Game Thread 2017 Cotton Bowl: OSU vs. USC - 12/29/17 @ 8:30 ET (ESPN)

[Mike80]

How many PI calls in the next 6:40?

O/U 18.5

 

[Jake]

Tim Beck! Tim Beck! Tim Beck!

I don't think it was Tim Beck, at least not entirely.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Definitely didn't belong in the playoffs. Happy to get a big bowl win and get the usc monkey off our back.

 

[TooTall]

Nice coverage by Sheff.

 

[NFBuck]

The offensive staff needs to donate their game checks to charity. This is Clemson redux, just with an angry, fired up defense. Absolutely pathetic on every level.

 

[Tanner]

Nice play by Sheffield there to locate the football

 

[bukIpower]

To those who said "Thank God we didn't make the playoffs", I cannot possibly agree more. We'd get thoroughly embarrassed again...

Oh no doubt about it.. if we can't move the ball on the 60th ranked defense could you imagine what Clemson and Venables would do to us??

Would've been worse than last year

 

[HilmerJ]

also crazy to think its been 50 games since Braxton Miller last played QB for Ohio State

 

[LordJeffBuck]

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Defense: A
Offense: F-
Special Teams: C

I'd give ST a B+. Outside of the muffed punt, they have been excellent. Even the busted kickoff return didn't reach the 30.....

 

[Mike80]

Tim Beck! Tim Beck! Tim Beck!

I don't think it was Tim Beck, at least not entirely.

I think it was for the scheme issues....the play call issues are another animal...

For instance, last year, Beck wouldn't have had the pop pass running through the backfield at all...ti would have been a straight draw with no motion whatsoever...subtle difference but it's a difference...

 

[buckeyebri]

Just blitz the piss out of him

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Fuck yes D! Domination up front.

 

[cincibuck]

Oh no doubt about it.. if we can't move the ball on the 60th ranked defense could you imagine what Clemson and Venables would do to us??

Would've been worse than last year

Sad but true

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

Definitely didn't belong in the playoffs.