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Game Thread Ohio State v Washington 2018 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 1/1/19 5pm on ESPN

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HuskiesvOhioStRoseBowl said:
What game did I miss? Are you talking about the Northwestern game? What I saw was Haskins throw a couple TD's on 3rd and longs into blown coverages that separated them in the game... it's foolish if you think UW will allow that to take place. We don't blow coverage.
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Late with my reply. The Game = Ohio State vs Michigan. Our offense put up 550 yards and 55 offensive points against the #1 defense in the country...your secondary will face a test light-years tougher than anything you've faced this season.
 
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UrbanBuckeye said:
Now that this will be Urb's last game (not to mention Haskins), we were actually considering making the trip. I say actually because I can barely bring myself to pay for cheese on a Whopper (yes, I'm CHEAP!).

However, my husband and I have never actually been on a "real" vacation before (our honeymoon was waiting for movers to come get most of our stuff & then driving from Baltimore to Florida....granted we did have a nice stop over in Savannah). Granted, we do live in Florida so we can get a hotel and just call it a vacation. Anyway, I've always heard from my Mom this is the best bowl game. Really, an event. My dad passed away this year so I do have the money for a trip (But I don't know if I am ready to spend thousands of dollars). However, at this point, I can only imagine most people are thinking the same thing.

I'm sure many of you (or at least some), have been to the Rose bowl. I looked at the website and it looks like a pretty damn good time. It would be stupid to ask, should we go or would we have fun. However, I'd like to know if anyone else is planning on making the trip, if you paid out the nose and/or if you've been before can you tell me more about your personal experience?

Thanks so much

PS I also take donations.
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Tickets are what they are. Looks like min of $250 + service charges. Hotels are expensive but looks like VRBO has some good deals. Saw a cute place in Hollywood Hills for $180 or so per day. Too small for us, but looks good for a couple. I have to guess flights could be had for reasonable too... if you look.

If you worked at it, I guess you could do it for a $2-$3k pretty comfortably.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Tickets are what they are. Looks like min of $250 + service charges. Hotels are expensive but looks like VRBO has some good deals. Saw a cute place in Hollywood Hills for $180 or so per day. Too small for us, but looks good for a couple. I have to guess flights could be had for reasonable too... if you look.

If you worked at it, I guess you could do it for a $2-$3k pretty comfortably.
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Thanks so much for answering. We both received $100 vouchers for Southwest back in July (though I'm guessing there's probably blackout dates....). We've thought about flying into Vegas as a secondary option since it looks like the flight options are limited (at least on SW)... though there's some still pretty good rates out there. One thing we've got going for us-- I've racked up enough points for a free rental car so we're not extremely limited in where we'd be staying. So, I'm guessing Compton probably has some good rates-- even this time of year. :eek:

As far as hotels go, did you end up looking in Glendale? I've stayed out there before during a business trip. That night Nicole Ritchie went the wrong way down the highway near me. That's a really good price for HH. I've had to go out there a couple of times for work. Too bad you couldn't take it. We can prob only stay 3 or 4 days max not sure if that would help w/the price. Though my Dad left me a pretty good amount, 3k is more than I paid for my car.

TO ANYONE WHO'S BEEN:

We've never been to a bowl game before so I don't know how different they all are... normally do the Orange/Peach/Sugar have as many events? Are they as interesting?
Would you say The Rose Bowl is much more unique than other major bowls? The best one?

With Day coming on, there's definitely an uncertainty we won't be in this position for a long time. I guess it just depends on our personal preference... Is it worth it to go to Urban Meyer's last game? Haskins will definitely put on a show but that wouldn't be the historic part of it all. And, we aren't surrounded by Buckeye Nation down here that's for sure. Plus, I do have a pretty good feeling we'd win. I'm the worst w/decisions & know you guys can't tell us what to do but I'd like to gather as much info as possible.

We're checking to see if my husband's parents will be attending. He used to be a prof @ tOSU. They always seem to end up at the best games (I'm still learning his Dad was at some historic games-- randomly mentioning, "oh yeah, my Dad was at that one"). This year, a professor friend gave him tix to The Game.

SIDENOTE:

The irony: since we live in Florida, we're within a days drive to so many different CFB bowls (even the Peach isn't that bad, Sugar is pushing it). The worst part? Since we moved here, Ohio State had the opportunity to make it down here to, if they'd played their cards right, go to the Natty(s). Or, make it to a semi-final. To anyone who wonders why I hate Bama/Clemson more than the average tOSU fan, they've both occupied 3 spots we could've taken for 3 straight years. One literally within walking distance of work. Every year I was really hoping they'd (and you'd) come to us.

Thank you all very much!
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Late with my reply. The Game = Ohio State vs Michigan. Our offense put up 550 yards and 55 offensive points against the #1 defense in the country...your secondary will face a test light-years tougher than anything you've faced this season.
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This post seems unnecessarily snarky. This guy came in and has offered some insight and some opinions. Some of them might be true and others might be misguided, but it always seems like when new people come along and make some statements, someone escalates things into a “fight”. Civility my man.
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
This post seems unnecessarily snarky. This guy came in and has offered some insight and some opinions. Some of them might be true and others might be misguided, but it always seems like when new people come along and make some statements, someone escalates things into a “fight”. Civility my man.
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Fail to see how this is in any way "snarky". I pointed out what "The Game" is (which he asked). I pointed out our offensive stats for said game, and noted that it was against the then-best defense in the country. I also said his secondary will face it toughest test, by far, this season (which also is true). I used no terms like "typical PAC 12 defense" or whatnot, nor made claims like "your defense has no chance against our offense".
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
This post seems unnecessarily snarky. This guy came in and has offered some insight and some opinions. Some of them might be true and others might be misguided, but it always seems like when new people come along and make some statements, someone escalates things into a “fight”. Civility my man.
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Fail to see how this is in any way "snarky". I pointed out what "The Game" is (which he asked). I pointed out our offensive stats for said game, and noted that it was against the then-best defense in the country. I also said his secondary will face it toughest test, by far, this season (which also is true). I used no terms like "typical PAC 12 defense" or whatnot, nor made claims like "your defense has no chance against our offense".
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Agreed; when you, Nigel, criticized DBB for getting a little sarcastic with a TCU fan, I disagreed with you, but understood where you were coming from; as I largely sympathize with your desire to promote participation from non-OSU fans on the board. But I'm having a hard time seeing your objection to Mililani's post.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Fail to see how this is in any way "snarky". I pointed out what "The Game" is (which he asked). I pointed out our offensive stats for said game, and noted that it was against the then-best defense in the country. I also said his secondary will face it toughest test, by far, this season (which also is true). I used no terms like "typical PAC 12 defense" or whatnot, nor made claims like "your defense has no chance against our offense".
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Maybe it’s me being overly sensitive. I just saw the “your defense hasn’t seen anything like us” a bit over the top. But maybe I’m wrong. Apologies
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
Maybe it’s me being overly sensitive. I just saw the “your defense hasn’t seen anything like us” a bit over the top. But maybe I’m wrong. Apologies
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All good. I think Dwayne is going to try and go out in style, not only because it just might be his last game in the scarlet and gray, but to also send his head coach out on a high note.
 
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HuskiesvOhioStRoseBowl said:
Yeah the title game was fluky in general. Both Utah and UW knew each other quite well and it led to a miserable day from both offenses... the horror of both teams playing each other's really good defenses twice. What should be mentioned is that the Huskies drove the ball to or inside the Utah 35-30 eight separate times and got 3 points out of those drives. That came down to a couple of things... Utah has the #3 redzone D in the country, Petersen knew Utah couldn't score on us so he refused to take any shots because keeping field position was more important that committing turnovers, and we had 3 significant holding penalties + 1 turnover that stalled 4 of the 8 drives. Those saying, "did you see the Pac 12 Championship? UW's offense is horrible!" didn't see UW at its best and are kidding themselves a bit if they think OSU's D is on the same level as Utah's. The Huskies will score points on you guys... if Purdue, Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon St. can hang 31+ ... so can the Huskies. Not saying they will, but they are capable - just saying, don't fool yourself in thinking the same UW offense you saw in the P12 Champ will trot out there in the Rose Bowl.

I've read a lot of posts on a number of platforms from Buckeye fans who think Washington is going to get blown out. I suppose it's possible given OSU's ability to hang points on the board, but not likely in my eyes. While our schedule hasn't been the greatest, our 3 losses have come by a total of 10 points. We're just not a team who goes down without a fight. I doubt we lose by more than 10 points... if we do lose. The most points UW has given up this year in regulation is 24 against UCLA and Oregon... we're just not a defense that gives up easy touchdowns... so don't expect to get a bevy of chunk plays against our unit like you get against most teams. UW is not Northwestern... we have the athletes on D to keep up with you. It should also be mentioned that Utah never got into the redzone against UW... in fact, the furthest they got on UW's side of the field was the 36 I believe and crossed the 50 on maybe one other occasion?

Right now my odds are at 60/40 for a OSU win over UW.

I predict a winning score for OSU would look something like: OSU 27-30 - UW 18-21.

I predict a losing score for OSU would look something like: UW 28-31 - OSU 20-23.

I would take into account that we also have a slight advantage with the game being in California... UW has a TON of fans/alumni in SoCal and OSU's struggles have been away from the Horse Shoe.
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Thanks for talking football. Thick skin is advisable, as is backing up your argument with facts. You seem to be doing well on both fronts.

How would you say this team compares to past UW defenses?

How would you say the conference compares to past years in terms of offensive proficiency? Trying to gauge how good your defense is compared with how mediocre the league is this year on O.

The defensive numbers are impressive, and this is a fanbase that appreciates good defense (even if they've morphed into an Oklahoma style defense for large stretches of this year).
 
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