Something to chew on: UMass QB Blake Frohnapfel is currently 2nd in the nation in total passing yards. If it weren't for Connor Halliday and Mike Leach's ridiculous numbers in the Air Raid at Wazzu, Frohnapfel could technically be leading the country.
Say what you want about UMass' 2-7 record, but outside blowout losses to Penn State and B.C., they've been in every single game they've played this year because they can score points. They've lost five games to Colorado, Vanderbilt, BG, Miami and Toledo by a combined score of 19 points. Why can't Ohio have an offense like that?
Ohio had something like eight starters on offense graduate, including all-time greats at quarterback and running back. Everyone should have known we were in for a tough year offensively.
How come in 2011 we installed an entirely new offense, had a first year starter at quarterback but still managed to shatter offensive records and win 10 games, including a bowl? I'm starting to think, in hingsight, Tettleton was even better than we thought. Were we less predictable then, or just executing better? Better talent? At the risk of agreeing with Monroe, I think we've become slower and less dynamic on offense. We rarely throw screens and have NO short passing game to speak of. little to no misdirection in the run game and, as mentioned, the half-assed fakes.
It comes down to TALENT. When your team has TALENT, there is less talk about the offense, coaching, blah blah blah. I couldn't care less about the offensive strategies, etc. If you have TALENT, you can win with any play you call. If we had some bull running backs (6'1 plus, 220 lbs.) and WR's (6'1, 6'2, 6'3) and talented, we would be fine. We are struggling with size and TALENT. Forget about everything else. We need to go out on the road, into homes, across the table from parents and kids and RECRUIT.