RuGettinIt said:

Against scUM they ran what I call a quick hitter where Julian was moving towards the line and handing off to the RB as he came through. I’m not I saw that last night.

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No Julian was slow on the handoff.

ND is some salty bitches. You think you're too good to play in a bowl other than CFP? Dream on. Miami should have been ranked ahead of ND at least after they had both beaten Pitt, with Miami having the bigger margin of victory. You know you can't rely on the CFP rankings until the final bracket is revealed. I disagree with quitting on the season from a competitive standpoint, but that being said, bowls may have to start kicking in some NIL so teams/players are more incentivized to play in lesser bowls.

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Championship Toddler Mentality

Back in the day, it was a truly mythical national championship……the look test with some back room dealing to create a ranking. If a high ranked team lost, they fell behind the. Similar teams. Therefore whichever team lost last got unduly screwed. This kept Ohio STate out of several NCs because toughest game usually the last game vs Scum. I can think of several examples: 1969, 1986, 1998.

ND always had its toughest game in early November or earlier. They can cry me a river.

Onebuckfan said:

CJ was brought into be that hammer but our plays are slow developing and our line is finesse not power. TE poor blocking yesterday.

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Against scUM they ran what I call a quick hitter where Julian was moving towards the line and handing off to the RB as he came through. I’m not I saw that last night.

CJ was brought into be that hammer but our plays are slow developing and our line is finesse not power. TE poor blocking yesterday.

Did a great job attacking the basket @ Northwestern.

RugbyBuck said:

I was on board with the laid back efficiency-focused offense during the season, but felt sure that he could flip the switch to an attacking aggressive offense when it became necessary.

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OHSportsFan said:

Slow pace of play is great when you’re leading but Day played himself into no margin for error with that 8 minute drive in the 4th.

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I don't think they needed to go faster; they needed to convert in goal-to-go situations. Those two 7-minute drives would have been just what the Dr. ordered if they ended in seven points each. That second one, especially, would have been a perfect, back-breaking drive, with Sayin converting about three consecutive 3rd and 8s on the way to a bunch of time off the clock and 7 points.

It was obvious that Hartline had just about zero confidence in the offense's ability to pick up a yard or two with a handoff when the defense expected a run. That's a problem if he's wrong to have no confidence in it; it's a bigger problem if he's right. The only reason the slow-play, efficiency method wasn't a winner is that they weren't able to be efficient in goal-to-go situations. Maybe running some kind of hurry up inside the 20 would have helped, but if you simply can't run for 1-2 yards when the field is condensed and they're expecting a run, that's pretty limiting.

heisman said:

Football independent.
Hockey B1G.
ACC everything else.

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Letting them into the BTHC still grinds my fucking gears. Did some dumb fucks at the league office think that helping them in any way could possibly lead to some form of goodwill on their part?

The value of the practices and the recruiting you can do with them is insane to give up because you're entitled fucks.

Marcus Freeman Bowl Snub Sighting

I'm seeing that the betting is a 4th place finish in the Heisman voting?

Steve19 said:

The more I think about it, the effort to beat TCUN and that emotional release seems to have left Ohio State flat.

I also hope that we have another place kicker. He nearly missed the first one as well. It is enough with this guy.

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Yeah, I definitely think there was a bit of a scUM hangover going on. Players and coaches.

The more I think about it, the effort to beat TCUN and that emotional release seems to have left Ohio State flat.

I also hope that we have another place kicker. He nearly missed the first one as well. It is enough with this guy.

I don’t like the mentality of the optics of this stuff. It’s one thing if he was absolutely clutch. Why are you worried about nothing other than being prepared to be the best at your position?

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Jaxbuck said:

We always play our neutral site games in the opponents back yard.

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Rose bowl!!!

scarletngray said:

Hart will be in Florida this week so Day said that he (Day) will get an early start on game planning. Still hoping we bring in Chip Kelly as an analyst for the playoffs.

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This week? lol more like today.

Brian headed to Tampa with smile while the rest of the team is in Columbus trying to get better. I know it’s buisness, but damn…

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Bill Lucas said:

Play Van Sickle and maybe Moore passes Daniels in practice.

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The crazy thing Tshabola has it in him. There have been games where he isn't bad. But he is inconsistent, at times it appears he is either lazy, doesn't care or doesn't have that killer instinct that is especially important in a guard. Daniels may get worse when Tshabola is in and doesn't play well. Daniels will be fine.

The issue has always been Tshabola. The entire season.

They have a couple weeks to figure it out.