There has to be someone on campus that can kick it deep on kickoffs.

Good assessment. I was disappointed that the offensive line didn't get more of a push against the Miami defense. I haven't heard much about injuries on the OL. Are they relatively healthy or are we all just preoccupied with the backfield injuries?

Vs MAC teams (Toledo hasn't played yet)

OHIO's Total Defense #2 Miami #1
OHIO's Total Offense last, followed closely by Miami.

We didn't learn too much in this game other than that Miami's defense for one game gave up only 3 more points than OHIO's. Does Miami's defense get the credit for the bottom feeder offensive yards made by OHIO?

Both BG and Eastern against each other gave up a ton of offense. BG rushed for 206 and passed for 250. It is only one game stats but OHIO must put up good numbers at home the next two weeks against the two teams that gave up the most yardage save for Balls. Relying on the defense to score a TD each week in MAC games to give a late margin is living on the edge. (Aided and abetted by the fantastic special teams downing a punt at the one)

Quick, without looking--which team leads the MAC vs MAC in total offense?

I agree with basically all of that, the one part I'd debate is RBs. I think health at RB is a big factor. Vinny filled in admirably and Hardy's been effective. But the offense operates at a different level when all three of Brown, Irons, and White are healthy. We haven't seen that since Kansas, and the rush game vs. Kansas was a sight to behold. I realize it's Kansas but not everybody ran like that on them.

It might be OL just had a better day against Kansas.

But, I'm hopeful as MAC play continues and those RBs work back in, we'll see more production.

The defensive front seven is something else. Really good.

I honestly don't remember the details that well, I did see the Windham numbers but was imagining those arose more from KU selling out on the RB in the option or zone read, not so much the pass rush. I'll take your word for it. I just remember being impressed by the offense in that game.

I didn't mention him before but -- losing AJ hurts even if all the other RBs are healthy. AJ is a really good player.

Sidenote I did like how Hardy and Irons played against Miami. Hardy hit probably the best holes of the day very well. Irons turned in a workmanlike performance, kept pounding it upfield. It wasn't a good rushing day for the team in general, but I felt the RBs took what was there.

We are pretty much where I thought we would be so far this year sans Texas State. That game may have been a blessing in disguise in some ways perhaps as it showed our players that they have to scratch and claw for everything. Even in the loss to Tennessee I felt like we saw maximum effort and were never a big play from being in front in that game. It was about the best you could hope for in a loss against a team that hoped to purchase a victory.

While I was frustrated with the offense in the Miami game, I, for now, view it for what it was-a road game against a team whose backs were against the wall and fought like heck to notch their first win of the year. They have a very scrappy defense and we are playing with a short deck on offense. Overall I was pleased with our defense-I know their offense is not lighting up the scoreboard but we held them to their lowest output all year by ten points. Their backup QB showed his age a lot of times but that's what you are supposed to do. The hit in the endzone that scored the final points was a nice way to put away a rival. We chalked up the most important stat-the W.

Will be very interested in watching how Miami fares against Akron this week.

Moving forward the offense will need to kick it into high gear. I want to obliterate BG this weekend! But I will take a solid win and no more injuries too. We are good enough to beat anyone in the East but can also lose to anyone, too if we take them lightly. Need to take advantage of back to back home games and a winnable game up in Portage County to close out games played on Saturday.

I still worry that an accurate QB can carve us up. And our program is not built to win shoot outs.

Each week the college football landscape is littered with the corpses of defenses carved up by accurate QBs.

Darkness falls across the land
The kickoff hour is close at hand
QBs pass, in search of blood
To terrorize y'awl's stadium
And whosoever shall be found
Without the reach for knocking balls down
Must stand and face the raucous yell
As the scoreboard digits begin to swell
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand yards
And wide receivers find lots of room
In your secondary to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your safeties starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the (gun)slinger

I presume that you'll post this blah, blah, blah improving type stuff again despite reality.

I've held my tongue for several weeks letting you pollyannas have your way while your position seemed fairly tenable.

It's been four years of descent. It's been about three years of me pointing that out and your type denying reality.

Why don't you be as magnanimous as I was? Why don't you allow for the possibility that I'm right and stay away until it changes?

I don't think anyone in the area code 740 could argue that the offense ran as well with Windham as it did with Maxwell yesterday. Maxwell seemed to make the right reads, quickly, and got the ball out faster than Windham. He may not be as great a runner but he was certainly mobile enough.