2019 Ohio State Season Thread

[MaximumSam]

I'm interested in how Fields looks, and whether he starts, which is not necessarily an anything.  I think fans will be pleased with his performance in general, though he might make some mistakes at times.  He has I think a tendency to pull it down and run, but they probably worked on that a lot.

Supposedly there won't be any tackling, which makes all run plays look weird

[ELA]

But on the other hand, it's nice of them to invite Michigan's defense back for a rematch

[Brutus Buckeye]

Supposedly there won't be any tackling, which makes all run plays look weird

That was my only gripe with what the Urb was cookin' is that the Spring Game format sorta started to suck. 
Alas, it might be more of a sign of the times, then a UFM thang. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

Apparently the Spring Game will feature 1s vs 1s, 2s vs 2s, etc. which is actually pretty cool. 

John Cooper used to do 1s vs 3s in the first half, 2s vs 4s in the second, iirc. So the games were always monster blowouts. 

[MaximumSam]

Slow starting game has turned pretty fun

[Cincydawg]

I read a bit that said Fields did just fine.

[MaximumSam]

I read a bit that said Fields did just fine.

Looked pretty good. Should have a much stronger rushing attack at least

[Cincydawg]

I think Fields will be "The Man" at QB and do what is needed, and perhaps have some brilliant plays along the way.  I worry about his tendency to run though, as he did in HS, and UGA often used him in designed run plays.  I'd work on breaking him of that unless he can see a path to the sideline or it's a really critical 3rd down.

[bayareabadger]

 Y’all lost another back up quarterback 

[MaximumSam]

Would be pretty thin if he does leave. Chris Chugunov would be the backup, then looking at walk ons. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

That's three QBs in about a year. All highly touted.

[FearlessF]

highly touted guys like to play

[Anonymous Coward]

Honestly, I can't see Baldwin transferring. From everything I've read, he was the sharper QB in the spring game (20/36 versus 4/13 for Fields). Caveats galore (bc: spring game), but it still seems fair to say he had a v. realistic chance of starting the opener. Could be 40/60 odds at worst. And even if he loses that, he'd be one injury or two bad games for Fields from ... the fields. It has to be a surprise if he actually goes.

[Anonymous Coward]

Now ... if he does go: the concern is somewhat 2019 and needing Fields to be a hit and stay healthy. But maybe even more it's that there's no incoming scholarship TrFr QB from the 2019 class to begin to fix this. So the problem stretches out.

The good news for the long term issue is that although no one is going to grad transfer to be the backup for 2019, you might get a younger transfer to replace the spot Dwan Mathis left open. 

Unlike someone with only one year of eligibility, young kids routinely sign up to backup.