Fleck after watching OSU film: "There's so much good in that film. It gets covered up by the score, but there's a lot of good to pull from that game."

[MNVCGUY]

My biggest concerns with the team are the OL, the RB room health, and the DC

Will be interesting to see how the reshuffled O-Line looks with presumably a healthy DT running behind it this weekend. Hopefully can put some of those concerns to bed though with DT, health will always be a concern.

As for the DC and defense as a whole. Purdue throws a lot because they are behind a lot. Hopefully the D-Line can be a big factor which will in turn take some pressure off the secondary. Purdue puts the ball up for grabs a lot, have to dominate the turnover battle this weekend.

Back to back home night games coming up....hopefully the Bank will be rocking.

 

[50PoundHead]

I just got back from my proctologist. He said that there was a lot of good on the film. I still had some nasty-looking hemorrhoids, but he thought there would be more when he first took a look.

 

[Mr. 131]

On the one hand, I get it...what's he gonna say. But on the other, this is the peak sorta "fuck PJ" feelings I get from time to time.

I'm overall glad with the job he's done - but sometimes he's such a politician that it's hard to see him as an actual person.

Would it be so hard to just say "We got our asses handed to us - and I'm not happy about it." ?

 

[Mr. 131]

There are ways to make the same points without insulting the intelligence of the team and fans, but this is PJ being PJ. We really need to get him a copy of the OED so he'll stop trying to reinvent the english language.

Honestly - that's where I fall on the whole PJ-speak. You gotta take the good with the bad with anyone in your life, but this is the "bad" of PJ.

 

[MNVCGUY]

On the one hand, I get it...what's he gonna say. But on the other, this is the peak sorta "fuck PJ" feelings I get from time to time.

I'm overall glad with the job he's done - but sometimes he's such a politician that it's hard to see him as an actual person.

Would it be so hard to just say "We got our asses handed to us - and I'm not happy about it." ?

I mean he did actually say that....not in those exact same words but he flat out admitted we got our butts kicked.

But that only fills a few seconds and the media is going to have more questions so the press conference will continue and he will have to come up with more things to say.

 

[Word]

Before Ohio State gets anointed national champion after our game. Remember the opening game against Michigan a couple of years ago where they destroyed us and they were anointed champions. It turned out that we weren't a very good team and Michigan struggled that year.

Remember we got beat by Cal.

You mean a couple years ago 2023 where they actually were undefeated champs?

 

[Word]

I'm always amazed how bent out of shape people get over coach speak. They're just giving the press some tidbits to keep them happy. All coaches do it and it's all meaningless.

The only thing that matters is what the players are hearing.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

I just got back from my proctologist. He said that there was a lot of good on the film. I still had some nasty-looking hemorrhoids, but he thought there would be more when he first took a look.

Is this your go to guy?

 

[MNVCGUY]

I'm always amazed how bent out of shape people get over coach speak. They're just giving the press some tidbits to keep them happy. All coaches do it and it's all meaningless.

The only thing that matters is what the players are hearing.

Yep and the players are not going to these press conferences for info because they are getting things first hand from the coaches not the sanitized fan/media message.

Fleck has been the same guy since he got here way back in 2017, for those that are per-disposed to get annoyed by what he says in the press conferences.....stop watching the press conferences.

 

[Mr. 131]

I mean he did actually say that....not in those exact same words but he flat out admitted we got our butts kicked.

But that only fills a few seconds and the media is going to have more questions so the press conference will continue and he will have to come up with more things to say.

I watch most pressers, but def not one following a loss like that. I was responding to the little info from OP's post. That said, I don't understand how he can't have the intuition to know that any sort of morale victory talk after a loss like that is just gonna not land.

Sometimes all that needs to be said is the part about having your cheeps clapped, lol!

 

[MNVCGUY]

I watch most pressers, but def not one following a loss like that. I was responding to the little info from OP's post. That said, I don't understand how he can't have the intuition to know that any sort of morale victory talk after a loss like that is just gonna not land.

Sometimes all that needs to be said is the part about having your cheeps clapped, lol!

In the end it comes down to no matter what he says or how he says it after a loss in particular someone is going to have a problem with it. (this applies to Fleck and pretty much every other coach).

If he says it is all on him some will rip him for that, if he blames the players he will get ripped for that, if he looks for positivity or moral victories he will get ripped for that.

So after a tough loss coaches get in front of the microphone, try to answer the questions as best they can and get the heck out of there so that they can get to work on trying to find the solutions.

 

[Word]

In the end it comes down to no matter what he says or how he says it after a loss in particular someone is going to have a problem with it. (this applies to Fleck and pretty much every other coach).

If he says it is all on him some will rip him for that, if he blames the players he will get ripped for that, if he looks for positivity or moral victories he will get ripped for that.

So after a tough loss coaches get in front of the microphone, try to answer the questions as best they can and get the heck out of there so that they can get to work on trying to find the solutions.

KOC is really good at the fluff answers too.

 

[Laker]

You know, your anti-negativity routine has gotten so predictable that it borders on self-parody. Sometimes you just have to let people vent a little. There's no clear reason why fans should feel good right now. If the next few weeks brings a decent recovery, then people will have positive feelings again.

It is an alternate universe. Imagine Vince Lombardi saying that. So if I walk across the street and get hit by a truck in the middle of the street. Fleck would say” you were stylin’ until that truck hit you. There is a lot of good in that the truck almost missed you and that you survived. You just have to work on looking both ways and your speed.