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Game Thread 2015 National Championship Game: (2) Oregon vs. (4) Ohio State, Jan 12th @ 8:30p ET, ESPN

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Coqui said:
http://ducksattack.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20923

Thread about their losses in personnel and how it made the difference


Let's look at ours. Some were out, some were severely hampered due to injury

Devin Bogard - ACL
Ezekiel Elliot - No use of his left hand
Noah Spence - Dismissed for drugs
Braxton Miller - Shoulder
JT Barrett - Ankle
Jacoby Boren - Ankle
Dontre Wilson - foot
Jeff Heurman - Ankle
Kosta Karageorge - Death


Anything I missed?
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Dryden said:
Rod Smith - Dismissed mid season
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WR Johnnie Dixon: season-ending injury in first game action
LB Kyle Berger: season-ending injury in preseason
DL Dylan Thompson: season-ending injury in preseason
LB Trey Johnson: career-ending injury, did not play this season
DE J.T. Moore: career-ending injury in preseason
OL Chad Lindsay: career-ending injury in preseason
DB Armani Reeves: missed several games with a concussion
WR James Clark: did not play this year after suffering injury last year
WR: Frank Epitropoulos: quit team
OL Tommy Brown: transfer to Akron

So here's a list of players who are listed in the 2014 team guide who were unavailable for the NCG:

QB Braxton Miller
QB J.T. Barrett
RB Rod Smith
WR Johnnie Dixon
WR James Clark (?)
WR Dontre Wilson (very limited)
WR Frank Epitropoulos
OL Chad Lindsay
OL Tommy Brown
DE Noah Spence
DE J.T. Moore
DL Dylan Thompson
DL Kosta Karageorge
LB Trey Johnson
LB Kyle Berger
DB Devan Bogard

Miller, Barrett, and Spence were huge losses, Smith and Wilson were solid contributors, the rest were guys who would have seen little to no action anyway.

So five major injuries for us, seven for them. Seems pretty even to me, especially considering that we lost two Heisman candidates at quarterback.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
WR Johnnie Dixon: season-ending injury in first game action
LB Kyle Berger: season-ending injury in preseason
DL Dylan Thompson: season-ending injury in preseason
LB Trey Johnson: career-ending injury, did not play this season
DE J.T. Moore: career-ending injury in preseason
OL Chad Lindsay: career-ending injury in preseason
DB Armani Reeves: missed several games with a concussion
WR James Clark: did not play this year after suffering injury last year

So here's a list of players who were unavailable for the NCG:

QB Braxton Miller
QB J.T. Barrett
RB Rod Smith
WR Johnnie Dixon
WR James Clark (?)
WR Dontre Wilson (very limited)
OL Chad Lindsay
DE Noah Spence
DE J.T. Moore
DL Dylan Thompson
DL Kosta Karageorge
LB Trey Johnson
LB Kyle Berger
DB Devan Bogard

Miller, Barrett, and Spence were huge losses, Smith and Wilson were solid contributors, the rest were guys who would have seen little to no action anyway.

So five major injuries for us, seven for them. Seems pretty even to me, especially considering that we lost two Heisman candidates at quarterback.
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Jamal Marcus - Transfers to Akron.
 
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Just rewatched the game. Funny thing I realized while watching. With JT at QB we almost always had a wildcat package we implemented, either with JM or DW. Everyone assumed this would increase once JT went down...yet we didn't do wildcat once in the final three games if I IIRC. I wonder what exactly it was about Jones that kept them from doing this. Even if they did it, and I just forget it, they definitely didn't much, nor did they ever in the NCG.
 
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shiloh said:
Ohio State played so well in the 2014 NC game and was so dominant that some of us are talking about the depressing 2006 NC game. Time and circumstance washes away all the bad memories. ok, I still have bad memories about 1969. Never mind.
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Those teams haven't existed for 45 and 8 years respectively. I can't remember a better time to be a Buckeye than now!

:oh:
 
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shiloh said:
Ohio State played so well in the 2014 NC game and was so dominant that some of us are talking about the depressing 2006 NC game. Time and circumstance washes away all the bad memories. ok, I still have bad memories about 1969. Never mind.
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I'll take responsibility for this. I can't help myself. I've waited so long to wash that nonexistent night out of my mouth. Feels good. I honestly never had the heart to revisit that night until now. I owe all of that to this team and their will to never quit and punch anyone who dared question their brothers straight in the mouth.
 
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JCOSU86 said:
Now that the Secessionists have received their well-earned foot up their ass, we turn our attention to OSU's opponent in the Title Game, the Oregon Nike. The Nike, led by head coach Phil Knight, sport uniforms that are alternately described as "ghastly' and "should be burned, buried and forgotten". Whichever the case, Oregon's hurry-up offense will present a serious obstacle for the 0-8 against Ohio State (or that only count for the SEC against OSU?). Nike's QB, Heisman-trophy-winning Marcus Mariota will be a huge test. Go Bucks.
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I can't believe I missed this the first time around :rofl:
 
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shiloh said:
Part of Ohio State's problem in 2006 was they had already played their "bowl game" against UM ranked #2 in the country and then the longgg lay off. It was very hard for them not to be overconfident. Now if Ohio State had played UM in a rematch, which they should have, they would have been totally motivated. Woulda, coulda, shoulda ...
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I would rather have lost to florida 41-14 than require our guys to share a field with scum again. They have to endure that stink once a year, isn't that enough?
 
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Ohio State notebook: Details released about Saturday's celebration

Ohio State released some details yesterday about its celebration on Saturday at Ohio Stadium to honor the national championship football team.

Gates open at 9:30 a.m. for the program, which will start at 11 a.m. and last an hour. It is free to the public. Parking is free in all surface lots and in the Lane, West Lane, Tuttle, Northwest, Neil and Arps garages.

>> Follow @buckeyextra on Twitter, because it's the right thing to do

>> Here's where you can order national championship newspapers, posters and the book Next Man Up

Entrance will be at the following gates: North Rotunda 1, NR 2, NR 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 23, 25, 8, 14, 16 and 24.

There will be general admission seating in A and AA decks, as well as room for 2,500 fans who would like to stand on the field. Field access will be determined via an online lottery starting at 10 a.m. today. To participate in the lottery, go to Ticketmaster.com, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or go to the Ohio State Ticket Office.

The Big Ten Network has broadcast and streaming rights. The radio broadcast will be on WBNS-FM (97.1).

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/con...-ohio-state-football-celebration-details.html
 
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couldn't think of a good thread to put this but I didn't want to start a new one.....

My 4 year old son came in my bed last night at 3 am. To preface this story, he is constantly coming in my bed in the night and making lame excuses to try and sleep with me. There is the "my foot hurts", "I'm cold", "I mis you".

Last night he comes in and says the following:
Son: "Dad, I had a nightmare. I need to sleep in your bed."
Me: "what's wrong buddy? What happened?"
Son: "I'm just really scared, I had a dream that I liked Michigan"
Me: "jump in boy and lets go to sleep"
 
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Tlangs said:
couldn't think of a good thread to put this but I didn't want to start a new one.....

My 4 year old son came in my bed last night at 3 am. To preface this story, he is constantly coming in my bed in the night and making lame excuses to try and sleep with me. There is the "my foot hurts", "I'm cold", "I mis you".

Last night he comes in and says the following:
Son: "Dad, I had a nightmare. I need to sleep in your bed."
Me: "what's wrong buddy? What happened?"
Son: "I'm just really scared, I had a dream that I liked Michigan"
Me: "jump in boy and lets go to sleep"
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Epic win for the little man. You were defeated before the conversation started. Sun Tzu would be proud.
 
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