My own feeling is that people were rightfully nervous about 05 and 06 but I dont feel any of that for the game coming up. It's the confidence in the team and coaching obviously but you're right the feeling isn't the same.
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I think it’s a great example of the playoff impact.
Back then any loss could kill your season. Now this game (or one like it) is a nice to have, not have to have.
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scarletngray
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It should be a really competitive game. I like our Offensive Line in this matchup. Being at home is a big plus as well. And MP will have some twists that TX did not see last year.
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calibuck
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While reading Lindy's reports, appears that Texas's O will be practically new, and tOSU's D will be practically new. That should be an interesting match-up. Certainly Texas will be returning, much as tOSU will, talented players, albeit inexperienced as well. Have to give the edge to Texas in the QB department, mostly because Manning has a year more experience in the college game. Recollect that Manning played against us in the BCS, and had a nice play or two, against our more veteran DL that tOSU will have for this game. Cannot see a runaway for either side, guessing game will hinge on a turnover or two. Regardless, will be an early season battle of heavyweights, and as several pundits have noted, could be a foretelling of another playoff game. Will still be a fun game to watch, and key (for me at least), will be how well tOSU responds to whichever QB is under center. Texas is advantaged, as Manning has been declared the starter already (and don't believe Sarkesian has enough guile to do any switcher-oonie stuff).
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This isn't 2005 because we hadn't played Texas before that. 2 bluebloods meeting for the first time ever is on a different level especially when both are preseason contenders. Its kinda crazy that it took until 2005 for us to play.
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Tanner
Legend
Kindof random but Texas is the best random Ohio State football "rivalry' isn't it? Texas has been down some recently but it's obviously one of the heavy hitters in college football. The games they have played in the past years 20 years have all been borderline classics, granted some of them didn't go our way.
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Captain Buckeye
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It’s about matchups.
Like you point out Texas has almost a completely new OL and they’re going against an OSU DL that lost everyone too. That said, I think with the addition of Atkinson we’ll have a slight advantage there. Especially considering they aren’t going to be aware of what we are going to be on defense as far as personnel and the way we pressure etc. Shoot we don’t even know what we’ll look like.
Also Texas DL vs our OL is a good matchup too. We return 4 starters and Texas returns I think 2. So I think we’ll have the slight edge there too.
The biggest mismatch I think will be our skill vs their secondary. They lost their best corner and their best safety and they’re going against one of the deepest WR rooms we’ve ever had. You add Klare to that mix as well and I think that’s the most lopsided matchup in this entire game.
Texas did a great job taking away JJ but the coaches I’d imagine have been watching that film now for 7 months to come up with a plan to counter it. Even so, I don’t think they’re stopping JJ again and if they can’t do that they’re going to have big issues stopping the others too.
Early thought is OSU 34 and Texas 24
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