tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post2611740713410131366..comments2023-10-23T11:37:05.435-04:00Comments on BUCKEYE FOOTBALL ANALYSIS: Did Ohio State Run Too Little This Year???Boulderbuck55http://www.blogger.com/profile/09449709597362065309noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post-2047211573981381992010-03-16T19:43:27.257-04:002010-03-16T19:43:27.257-04:00Mighty Mike-
That is a great point; one would hav...Mighty Mike-<br /><br />That is a great point; one would have to assume that the actual plays called would have some effect, but I am unsure how one could structure a study to figure it out. But I think your basic point is sound, that being that the overall yardage gained may be sub-optimal because, to take your example, perhaps defenses can overly commit to stopping the run because the OSU pass offense is not maximized by the play calling, thereby in turn bringing down the run yards.<br /><br />On the other hand, over the course of the season, one may also think that good and bad decisions regarding play calling would even out and, relatedly, that it would get to the point where a defense would 'gang up' so much against the run that even a poorly designed passing game would succeed.Boulderbuck55https://www.blogger.com/profile/09449709597362065309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post-4374528608351934322009-12-21T16:03:00.083-05:002009-12-21T16:03:00.083-05:00Love the site. Awesome analysis, keep up the good...Love the site. Awesome analysis, keep up the good work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346851276993407255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post-3529654863528211822009-12-19T16:23:51.102-05:002009-12-19T16:23:51.102-05:00Boulderbuck, thanks so much for the awesome site. ...Boulderbuck, thanks so much for the awesome site. I come back to it every day looking for new posts. Though I've been a lifelong Buckeye (born in Columbus!) I've never gotten deeper into the game than simple run play pass play key down etc, and you've been tremendously instrumental in helping me appreciate the Xs and Os (since I watch every OSU game). Best of luck with the site and keep up the good work!!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640853845367654422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post-16048853232432290012009-12-17T17:11:33.002-05:002009-12-17T17:11:33.002-05:00Great post. As an ops-research guy, I really got ...Great post. As an ops-research guy, I really got a kick out of this analysis from a game theory standpoint. Looking forward to the pre Rose Bowl breakdowns if you're making them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537731789867454659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125153424520554611.post-35552335477805295792009-12-16T14:28:52.596-05:002009-12-16T14:28:52.596-05:00First I want to say thank you very much for the po...First I want to say thank you very much for the post. It was very insightful. I hadn't considered the trade-offs involved between RYA and PYA. My question is to what extent are the RYA and PYA's structural in nature. In other words is the tradeoff a function of players (i.e. Pryor) or does the playing calling that Tressel is making influence these numbers. If we assume that Tressel's play calling is reducing PYA's specifically then the play calling is in question and the running heavy is a crutch given Tressel's initial shortcomings in increasing PYAs (more or less introducing a 2 level game theoretic model). <br /><br />Anyway thanks for the post. I really enjoyed it.Mighty Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882592090231689509noreply@blogger.com