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It's all so clear.

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HINYG8 said:
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By HINYG8 on 10:28:49 11/21/17

Some days roll or grind by in anticipation of a different day. It's funny how life does that....the days leading up to Christmas, a vacation, or a celebration just crawl by like the good stuff will never arrive. Days spent agonizing over a tough day ahead rush by, seeming to shrink too rapidly, eating up the buffer in time from a dreaded moment. Consider that weekend before finals week...whoosh. Or the week before a medical procedure of some other heavy moment.....zoom... the days rush by.

Those 'other days' grind or fly by, unremarkable, almost wasted in the preview and then the wake of those bigger days. Isn't that strange how some days become so remarkable that they overshadow the others?

There is just ONE day that renders the days before it into both FAST and SLOW. A day that creates a mixed dynamic of hope and excitement mingled with concern and worry. One day that somehow mutes the 'other days' as both agonizing slow AND intimidatingly fast.

And in that fantastically complicated blur of 'other days' that are somehow both up and down leading to kickoff there is one thing that become abundantly clear:

It's so clear we need to beat Xichigan.

Its the one crazy beautiful bouquet of a day built on both excitement and worry. It's a cocktail of waking up realizing we didn't study for a final that is hours away mixed with the joy of knowing the family and friends will all gather today in good health to celebrate a happy occasion... could be a great day, could be a very bad day.

It is truly complicated, and it dwarfs the 'other days'. It even renders some notable days into 'other days'. For example: Thanksgiving is great...but it has become an appetizer to the real feast.

So as we, the fans, tick these other days off in anticipation of THE GAME...the team itself is milking every moment of these somehow lessor, largely blurred days. While we are pins, needles, and butterflies this week - while today and then tomorrow muddle by for us in a cacophony of white noise and both fast and slow (and a whole lot of lets get to it): the team is grinding.

We wish this week forward while the team is hoping to have MORE ticks today to look at more film, to run one more rep, to get one more look at the plan. To have one more huddle to get organized and to be certain. As we blur..they focus. They focus until it all becomes so clear:

It's so clear we need to beat Xichigan.

So here it comes..the day that manages to blur so many other days throughout the year. The team working to be clear before kickoff so we can all be clear when THE GAME is over. This week is about clarity..for the team, and for us...not just for the day, but for all the 'other days' until the next time we line up and beat blue again.

Carmen..no matter the result. We will remain Buckeyes in victory or defeat. But as this day blurs toward Saturday: Its all yielding to one thought: give them our best shot. They only have one clear path to victory: they can't beat us, they need us to lose. If we don't give them chances - they don't have a chance of their own.

JTB may have his detractors, but I don't think any other player has been such a sustained bellwether for the program. Whatever happens next..he's an all timer. But he still has a shot at true Valhalla ahead. You know Urban wants a shot to redeem the last 3 losses. There is no reason to give Jimmypants or the TSUN fan base hope for their future. There is a National Championship still on the table. There is just so much to play for, and THE GAME itself is enough to render this week into 'other days'. So as it all blurs toward game day:

It's so clear we need to beat Xichgian.

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1 year later and it still rings true.

How firm thy friendship...

O-HI-O!
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Ohio State vs. Cleveland State, Friday, Nov. 23 @ 8:00 PM, FS1

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I actually had a dream last night where Andre Wesson had a lazy pass turnover, haha. Stop ruining my dreams, Dre.

He's definitely been something of a frustrating player this season. He's producing a bit more than he was last season and still giving us solid D, but he's a junior and yet I still don't get what he's doing out there sometimes. He had a much better second half but that first half from him was pretty bad.

What's going to be real interesting is next season when Gaffney and Liddell come in. I really think Dre needs to step up his game a bit if he wants to keep the minutes he's getting now. Or at least I hope he needs to step it up and Holtmann doesn't just gift him the minutes, regardless. Even if Liddell and Gaffney aren't going to be as solid in some ways as a senior Andre would be, I think I'd rather see them get some of his minutes and develop, unless Andre is going to play well much more consistently. I don't know where else the minutes are going to come from, though, because Kaleb's minutes aren't going to go down and Young already should probably be playing a little bit more than he is.

As far as this game goes: it kind of looked like what we expected going into the season. Kaleb and CJ leading the way, some modest contributions from several others, Luther giving us solid play on both ends but the other frosh struggling a bit.
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Classic Christmas Movies Beloved by Millions...And The Things That Are Wrong With Them

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Netflix has changed TV and I think the movie theater is next; it’s limping as is. The CGI was really, really good. As for Chronicles, it wasn’t the same old story and was a really nice evolution with Santa.

I told my wife that this will be our kids version of The Santa Clause for us. I’ve honestly been waiting for a Christmas movie like this for a while. Young at heart, Santa is a fun character, and to your point it explains Santa’s existence for today.
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I caught myself wishing Santa was real and I'm over 30 lol... so you know its good!

As you said it's our kids Santa Claus.
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NC RB Quavaris Crouch (Tennessee Signee)

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Five-star running back says he’ll instead play linebacker in order to have longer term NFL career

We’ve heard for several years now about the devaluation of the running back at the NFL level. Now that may even be filtering down a few levels to top recruits considering how they want their college careers to play out.

Speaking to the Washington Post this week, Charlotte (NC) Harding running back Quavaris Crouch disclosed that while he’s one of the best at his positions in the country in the class of 2019, he’ll be playing linebacker at the next level because stopping tailbacks pays a lot more than running the ball in the NFL.

“I want to be smart about it,” Crouch told the paper. “My passion is running back. I love to play running back. I love to score touchdowns. Realistically, I feel like linebacker is the best for me.”

Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...cker-in-order-to-have-longer-term-nfl-career/

Frankly, I'm surprised more players don't do this, i.e. switch positions from RB or QB, wtc. to improve their chances at a longer NFL career.
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