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Game Thread #2 Ohio State vs #3 Clemson, 8 pm ET, Dec 28th in Glendale, AZ

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1926Buckeyes said:
Some of it is playing better teams, but yeah, losing Wade and then Okudah for a half was obviously an issue. I feel like people acknowledge the fact, but not the consequences.

This D wasn't going to hold everyone to 10 points for the rest of the year anyway. Yes Clemson presents issues, and if the LBs aren't sharper and the tackling doesn't improve it'll be hard to win. But with time off I think they'll be more ready than they were against Wisconsin.
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The OSU defense also made a bunch of plays in the red zone early in the season to get score-saving stops.....a couple turnovers and a blocked FG vs Cincy. The int return vs IU. Some others where they bent quite a bit but were fortunate to make a play at the right time. We had to know those breaks would not go oSU’s way the whole season.
 
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Pretty sure this is a gif of Ryan Day and Chris Holtmann:

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buchtelgrad04 said:
Shouldn’t scare you more than Harrison Bryant or Pat Freiermuth and Pete did great against them.
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Right? Those guys got a handful of catches, but some people act like they went for 10 rec, 100 yards against him. He’s done fine
 
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Hstead said:
Buckeye fans are such babies, crying about "three tough games in a row".

Just count your blessings you didn't have to run the SEC gauntlet.

The Bucks could have had to face Vandy, Mizzu, and Tennecheat. Or worse. Just think about being in the SEC West and having to play Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Miss St?

No wonder they have to throw in an FCS game in there before they try to take on a rival.
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I don't disagree with much of any he said with a nitpick exception that Lawrence is the best player in college football. I would argue he is probably the second best. Etienne not getting invites is BS, he is probably the best back in the country.

Dabo and Venables haven't "Clemsoned" in quite a few years. They have obviously grown, learned, and evolved into an Elite staff from their recent recruiting, player development, and past results. Day and Hafley have a monumental task at hand. We do not have near the track record of coaching in big time games with Day. The small sample size we have had is encouraging and leads me to believe they are capable of coaching our team at a high level. The coaches are going to have to have their best game of the year, including if they win and face LSU/OU. We can make mistakes and beat both of those teams. We aren't going to be able to afford many mistakes if any and win this one.

Hopefully Day has some wrinkles, we play fast, and spread the ball around. Hopefully Fields doesn't put it on the ground and plays at his highest level of the year. Teams seem to have come up with a couple of solutions to slow the Predator down, we need to counter with some new looks to get him one on one opportunities. This is the most encouraged I have been going into a big game in a long time. I love Urban, but we know we aren't going to rely on the QB sweep or draw on 3rd and 8.
 
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Hstead said:
I don't disagree with much of any he said with a nitpick exception that Lawrence is the best player in college football. I would argue he is probably the second best. Etienne not getting invites is BS, he is probably the best back in the country.

Dabo and Venables haven't "Clemsoned" in quite a few years. They have obviously grown, learned, and evolved into an Elite staff from their recent recruiting, player development, and past results. Day and Hafley have a monumental task at hand. We do not have near the track record of coaching in big time games with Day. The small sample size we have had is encouraging and leads me to believe they are capable of coaching our team at a high level. The coaches are going to have to have their best game of the year, including if they win and face LSU/OU. We can make mistakes and beat both of those teams. We aren't going to be able to afford many mistakes if any and win this one.

Hopefully Day has some wrinkles, we play fast, and spread the ball around. Hopefully Fields doesn't put it on the ground and plays at his highest level of the year. Teams seem to have come up with a couple of solutions to slow the Predator down, we need to counter with some new looks to get him one on one opportunities. This is the most encouraged I have been going into a big game in a long time. I love Urban, but we know we aren't going to rely on the QB sweep or draw on 3rd and 8.
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You think Trevor Lawrence is the 2nd best player in college football?
 
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