DaveyBoy said:

Wow, Tilley…..barf.

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BuckBackHome said:

Don't the Buckeyes need an Offensive Coordinator?

Sarcastic here although I think he was decent as an OC for the Vikings. And I am definitely NOT advocating he even get a look.

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Fungo Squiggly said:

You forgot the most egregious where they had a 1-0 lead on the Isles with less than 2 minutes left and lost 2-1 in regulation.

It’s hard to figure what’s wrong. When they were doing this a couple years ago under Larsen, you could see then turtling in the 3rd. Their entire style changed — they made zero attempt to do anything other than clear the zone and make a change. I don’t see that as much under Evason. They still seem to be trying to play their game and get the breakouts going, it just isn’t working.

At some point, it’s just a mental block or something. It’s not like the opponent just magically decides to try harder and the Jackets decide to quit. I think they need a team psychologist more than anything else.

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Mike80 said:

So for the first part - it takes two to tango. Players have to want to play in Columbus for them to sign.

The other thing is this team doesn't have a personnel problem as much as it has a maturity problem. The younger guys especially need to learn how to finish games because that's clearly an issue this season.

Does the roster still need improvement? Yes. And it will be once Elvis's stupid contract isn't around anymore. I thought they might be a year away going into the season and they've mostly underperformed. The talent is there, I think, but they aren't quite getting the job done for whatever reason.

The real issue is the 3rd period leads lost. Every team is going to lose some of these games, and I'm not too worried about losing a game that is 1-0 or 2-1 going into the 3rd. Those are going to happen. It's the multi-goal blown leads that are killing them. Here's a partial list mostly from memory but with a scenario from GoogleAI

• November 10, 2025 @ Edmonton Oilers: The Blue Jackets blew two separate two-goal leads in the third period and lost 5-4 in overtime (OT).
• November 15, 2025 vs. New York Rangers: Columbus held a 1-0 lead in the third period but allowed the tying goal and lost 2-1 in a shootout (SO).
• November 22, 2025 @ Detroit Red Wings: The team surrendered a two-goal third-period lead and lost 4-3 in overtime.
• November 26, 2025 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Columbus led 1-0 late into the third period but allowed a tying goal and lost 2-1 in overtime.
• November 28, 2025 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Blue Jackets lost a 3-1 lead in the third period, eventually losing 4-3 in overtime.
• December 6, 2025 @ Florida Panthers: Columbus blew a multi-goal third-period lead in a high-scoring game and lost 7-6 in overtime.
• December 13, 2025 vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Yegor Chinakhov scored early in the third period for a 2-1 lead, but the team surrendered two goals to lose 3-2 in regulation.
• December 20, 2025 @ Anaheim Ducks: The Blue Jackets held a lead in the third period but eventually lost 4-3 in overtime.
• December 31, 2025 vs. New Jersey Devils: Columbus held a 2-0 lead entering the third period but allowed three unanswered goals and lost 3-2 in regulation.
• January 4, 2026 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Blue Jackets blew a three-goal third-period lead and ultimately lost 5-4 in overtime.

The 3 games in red were games that "happen" to everyone.

If they just hold on to win the multi-goal leads, which should be every "good" team, that's at least 8 more points, and those 8 points would have them as the 2 seed in the Metro.

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Just sayin' - it's not the roster, it's how the team finishes games. Something has to change.

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Mike80 said:

Uhhh....may want to guard the perimeter...Nebraska is gonna hit bombs all night long if you give them those shots.

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cincibuck said:

Anybody know where this shit comes from? It's all over Face Book:

BREAKING NEWS: The Cotton Bowl Classic quarterfinal results for the 2025 national championship have been cancelled; all referees and the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes have been detained for investigation following the most shocking scandal in college football history and the biggest in NCAA history.
Details in the comments below

Yeah, probably A I but it comes on a platform that makes you think it's either a buckeye site or an NCAA affiliated site.

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jwinslow said:

Since I'm a glutton for punishment, I went back to watch the first four drives to see how consistent the silent count timing was, as it relates to Miami being capable of timing the snap.

Amateur timer here with a cell phone app. I stopwatched it from when Luke gave the ready signal to when Carson snapped it.

First 4 drives

Delay in seconds between luke tap and snap

0.37
0.16
0.25
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0.93
0.31
0.37
0.64
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0.42
0.37
0.34 pick six
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0.81
0.89
0.80
0.47 big sack
0.88


On the pick six, bain was a yard off the ball and moving forward before the snap began. He hesitated a moment, otherwise he probably could have hit the ball before it fully left Julian's hand.

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cincibuck said:

Anybody know where this shit comes from? It's all over Face Book:

BREAKING NEWS: The Cotton Bowl Classic quarterfinal results for the 2025 national championship have been cancelled; all referees and the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes have been detained for investigation following the most shocking scandal in college football history and the biggest in NCAA history.
Details in the comments below

Yeah, probably A I but it comes on a platform that makes you think it's either a buckeye site or an NCAA affiliated site.

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