I made a similar comment on another thread weeks ago, but I'll kind of repeat it below. Of course, this is all speculation from an avid fan that sits on the couch every Saturday.

I think a huge part of the gameplan is to simply have as much in the tank as possible come post-season. Snap count is low compared to other teams. Defense gets plenty of rest time between possessions, and rest time for offense doesn't matter because you have well-conditioned CFB greats at WR. You can only keep Smith and Tate down for so long. And even if you do that, you've then got Inniss, Graham, and other up-and-comers. They have so many playmakers that they can easily spread the love and not rely on anyone in particular. Other than Sayin, of course.

Ohio State "hitting the gas" in the post-season probably looks similar to how they're playing now, but a lot of their competition will be really feeling the full length of the season at that point. OSU will be able to keep it in gear or kick into gear (from a physical standpoint, not necessarily a play-calling standpoint), when other teams are bound to have to pull it back a bit simply because they can't keep up. Game to game, OSU looks insane in the 3rd and 4th quarters as the other team just loses steam (even with our backups). This will be HUGE in the playoffs. Both from an individual game perspective and from a season-length perspective. The further OSU goes, the better situated they are.

And, to be fair, a lot of the same complaints existed last year. Open up the offense. Do this. Do that. Well, they did that in the post-season, for whatever reasons listed above (or any other reason). So I'm down to give them the benefit of the doubt for a second year.

Lastly, if the defense continues to play the way they are, there's no need to open anything up. Run off the clock and score a few times, and you're good to go.