As I said before, I foresaw that Ohio State would be foolish to not use a quarterback rotation between Barrett and Jones. People like to stick with concept that they understand. For most folks, the past has shown us that quarterback rotations just don't work. They don't allow quarterbacks to be in a rhythm or to have the confidence that they can make a mistake and not get removed from the game.

Considering the success that both quarterbacks have had, I think both should feel very comfortable in their position.

What I would do? I would have them each play a half and I wouldn't make it the same half every game. That will force teams every week to have to game plan for both quarterbacks which puts them at a disadvantage to the Buckeyes in preparation. They wont even know before kick off what quarterback they will be facing in the first half so they cant lean towards preparing for one quarterback while then using half time to supplement the preparation for the other quarterback.

This will give Ohio State a considerable advantage all year long above and beyond the talent advantage they already have.

What talent advantage is that? Well everyone is already saying they have three Heisman candidates on the team. Well I am saying that they have four. If they run this system then they very well may have two QB candidates, a receiver candidate with Braxton Miller and a running back candidate with Elliot. Elliot is even seen by many to be the frontrunner currently. What if Bosa is dominant after his return? Five possible candidates?

This team may go down as the most dominant football team in the history of football at the college level. That isn't me being a homer, that is simply me speaking about what everyone is speaking about.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...s-involved

Quote:Meyer later said the message to both quarterbacks will be to "get ready because I'd like to see both guys involved."

Ohio State will look awesome early as it comes off the high from last season. then the grind will set in, and burn-out will become a factor. That unique chemistry that the team had at the end of last season will slowly fade. when it comes time to get up for that big game, players will discover they no longer have any gas in the tank. Once OSU loses once, the magic will be gone.

or maybe OSU has enough talent to overcome all that. We will see.

(09-01-2015 07:02 AM)goofus Wrote:  Ohio State will look awesome early as it comes off the high from last season. then the game against VT will begin... Once OSU loses, the magic will be gone.

FIFY

Seems to me that Ohio St lost to VT early last year, too. Then it won a national championship.

(I'm hoping for the same with NDSU this season, at the FCS level)

My impression from a few different sources is that J.T. Barret will get most the reps, but I'm not against using both at all.

Between the suspensions of key players, a late wide receiver with a broken leg, normal first games issues, and a road opener at night, I'm not liking the set-up for week 1. We're still fairly big favorites, but this game would be looking a lot better if they left it week 2/3 where it was originally scheduled.

I'm predicting an All Ohio State Heisman watch going 5, maybe 6 players deep!