pnuts34 said:

I just don't know how OSU loses this game. The more I look at the numbers between both teams, the more it looks like aTm was an outlier game for Miami, and though they have talent and it won't be as easy. OSU has the ability to expose Miami on so many levels:

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pnuts hits in on his head with this summary. Buckeyes would probably have to lose this game, I don't think Miami can win it - straight up.

Let's give the Canes some credit - they had three weeks off and they looked pissed off and ready to go in Kyle field. Clearly they self scouted and prepared their defense and run game accordingly.
Furthermore, their game plan kept Carson Beck out of the disaster zone and simply relied on the run game. That's not a terrible way to play things, especially when you are very confident in your offensive line.

Cristobal's a bit of a goober and bad with clock management - but the dude knows how to coach up offensive lineman.

My $.02 - Ohio State will win like they win most games. Better players, better coaching and balance.
I don't think Sayin will throw the ball 35+ times and it would not surprise me to see Rueben Bain get JS on his butt at least once (he's pretty damn good) but adjustments will be made and I think Ohio state wins by 13-16 points.

Point of Caution:
1). Don't be stupid and "stick to the chart" when it comes to 4th down in Miami territory. Kick the field goal, take the points and put your world class defense back on the field. Miami got big momentum swings stuffing A&M on 4th downs. Don't risk that. Take the points and make them chase.

Crump's brother said:

100%
Their best case scenario is to spend for coordinators and hand over the keys to one of them when/if KW cleans up that mess.

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I 2nd.

buckeyemania11 said:

Whittingham is gonna have 1 foot out the door the whole time if they do hire him. He's better than Brohm or Monken but he's still not a guy who moves the needle enough to make them a serious annual title threat.

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There is no “needle-mover” at this point.

dragurd said:

They need a stopgap. That's the thing no one up there wants to admit. Their football coaches have been a shitshow the last 5 years. They need an outsider who will come in and run a clean program with no issues. For 3-5 years hopefully while keeping them near 9-3 most of the time then they can go all in again.

That's what Moore was supposed to be. But they fucked that up and showed the culture inside was rotten not just harbaugh.

And Whittingham is perfect for that role

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100%
Their best case scenario is to spend for coordinators and hand over the keys to one of them when/if KW cleans up that mess.

Happy birthday young man and go have some fun.

Captain Buckeye said:

He’s 66 too… maybe he can coach for 3-5 years but then they’ll restart all over again.

Would be the best fit for TCUN I agree with that much. But maybe they only want him to stop gap for a younger coach?

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They need a stopgap. That's the thing no one up there wants to admit. Their football coaches have been a shitshow the last 5 years. They need an outsider who will come in and run a clean program with no issues. For 3-5 years hopefully while keeping them near 9-3 most of the time then they can go all in again.

That's what Moore was supposed to be. But they fucked that up and showed the culture inside was rotten not just harbaugh.

And Whittingham is perfect for that role

Whittingham doesn't concern me. He's 66 years old, has been at Utah for 32 years, has never sniffed the bcs/cfp and will be a continuance of Simple Jim's neanderball.

buckeyemania11 said:

Whittingham is gonna have 1 foot out the door the whole time if they do hire him. He's better than Brohm or Monken but he's still not a guy who moves the needle enough to make them a serious annual title threat.

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He’s 66 too… maybe he can coach for 3-5 years but then they’ll restart all over again.

Would be the best fit for TCUN I agree with that much. But maybe they only want him to stop gap for a younger coach?

DaveyBoy said:

I think KW would be a good hire for them. Therefore, I hope he comes to his senses and steers clear of AA.

they don’t deserve him

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Whittingham is gonna have 1 foot out the door the whole time if they do hire him. He's better than Brohm or Monken but he's still not a guy who moves the needle enough to make them a serious annual title threat.

buxfan4life said:

Notice it says "targeting" and not "hiring".

From *GoBoard:

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I think KW would be a good hire for them. Therefore, I hope he comes to his senses and steers clear of AA.

they don’t deserve him

Buckeye86 said:

Where are the Louisville and SMU stones??

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1. Following this lame thread of thought, do Louisville or smu really have stones? Really?
2. Who cares?
3. Whatever stones Miami had should have been lost to Louisville or smu.
4. This is stupid.
5. Who wants to arm wrestle me for the last piece of bacon?

Thump said:

Sources: Michigan targeting Utah coach Kyle Whittingham

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has emerged as the focus of Michigan's coaching search, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

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Notice it says "targeting" and not "hiring".

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December 26th, 2025 at 9:06 AM ^

Fine. But yesterday, it was Todd Monken. Two days ago, Jeff Brohm. Three days ago....

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There's definitely a way to lose it, P34, but it would be not taking them seriously and slack-assing the game. I agree with you and I just don't see that happening.

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So the stones of transcendent power are from 2 florida teams that had 15 losses

Didn’t know Rome was even around anymore, but this is a great take .

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CincyInterloper said:

It's referencing a glove that was central to the plotline in some of the Avenger movies. I started losing interest in marvel comics movies before the glove appeared, so my knowledge about it is limited. But here is what Google AI says about the infinity gauntlet:

The Infinity Stones glove, known as the Infinity Gauntlet, is a powerful artifact in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) used by Thanos to collect all six Infinity Stones (Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Time, Soul) and wipe out half of all life, a pivotal element in films like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. A practice version appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron's post-credits, and a nanotech version (the Nano Gauntlet) is created in Endgame for the Avengers to reverse the Snap, though it causes severe damage to its wearers.

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Thank you.

I do not watch comic book-based movies.