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(10-05-2020 03:44 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-05-2020 02:48 PM)C1ncy4Life Wrote:  

(10-05-2020 02:33 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  28 points against that opponent on your home field in week 3 with a third year signal caller is quite concerning.

It’s not just that they only scored 28 points IMO. It’s that we also has 4 Turnovers, including 3 INT’s. Some of those INT’s were pretty horrendous. When you add missed opportunities on top of all of it, I think it understandable why fans are concerned.

Edit: Just to expand on this a bit more, when your offense is struggling and your defense has been playing lights out, the last thing you want to do is give the opponents free points or short fields consistently. Eventually the defense won’t be able to hold a good team and the offense hasn’t shown the ability to win in a shootout.

Also, to help make the point...it wasn't 28 points, it was only 21 by the offense. It also needs to be said, on every possession that started with a turnover forced by our defense, we gave the ball right back by way of a turnover ourselves. The exact opposite of an opportunistic offense.

Bolded, both points are well taken. We all loved Tucker's return but it masked an offense that was struggling. USF had just cut the lead to 14 and their QB suddenly had their offense moving. And the joy of those turnovers by the UC defense turned to agony pretty fast once the offense took the field. Much work to be done for sure.

(10-05-2020 03:44 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-05-2020 02:48 PM)C1ncy4Life Wrote:  

(10-05-2020 02:33 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  28 points against that opponent on your home field in week 3 with a third year signal caller is quite concerning.

It’s not just that they only scored 28 points IMO. It’s that we also has 4 Turnovers, including 3 INT’s. Some of those INT’s were pretty horrendous. When you add missed opportunities on top of all of it, I think it understandable why fans are concerned.

Edit: Just to expand on this a bit more, when your offense is struggling and your defense has been playing lights out, the last thing you want to do is give the opponents free points or short fields consistently. Eventually the defense won’t be able to hold a good team and the offense hasn’t shown the ability to win in a shootout.

Also, to help make the point...it wasn't 28 points, it was only 21 by the offense. It also needs to be said, on every possession that started with a turnover forced by our defense, we gave the ball right back by way of a turnover ourselves. The exact opposite of an opportunistic offense.

Exactly. It’s like the deeper you look at the offense, the more apparent it becomes that it’s a problem.

(10-05-2020 02:27 PM)Z-Fly Wrote:  I don't think it's due to Bryant not being good enough. As far as I know, Fick didn't go hard after a transfer QB. That tells me he like both Ridder and Bryant. Fick is comfortable with Ridder, and he is going to ride that horse to wherever it takes him.

The coaching staff (read Fickell) takes an OSU approach to the game - you win with great defense, hard running and good special teams. The qb is to manage the game and NOT LOSE it! That works extraordinarily well when you you are one of the half dozen to dozen or so premier programs in the country and can attract the sort of road graders up front that roll over the likes of Indiana, Rutgers, etc. Just imho UC needs more out of a qb - I wish Ridder nothing but the best, but he's been at this now into his 3rd year, and he simply is not something "more." It is what it is.