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Peter Sillin @psill.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I would watch a show about the Cuyahoga Community College Landscaping Team’s journey to take silver at the National Championships. Were they thrilled? robbed? Is there some crusty old NE Ohio landscaping coach running his recruits through the mulch every year dreaming of April glory?

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Never forget: HRC won the popular vote by a larger margin in ‘16 than DJT did in ‘24

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

This is the worst basketball game I’ve watched in a long time, and I watched multiple DePaul games this year.

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Monster Mash (10 Minute Version) @randballsstu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We’ve strayed so far from god’s light

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Hurts is just JT Barrett in fancier packaging

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

This is the most correct take

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Having a lot of success on early down throws. Gotta think the commitment to stopping Saquon is a big reason why.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’ve seen this one before 🤔

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

CFP title game preview sneak peek: Notre Dame's Cover-1 is unreal. (But Ohio State passing against a Cover-1 might be even better.)

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Do the S-E-C chant, Block O. I dare you.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

And it’s gonna happen again and again by all the staffs who saw IU get labeled as “better coached” this past season

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Great, I’ll put some time on our calendars.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

That statement perfectly sums up all of my text messages from August to January

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

As mentioned in my preview yesterday - Rourke turned into a different player once pressure started getting home against Michigan. Same story today.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Best player in America 2️⃣

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

They’re stunting more on 3rd downs to rush the pass but you’re right, more LB blitzes paired with slants from the DL. Big difference is they’re just mixing up run fits in different ways.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I’ll be breaking it down for @11w.bsky.social next week. Come check out this week’s analysis of the Northwestern game if you haven’t already: www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-f...

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Film Study: Will Howard's Best Passing Game As a Buckeye and More Defensive Wrinkles in Wrigleyville

The Buckeyes' explosive, downfield passing attack opened up everything else for the offense.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

But there also aren’t any freaks that jump off the screen when you watch the film. OSU will have a major physical advantage in this game, the question is whether it can avoid making mistakes, as Indiana has done a great job of taking advantage when an opponent does so.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

In all, Indiana is a well-coached team on both sides of the ball in that everyone is always where they’re supposed to be and they execute well. There’s nothing exotic happening schematically, but maybe that means they have saved some tricks up their sleeves for Saturday?

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

But they’ll also play man-coverage and blitz 6 to get off the field. They haven’t seen WRs like OSU’s, however, so it’ll be interesting to see if/when they go this route.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The big change-up is disguising Tampa 2 on passing downs. Below, we see them line up with 1 deep safety before dropping into 2-deep zone, looping the OLB on a stunt to get pressure with only 4.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

That desire to plug inside gaps is great against zone but can be attacked with gap concepts like Counter.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

On nearly every snap, the stand-up OLB is to the boundary with a nickelback to the field, but will alternate which player is the 4th rusher.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Defensively, the Hoosiers base out of 3-down looks and play a lot of coverages in the Quarters family. The DL isn’t full of freaks so they want to put bodies on interior gaps and keep LBs free to make tackles, but will often send pressure off 1 edge.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

But just the threat of pressure (perhaps because of the injured thumb?) turned Rourke into a completely different player. Buckeyes have to win the line of scrimmage with their front 4.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Michigan also started playing lots of man-coverage on early downs to take away the RPOs, which led to mistakes.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The key for OSU will be to get pressure on Rourke. Michigan started getting home in the 2nd half of their game, overwhelming an OL that is well-coached, but far from physically dominant. This might be the area of the game where OSU has the biggest advantage (along with WR).

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Additionally, all those quick, 3-step routes set up double-moves. If Rourke can set his feet, he’s going to put it right on his receiver.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

They will run a lot of split-field concepts in the passing game (ex: stick + double slants) but what sets them apart is Rourke’s ability to throw the back shoulder fade with accuracy. Not only does this stretch the field but will draw plenty of PI flags.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Rourke is so good at these quick, post-snap reads. Ball goes the right place and is delivered accurately. He’s not much of a run threat, but he distributes so well, like a veteran point guard.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

In advance of the top-5 match up with Ohio State tomorrow, let’s talk some Indiana football! 🧵 First, the run game is VERY RPO-based. Heavy on zone concepts (like ‘insert’ here) but threat of pass removes 2nd level defenders to lighten box numbers.

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I thought Saturday was Will Howard's best game throwing the ball downfield as a Buckeye. So, I broke it down (along with some other scheme bits) for @11w.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqLK...

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11W Film Study: Ohio State vs. Northwestern 2024

YouTube video by Eleven Warriors

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Coach Dan Casey @coachdancasey.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

What if we pulled EVERYONE?

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

O-H-I-O around Wrigley Field (📢 on)

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Eleven Warriors @elevenwarriors.com · 16/11/2024

Check the replies to this 👆🏽 for some Buckeye follows and note some of our writers are already here as well👇🏽 (add 🎥 guru @kylejones32.bsky.social to Chase’s list)

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Here’s a clip in case you’re wondering what I mean:

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This was never a close game, but still fun to break down a 🏈 scheme that is actually unique in 2024 🎥👇

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Saving this to my camera roll forever

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

There’s a lot of talk on the OSU beat this week about how Knowles effectively rebuilt the defense following the Oregon loss. I tried to explain what that actually means and what has been different the past two weeks 🎥👇

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Kyle Jones @kylejones32.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

“I WANNA KNOW WHERE JOHN WOODEN IS RIGHT NOW”

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