Truly seems different with OSU.

Players and ex teammates genuinely freak out when they see each other after transfers or in the NFL.

Better week but effort from some of our guys on some of those plays bordered on superhuman to get those results. It all works better when the Oline plays angry doesn't it?

Build and be even better in two weeks and we'll see.

I can remember when I wanted to bench Mike80…………

MGMT said:

There’s a decent chance we don’t see last year’s defense ever again in our lifetime. Spare yourself the feelings and stop using it as a benchmark or comparison.

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Remember that when 4 is gone and the rest of the WRs aren't him

ScriptOhio said:

Google AI: Stating true facts about your own achievements is not bragging if you have actually done the work to prove it.
Origins of the Phrase

• • Dizzy Dean: The famous baseball pitcher said, "If you can do it, it ain't bragging," before the 1934 season.
  • Muhammad Ali: The legendary boxer popularized the phrase, often phrased as "It's not bragging if you can back it up".
  • Other Legends: Similar versions are credited to Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, and Reggie Jackson.

Just sayin': Yeah, he's the best player in college football; and (so far) this season with the stats he has put up, he should be the Heisman frontrunner. However, do you think he's over doing it in hyping himself?.....

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Jeremiah Smith Declares He's The 'Best Player' In College Football​

"You've just got to [let] the Heisman voters or whoever it is know that I'm the best player in the country," Smith said, via Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. "I've got to be there."

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That's why AI sucks ass, it's missing the best iteration of that saying:

"They say I'm cocky, and I say what?
It ain't bragging motherfucker, if ya back it up!" - Kid Rock (Cocky)

Zurp said:

Maybe you're right, that they don't care.
But I think it's also a combination of
1. The advanced scouting wasn't any advantage. They just did it for fun. Stalions did it all by himself and you can't prove he was talking to the DC's or HC. And even if you can prove it, it still didn't give them any advantage. Also, it's the other teams' fault for not changing their signals.
and
2. Everyone does it. Go after Ohio State. The password to their network was probably easy to hack. Ryan Day's brother cheated.

Edit - My point is that they think their success for those 3 years is because of their superior head coach (who wasn't "superior" for 6 years before that) and they had a generational quarterback (who has looked like he is the quarterback of the Browns of recent years).

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Would love to get real story about Portnoy losing his piece of Michigan liver, but don’t want to join x to do it. What’s the buzz on the Ann Arbor Annoyer?

I don’t wanna knock the kid…

Absurd tOSU rolls into any season with the situations we have at kicker and punter though. It’s actually comical.

Holy crap, that Saints statue of the blocked punt their Super Bowl year is awesome. I love it when the unsung hero gets recognition.

They're destined to win this year. They just do all the little things right. It's annoying but impressive when it's not the Reds on the receiving end.

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He picked up that blitz to perfection. We hit a big play down to the red zone. Then he got rewarded with the next 3 carries and that touchdown.

That is how you get more playing time and I hope they show this series over and over again until everybody freaking gets it!

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So I did some light research, curiosity got the best of me. I compiled OSU's final pre-bowl/playoff AP Poll ranking from each completed season from 1968 up to 2025 (stopped going backwards at 68 cause the AP only did a top ten before that). Also noted if they wouldn't have qualified for a theoretical playoff (DNQ). Now I know AP rankings may not be a complete 1 to 1 for how the playoff selection protocol would shake out, but it's pretty insane to see the results regardless.

68: #1
69: #4

70: #2
71: NR DNQ
72: #3
73: #4
74: #3
75: #1
76: #11
77: #9
78: #20
79: #1

80: #11
81: #15
82: #17
83: #14
84: #6
85: #17
86: #11
87: NR DNQ
88: NR DNQ
89: #21

90: #24
91: #25 DNQ
92: #15
93: #11
94: #11
95: #5
96: #4
97: #9
98: #3
99: NR DNQ

00: #19
01: #22
02: #2
03: #7
04: #24
05: #4
06: #1
07: #1
08: #10
09: #8

10: #6
11: NR DNQ
12: #3
13: #7
14: #4
15: #7
16: #2
17: #5
18: #5
19: #2

20: #3
21: #7
22: #4
23: #7
24: #6
25: #1

So that's:
58 Seasons
52 Playoff Appearances
89 Percent Appearance Rate

Hope you guys like playoff football...

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I'd love to be on the receiving end of that call.

ScriptOhio said:

Just sayin': Jerimiah Smith and Julian Sayin had "career games"; and Luke Montgomery was the "offensive player of the week". I'm anxious to see what Montgomery's PFF score was for the game.

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I just popped in here to say I noticed Luke had a hell of a game as I watched the replay. I rarely notice OL other than on occasion, but he was kicking ass out there. Jakoby was earning some tough YAC but Luke was really his best friend yesterday. Really impressive performance and much needed in that game.

Awesome for Neal

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9 plays, 90 yards, 1:05
4 plays, 49 yards, :39
4 plays, 85 yards, :20
10 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
9 plays, 84 yards, 1:36

I don’t even know what to make of that stat. It’s like it’s a completely different team in those last 2 minutes. They can look uninspired and disinterested for the first 28 minutes and then suddenly flip a switch.

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When they use tempo they're basically unstoppable. Some have screamed to use it more to no avail but if you go back to the games we struggled with some actually losing, the up tempo was working or not utilized at all.

I get is a longer season now and we wanted to run fewer plays to keep his fresh but you can also accomplish this by using tempo, getting a larger lead, subbing earlier and still winning the damn game. I digress

Jaxbuck said:

They are going to eat him alive

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Hopefully they skin him and hang him from the flagpole too. Fucking cheater

The Dolphins at shit but I can see an identity trying to form at least.

Jacob Rodriguez is a bad ass and a nice piece to build and with him Chop Robinson and Sieler on Defense

Jeremiah Smith changes everything

1-35. Dude would rather be in Paris walking runways.

osuvictory1 said:

I think it's funny that they actually believe that a true freshman without a year of strength training and experience in their system is going to be at the top of his game.

There is the recruit hype, the preseason hype and then there is reality.

This is the issue with many Scum fans, they don't accept reality.

They should look at this year as valuable because he is getting real experience that may pay off down the line.

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Can’t put it all on Hiter. Unless you are Barry Sanders or Adrian Peterson, you aren’t going to do shit if your oline sucks. Their oline might be the worst in the big ten.