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Gus Johnson did his best to ruin Chris Henry Jr.'s unforgettable Ohio State TD​

If this is the 'passion' Gus is going to bring to the broadcast booth, then find someone else.



How many times is Gus Johnson going to get away with this? Johnson, a fantastic play-by-play commentator 95 percent of the time, continues to let Ohio State fans down with some of his calls. More of the same was showcased in the Week 3 win over Kent State, taking some excitement away from what was a major moment for freshman Chris Henry Jr.

Sure, this was a blowout win against Kent State and Henry's 75-yard touchdown came in the fourth quarter... but Gus had to be kidding with how he handled this play. Take a listen to the video below and you'll see exactly why. Johnson sounds like he's watching a chess or checkers match, not one of the top teams in the country... :

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Chris Henry Jr. deserved more than Gus Johnson's rough call for his 75-yard Ohio State TD​

Show us some dang emotion, Mr. Johnson. Seriously, no one was expecting Johnson to have the same reaction to Omar Cooper Jr.'s game-winning TD for Indiana against Penn State or anything, but some excitement sure would have been nice. Oh, and he also mistakenly said it was Henry's first Ohio State TD - it was his second.

Henry was fired up after that long touchdown grab and so were fans in the stands for him. The true freshman wideout has MONSTER expectations for this team moving forward and everyone is getting a close look at his potential. He's only going to keep getting better and once Jeremiah Smith leaves for the NFL next season - he'll have what it takes to be a leader for this offense.

With Big Ten play here too, the hope is that he'll keep getting more comfortable with the offense and help Julian Sayin and Co., which countless people have been expecting from him since he signed with the Buckeyes. He's the real deal, no doubt.

As for Johnson, this of course isn't the first time he's left the Ohio State faithful fully disappointed. What's worse is that he previously said he loved calling the Michigan vs. Ohio State games when the Wolverines posted their four-game winning streak over the Buckeyes. There's clearly a bit of a rooting interest there for the Detroit native, and plenty of people are sick of it.

It just feels like Johnson is a bit more amped up to call games when the Buckeyes aren't the ones on the field turning heads in the middle of the action. If that's going to continue forward, then FOX should find someone else to be on the mic when Ohio State is front and center. Otherwise, OSU supporters will continue to be left shaking their heads and feel wanting more with his vanilla reactions to what's supposed to be something that's downright electric. Pick it up, man.

Bestbuck36 said:

Probably the perfect game to play 3 safeties in nickel anyway so Timmons resting up won't kill us. The secondary other than communication is our strong suit.

Hopefully staff pushes the right buttons

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Give me some Roker and I’m not talking Al….

RuGettinIt said:

You don’t shit where you eat….

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The first mentor lesson in my professional career. Never was I given better advice after that and I've seen people burn their careers so many times in the years since.

Minny

jakenick06 said:

Good fucking lord what a self own - the $$$ derived from the TV deals and ticket sales aren't to see these guys coach football...it's a very small part, but it ain't the driver. Saban is either really fucking stupid or a disingenuous, anti-labor shitbag.

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It's definitely the latter. Such as interesting hill to die on. The only one believing him are the Bama faithful (along with the southern plantation owners ).

Here is my copy, 1080p and 60fps.

Probably the perfect game to play 3 safeties in nickel anyway so Timmons resting up won't kill us. The secondary other than communication is our strong suit.

Hopefully staff pushes the right buttons

Attitude reflects leadership. It's what we need so let's see it cook now

Colorado State

Achane out for the year. Dont fuck this up Hafley!

I'd still have Terry McLaurin right there or ahead of JSN. But this is someone else's thread :)

Gunlife said:

Galloway played forever

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Dammit I knew I missed one. It's out JSN at 5 then unless he ends up the man again which he looks line he's heading that way

Bestbuck36 said:

Was just thinking about our NFL Mt Rushmore if WRs and JSN is probably on there now. Who ya got?

Paul Warfield
Cris Carter
Terry Glenn
JSN

Pretty damn good.

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Galloway played forever

jakenick06 said:

35-13 Bucks

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Damnit I was thinking 34-13. Guess I know where my money is going.

brodybuck21 said:

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Fucks sake. I hope it gets dark late

Children of the Corn vibes. Not great Bob. Not great.

Was just thinking about our NFL Mt Rushmore if WRs and JSN is probably on there now. Who ya got?

Paul Warfield
Cris Carter
Terry Glenn
Joey Galloway
(JSN coming up)


Pretty damn good.

Edit: yep I'm an old wanker with a shite memory.

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Ohio State football team captain didn’t hold back with a strong, telling message that now has to be backed up against Iowa​

The senior leader for ohio State didn’t hold back on a message to his teammates, and now it has to be backed up against Iowa.



Kenyatta Jackson calls out the standard

Ohio State defensive end and team captain Kenyatta Jackson made it plain and simple that the Week 4 showing isn’t good enough and doesn’t meet the standard.

“I mean, it wasn’t acceptable,” Jackson said. “200 rushing yards is terrible. So with me being the captain, me being the leader. It starts with the D-line. For a fact, I know me and my guys will be ready on Saturday against Iowa in the running game.”

That is Jackson putting a lot of belief in his group that things are going to be fixed against Iowa on Saturday in a top-15 Big Ten matchup.

Jackson’s message was clear: the standard at Ohio State demands more, and the defensive line knows it starts with them.