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Weekly the Good, the Bad and the Ugly that is Ohio State football and items from around the nation in sports. I round up the big three and bring a few of my closest friends to confirm or deny!
Rumblin’
"If I went to another school I saw myself sitting on the couch watching OSU win a national championship without me." https://t.co/0fPyDdzlaP
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 3, 2016
I have lived a pretty long and happy life and there have been times during my fandom life that I just knew a certain player was going to be special when they came along. As a young lad and new Ohio State fan I knew Archie Griffin would become an immortal. I also knew when Eddie George came along in spite of a brief bout with fumbleitis he too would be special in Ohio State running back lore.
The same feeling came over me the first time I saw Troy Smith take the field and I had the same inclination with JT Barrett. The young man is doing something playing for Ohio State that’s never been done. Let that sink in for a second because they have had some gunslingers. Hoying and Germain come to mind and Troy Smith was no slouch throwing the football either.
When you take into consideration that he has also only started 21 football games in Columbus, that makes the success even more astonishing. When it’s all said and done, JT Barrett will be the greatest all-time quarterback in Ohio State history. I for one am looking forward to watching the rest of the show.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Rumblin’
Scott – The Buckeye offense. Doesn’t matter who is touching the ball. Good things happen.
JC – JT & the offense. This includes the entire unit, from the line, to the receivers, to Mike Weber, and of course Curtis “everything” Samuel. They are turning into the juggernaut we know they are capable of being …. Just gotta keep an eye on Warriner & Beck … with this talent they should dominate everyone on the schedule (Yep! That’s right – I said it!)
Mike Meals – I loved the message I got from Brandon this week “Man, you were so right about Mike Weber” because I know everyone here in Buckeye Nation loves Weber, but watching him develop from week to week, things that you can see instead of just the reports of him having a good week of practice just warms my heart. He’s not even close to the top of his skill level, but his development has been wonderful.
Ben – Minus the first quarter against Rutgers, the Buckeye offense is running at an all-world pace. #1 in total offense, and #1 in scoring offense in the nation. The defense is doing its part as well being #1 in total defense and scoring defense. It is a good time to be rooting for the Buckeyes right now.
Brandon – The entire Ohio State team. Quick, think of a weakness on the team…if you struggled to think of anything you probably just settled on kicker. This team is playing at an extremely high level right now. Each player knows there is someone nipping at their heels and they are fighting every play to stay on the field. Think about their season so far. On offense; they are averaging 57 ppg, 576.25 yards per game, 332 rushing yards per game, 244.25 passing yards per game, and are scoring almost seven offensive touchdowns per game. On defense; they are giving up 6.25 points per game (not counting pick six and kick return), 235.5 yards per game, 140.25 passing yards per game, and 95.25 rushing yards per game.
Stumblin’
Oh yes, it is a great feeling to have The Spittoon back in B-Town. #RaiseTheFlag pic.twitter.com/7rH2MTJmuH
— Indiana Football (@HoosierFootball) October 2, 2016
I had a pretty good topic in mind after the weekend, but I honestly had a change of heart after reading the fellas below.
What in you know who’s name is going on in East Lansing and Iowa City? The most recent COTY’s are having a tough time winning games that they should have won easily. I have a hard time believing it’s all coaching but that is where the responsibility lies for sure.
Both teams are lacking true play makers and in a recent quote from Rutger’s head man Chris Ash he said that it’s basically night and day between Iowa and Ohio State right now. After the loss to Northwestern I would concur.
Sparty just proved that if you let Indiana hang around you will be in trouble and Ohio State is very familiar with that and will have to keep the pedal to the medal this Saturday. Both of these teams have a chance to recover from their stumble but time will tell if that happens soon.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Stumblin’
Scott – Sparty. I’ve said since Furman MSU is overrated. Should have never been ranked that high.
JC – MSU & Iowa. They are both so overrated…just like the Sooners were.
Mike Meals – Penn State’s kickoff kicker, #99. If you want to go down the field and try to act tough for a tackle, playing a little flopping b*tch when you get hit is weak sauce. And the B1G officials, who ejected the Minnesota player? You’re close to being in the same boat as the kicker.
Ben – Wisconsin’s offense is a stumblin’ mess. When will they actually recruit a quarterback that can play (Russell Wilson doesn’t count). When teams know you can’t throw the ball downfield, they are going to stack the box against Corey Clement and that will be the ballgame. I went from mildly worried about this game to somewhat concerned after last week.
Brandon – I’ll say it, it’s time for universities to not worry about being loyal to assistant coaches who are liked by the team. Being liked is not an indication of being a good head coach. Big time programs around the nation(especially USC) continue to hire home-grown type of coaches and are constantly flabbergasted on why their program is suddenly garbage. There are going to be numerous big time coaching positions open in a few months and numerous big time coaches being fired. If schools like Purdue and Minnesota want to take football seriously…they better get ready to bring in guys like Les Miles and Charlie Strong.
Bumblin’
Les Miles is gone. LSU also fired Cam Cameron, promoted Ed Orgeron to interim head coach. https://t.co/NHhrvMartV @brettmartel
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 26, 2016
The ugly this week is the really ugly and it’s sad to see the professional game filtering down to college athletics. It is really sad to me that a college fired a coach just to have the opportunity to hire Tom Herman. I have a problem with this because he is still coaching his current team in Houston.
Now there’s word out of Texas that the longhorns have already informed coach Charlie Strong that he is gone at the end of the season. The trouble with that is that there is no guarantee their boosters money will mean anything to Herman. Why would he even want to leave Houston now that he is turning them into a power house and getting an invite to the Big 12.
LSU and Texas aren’t the only ones doing these types of things in hopes to get Herman and any other up and coming coach as Herman isn’t the only one working wonders in college football right now.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Bumblin’
Scott – ACC officiating. ‘Nuff said.
JC – The mindless numbnuts up north, the roadkill-eating chromosome-lacking neanderthals who assumed a resurrection of their “little” pie in the sky equated to the hiring of the booger-eating Jimbo. They will discover soon enough that bedding down with Satan isn’t always the path to eternal bliss. But, hey, I am a Buckeye, so who cares?
Mike Meals – Every team in the country who wants to potentially hire Tom Herman to be their next head coach. If you want to keep the respect and potentially get the hottest coach on the market, you would find a way to keep the questions your coach and Herman is getting to a minimum. I love speculating, and that’s what all of us do, taking a (semi) educated guess at his spot next year, but it’s not fair to the kids on his team or yours, and the coaches on his staff or yours, to keep bringing these up.
Ben – Florida State is a bumblin’ mess right now. After they had their huge come from behind win against Ole Miss in the first game of the season, everyone had crowned them the 2nd best team in the country and all they have done since then is get blown out by Louisville and then last week lose on a 54 yard field goal from Seminole slayer Nick Weiler. Jimbo Fisher might want to head to LSU as his defense is atrocious.
Brandon – As I mentioned before, I married into a Sun Devil life which has brought me the joy of having a second team to watch late Saturday night…which ultimately becomes Sunday morning TV. Today, I’m coming at you Sun Devil defense. They have become an absolute joke back there and not one player knows how to wrap up when they tackle…it reminds me of the 2013 Buckeyes but with a quarter of the talent. On the season, they are giving up 35.6 points per game. Even more impressive, they are giving up a staggering 503.8 yards per game…with almost 400 of that coming through the air. Have some discipline…don’t worry about the big hit…just make a tackle.
Weekly Funny
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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
Weekly the Good, the Bad and the Ugly that is Ohio State football and items from around the nation in sports. I round up the big three and bring a few of my closest friends to confirm or deny!
Rumblin’
"If I went to another school I saw myself sitting on the couch watching OSU win a national championship without me." https://t.co/0fPyDdzlaP
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 3, 2016
I have lived a pretty long and happy life and there have been times during my fandom life that I just knew a certain player was going to be special when they came along. As a young lad and new Ohio State fan I knew Archie Griffin would become an immortal. I also knew when Eddie George came along in spite of a brief bout with fumbleitis he too would be special in Ohio State running back lore.
The same feeling came over me the first time I saw Troy Smith take the field and I had the same inclination with JT Barrett. The young man is doing something playing for Ohio State that’s never been done. Let that sink in for a second because they have had some gunslingers. Hoying and Germain come to mind and Troy Smith was no slouch throwing the football either.
When you take into consideration that he has also only started 21 football games in Columbus, that makes the success even more astonishing. When it’s all said and done, JT Barrett will be the greatest all-time quarterback in Ohio State history. I for one am looking forward to watching the rest of the show.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Rumblin’
Scott – The Buckeye offense. Doesn’t matter who is touching the ball. Good things happen.
JC – JT & the offense. This includes the entire unit, from the line, to the receivers, to Mike Weber, and of course Curtis “everything” Samuel. They are turning into the juggernaut we know they are capable of being …. Just gotta keep an eye on Warriner & Beck … with this talent they should dominate everyone on the schedule (Yep! That’s right – I said it!)
Mike Meals – I loved the message I got from Brandon this week “Man, you were so right about Mike Weber” because I know everyone here in Buckeye Nation loves Weber, but watching him develop from week to week, things that you can see instead of just the reports of him having a good week of practice just warms my heart. He’s not even close to the top of his skill level, but his development has been wonderful.
Ben – Minus the first quarter against Rutgers, the Buckeye offense is running at an all-world pace. #1 in total offense, and #1 in scoring offense in the nation. The defense is doing its part as well being #1 in total defense and scoring defense. It is a good time to be rooting for the Buckeyes right now.
Brandon – The entire Ohio State team. Quick, think of a weakness on the team…if you struggled to think of anything you probably just settled on kicker. This team is playing at an extremely high level right now. Each player knows there is someone nipping at their heels and they are fighting every play to stay on the field. Think about their season so far. On offense; they are averaging 57 ppg, 576.25 yards per game, 332 rushing yards per game, 244.25 passing yards per game, and are scoring almost seven offensive touchdowns per game. On defense; they are giving up 6.25 points per game (not counting pick six and kick return), 235.5 yards per game, 140.25 passing yards per game, and 95.25 rushing yards per game.
Stumblin’
Oh yes, it is a great feeling to have The Spittoon back in B-Town. #RaiseTheFlag pic.twitter.com/7rH2MTJmuH
— Indiana Football (@HoosierFootball) October 2, 2016
I had a pretty good topic in mind after the weekend, but I honestly had a change of heart after reading the fellas below.
What in you know who’s name is going on in East Lansing and Iowa City? The most recent COTY’s are having a tough time winning games that they should have won easily. I have a hard time believing it’s all coaching but that is where the responsibility lies for sure.
Both teams are lacking true play makers and in a recent quote from Rutger’s head man Chris Ash he said that it’s basically night and day between Iowa and Ohio State right now. After the loss to Northwestern I would concur.
Sparty just proved that if you let Indiana hang around you will be in trouble and Ohio State is very familiar with that and will have to keep the pedal to the medal this Saturday. Both of these teams have a chance to recover from their stumble but time will tell if that happens soon.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Stumblin’
Scott – Sparty. I’ve said since Furman MSU is overrated. Should have never been ranked that high.
JC – MSU & Iowa. They are both so overrated…just like the Sooners were.
Mike Meals – Penn State’s kickoff kicker, #99. If you want to go down the field and try to act tough for a tackle, playing a little flopping b*tch when you get hit is weak sauce. And the B1G officials, who ejected the Minnesota player? You’re close to being in the same boat as the kicker.
Ben – Wisconsin’s offense is a stumblin’ mess. When will they actually recruit a quarterback that can play (Russell Wilson doesn’t count). When teams know you can’t throw the ball downfield, they are going to stack the box against Corey Clement and that will be the ballgame. I went from mildly worried about this game to somewhat concerned after last week.
Brandon – I’ll say it, it’s time for universities to not worry about being loyal to assistant coaches who are liked by the team. Being liked is not an indication of being a good head coach. Big time programs around the nation(especially USC) continue to hire home-grown type of coaches and are constantly flabbergasted on why their program is suddenly garbage. There are going to be numerous big time coaching positions open in a few months and numerous big time coaches being fired. If schools like Purdue and Minnesota want to take football seriously…they better get ready to bring in guys like Les Miles and Charlie Strong.
Bumblin’
Les Miles is gone. LSU also fired Cam Cameron, promoted Ed Orgeron to interim head coach. https://t.co/NHhrvMartV @brettmartel
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 26, 2016
The ugly this week is the really ugly and it’s sad to see the professional game filtering down to college athletics. It is really sad to me that a college fired a coach just to have the opportunity to hire Tom Herman. I have a problem with this because he is still coaching his current team in Houston.
Now there’s word out of Texas that the longhorns have already informed coach Charlie Strong that he is gone at the end of the season. The trouble with that is that there is no guarantee their boosters money will mean anything to Herman. Why would he even want to leave Houston now that he is turning them into a power house and getting an invite to the Big 12.
LSU and Texas aren’t the only ones doing these types of things in hopes to get Herman and any other up and coming coach as Herman isn’t the only one working wonders in college football right now.
Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Bumblin’
Scott – ACC officiating. ‘Nuff said.
JC – The mindless numbnuts up north, the roadkill-eating chromosome-lacking neanderthals who assumed a resurrection of their “little” pie in the sky equated to the hiring of the booger-eating Jimbo. They will discover soon enough that bedding down with Satan isn’t always the path to eternal bliss. But, hey, I am a Buckeye, so who cares?
Mike Meals – Every team in the country who wants to potentially hire Tom Herman to be their next head coach. If you want to keep the respect and potentially get the hottest coach on the market, you would find a way to keep the questions your coach and Herman is getting to a minimum. I love speculating, and that’s what all of us do, taking a (semi) educated guess at his spot next year, but it’s not fair to the kids on his team or yours, and the coaches on his staff or yours, to keep bringing these up.
Ben – Florida State is a bumblin’ mess right now. After they had their huge come from behind win against Ole Miss in the first game of the season, everyone had crowned them the 2nd best team in the country and all they have done since then is get blown out by Louisville and then last week lose on a 54 yard field goal from Seminole slayer Nick Weiler. Jimbo Fisher might want to head to LSU as his defense is atrocious.
Brandon – As I mentioned before, I married into a Sun Devil life which has brought me the joy of having a second team to watch late Saturday night…which ultimately becomes Sunday morning TV. Today, I’m coming at you Sun Devil defense. They have become an absolute joke back there and not one player knows how to wrap up when they tackle…it reminds me of the 2013 Buckeyes but with a quarter of the talent. On the season, they are giving up 35.6 points per game. Even more impressive, they are giving up a staggering 503.8 yards per game…with almost 400 of that coming through the air. Have some discipline…don’t worry about the big hit…just make a tackle.
Weekly Funny
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LOL Sorry man I had to. Just ribbin ya
