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

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PhishingTig4 said:
How’s that? Same exact schedule pretty much. You probably believe all the news channels too?
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The channels are correct. Who have you played? You have not played one ranked team.

Last year you guys had to play Texas A&M in their house, Syracuse that was better, SC that was better, GT ran the option still, and then the rest were roughly the same.

I think you all have never had the opportunity to even realize how special last year's defensive line was because the teams you all have played are really really bad. I mean I've never seen a team this unchallenged.

Certainly that doesn't mean you aren't good because I think you guys are extraordinary good. All I am saying is this year at least your fanbase will not know how good your team is until after our game.
 
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PhishingTig4 said:
This game (football) is still won upfront and that will be the battle. Our Oline is super consistent, but no doubt this will be their biggest test. On the flip side, the only OSU game Ive seen was the the conference championship game. First half I was thinking Etienne will have a field day, but second half you guys stepped up. I do like our wideouts matchup against your secondary. If we can slow down running the ball and make Fields have to consistently throw the ball I like our chances. If we get chunked in the run game it will be a long day for the D. Muse our safety is a liability in coverage in a big way. I’d like to see him in the box more and let Isaiah Simmons play more coverage it would help. Dabo has proven that given extra time to prepare he is elite as is coach V. Day will have his chance to prove the same. Lots of unknowns. Etienne has 6 total 4th quarter carries all year.... you read that right. 6... if he gets going he is the best running back in the country. I’m excited to see if the years team is as good as I believe they are. I’m at practice several times a week and see it day in and day out. I truly do believe this team is better than last years. We will see, but best of luck to you guys.
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The Bold portion is my number one indicator of how that game will go. I think OSU's run blocking will have success against Clemson's front seven. If I'm right, Buckeyes win. If I'm wrong, it's probably 0-4.
 
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bukIpower said:
The channels are correct. Who have you played? You have not played one ranked team.

Last year you guys had to play Texas A&M in their house, Syracuse that was better, SC that was better, GT ran the option still, and then the rest were roughly the same.

I think you all have never had the opportunity to even realize how special last year's defensive line was because the teams you all have played are really really bad. I mean I've never seen a team this unchallenged.

Certainly that doesn't mean you aren't good because I think you guys are extraordinary good. All I am saying is this year at least your fanbase will not know how good your team is until after our game.
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Well Texas A&M is a national power caliber team, they just are unfortunate to be stuck in the SEC.......if you listen to ESPN and SEC homers.
 
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PhishingTig4 said:
This game (football) is still won upfront and that will be the battle. Our Oline is super consistent, but no doubt this will be their biggest test. On the flip side, the only OSU game Ive seen was the the conference championship game. First half I was thinking Etienne will have a field day, but second half you guys stepped up. I do like our wideouts matchup against your secondary. If we can slow down running the ball and make Fields have to consistently throw the ball I like our chances. If we get chunked in the run game it will be a long day for the D. Muse our safety is a liability in coverage in a big way. I’d like to see him in the box more and let Isaiah Simmons play more coverage it would help. Dabo has proven that given extra time to prepare he is elite as is coach V. Day will have his chance to prove the same. Lots of unknowns. Etienne has 6 total 4th quarter carries all year.... you read that right. 6... if he gets going he is the best running back in the country. I’m excited to see if the years team is as good as I believe they are. I’m at practice several times a week and see it day in and day out. I truly do believe this team is better than last years. We will see, but best of luck to you guys.
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https://fbschedules.com/texas-am-football-schedule/

The toughest team you played was Texas A&M and it's not close. A&M would throttle Virginia. A&M had a ridiculous schedule.

I think your DLine will be the 3rd or 4th best DL we have faced versus the RUN. I think your safeties and OLB's are weaknesses. Simmons is a great athlete. We have faced 2 better rush defenses. I will admit we did hurt the 4 top 15 rush defenses we faced stats and probably cost PSU or Wisconsin the #1 rush defense.

I do think your corners are the best tandem we will have faced. I think your overall pass defense will likely be the best pass defense we have played.

I think you will have the best QB/WR combination we have faced by a decent margin. Michigan is likely second.

I think your OL will be the 2nd or 3rd best we have faced with Wisconsin being first.

Your RB is elite. JT is the best RB but I think your RB is a better pass catcher.

We are the first team since 1983 to play and beat 3 top 15 teams in a row. Bo Jackson and Auburn accomplished that.

We are beat the hell up. Plain and simple. Arnette has a cast on his hand. Okudah missed a quarter. Wade missed a couple games. Browning missed a couple games. Our LT has had back issues. The PSU game was for the B1G East. Michigan a rivalry game. Then Sconsin for the 2nd time. A tough road physically,emotionally,and mentally. This break is huge for us.

This game is really simple. Whoever owns the trenches wins. We have WR's,QB,and RB's as well. We can play spread or power. Whatever team gets the other to have to play their style wins.

Clemson wants a 12-13 possession game. As many chances on offense as possible. OSU wants to run and can pass as well. OSU wants balance. OSU wants this to be a 10 possession game. Whoever can control the LOS and game tempo wins.

I will say this. If OSU can run the ball Clemson has their hands full. Do not underestimate the first round guys we have. We have a group of talented TE:s as well.

Clemson wants a finesses high scoring shootout. OSU wants this to he a bare knuckle brawl. Who controls how the game is played wins.
 
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bukIpower said:
The channels are correct. Who have you played? You have not played one ranked team.

Last year you guys had to play Texas A&M in their house, Syracuse that was better, SC that was better, GT ran the option still, and then the rest were roughly the same.

I think you all have never had the opportunity to even realize how special last year's defensive line was because the teams you all have played are really really bad. I mean I've never seen a team this unchallenged.

Certainly that doesn't mean you aren't good because I think you guys are extraordinary good. All I am saying is this year at least your fanbase will not know how good your team is until after our game.
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bukIpower said:
The channels are correct. Who have you played? You have not played one ranked team.

Last year you guys had to play Texas A&M in their house, Syracuse that was better, SC that was better, GT ran the option still, and then the rest were roughly the same.

I think you all have never had the opportunity to even realize how special last year's defensive line was because the teams you all have played are really really bad. I mean I've never seen a team this unchallenged.

Certainly that doesn't mean you aren't good because I think you guys are extraordinary good. All I am saying is this year at least your fanbase will not know how good your team is until after our game.
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We played A&M again which I believe was a solid team. They played 4 games that they were just outmatched. I feel like if OSU played uga, bama(with tua), LSU, and Clemson they’re lucky to win 2 of those. As far as our 2018 D line those guys were amazing. What do we replace those 3 4 stars and 1 5star with..... 4 5 stars. You just haven’t had a chance to see because you chose not to watch any of our games. You’re going to see what I’m talking about soon. This is not me shit talking, I’m confident due to my knowledge that coach V also would tell you these guys have more talent than that team. Less experience for sure. More talent. If you need to fact check just look up Xavier Thomas, Tyler Davis, KJ Henry, and Nyles Pykney...
 
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PhishingTig4 said:
How’s that? Same exact schedule pretty much. You probably believe all the news channels too?
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No, I use my eyes. You faced one solid not great offense all year. It was #39 Wake, who had already begun to fall apart (17 the week before vs VT).

Always pesky NC State used to be 31. They're 124th now.

A&M and Syracuse were top 11 offenses last year. They are #62 & 69 this year.

GT was 33. They are 124th now.

As someone else said, your team may be great (and probably is), but we really can't tell that from the laughably bad schedule.

Also, we don't do politics here unless you'd like your stay to end.
 
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PhishingTig4 said:
We played A&M again which I believe was a solid team. They played 4 games that they were just outmatched. I feel like if OSU played uga, bama(with tua), LSU, and Clemson they’re lucky to win 2 of those. As far as our 2018 D line those guys were amazing. What do we replace those 3 4 stars and 1 5star with..... 4 5 stars. You just haven’t had a chance to see because you chose not to watch any of our games. You’re going to see what I’m talking about soon. This is not me shit talking, I’m confident due to my knowledge that coach V also would tell you these guys have more talent than that team. Less experience for sure. More talent. If you need to fact check just look up Xavier Thomas, Tyler Davis, KJ Henry, and Nyles Pykney...
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You can claim texas A&M got "unfortunate" to play such teams.

You can also bring up that they barely survived to beat terrible Arkansas and Ole Miss teams as well though

They are a 6-6/7-5 caliber team at maximum no matter how you try to shake it out.
 
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