CFP Title Game, Alabama vs tOSU, Jan 11, 8:15 ET on ESPN, Miami

[bukIpower]

Relax Francis.

No! This is just horrendous coaching... this isn't rocket science. Double the Heisman trophy winner!!!

 

[exhawg]

This is just a bad year for the defense. You can't lose Chase Young, 2 first round CB's and a stud S and just reload. We just don't have the horses on that side of the ball this year. This is the first season in nearly a decade that tOSU hasn't had a game changing DE. I don't know if it's Coombs scheme or if we just can't keep up this year.

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

Keep some extra piss in the tank for me!

I would have said 'give the flag a piss for me too'. But you went another direction...

 

[Jake]

Remember that time the Buckeyes were down 35-17, at the half, in the National Title game & came back to win 38-35...

I appreciate your optimism, but...

 

[Ryan36_1]

The offense wasn't great but the defense was only slightly better than air because of the fumble play so... no

Biggest? You mean letting Alabama accumulate 35 points and almost 400 yards of offense isn't the biggest issue this half?

Offense has excuses. Fields cracked rib/bruised kidney and our the stud RB we've centered the offense around going out on the first play with a fractured collarbone. Defense has no excuses for giving up 389.

No. Defense is absolutely the biggest issue. Offense just needs to execute. Fields looked bad last 3 posessions

Defense ceiling is slightly above average at best. Offensive ceiling is top three in the country. We scored 17 points and one drive was 19 yards. 12 minutes TOP and 3 (or more?) three and outs play a part in the 35 points given up.

Not defending the defense, but the reason we aren't in a competitive game lies more with the offense IMO.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Fuck all three of these fucks on my tv right now.

 

[bukIpower]

Take a breath. Every once in a while, we run into a team that is better than us. Tonight is one of those times.

Yeah I refuse that... we are letting a QB throw to the same kid for TD after TD.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

God Damn this comeback is going to be Legendary.

 

[youra6]

Remember that time the Buckeyes were down 35-17, at the half, in the National Title game & came back to win 38-35...

Only way that happens is if I took over Mac Jones' body.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Kind of an inverse of the Clemson game. Close for the first 20 minutes, but the 2nd quarter got away big time.

 

[Merih]

This is just a bad year for the defense. You can't lose Chase Young, 2 first round CB's and a stud S and just reload. We just don't have the horses on that side of the ball this year. This is the first season in nearly a decade that tOSU hasn't had a game changing DE. I don't know if it's Coombs scheme or if we just can't keep up this year.

I think the misses at CB a few cycles ago are also hurting

 

[Telekinesis]

I would have said 'give the flag a piss for me too'. But you went another direction...

I mean...

 

[buckeyemania11]

Not scoring a TD after that targeting was pretty killer too. That was a possible momentum switch but Bama got it by holding to a FG

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

When you get no rush.. even decent DBs will get exposed... add a Devonte Smith and we're in deep shit

Bama QB isn't talented but brainy