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Bowling Green at #19 Ohio State, November 15 @ 6:30 PM EST BTN

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: OHIO STATE HOSTS BOWLING GREEN IN FIRST MEETING SINCE 2008

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Ohio State’s third home game in a six-day stretch to start the new season will see Bowling Green take the court at the Schottenstein Center for the first time in 13 years.

The Buckeyes made it out of two tough tests against mid-major programs last week unscathed, defeating Akron and Niagara by a combined 11 points, and now the focus for Chris Holtmann and company turns to a Bowling Green team that finished fifth in the MAC last season with a 14-12 record overall.

Michael Huger is two games into his seventh season as the head coach at Bowling Green, and the Falcons are 1-1 after a nine-point season-opening upset loss to Western Carolina and a 41-point thrashing of Division III Ohio Wesleyan three days later.

While each of Huger’s Bowling Green teams have accrued double-digit losses since he took over in 2015, the 2021-22 roster has been bolstered by a few transfer additions, including former Samford guard Myron Gordon and former Old Dominion forward Joe Reece, who are both expected to start on Monday. Only four players on the Bowling Green roster actually hail from Ohio.

“Another really good MAC opponent coming in here. We’ve got some familiarity with guys on our roster, I know they do with guys on our roster as well,” Buckeyes assistant coach Ryan Pedon said Sunday. “It'll be a very challenging game, I think a very physical game. As we watch them, one of the things that sets them apart is their physicality. They’ve got some older bodies, some are new, some are veterans that have been there for a few years. But I think a really talented team, competitive team, and we’re gonna have to be ready to go.”

In three 2020-21 matchups against Akron, which Ohio State beat 67-66 last Tuesday, the Falcons lost two of three games. The final installment in the season series was a seven-point loss to the Zips in the conference tournament.

For the Buckeyes, the emphasis as the non-conference schedule continues will be improvement in the backcourt, where Ohio State has a slew of new pieces, and finding the kind of balance on offense that won’t necessitate a Herculean effort from E.J Liddell every night.
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HOW IT PLAYS OUT
LINE: OHIO STATE -15, O/U 144.5
After one very close call against Akron and another tight, four-quarter contest on Friday, there'd be no better time for the Buckeyes to get a proper blowout under their belt before taking on a tough Xavier team on the road Thursday. However, Ohio State may continue to struggle at separating from opponents until it finds its identity this season. Still, the Falcons will be hard-pressed to find an answer for Liddell, even if their experienced guards could make things interesting in the backcourt.

Prediction: Ohio State 79, Bowling Green 66

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...sts-bowling-green-in-first-meeting-since-2008
 
I was just getting ready to say the -16.5 spread against the Falcons was a tad too much but wearing the grays makes it mo better! One of the best uniforms in all of college sports.

Still I think BGSU's backcourt keeps them closer in the game than 16pts but I'll be pleasantly surprised if the Bucks want to walk by 30.
 
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Bestbuck36 said:
I was just getting ready to say the -16.5 spread against the Falcons was a tad too much but wearing the grays makes it mo better! One of the best uniforms in all of college sports.

Still I think BGSU's backcourt keeps them closer in the game than 16pts but I'll be pleasantly surprised if the Bucks want to walk by 30.
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Wheeler and Meechie/Branham will take care of that vaunted Falcon backcourt.
 
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brodybuck21 said:
Looks like we're rocking the Gray's tonight!

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I like the gray uniforms. I even liked the alternate gray football uniforms (2017 vs Ped State), they were much better than this year's all scarlet ones too.

"Land Of The Wolves" - 2017 vs. Penn State

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At first we didn’t love this look, but we feel like it has aged well. The all gray look was unique, but what really made it work was the digital camo lids with the chromed scarlet leaves.

When you add in the fact that the game played out as one of the all-time Buckeye classics, well that just adds to the beauty.

Down two scores going into the fourth quarter, JT Barrett completed 16 consecutive passes and three 4th quarter touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to victory over Penn State. A blocked punt on special teams and stifling defense to close out the game leave a favorable impression of these threads.

The only thing that could have made this alternate uni better would have been some scarlet trim around the numbers, shoulder and pant strips.

Entire article: https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/lists/ohio-state-football-alternate-uniforms-ranking-top-five/
 
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ScriptOhio said:
I like the gray uniforms. I even liked the alternate gray football uniforms (2017 vs Ped State), they were much better than the all scarlet too.

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At first we didn’t love this look, but we feel like it has aged well. The all gray look was unique, but what really made it work was the digital camo lids with the chromed scarlet leaves.

When you add in the fact that the game played out as one of the all-time Buckeye classics, well that just adds to the beauty.

Down two scores going into the fourth quarter, JT Barrett completed 16 consecutive passes and three 4th quarter touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to victory over Penn State. A blocked punt on special teams and stifling defense to close out the game leave a favorable impression of these threads.

The only thing that could have made this alternate uni better would have been some scarlet trim around the numbers, shoulder and pant strips.

https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/lists/ohio-state-football-alternate-uniforms-ranking-top-five/
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Add the Scarlet numbers and stripes to those and you've got something
 
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ScriptOhio said:
I like the gray uniforms. I even liked the alternate gray football uniforms (2017 vs Ped State), they were much better than this year's all scarlet ones too.

"Land Of The Wolves" - 2017 vs. Penn State

USATSI_10396729.jpg


At first we didn’t love this look, but we feel like it has aged well. The all gray look was unique, but what really made it work was the digital camo lids with the chromed scarlet leaves.

When you add in the fact that the game played out as one of the all-time Buckeye classics, well that just adds to the beauty.

Down two scores going into the fourth quarter, JT Barrett completed 16 consecutive passes and three 4th quarter touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to victory over Penn State. A blocked punt on special teams and stifling defense to close out the game leave a favorable impression of these threads.

The only thing that could have made this alternate uni better would have been some scarlet trim around the numbers, shoulder and pant strips.

Entire article: https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/lists/ohio-state-football-alternate-uniforms-ranking-top-five/
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I liked the gray unis a lot better AFTER the 16 straight completions.
 
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