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CFP Game: #9 Tennessee at #8 tOSU, Sat 12/21 8 ET on ABC/ESPN

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Captain Buckeye said:
This will be unpopular but I think we should wear all black.

We haven’t lost in those and I think it’d be nice to shake up the mojo as we just lost in the traditionals.
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Football fans are funny.

When there's a penalty for tackling the QB by blasting his ear hole with the crown of a helmet: WHY DON'T WE JUST PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HIT?!?!?!?!

but also

Let's change up the pretty colors we wear so the team gets excited by them.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Football fans are funny.

When there's a penalty for tackling the QB by blasting his ear hole with the crown of a helmet: WHY DON'T WE JUST PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HIT?!?!?!?!

but also

Let's change up the pretty colors we wear so the team gets excited by them.
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You either haven’t played sports or aren’t superstitious lol..

In high school we upset a much bigger school the first game of the year wearing non traditional uniforms of green pants and green tops whereas we normally wear gold pants. So we wore this combination that year because we kept winning (ended up losing our QB during a game to the eventual state champs while losing by 1 point that derailed our season).

I doubt we do it but these little stupid things can sometimes spur ridiculous runs. Think of the Indians in 2016 with actually having a Jobu as another example. TCUN wearing all blue in big games as another.

Does it make you win? Nope.

Does it give you this weird psychological edge? Absolutely.
 
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osuvictory1 said:
Idk about this. Knoxville is in the Smoky Mountains and northern TN. It get's very cold there.

This time of year, on the east coast, unless it's FL there is good chance it is very cold.

Knoxville probably gets cold windchill as well.
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No I know, I'm being sarcastic. My sister lived there for years and I've visited plenty of time when it was around 30 degrees. It's basically SW Ohio but a bit more humid in the summers.
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
You either haven’t played sports or aren’t superstitious lol..

In high school we upset a much bigger school the first game of the year wearing non traditional uniforms of green pants and green tops whereas we normally wear gold pants. So we wore this combination that year because we kept winning (ended up losing our QB during a game to the eventual state champs while losing by 1 point that derailed our season).

I doubt we do it but these little stupid things can sometimes spur ridiculous runs. Think of the Indians in 2016 with actually having a Jobu as another example. TCUN wearing all blue in big games as another.

Does it make you win? Nope.

Does it give you this weird psychological edge? Absolutely.
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You missed my point
 
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Thump said:
That's the coldest I have been in my entire life.

My feet were so numb that I had trouble walking.
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I had a very warm coat on, several layers and a blanket. You couldn't have removed me from my seat for anything tho.

Partly because I was frozen to it and Partly because I wasn't going anywhere for any reason until I got to hear Cie sing Carmen.

I bought a whole bundle of the special edition stadium Columbus Dispatch that day lmao
 
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BUCKYLE said:
I had a very warm coat on, several layers and a blanket. You couldn't have removed me from my seat for anything tho.

Partly because I was frozen to it and Partly because I wasn't going anywhere for any reason until I got to hear Cie sing Carmen.

I bought a whole bundle of the special edition stadium Columbus Dispatch that day lmao
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Same!
 
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I get that 36 degree weather shouldn’t be a true “game changer” but I believe it is a major factor, because Will Howard has such limited arm talent.

When you have a Haskins, Fields, Stroud, McCord ….slight wind in cold weather isn’t nearly as damaging. But when your QB has very minimal arm talent, the slightest wind, in the cold can make already average throws really, really bad. The out route to Carnell Tate against Michigan is a perfect illustration of this. There were multiple down field throws where Howard’s ball was impacted by wind. He just doesn’t throw a piercing ball……it is what it is.

For those that don’t think it’s a big deal, it’s telling to me, that OSU regularly practices in their indoor facility come winter, but will be spending the next two weeks practicing outside. It’s a tell that Day wants these kids ready for outdoor football on Dec 20th. If OSU lays the wood to Michigan I think there’s a strong likelihood 90% of the Tennessee game prep is inside at the WHAC…after beating Indiana, they had 3 live practices indoors and one walk through outdoors in prep for Michigan.

It just is what it is…..everyone is more comfortable in a beautiful indoor practice facility. But you’re doing yourself a disservice when you don’t take the elements you’re going to be playing in, into account. I think Michigan has been whooping our ass in that regard during this run…..Harbaugh had his teams outside every day and loading the defensive line with (2) extra lineman and telling the offense they’re failing if they can’t get two yards on an inside run…..like, just putting his kids in an impossible position at practice and demanding success. Gotta give some credit where it’s due….

One other point…..Columbus is not Green Bay or even Chicago. But those NFL stadiums both have state of the art water heaters that run under the field that keep the field from freezing, and in turn, keeps the ball at a regular temperature. Players actually say you feel warmth on the field surface when tackled which is far nicer than a frozen surface to bounce off of.

Very few college programs could afford such a system, but OSU is one. I think it’d be an incredible investment for quality play, for recruiting, and for a better product when they’re on field.
 
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