LordJeffBuck said:

Lots of bitching, moaning, and gnashing of teeth and I get it. The game was closer than the final score indicates, the defense had lots of issues (462 yards allowed; 25 first downs allowed; nineteen plays of 10+ yards, including eight of 20+ yards; no turnovers), and without Jeremiah Smith's epic performance (12 receptions, 217 yards, 4 TD) it might have been a loss.

But here's a little perspective:

2002 Season Lowlights

Opponent	Score	Notes	Opponent's season results
Cincinnati	23-19	UC had 415 total yards; tOSU needed INT in end zone with 32 seconds left to clinch	7-7; unranked
Northwestern	27-16	NW had 396 total yards; tOSU had 3 turnovers	3-9; unranked
Wisconsin	19-14	tOSU needed fourth quarter INT in end zone to clinch	8-6; unranked
Penn State	13-7	tOSU had 4 turnovers; Chris Gamble's pick six was the difference	9-4; #15 AP, #16 CP
Purdue	10-6	Holy Buckeye! tOSU also needed INT at 11-yard line with 45 seconds left to clinch	7-6; unranked
Illinois	23-16	tOSU was outgained 358 yds to 321 yds; needed a drop and a batted pass to win in OT	5-7; unranked

2014 Season Lowlights

Opponent	Score	Notes	Opponent's season results
Virginia Tech	21-35	JT Barrett was 9/29 passing with 3 interceptions and 7 sacks	7-6; unranked
Cincinnati	50-28	UC down 5 points with 9:20 in 3rd quarter; UC's Chris Moore had 3 rec, 221 yds, 3 TDs	9-4; unranked
Penn State	31-24	tOSU needed a Joey Bosa walk-off sack to win in double OT	7-6; unranked
Minnesota	31-24	tOSU had 489 total yards but committed three turnovers	8-5; unranked
Indiana	42-27	IU had 395 total yards and led 20-14 with 7:17 left in 3rd quarter	4-8; unranked

In three+ games this year, Jeremiah Smith has 33 receptions for 617 yards and 7 touchdowns.

In 2017, Parris Campbell led the team with 40 receptions for 584 yards and 3 touchdowns in 13 games.

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BuckyKatt said:

Its time to call a spade a spade, the Steelers are in the Bengals heads and have been for decades.

Coaches come and coaches go.
Quarterbacks come and Quarterbacks go.
Offensive and defensive coordinators come and go.

But one thing about this rivalry remains constant. The Steelers are simply tougher than the Bengals and both teams know it.

It gives the Steelers a mental edge going into each meeting and puts the Bengals behind the eight ball mentally at the same time.

We're going to keep seeing results like this until Cincinnati throws off its yoke of inferiority.

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scarletngray said:

USC cheap shot expert suspended for one game for his behavior after sending Oregon QB Dante Moore to the hospital on a late hit targeting play and laughing about it.

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lvbuckeye said:

Maybe we should stop bitching and moaning about other members of the board as well. this entire game thread was either passive aggressive posting towards each other, or aggressive aggressive posting towards each other.

Y'all suck.

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Mike80 said:

That was the ref. He knew there was going to be a review

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Fungo Squiggly said:

Any rumors of this defense not sucking were untrue. They maybe aren’t AS bad as last year, but they sure as fuck aren’t good.

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