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Rumblin’, Stumblin’, Bumblin’: Pre-Season Edition
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There hasn’t been a lot happening that could motivate me to go to town like I usually do in this weekly article. First let me say that it’s great being back with the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly that is Ohio State football. Of course I let the gang get involved and they have their own thoughts each week. Shout out to Joe again for the awesome featured pic for this! Let’s get rolling with the very very Good.
Rumblin’
JT Barrett will be the top QB in the nation this season.
It’s amazing to me that there could be any questions about what Joe Thomas Barrett is capable of. Every publication should have him on their awards watch-list no matter what because we know what he is going to be.
It’s easy to forget that he essentially backed into the starting job in 2014 when Braxton Miller went down and all he did was set some records that he will probably beat again this season. JT has an ability, and we have already been hearing from some of the defense, to make defenders second guess where the ball is really going.
He has the best read option fake in the business and follows it up with a quick delivery or run to capitalize on it. I have read different articles from other agencies about how well he takes care of the ball and if there are any questions about red-zone offense? You can be dang sure the ball will be in his hands.
There’s a lot riding on his shoulders but he is use to it and ready. He stepped in on a moments notice two seasons ago and withstood QBgeddon until the bitter end. He is the clear cut favorite and it will be a blast watching this season.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Rumblin’
Scott – OSU offense with JT Barrett back in charge. The names of his supporting cast may be different. But he is healthy and ready to pick up where he left off against TTUN and ND.
Joe – My faith in Curtis Samuel and Mike Weber to combine forces and become the superpower that can replace Ezekiel Elliott. The Buckeyes want to have a more balanced offense in 2016 and that starts with being able to go to two different weapons in the backfield on a consistent basis. Samuel is someone that Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer has praised since he started for Ohio State as a freshman. Now is the time for that praise to be turned into designed plays for Samuel that compliment the power on strength of running mate Mike Weber. There is no way I’m voting for Clinton and Trump in November. I’m going all-in on Weber/Samuel 2016.
JC – I love the look the Buckeyes are presenting thus far. The question if it’ll be Samuel or Weber adds to the mystique that we all love. Raekwon McMillan on “D” – couldn’t make me happier. And “Big” Pat Elflein brings that contentment within my Scarlet & Gray soul even higher into that joyous stratosphere where I currently roam. I feel promise for this team … dare I suggest an “upset” in Norman? It’s how I’m feelin!
Brandon – The Ohio State recruiting machine! They just picked up Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey which gives them six 247Sports composite five stars already. It is a long ways until signing day but the Buckeyes could be picking up a few more big name guys. I can’t wait to follow along with Ben and see when Buckeye Nation is able to welcome a few more guys into this amazing class. We are in a lucky times right now and we should all take a moment to enjoy it. As we know, it can all be taken away quickly.
MDotySr – The sick job by coach Meyer and staff on the recruiting trail along with the development of the younger players. The best class I have ever seen in my 40 plus years following CFB period. The Buckeyes are setting up to be a National Championship contending team for the next 5-10 years.
Ben – I’ll echo above and say that the recruiting at Ohio State is far and away the best I have seen it at any point in my years of fandom. John Cooper was able to land a lot of good talent, and Tressel always had the state of Ohio represented well on the roster, but Urban Meyer is making both of those guys look like amateurs when it comes to recruiting. The class of 2017 is by far and away the best I have seen, and it will only get better as we inch closer to February. It’s an exciting time to be part of Buckeye Nation.
Stumblin’
I honestly did not have any trouble choosing what/whom to put here. I and most of Buckeye Nation cannot for the life of us figure out what Jim Harbaugh is doing. I will mostly let my comrades do the talking here because they say everything that needs to be said, but I will leave you with the item that was a quick response to the first bad pub of the summer.. No wonder fans are lining up on cliffs.
Thanks to Buckeye Videos for this . ..
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Stumblin’
Scott – Michigan’s recruiting. Nobody in Ann Arbor knows whether a certain recruit was at an event or not? Really?
Joe – The Big 12 for thinking that adding Connecticut, Central Florida, Houston or Cincinnati will fix their problems. The issue at hand has nothing to do with expanding but with cleaning up the football product that already exists and actually exercising some power as a conference whole. Texas and Oklahoma own that conference and have every final say imaginable. Until that changes, the Big 12 will always be in line to fall apart in this pangea college football conference landscape.
JC – I want to pity TTUN. But I can’t. The whole Harbaugh affair will end badly – as it does everywhere else. His mouth is in need of medicine (Bipolar complexities for sure – possible schizophrenia untreated in existence as well.) His loss of three commits in a short period of time is evidence of people waking up and smelling the coffee. The mess will only escalade. As a parent if he came knocking on my door and wanted to spend the night with my son, of whom he was recruiting, I would be “seriously” suspicious. And the whole tree climbing thing – what is that? (a.k.a. Michael Jackson and Neverland?). The great thing is he’s at TTUN …. And not elsewhere – where it wouldn’t be as promising! So the stumblin’ is just beginning to quake up in Ann Arbor – what a shame!
Brandon – The Michigan recruiting Yugo! I understand it isn’t nearly as bad as the past couple of days makes it seem BUT losing three commits in the past couple of days is not a good look for anyone. It makes you wonder what is going on? Are guys already tired of Harbaugh’s shenanigans or is Michigan cutting some dead weight? Or is there even other things going on behind the scenes. You never know with college football. Anyway you look at it, losing three recruits and one brand new freshman makes you wonder how things are really going in Ann Arbor.
MDotySr – Everything SCUM here, if Harbaugh isn’t saying something stupid he losing multiple commitments on back to back days. On top of all that, there are people writing, speaking and believing that they will be a really good team. I just don’t see it the same way and not just because of my Scarlet and Gray glasses. Their schedule favors them early but by mid-season they will be exposed and I for one will not be surprised.
Ben – Again I will echo above and say everything Michigan. I am tired of hearing about them. Harbaugh has one season under his belt and he is recruiting at a decent level (although when you lose 3 recruits in 2 days), but remember Brady Hoke’s first year? Yeah they both won 10+ games and went to a bowl game and yada yada yada. I think people will start to see through the facade that he is putting up, and he will start to rub people the wrong way like he did in San Francisco and they will grow tired of his antics. I don’t expect him to be around for 2-3 more years, as I think he belongs in the NFL where his ego can reside comfortably. They are a year away from anything this year, as they don’t even have a starting QB yet. Expect them to lose a game they shouldn’t early, and of course lose the last game of their season as well.
Bumblin’
I rarely jump on our own university here but I have to say my piece. I totally understand the need to have a zero incident policy with regards to everything that has happened in college football the past couple of years with Winston at FSU and the latest Baylor scandal.
What I don’t get is taking action without doing the full due diligance to protect both parties. Regardless of what the true issue is, we may not even get to hear Gibson’s side of the story. Here is a kid that was struggling to stay in Columbus anyway, finally beat that home-sick monster and is now dealing with not even being able to go to school and prove his innocence.
Please understand that I am not defending him because I don’t know the full story. I do however get the feeling that this was all a knee jerk response because Urban Meyer would not have come out and said as such.
Per Cleveland.com and Ari Wasserman
“Meyer said in his weekly press conference after the announcement that he disagrees with the university’s decision to suspend Gibson for the fall semester and the entire football season. Gibson also is suspended from school.”
It’s my hope that this event brings some light to the fact that everyone deserves a say before they are punished. If he truly was suspended from school just based on a he said she said incident, I am not happy with that.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Bumblin’
Scott – Tim Brando for saying Alabama is in position to be the first 2-loss team to make the playoff. And on top of that, he said it was because the Tide was No. 1 in the AP poll. The same poll which doesn’t figure into the CFP. What a DB!
Joe – Is there ever a moment where Baylor wasn’t Bumblin’ over themselves this summer? Did Ken Starr really think he could hold some type of power position after the horrible stories that continue to come out after his departure? Bottom line, Baylor’s handling of the whole abuse allegations and scandal was downright putrid. It’s time to clean up college football and it starts in Waco.
JC – I must stay focused. The Bumblin’ seed has been planted with the hiring of Harbaugh up north. There are people I know who somehow believe that the Harbaugh hiring will reignite the ‘Rivalry’ equivalent to the Woody and Bo years. To them I suggest put the ‘hooch’ aside on occasion and tip a glass of water to cleanse the delusions (or is that the kool-aide the apostles of the false prophecy of Jimbo is peddling?). Whatever – the road-kill-grub-claimants up north are deserving of hope, just like anyone. So go ahead and bathe in that hope Wolverine-nation – as it sleeps-over with recruits, climbs trees to ‘show-off’ to some of those same recruits – snaps at reporters for legitimate questions that every Coach in College Football would face … enjoy that face of your “storied” football program. Even in the victories that will come … there will indeed be a moment when you will redden in complete embarrassment and you will shyly respond that you hope Craig Bohl, or Bryan Harsin, or Matt Rhule, are soon available. Or hmmmm, should a Wolverine even wonder if Scott Satterfield is available? These moments will come – so bask in that hope – even if misidentified – while it lasts!
Brandon – The national/local media during the off-season. Do a little research and discuss. Quit regurgitating the same thing over and over because you heard someone else say it. It’s like Wikipedia…just because it is there it doesn’t mean it is true. I feel like some people have gotten to the point where they are paid to be subject matter experts but don’t even try to be.
Ben – Ryan Lochte…. Oh college football related… Transfer rules. When it was made national news that Alabama would not let a player leave the program for another school in the SEC, simply because they were in the SEC and would compete with them, it was simply pathetic on Nick Saban’s part. If a kid does not want to play for you anymore, you should not be able to restrict the kid on where he wants to go. He already has to sit out a season unless he goes the FCS route, so he is being punished for leaving already. Kids sometimes make the wrong decisions in life, and they shouldn’t be penalized repeatedly for them. I’m glad Alabama finally got their head out of their *** and let him transfer where he wanted.
MDotySr – The Ole Miss Rebels and the recurring actions on in the recruiting department. Hugh Freeze and staff have been dodging bullets for the last two years, well that’s about to change. With the NCAA giving kids complete immunity to tell of their experiences (VIOLATIONS) while being recruited is going to open the floodgates. They will not be interviewing just current players/commits but kids who went elsewhere over the last couple years…..going to be interesting and I think some big penalties will be handed down.
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WVaBuckeye via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
There hasn’t been a lot happening that could motivate me to go to town like I usually do in this weekly article. First let me say that it’s great being back with the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly that is Ohio State football. Of course I let the gang get involved and they have their own thoughts each week. Shout out to Joe again for the awesome featured pic for this! Let’s get rolling with the very very Good.
Rumblin’
JT Barrett will be the top QB in the nation this season.
It’s amazing to me that there could be any questions about what Joe Thomas Barrett is capable of. Every publication should have him on their awards watch-list no matter what because we know what he is going to be.
It’s easy to forget that he essentially backed into the starting job in 2014 when Braxton Miller went down and all he did was set some records that he will probably beat again this season. JT has an ability, and we have already been hearing from some of the defense, to make defenders second guess where the ball is really going.
He has the best read option fake in the business and follows it up with a quick delivery or run to capitalize on it. I have read different articles from other agencies about how well he takes care of the ball and if there are any questions about red-zone offense? You can be dang sure the ball will be in his hands.
There’s a lot riding on his shoulders but he is use to it and ready. He stepped in on a moments notice two seasons ago and withstood QBgeddon until the bitter end. He is the clear cut favorite and it will be a blast watching this season.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Rumblin’
Scott – OSU offense with JT Barrett back in charge. The names of his supporting cast may be different. But he is healthy and ready to pick up where he left off against TTUN and ND.
Joe – My faith in Curtis Samuel and Mike Weber to combine forces and become the superpower that can replace Ezekiel Elliott. The Buckeyes want to have a more balanced offense in 2016 and that starts with being able to go to two different weapons in the backfield on a consistent basis. Samuel is someone that Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer has praised since he started for Ohio State as a freshman. Now is the time for that praise to be turned into designed plays for Samuel that compliment the power on strength of running mate Mike Weber. There is no way I’m voting for Clinton and Trump in November. I’m going all-in on Weber/Samuel 2016.
JC – I love the look the Buckeyes are presenting thus far. The question if it’ll be Samuel or Weber adds to the mystique that we all love. Raekwon McMillan on “D” – couldn’t make me happier. And “Big” Pat Elflein brings that contentment within my Scarlet & Gray soul even higher into that joyous stratosphere where I currently roam. I feel promise for this team … dare I suggest an “upset” in Norman? It’s how I’m feelin!
Brandon – The Ohio State recruiting machine! They just picked up Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey which gives them six 247Sports composite five stars already. It is a long ways until signing day but the Buckeyes could be picking up a few more big name guys. I can’t wait to follow along with Ben and see when Buckeye Nation is able to welcome a few more guys into this amazing class. We are in a lucky times right now and we should all take a moment to enjoy it. As we know, it can all be taken away quickly.
MDotySr – The sick job by coach Meyer and staff on the recruiting trail along with the development of the younger players. The best class I have ever seen in my 40 plus years following CFB period. The Buckeyes are setting up to be a National Championship contending team for the next 5-10 years.
Ben – I’ll echo above and say that the recruiting at Ohio State is far and away the best I have seen it at any point in my years of fandom. John Cooper was able to land a lot of good talent, and Tressel always had the state of Ohio represented well on the roster, but Urban Meyer is making both of those guys look like amateurs when it comes to recruiting. The class of 2017 is by far and away the best I have seen, and it will only get better as we inch closer to February. It’s an exciting time to be part of Buckeye Nation.
Stumblin’
I honestly did not have any trouble choosing what/whom to put here. I and most of Buckeye Nation cannot for the life of us figure out what Jim Harbaugh is doing. I will mostly let my comrades do the talking here because they say everything that needs to be said, but I will leave you with the item that was a quick response to the first bad pub of the summer.. No wonder fans are lining up on cliffs.
Thanks to Buckeye Videos for this . ..
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Stumblin’
Scott – Michigan’s recruiting. Nobody in Ann Arbor knows whether a certain recruit was at an event or not? Really?
Joe – The Big 12 for thinking that adding Connecticut, Central Florida, Houston or Cincinnati will fix their problems. The issue at hand has nothing to do with expanding but with cleaning up the football product that already exists and actually exercising some power as a conference whole. Texas and Oklahoma own that conference and have every final say imaginable. Until that changes, the Big 12 will always be in line to fall apart in this pangea college football conference landscape.
JC – I want to pity TTUN. But I can’t. The whole Harbaugh affair will end badly – as it does everywhere else. His mouth is in need of medicine (Bipolar complexities for sure – possible schizophrenia untreated in existence as well.) His loss of three commits in a short period of time is evidence of people waking up and smelling the coffee. The mess will only escalade. As a parent if he came knocking on my door and wanted to spend the night with my son, of whom he was recruiting, I would be “seriously” suspicious. And the whole tree climbing thing – what is that? (a.k.a. Michael Jackson and Neverland?). The great thing is he’s at TTUN …. And not elsewhere – where it wouldn’t be as promising! So the stumblin’ is just beginning to quake up in Ann Arbor – what a shame!
Brandon – The Michigan recruiting Yugo! I understand it isn’t nearly as bad as the past couple of days makes it seem BUT losing three commits in the past couple of days is not a good look for anyone. It makes you wonder what is going on? Are guys already tired of Harbaugh’s shenanigans or is Michigan cutting some dead weight? Or is there even other things going on behind the scenes. You never know with college football. Anyway you look at it, losing three recruits and one brand new freshman makes you wonder how things are really going in Ann Arbor.
MDotySr – Everything SCUM here, if Harbaugh isn’t saying something stupid he losing multiple commitments on back to back days. On top of all that, there are people writing, speaking and believing that they will be a really good team. I just don’t see it the same way and not just because of my Scarlet and Gray glasses. Their schedule favors them early but by mid-season they will be exposed and I for one will not be surprised.
Ben – Again I will echo above and say everything Michigan. I am tired of hearing about them. Harbaugh has one season under his belt and he is recruiting at a decent level (although when you lose 3 recruits in 2 days), but remember Brady Hoke’s first year? Yeah they both won 10+ games and went to a bowl game and yada yada yada. I think people will start to see through the facade that he is putting up, and he will start to rub people the wrong way like he did in San Francisco and they will grow tired of his antics. I don’t expect him to be around for 2-3 more years, as I think he belongs in the NFL where his ego can reside comfortably. They are a year away from anything this year, as they don’t even have a starting QB yet. Expect them to lose a game they shouldn’t early, and of course lose the last game of their season as well.
Bumblin’
I rarely jump on our own university here but I have to say my piece. I totally understand the need to have a zero incident policy with regards to everything that has happened in college football the past couple of years with Winston at FSU and the latest Baylor scandal.
What I don’t get is taking action without doing the full due diligance to protect both parties. Regardless of what the true issue is, we may not even get to hear Gibson’s side of the story. Here is a kid that was struggling to stay in Columbus anyway, finally beat that home-sick monster and is now dealing with not even being able to go to school and prove his innocence.
Please understand that I am not defending him because I don’t know the full story. I do however get the feeling that this was all a knee jerk response because Urban Meyer would not have come out and said as such.
Per Cleveland.com and Ari Wasserman
“Meyer said in his weekly press conference after the announcement that he disagrees with the university’s decision to suspend Gibson for the fall semester and the entire football season. Gibson also is suspended from school.”
It’s my hope that this event brings some light to the fact that everyone deserves a say before they are punished. If he truly was suspended from school just based on a he said she said incident, I am not happy with that.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Bumblin’
Scott – Tim Brando for saying Alabama is in position to be the first 2-loss team to make the playoff. And on top of that, he said it was because the Tide was No. 1 in the AP poll. The same poll which doesn’t figure into the CFP. What a DB!
Joe – Is there ever a moment where Baylor wasn’t Bumblin’ over themselves this summer? Did Ken Starr really think he could hold some type of power position after the horrible stories that continue to come out after his departure? Bottom line, Baylor’s handling of the whole abuse allegations and scandal was downright putrid. It’s time to clean up college football and it starts in Waco.
JC – I must stay focused. The Bumblin’ seed has been planted with the hiring of Harbaugh up north. There are people I know who somehow believe that the Harbaugh hiring will reignite the ‘Rivalry’ equivalent to the Woody and Bo years. To them I suggest put the ‘hooch’ aside on occasion and tip a glass of water to cleanse the delusions (or is that the kool-aide the apostles of the false prophecy of Jimbo is peddling?). Whatever – the road-kill-grub-claimants up north are deserving of hope, just like anyone. So go ahead and bathe in that hope Wolverine-nation – as it sleeps-over with recruits, climbs trees to ‘show-off’ to some of those same recruits – snaps at reporters for legitimate questions that every Coach in College Football would face … enjoy that face of your “storied” football program. Even in the victories that will come … there will indeed be a moment when you will redden in complete embarrassment and you will shyly respond that you hope Craig Bohl, or Bryan Harsin, or Matt Rhule, are soon available. Or hmmmm, should a Wolverine even wonder if Scott Satterfield is available? These moments will come – so bask in that hope – even if misidentified – while it lasts!
Brandon – The national/local media during the off-season. Do a little research and discuss. Quit regurgitating the same thing over and over because you heard someone else say it. It’s like Wikipedia…just because it is there it doesn’t mean it is true. I feel like some people have gotten to the point where they are paid to be subject matter experts but don’t even try to be.
Ben – Ryan Lochte…. Oh college football related… Transfer rules. When it was made national news that Alabama would not let a player leave the program for another school in the SEC, simply because they were in the SEC and would compete with them, it was simply pathetic on Nick Saban’s part. If a kid does not want to play for you anymore, you should not be able to restrict the kid on where he wants to go. He already has to sit out a season unless he goes the FCS route, so he is being punished for leaving already. Kids sometimes make the wrong decisions in life, and they shouldn’t be penalized repeatedly for them. I’m glad Alabama finally got their head out of their *** and let him transfer where he wanted.
MDotySr – The Ole Miss Rebels and the recurring actions on in the recruiting department. Hugh Freeze and staff have been dodging bullets for the last two years, well that’s about to change. With the NCAA giving kids complete immunity to tell of their experiences (VIOLATIONS) while being recruited is going to open the floodgates. They will not be interviewing just current players/commits but kids who went elsewhere over the last couple years…..going to be interesting and I think some big penalties will be handed down.
Weekly Funny
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