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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Ohio State Defeats Indiana 19-15

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Ohio State 3 7 3 6 19
Indiana 0 7 0 8 15
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u/Divinity32 Indiana • Indiana Wesleyan 7h ago

This is the first game of Cig's where I feel like we just didn't execute well enough. That  last touchdown, as well as the incomplete/doink combo in the first would have completely switched the storylines coming out of this game

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u/Wrong_Ad4722 7h ago

I think that is true but IU executed really well outside of a few plays. OSU had guys wide open and Sayin missing them and a backup not knowing what was going on. That deep ball to Smith early was a bad missed PI too. Sloppy game. 

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u/kleisz Indiana Hoosiers 7h ago

I don’t think I could disagree with that first sentence more. At least on offense and special teams, IU executed horribly. Hoover legitimately missed 8-10 open throws. I thought him and Sayin had very similar games, just constantly overthrowing open receivers.

Difference was IU’s special teams was a disaster, OSU’s was good.

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u/OwnWalrus1752 Indiana Hoosiers 7h ago

Tbf Indiana has had execution problems all season. But they finally were caught out on it by a team that could capitalize. I mean, the 2024 OSU game was lost in no small part due to special teams execution leading to two OSU TDs.

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u/pardonmyignerance Ohio State • South Carolina 7h ago

Honestly both teams deserved to lose that game.  I'm glad we get credited with the win.

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u/DonWonMiller Indiana Hoosiers 7h ago

Idk how to explain it but I feel like Hoover isn’t as bought in, does that make sense?