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Posted: 9/27/2014 5:26 PM
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Any word on OUellette's injury. It looked nasty, the way his ankle turned underneath the EIU player. But it was encouraging to see him go off under his own power.
Broadcasters said they taped him to return, then Daz did well enough to rest him. They also said he was on a bike after. What that all means ....
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Posted: 9/27/2014 5:29 PM
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He could have played after the injury if we needed him. We didn't though.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 5:55 PM
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Hes good just talked to him...THANK GOD!
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Hes good just talked to him...THANK GOD!
Thanks.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 9:49 PM
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Watched for AJ on the sideline. Noticed that he was doing a full squat while watching the game - thought this indicated that the injury wasn't real serious. Breathed easier as the BOBCATS sure don't need him to be out. Sure glad that he's a BOBCAT! I'd guess that a lot of coaches are kicking themselves for not recruiting A.J.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 10:01 PM
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Vidcasters seemed to be speaking of OUellette as if he's 220 lbs. Or more. Roster says 195.

I think that they compared him to a back who goes about 230 lbs for EIU and said he's about 50 lbs heavier than Daz.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 11:49 PM
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Posted: 9/28/2014 10:00 AM
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That is awesome.

The 60 yard run was sweet. Showed his speed there. The kid is a revelation.
Last Edited: 9/28/2014 10:01:21 AM by Ohio69
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Posted: 9/28/2014 10:26 AM
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Dang that is a great banner!! He has one of the best last names for an "OU" athlete I've ever seen.
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Posted: 9/28/2014 12:25 PM
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That is awesome.

The 60 yard run was sweet. Showed his speed there. The kid is a revelation.
All credit to 45, but, who opened that hole?
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Posted: 9/28/2014 12:40 PM
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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11599061&ex_cid=espnapi_...


I'd give credit to the initial hole to McCray. After that Landon Smith was keeping the CB wrapped up.
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Posted: 9/28/2014 1:14 PM
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He is a big guy. It would not be fun to try to tackle him.
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McCray---another true freshman seeing playing time at O-line. This is crazy good.
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DallasCat wrote:expand_more
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11599061&ex_cid=espnapi_...


I'd give credit to the initial hole to McCray. After that Landon Smith was keeping the CB wrapped up.

Those two had some outstanding blocks, and Cochran was blocking downfield as well. A lot of the credit goes to AJ himself. Three EIU players could have made the tackle, but didn't because AJ blew by them:
1. The left DE/OLB on the end of the line for EIU went too deep following Sprague, and left a gaping hole when McCray blocked the DT down. If he makes the play, it's probably a 1-2 yard gain.
2. Meanwhile Pruehs was downfield to block the MLB, and wasn't able to do more than just bump him. It didn't matter because AJ just blew the MLB. If he was able to make the tackle, it was a 7 yard gain.
3. Mangen was downfield to block the safety, but never really got it done. AJ blew the safety, too. If the Safety makes the tackle, probably 12 yard gain.

I suppose you could also say that the corner who overtook AJ at the end also had a chance to make the tackle, but he chose not to even try to make a tackle, and instead tried to strip the ball, and ended up just looking silly.
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Live, I thought it was a play designed to go left and Ouellette made the cutback decision on his own. Watching the replay, I'm not sure. There looks to be the seam he actually hit as though it was designed that way, but there was also a seam between guard and tackle on the left side, with Smith coming in to make a seal block if Ouellette wanted to take it outside to the left.

I guess it could be a read option, Sprague read it for the handoff left, and then Ouellette took the blocking set up for the QB to the right when the DE overcommitted in the backfield.
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Posted: 9/28/2014 9:45 PM
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Does anybody else get concerned by the way he lowers his head in short yardage situations? Love his bowling ball running style, but would hate for him to get a serious neck injury.
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Posted: 9/30/2014 11:58 AM
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Nice write-up in the Dispatch this morning: http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/09/3...
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Posted: 9/30/2014 1:14 PM
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That's a nice article, but it is poorly researched. They have the easy stuff, like game stats right, but make a couple errors:
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The freshman was not even on the team’s preseason roster because he was a walk-on, but one week after running for 28 yards on six carries on the Bobcats’ winning drive for a field goal in a 17-14 opening win over Kent State, Ouellette was put on scholarship.

His scholarship was first reported on Bobcatattack.com on 8/22, over a week BEFORE the Kent State game, not one week after it.
http://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPa...

The fact that OUellete had been awarded a scholarship was also reported on Arkley's Blog of 8/23
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/blogs/bobcat_blog/bobcats-...
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Ouellette didn’t need long to make an impression either. After just three weeks of practice, Solich said it was clear the running back from Covington HS deserved a scholarship.

“It’s obvious, he’s a scholarship guy. People just missed on him. No doubt about it,” Solich said.


As for being on the pre-season roster, I'm sure he was there. He wouldn't have been on the Spring roster, though, as he wasn't added until July 3. Players not on the preseason roster would not have been added until after the first game, when the roster was expanded. Clearly OUellette was one of the 105 invited to the pre-season fall camp.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 12:44 AM
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I saw Chuck Norris in Santa Monica yesterday. He was wearing a number 45 OHIO jersey.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:18 AM
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Live, I thought it was a play designed to go left and Ouellette made the cutback decision on his own. Watching the replay, I'm not sure. There looks to be the seam he actually hit as though it was designed that way, but there was also a seam between guard and tackle on the left side, with Smith coming in to make a seal block if Ouellette wanted to take it outside to the left.

I guess it could be a read option, Sprague read it for the handoff left, and then Ouellette took the blocking set up for the QB to the right when the DE overcommitted in the backfield.

Asked Sprague about this in the postgame, before we got on air......he says it was blocked for the cutback, that #45 DID NOT freelance it. Fooled me in real time too.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 10:15 AM
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I think in post-game comments OUellette said that his read told him to cut back, but when he got there, it was wide open. As I understand the zone-blocking/running scheme, how the defenders line up determines how they will be blocked, and so it therefore determines where the run ends up going. The key then becomes for the individual blockers to all execute. What does OUellette look at for his read? Sorry, I don't have any idea.

As above, I credit the long run to fine blocking by the line, and by Landon Smith, plus the fact that the defensive end went too deep (following Sprague), and on just good running by OUellette who blew by the linebacker and safety.
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What does OUellette look at for his read? Sorry, I don't have any idea.
If it was a designed RB run the whole way, I think OUellette's read is either the MLB or left DT. The MLB's first step is to his right and Pruehs moves to get a seal on him (and misses actually, but OUellette was able to take it outside enough due to the DE over-committing that it didn't matter). Then the DT crashes inside just as OUellette hops to the right and takes off (again, wide open due to the DE).
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