I agree wholeheartedly. Many have pointed out over the years that we run as many different formations as anyone in college football. The problem is that we become extremely predictable by formation, down and distance. All a team has to do is look at the formation, the down and the distance, and they know exactly what we are going to do. Rather than setting a few base formations, and then doing different things out of them, we run a bunch of formations predictably.

Is there anything more awkward then trying to watch us try to run the option? It's like watching Michael Jackson kiss Lisa Marie Presley.

Great insight and would explain why the offense if so bi-polar. I think Tim May of the Dispatch pointed this out last season.

Sehs:

I agree. Our offensive philosophy has been one of breadth of formations rather than depth. You force defenses to prepare for all of them, sure, but once they do you're stuck looking as scripted as Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Every formation has one or two patterns you just pick up on and exploit.

I was watching the Georgia Tech-FSU game this weekend, which wasn't particularly amazing, but one thing stood out. With GT was you always figured it's going to be run but couldn't tell who was going to run it. Not saying we need to employ that particular offense or anything, I'm just saying that GT has basically one philosophy that's very deep. USC has the pro set, that's basically what they run, but it's a deep set that utilizes the talent at every position. Same with Florida, and Oklahoma, etc. OSU however is all over the place.

You mean it hasn't been the execution for the last four years? Well, I'll be damned!

It's amazing that our old coach hasn't figured out what your old coach know's Duane. He is dead on with the point he makes, we run too many formations and only a few play in each, making it predictable. It is the re-ocurring theme we hear on our offense no identity. Don Shula is the first coach I can remember that spoke about coaching to your players strength's & not coaching them to fit a system they aren't suited to. It's a coaching truth I've alway's believed in and used when I coached youth football.

We didn't try a whole lot of different formations in Tressel's first 3 years and our O was bad save for good days from Clarett and Jonathan Wells.

And that guy who supposedly forgets more than we'll ever know must be watching a different football team. We've gone almost exclusively to the shotgun since Illinois so don't tell me we're running too many formations.

The WR's are improving. The OL is improving. Saine is improving. Zach Boren is improving. Pryor is going through growing pains.

1 senior starter on offense. A true soph QB. Only 1 returning starter returned to the same position.

'Nuff said.

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I completely agree with the analysis. OSU is still tinkering at this point. This is partially IMO due to Hazell's involvement with the offense. Overall, it is a good thing, but it leads to a lack of coherence during the regular season.

I am not sure that OSU being a pure shotgun team is best in the long run, but it is the right move right now. No need to add any further complications to an overwhelmed Pryor. Eventually, I would like to see a pro style offense similar to USC with more 3 step drops allowing the QB to get rid of the ball quickly and the letting your athletes makes the plays.

With an athletic QB I think you spend some time on the option and you have particular plays just for that QB. However, I don' think you build a team around running. The most devastating running QBs in college football are the ones whose instincts take over when the play breaks down. This is where Pryor excels and we see the moments of awe. A player like Pryor will make these plays regardless of the type of offense we are running. For Pryor's development as well as future QBs, a pro-style offense should be preferred.

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