Next Year

[billmac91]

We were a top 15 defense this past year. We just have to cut down in the long TDs we gave up at the end of the year. With our front 6 all back (the 6 that should've been playing anyways), Styles is a massive upgrade at safety, and a more veteran corner group there's no reason why this defense can't make that final step.

Certainly can see multiple losses although I don't think that's very likely. We get Penn State at home and I think they lose too much on defense. Wisconsin is normally tough in their house but there's a huge gap between OSU/Wisconsin right now. Which leaves ND who more or less losses everyone in their front 7, their best corner and their best safety as well (although their offense should be improved).

Really that leaves ttun as the big one and yeah there's no doubt thats a coin flip game.

Overall games ranked in difficulty.

1. Ttun (by far)
2. Penn State
3. Notre Dame
4. Wisconsin

It’s just an unfavorable schedule with trap games all over it.

Purdue seems to be a risk every time we play them.

Minnesota before Michigan sucks.

Even Weatern Kentucky the week before ND is shitty…..have to prepare for an air raid and then transition quickly to ND and their most likely power run/play-action offense.

It’s a really difficult schedule while breaking in a new QB and O-line.

 

[Captain Buckeye]

It’s just an unfavorable schedule with trap games all over it.

Purdue seems to be a risk every time we play them.

Minnesota before Michigan sucks.

Even Weatern Kentucky the week before ND is shitty…..have to prepare for an air raid and then transition quickly to ND and their most likely power run/play-action offense.

It’s a really difficult schedule while breaking in a new QB and O-line.

Yeah I get it...

Purdue won't be what they were though thankfully, the Gophers lose a boat load also. I get the Western Kentucky concern though because they can always throw.

 

[muffler dragon]

Cuz there’s zero to argue about. Carolina. /story

I'll take SC Mustard 9/10 over the vinegar shit in the Piedmont Triad.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Looking To 2023: Where do pundits have Ohio State pegged for next year's playoff race?

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247sports.com

Looking To 2023: Where do pundits have Ohio State pegged for next year's playoff race?
Just sayin'; Multiple sports writer's opinions make it ↑ an interesting article.

 

[ScriptOhio]

2023 NFL Draft: 10 college football programs hit hardest by underclassmen departures, ranked​

4. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES​

Most impactful player entry: C.J. Stroud, QB
Ohio State's quarterback exit wasn't the only major casualty for the Buckeyes this draft. They lose a couple stalwarts along the offensive line and WR1 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who missed most of the campaign with an injury to his hamstring. A two-year starting center for the Buckeyes, Wypler's departure came as a surprise compared to tackle Paris Johnson Jr., a unanimous first-round projection. Wyper helped anchor an offensive line that led the way for the country's No. 9 total offense (490.7 yards per game) and No. 2 scoring offense (44.2 points per game).

Just sayin': Shows you what a great class of recruits 2020 was.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Thoughts on three returning players for Ohio State football in 2023​

1. Matthew Jones, OL

With the departures of Paris Johnson Jr., Dawand Jones, and Luke Wypler, the return of Matthew Jones looks to be extremely important. While Matthew Jones played guard, he also has the ability to play center — a position that took on significance when Luke Wypler declared for the 2023 NFL Draft. Louisiana-Monroe offensive lineman Victor Cutler will be joining Ohio State as a transfer, and is likely slotted for the center position, lessening the need for Jones to make the move. With Cutler at center, the return of Donovan Jackson at left guard, and the return of Matthew Jones at right guard, Ohio State should have a formidable presence in the interior of the offensive line for the 2023 season.

2. Tommy Eichenberg, LB

Eichenberg’s performance in 2022 speaks for itself, as he led the team in tackles with 120 and emerged as the leader of the Ohio State defense. He is the first Buckeye linebacker to crack the century mark in tackles in a season since Raekwon McMillan in 2016. Along with Steele Chambers, Eichenberg will be looked upon to solidify an Ohio State defense that will be revamping both its defensive line and secondary.

3. Miyan Williams, RB

Ohio State truly felt the impact of Miyan Williams’ absence during the last portion of the 2022 season, when an ankle injury negated his effectiveness. A healthy Williams, combined with a healthy TreVeyon Henderson, should give Ohio State a balanced offensive attack with the running game. Ohio State will be breaking in a new quarterback in 2023, and a consistently strong running game — maybe aided by the promotion of Justin Frye to run game coordinator — would help in the maturation process of the new quarterback.

 

[Captain Buckeye]

With Proctor returning we all the sudden have very strong depth at safety.

I still maintain you have to get Styles and Hicks on the field but how do you do it? When we play heavy teams like ND/Wisconsin/TTUN it's pretty simple but Styles needs to play regardless IMO.

Question is who are the 3 safety starters in base and who are the 2 vs heavy teams?

IMO, you start with Styles and figure out the other two. Reason being Styles will be needed in base because he's got the size of a 3rd LB. Shoot, with Styles I'm not so sure we never have to leave base at that point because of how big he is. We are talking about a kid who's likely to be 6 foot 4 225-230 pounds.

Base I'd think would be: Styles, Carter and Ransom?

Heavy would be Styles and Proctor?

I've got to be honest I'm skeptical of Ransom due to his last 3 games but hopefully he makes another jump in improvement

 

[pnuts34]

With Proctor returning we all the sudden have very strong depth at safety.

I still maintain you have to get Styles and Hicks on the field but how do you do it? When we play heavy teams like ND/Wisconsin/TTUN it's pretty simple but Styles needs to play regardless IMO.

Question is who are the 3 safety starters in base and who are the 2 vs heavy teams?

IMO, you start with Styles and figure out the other two. Reason being Styles will be needed in base because he's got the size of a 3rd LB. Shoot, with Styles I'm not so sure we never have to leave base at that point because of how big he is. We are talking about a kid who's likely to be 6 foot 4 225-230 pounds.

Base I'd think would be: Styles, Carter and Ransom?

Heavy would be Styles and Proctor?

I've got to be honest I'm skeptical of Ransom due to his last 3 games but hopefully he makes another jump in improvement

I’m honestly more skeptical of Proctor than Ransom. Not sure why he returned, but if I remember, didn’t he lose his job to Ransom? And the bad plays from Ransom, we’re more due to him being in a bad scheme, trying to cover some fastest offensive players 1v1. He’s more of a coverage in space and react guy like Malik Hooker. Styles, Carter and Ransom maybe the best S(though we still know little of Carter in THIS defense), but Stokes is right there with them. And he could force his way into a starting position.

This is an Uber talented group.

 

[RuGettinIt]

I’m honestly more skeptical of Proctor than Ransom. Not sure why he returned, but if I remember, didn’t he lose his job to Ransom? And the bad plays from Ransom, we’re more due to him being in a bad scheme, trying to cover some fastest offensive players 1v1. He’s more of a coverage in space and react guy like Malik Hooker. Styles, Carter and Ransom maybe the best S(though we still know little of Carter in THIS defense), but Stokes is right there with them. And he could force his way into a starting position.

This is an Uber talented group.

I’m good with seeing Chambers and Eich back. A little less so with Ransom and Proctor. I’m also not sure what X coming back means for some of the younger WRs right now. I’m a bit concerned some of the younger guys could enter the portal and that would hurt us going forward.

 

[pnuts34]

I’m good with seeing Chambers and Eich back. A little less so with Ransom and Proctor. I’m also not sure what X coming back means for some of the younger WRs right now. I’m a bit concerned some of the younger guys could enter the portal and that would hurt us going forward.

Yeah, we will risk losing some of the young WRs if Hartline doesn’t start some type of rotation. I would in no way tell him how to do his job, but I’m sure many of us are curious to see what Graves, Antwi, Brown or Burton could do against a team like Toledo or Ark State. Heck, why not even against Rutgers or Corn?

 

[RugbyBuck]

Yeah, we will risk losing some of the young WRs if Hartline doesn’t start some type of rotation. I would in no way tell him how to do his job, but I’m sure many of us are curious to see what Graves, Antwi, Brown or Burton could do against a team like Toledo or Ark State. Heck, why not even against Rutgers or Corn?

Assuming they earn and would be up to it, I would think that our young vets would love to see some of the young guys get a start against some of the tomato cans. Talk about esprit de corps. That's not been done before, but I think this group could handle it.

 

[pnuts34]

Putting in work.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Oklahoma, Ohio State among college football programs facing pivotal seasons in 2023​

Teams under the national microscope in 2023 aren't limited to those outside of the College Football Playoff discussion, either. In fact, Ohio State — one of next season's title frontrunners — will take the field under a tremendous amount of pressure for coach Ryan Day, whose consecutive losses to Michigan and falters in postseason games are beginning to increase NFL murmurs. It's also been reported Day could relinquish play-calling duties, which has always been his primary strength.

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES​

Surprised to see the Buckeyes here? Don't be. Ohio State has lost back to back games to Michigan for the first time since 1999 and 2000 and will enter the 2023 campaign on a two-game losing skid for only the second time since 2011. How will the program respond to its narrow loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff without C.J. Stroud returning at quarterback? It's time for Kyle McCord and Devin Brown to battle it out for first-team honors, leading a team that is the third-most talented nationally behind Alabama and Georgia.

And with that comes pressure on Day, who will be entering his fifth season as coach. He's 1-3 in playoff games with the Buckeyes and the program's reign atop the Big Ten has slipped thanks to Jim Harbaugh. Day thought he fixed his team's defensive issues last fall with the hire of Oklahoma State's Jim Knowles, one of the nation's top assistants, and it looked as if that was the case prior to the Buckeyes' two biggest games of the season. Ohio State allowed several explosive plays during the loss to Michigan and then squandered a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter of its playoff semifinal loss to Georgia.

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[pnuts34]

Oklahoma, Ohio State among college football programs facing pivotal seasons in 2023​

Teams under the national microscope in 2023 aren't limited to those outside of the College Football Playoff discussion, either. In fact, Ohio State — one of next season's title frontrunners — will take the field under a tremendous amount of pressure for coach Ryan Day, whose consecutive losses to Michigan and falters in postseason games are beginning to increase NFL murmurs. It's also been reported Day could relinquish play-calling duties, which has always been his primary strength.

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES​

Surprised to see the Buckeyes here? Don't be. Ohio State has lost back to back games to Michigan for the first time since 1999 and 2000 and will enter the 2023 campaign on a two-game losing skid for only the second time since 2011. How will the program respond to its narrow loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff without C.J. Stroud returning at quarterback? It's time for Kyle McCord and Devin Brown to battle it out for first-team honors, leading a team that is the third-most talented nationally behind Alabama and Georgia.

And with that comes pressure on Day, who will be entering his fifth season as coach. He's 1-3 in playoff games with the Buckeyes and the program's reign atop the Big Ten has slipped thanks to Jim Harbaugh. Day thought he fixed his team's defensive issues last fall with the hire of Oklahoma State's Jim Knowles, one of the nation's top assistants, and it looked as if that was the case prior to the Buckeyes' two biggest games of the season. Ohio State allowed several explosive plays during the loss to Michigan and then squandered a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter of its playoff semifinal loss to Georgia.

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The fact that OSU was 1 game away from the NC, and they were on their 3rd and 4th string RB, missing the pre-season best WR, and were with their 1st year under a new DC/defensive scheme. Not sure how we can't be somewhat optimistic. It seems like Day tends to learn from his mistakes constantly, and that's big for any HC. Too many HCs are so rigged and are unwilling to change when they face adversity, Day has fired almost an entire defensive staff, and an OL coach. He's made the staff younger and more modern, as opposed to hiring old retreads

 

[Zurp]

The fact that OSU was 1 game away from the NC, and they were on their 3rd and 4th string RB, missing the pre-season best WR, and were with their 1st year under a new DC/defensive scheme. Not sure how we can't be somewhat optimistic. It seems like Day tends to learn from his mistakes constantly, and that's big for any HC. Too many HCs are so rigged and are unwilling to change when they face adversity, Day has fired almost an entire defensive staff, and an OL coach. He's made the staff younger and more modern, as opposed to hiring old retreads

I wouldn't say I'm pessimistic about next year, but I'm not optimistic, either. Why? CJ Stroud. And I really shouldn't let his departure hit me this much, since I'm wrong about this all the time.