Fungo Squiggly said:

That would be an awesome event!

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been saying it for years!

That would be an awesome event!

ORD_Buckeye said:

My guess would be that he wants, or at least wanted, to be at tcun, but didn't want to burn a year of eligibility until he saw how the new coaches did and what the sanctions would be. It was a smart play. Personally, best case scenario is that they try and demand that he start playing and he goes full Marcus Hall on them.

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The psyche is so fragile up there, we legit might see players start quitting if they lose to Illinois this week.

Autzen was loud as hell, modern stadium designs with Phil Knight money regardless of capacity will do that. I've been to AA and it really wasn't that loud for having so much capacity (sunk in a valley, old stadium). Went to a Wisconsin game a long time back against Ohio State, place was insane loud.

But I'll definitely attest to Ohio Stadium being the loudest I've heard in '06 in The Game. I was still a teenager and my eardrums were about to bleed. With respect to this game, I think it did have an impact to be perfectly honest. All the more reason to believe we will beat them on a neutral site if given the chance.

I don't think that this will happen. At least, I HOPE it won't happen. But it COULD happen.
There are currently three undefeated teams: Indiana, Oregon, and Penn State.
Indiana does not play Penn State or Oregon.
And Oregon doesn't play Penn State.
They COULD all end the season undefeated. And that's the problem with no divisions.
Of course, Ohio State plays all three, and SHOULD beat Indiana and Penn State, making my fears moot.
But this is kind of a possibility.

NFBuck said:

In today's CFB, you play to win NOW. You play the players that give you the best chance of winning RIGHT NOW. It's especially imperative for tCun because they're fully aware that this is likely their last chance to make the CFB playoff for a few years. If Jaydn Davis doesn't give you a better chance to win than a walk-on, a guy who cannot be trusted to throw more than 3 yards, or Dr. Tuttle, then he probably ain't that good either. tCun's offense has been built around the run game for years now. All their QB has to be is a game manager who can occasionally move the ball down the field through the air. That shouldn't be too big an ask of a Freshman if the Freshman has a decent amount of talent...especially when you have the 3 Stooges ahead of him.

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The OL completely nosediving has made that game plan impossible. They got lucky and caught USC and Minnesota getting stupid a few times and broke a couple of big ones that allowed them to win those games, but that's not sustainable all season (as we've seen).

Next year is going to be even worse because the only runner they have whos shown a pulse (Mullings) is gone as well and they are stuck with the same shitty QB/WR/OL situation. I doubt they are going to be able to lure any quality portal player either with possible looming NCAA sanctions and with what the coaching staff has shown they are "capable of" this year. No decent QB/WR/RB is going to voluntarily throw themselves into that mess.

Going to be interesting to see how LA plays in the cold tonight

buckeyemania11 said:

I would not want to be thrown into that offense, no. If his plan is just to eat this year and then bail on them, awesome. If he actually sticks around and ends up being the sacrificial lamb next year, lol. This year is bad but next year it gets even worse.

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My guess would be that he wants, or at least wanted, to be at tcun, but didn't want to burn a year of eligibility until he saw how the new coaches did and what the sanctions would be. It was a smart play. Personally, best case scenario is that they try and demand that he start playing and he goes full Marcus Hall on them.

mattynokes said:

I'd still take Naylor 10 out of 10 times over Hedges. Bo has been very streaky this year. Since Fry behind the plate isn't going to happen, gotta hope that Naylor eventually gets a random hit or two. With Hedges, you're just hoping for random contact.



Yeah, they brought up Fry's injury last night, but it's nothing new. It's believed that the elbow injury happened on June 23 vs Toronto, where he exited after three innings. He's only caught one game (July 23) since then. Maybe there's something more to it, but if it's just an elbow injury, then I gotta wonder why he's been playing the field, even if just sporadically? If it's just first base, sure there are less throwing opportunities that other spots, but there are still a number of potential plays where a first baseman would need to throw the ball.

Still, if his arm is completely shot...

Fry No Throw >>> Naylor/Hedges Batting

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Oh I would too, you're right, Naylor at least gets lucky and pops a few every now and then. A good AB for Hedges is not striking out in 3 pitches.

ORD_Buckeye said:

In this day and age would you? After seeing what a shitshow that offense is without cheating and not knowing how bad it might get hammered by the NCAA, would you burn off a year of eligibility for a school that you 90% won't be at next year? If they try and force him to play, I'll bet he just walks off the team, and it would be a smart decision.

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I would not want to be thrown into that offense, no. If his plan is just to eat this year and then bail on them, awesome. If he actually sticks around and ends up being the sacrificial lamb next year, lol. This year is bad but next year it gets even worse.

Back up to #2. Wiscy is 1, and Minny drops to 4. As usual, the conference and national titles will be a battle between those three with everyone else playing for 4th place.

ORD_Buckeye said:

If Army or Navy are undefeated, they should be in. If the AAC winning academy has one loss and Boise has one loss and the likely Heisman winner, it should go to Boise, but it will inevitably be given to the academy winner. You can say "but what if they beat ND," and while that would be better than any Boise win, it would also mean that they picked up a horrible loss. Boise's one loss would be to Oregon. I don't think Liberty sniffs the discussion with that schedule even if they're undefeated.

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Yeah, Liberty also misses the App State game as a data point, since it was cancelled post-Helene and won’t be made up.

You’re always advocating for TDU!

ochre said:

so, the secret is to go left to right on the final drive?

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Utah game was right to left

so, the secret is to go left to right on the final drive?

buckeyemania11 said:

Naylor has been just as bad as Hedges lately sadly. I know catcher's aren't usually known for offense but our catcher position is a beyond comical black hole.

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I'd still take Naylor 10 out of 10 times over Hedges. Bo has been very streaky this year. Since Fry behind the plate isn't going to happen, gotta hope that Naylor eventually gets a random hit or two. With Hedges, you're just hoping for random contact.

NFBuck said:

I thought I heard them say last night that Fry's battling an injury stopping him from playing Catcher. Regardless, it was back-to-back tactical blunders pinch hitting for Naylor so early and basically gifting the Yankees multiple outs each game with Hedges in the game for 4-5 innings while you were still in it. Naylor is struggling, but Hedges has been an almost auto-out for the last 5-6 years.

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Yeah, they brought up Fry's injury last night, but it's nothing new. It's believed that the elbow injury happened on June 23 vs Toronto, where he exited after three innings. He's only caught one game (July 23) since then. Maybe there's something more to it, but if it's just an elbow injury, then I gotta wonder why he's been playing the field, even if just sporadically? If it's just first base, sure there are less throwing opportunities that other spots, but there are still a number of potential plays where a first baseman would need to throw the ball.

Still, if his arm is completely shot...

Fry No Throw >>> Naylor/Hedges Batting

If Army or Navy are undefeated, they should be in. If the AAC winning academy has one loss and Boise has one loss and the likely Heisman winner, it should go to Boise, but it will inevitably be given to the academy winner. You can say "but what if they beat ND," and while that would be better than any Boise win, it would also mean that they picked up a horrible loss. Boise's one loss would be to Oregon. I don't think Liberty sniffs the discussion with that schedule even if they're undefeated.