Matt Tamanini
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Buckeye fans expect The Shoe to be rocking vs. Tennessee, and they are absolutely right
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We are now one week away from Ohio State kicking off its 2024 College Football Playoff opportunity by welcoming the Tennessee Volunteers to Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. After getting the news that not only was Penn State — who the Buckeyes beat — ahead of OSU but that Ryan Day’s squad would be hosting a primetime playoff game in late December, there was a lot to unpack from the CFP committee’s announcements and the networks’ subsequent timeslot assignments.
So, earlier this week, we asked Buckeye fans their thoughts on OSU’s No. 8 seed (even though the committee had them ranked No. 6) and the fact that Ohio State was not subject to a noon CFP kickoff in our weekly fan survey.
Now we have the results of those poll questions, and we got solid majority opinions on both. So, check out the results below and if you have any comments or want to make any additions, feel free to respond at the bottom of the page.
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Following last Saturday’s action, we essentially knew that as long as the CFP committee stuck to its word, it would be the Bucks vs. the Vols in the Shoe, and that’s exactly what happened. While I do not think that Ohio State is a worse team than Penn State, I understand that the Nittany Lions made the Big Ten Championship Game and OSU did not, so they get the benefit of the doubt.
So, I would say that this ranking is essentially correct, even though if they were seeding them based on who was best, I think the Buckeyes would be no lower than fourth.
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This is the kind of energy that I like to see Buckeye Nation bringing into a game like this. I know that there are some people online and in the media (rhymes with Girk Blurbstreit) who want to paint Ohio Stadium as a poor gameday environment. Hogwash, I say.
You know what Ohio Stadium is? Ohio Stadium is the old dog who has seen it all in his day. He has witnessed the good times and he has witnessed the bad times, and fortunately, his owner has treated him well and always looked out for him, so there have been far more good times than there have been bad. However, the owner takes his loyal pet for granted, assuming that he will always be there, but only ever doing the bare minimum to acknowledge just how good of a boy he is.
Therefore, when his owner gives him a treat, or buys him a new toy, or takes him to the park to play, he’s happy, but not enthusiastically overjoyed. However, when his owner forgets to feed him, or his owner yells at him unnecessarily, or his owner lets a suspicious-looking stranger into the house, he gets ferocious. Perhaps he goes too far and gets too aggressive or defensive than he needs to, but that’s just the way that he’s been conditioned.
Maybe if his owner had sprung for some actual meat every now and then instead of the dry Kibbles and Bits, or had arranged some doggy play-dates with his pup’s favorite friends, or hadn’t raised the price of football tickets to the point where only the uber-wealthy could afford to come to games regularly and sit in the best seats, or hadn’t confused the average gameday with a mix between a middle school field day and end of year assembly featuring stupid games where people run into each other inside inflatable balls and other people you’ve never heard of get handed a certificate for something you don’t care about.
Call me old fashioned, but if your game day environment isn’t as good as you want it to be, don’t blame the fans, blame the people making the decision about who gets into the stadium and how the game day environment is run. They are the ones pulling the strings, not the people who love the team so much that they sold their left liver to be able to afford tickets.
And furthermore, in the biggest moments, Ohio Stadium fucking rocks. Maybe not against Akron and Marshall, but I’d bet my right liver (I sold my left one for Ohio State football tickets) that the fans will be well lubricated and rowdy next weekend against Tennessee.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
We are now one week away from Ohio State kicking off its 2024 College Football Playoff opportunity by welcoming the Tennessee Volunteers to Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. After getting the news that not only was Penn State — who the Buckeyes beat — ahead of OSU but that Ryan Day’s squad would be hosting a primetime playoff game in late December, there was a lot to unpack from the CFP committee’s announcements and the networks’ subsequent timeslot assignments.
So, earlier this week, we asked Buckeye fans their thoughts on OSU’s No. 8 seed (even though the committee had them ranked No. 6) and the fact that Ohio State was not subject to a noon CFP kickoff in our weekly fan survey.
Now we have the results of those poll questions, and we got solid majority opinions on both. So, check out the results below and if you have any comments or want to make any additions, feel free to respond at the bottom of the page.
Question 1: What do you think of Ohio State’s playoff seeding?
Following last Saturday’s action, we essentially knew that as long as the CFP committee stuck to its word, it would be the Bucks vs. the Vols in the Shoe, and that’s exactly what happened. While I do not think that Ohio State is a worse team than Penn State, I understand that the Nittany Lions made the Big Ten Championship Game and OSU did not, so they get the benefit of the doubt.
So, I would say that this ranking is essentially correct, even though if they were seeding them based on who was best, I think the Buckeyes would be no lower than fourth.
Question 2: How do you feel about OSU facing Tennessee at night in The Shoe in mid-December?
This is the kind of energy that I like to see Buckeye Nation bringing into a game like this. I know that there are some people online and in the media (rhymes with Girk Blurbstreit) who want to paint Ohio Stadium as a poor gameday environment. Hogwash, I say.
You know what Ohio Stadium is? Ohio Stadium is the old dog who has seen it all in his day. He has witnessed the good times and he has witnessed the bad times, and fortunately, his owner has treated him well and always looked out for him, so there have been far more good times than there have been bad. However, the owner takes his loyal pet for granted, assuming that he will always be there, but only ever doing the bare minimum to acknowledge just how good of a boy he is.
Therefore, when his owner gives him a treat, or buys him a new toy, or takes him to the park to play, he’s happy, but not enthusiastically overjoyed. However, when his owner forgets to feed him, or his owner yells at him unnecessarily, or his owner lets a suspicious-looking stranger into the house, he gets ferocious. Perhaps he goes too far and gets too aggressive or defensive than he needs to, but that’s just the way that he’s been conditioned.
Maybe if his owner had sprung for some actual meat every now and then instead of the dry Kibbles and Bits, or had arranged some doggy play-dates with his pup’s favorite friends, or hadn’t raised the price of football tickets to the point where only the uber-wealthy could afford to come to games regularly and sit in the best seats, or hadn’t confused the average gameday with a mix between a middle school field day and end of year assembly featuring stupid games where people run into each other inside inflatable balls and other people you’ve never heard of get handed a certificate for something you don’t care about.
Call me old fashioned, but if your game day environment isn’t as good as you want it to be, don’t blame the fans, blame the people making the decision about who gets into the stadium and how the game day environment is run. They are the ones pulling the strings, not the people who love the team so much that they sold their left liver to be able to afford tickets.
And furthermore, in the biggest moments, Ohio Stadium fucking rocks. Maybe not against Akron and Marshall, but I’d bet my right liver (I sold my left one for Ohio State football tickets) that the fans will be well lubricated and rowdy next weekend against Tennessee.
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Continue reading...