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Game Thread Northwestern at tOSU, Sat. Nov. 14th, noon ET, FOX

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Jaxbuck said:
I’m kind of here: I didnt start rooting for OSU because they were reeling off NC’s and B1G championships.

It’s the team that represents where I am from and my family. That’s it and to me, that is no small thing. Being a Buckeye is a birthright.

You find out why you do things when there is “nothing” at stake but your pride and self respect (which is the only real “anything” )

Some of my favorite memories of the emotions of a Buckeye game come from years like 1985, 1987, 2004 and 2018. There was no trophy to be had, just your self respect. You going out like a man or are you going the other way?

Obviously it doesn’t matter what we say or do as fans but I think you need a few of these every now and again. Gets it back to the beginning.

I’m all in with my Buckeyes come hell or high water. I’ve tried to walk away from this secular religion more times than one. Now I ask myself what’s wrong with being crazy into something? Who cares how I spend my time and fuck them if they do care.

The normal goals for a season are lost, forget it and move on. Pressure is off. Just go play and get ready for The Game.
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well said
 
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ok so some early week thoughts:

- 69% of the tickets and 87% of the money are on NU and the line keeps going UP (+12.5 now and juiced) while the total is going down.

-NU defense can do a lot of the things Oregon does in terms of the back 7 because they have elite safety play. That seems like the right scheme: keep every thing in front of you, make the OSU offense work down the field because it will likely be a long field for them and they don't have a home run threat in the backfield.

-NU offense, likewise seems like a bad matchup except for the QB injury. Kelly likes to confuse assignments and run, OSU has struggled with run fits to be kind about it.

BUT

-NU is bad vs the run, like Maryland and USC bad. It's almost there to see if the down and distance splits I feel like; OSU HAS to be good on first down because NU is really good on 3rd down and RZ.
-OSU needs to keep their offense in 3rd and long or run the risk of just getting chewed up by misdirection and Kelly shenanigans.

I don't know but I'll use a baseball analogy to make a better point (hopefully) you have to be really careful about throwing the same pitch twice to a good hitter. NU defense is kind of Temu-Oregon, especially on the line so our OSU hitter may only have slider bat speed this year but NU is in the bad spot of their best pitch being a 20mph lesser version of what the hitter just saw.

The implied scores of the line moves is what gives me pause. NU scores 14-17 points and OSU will have to have their offensive breakout game to cover that (30+). I just don't know on that.
 
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scarletngray said:
I really don't know what to expect, honestly. But I do know that come the good, bad or ugly I will be watching and rooting for my Buckeyes. A victory would go a long way right now.. GO BUCKS!
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I haven't even looked at Nebraska yet but I do have the general feeling this is our best shot at a win the rest of this year.

I know, its NU-no shit but seriously I'm with you- just win. We need it.
 
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buckeyebri said:
I keep thinking what’s going to change in a week that can keep this team from dropping its 3rd straight game.

As the saying goes a Leopard can’t change its spots. So, what will Smith and Patricia game plan that will change what we’ve seen?

If Patricia continues to trot out the same defensive calls NW is going to score at will. If this happens can the Buckeyes finally open up the offense to the point that they can keep up.

I think the Buckeyes score some points, but I don’t see the defense making the necessary adjustments.

NW 38 - OSU 31
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I will be openly rooting for Northwestern to run for 400 yards against the Buckeyes on Saturday. "There's nothing that cleanses the soul like getting the hell kicked out of you." -Woody Hayes
 
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