Man, I get that this was a bad loss and people are down, but holy shit. Let’s get some reality checks going. These teams are made up of groups of teenagers putting heavy wear and tear on their minds and bodies week in and week out. There are going to be colossal screwups like this, it comes with the territory.
We employee grown men in the workforce that don’t put in a fraction of this effort. I see them fail time after time, so expecting constant perfection from a team comprised of only young guys that are always rotated and replaced would give me nightmares.
I’m as mad about the loss as you are, but can we get some clarity around here? No pun.
Yes, I know, guys are paid millions to put this group of teenagers in a position to win every game and never have an awful performance. I’m here to tell you, that shit is not easy. Urban knows it isn’t easy, but I’ll be damned if his record doesn’t show that he’s much better at it than I would be. That includes a recent National Championship to his name, to boot.
And even after stumbling and getting his ass kicked in a game like this and being bashed after the Oklahoma loss? He STILL has them in a position to win the conference, beat that team up north, and bring back a Big Ten Title to Columbus. That is pretty astounding, if you ask me.
Real leadership is being able to take multiple hits to the face and still having a bunch of kids in the National conversation year in and year out. I’d be ready to have a heart attack right now just thinking about having to accomplish that task to earn a living.
So, let’s be proud of the accomplishments that have come and are still in view, because there’s a whole lot to be proud of when it comes to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
