve Robinson" or anything,but not one timeout on the whole drive?

8) Ohio State has young and inexperienced receivers,but they were rarely close to being open.
The Miami secondary shut down the youngsters and did not allow them to get open,not that Bauserman or Miller would have been able to get the ball to them anyway.

9) Sorry,Brandon,but even in this victory,when you consider the inept OSU offense-Miami did not impress much.
This game was more about what Ohio State was not than anything Miami did....

10) Can you spell Ohio State without an "O'?

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