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Some float caught on fire and broke down in the middle of the Rose Parade 
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Do you suppose they gave us the Pickerington High School Band for 5 minutes as a make-up?
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Let's hope the Bucks make frequent visits to the end zone today.
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Football: Ohio State and Washington use Rose Bowl as own playoff game
Two years ago, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Washington’s Chris Petersen had something in common: both were head coaches of College Football Playoff teams.
By the time 2016 turned into 2017, both coaches were going home after losing in the playoff semifinals, leading to the second-consecutive national championship game between Alabama and Clemson.
Two years later, both coaches were in the same boat again, representing their respective conferences in the Rose Bowl, the historic bowl game initially meant to match up the conference champion from the Big Ten and the conference champion from the Pac-12.
For the second straight season, the Pac-12 and the Big Ten have had to hold their own playoff game — the 2017 Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and USC and this season’s Rose Bowl.
Neither conference has been represented in the College Football Playoff since both the Buckeyes and the Huskies were eliminated in the 2016 semifinal.
As practice continued in preparation for the game, Ohio State players took time to watch the games they aspired to be in: the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins said he watched the first half of the Notre Dame/Clemson game and then turned it off. Junior safety Jordan Fuller said he watched bits and pieces of both games, but not every minute.
Fuller said, with being left on the outside for the second straight season, it was hard to watch.
“It kind of killed us, but we can’t blame them for leaving us out,” Fuller said. “I think if we were in there, it would have looked a little different.”
But Meyer believes playoff spots are not determined entirely by a committee. It’s up to what the players do on the field, an idea he said permeates throughout his program.
“It’s very simple,” Meyer said. “You want to get to the playoff, don’t lose a game.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/12/...washington-use-rose-bowl-as-own-playoff-game/
Football: No. 6 Ohio State’s high-powered offense takes on No. 9 Washington’s stifling pass defense
In the days and weeks leading to Jan. 1, the focus on Ohio State has been on what’s happening off the field.
With head coach Urban Meyer announcing his retirement immediately following the Rose Bowl and the future of redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins up in the air, the attention has been on anything but the upcoming matchup against No. 9 Washington.
Meyer said his team will focus on silencing the outside storylines until their season is finished.
“We’re here to win a football game. And the best part of doing a bowl experience is to do your very best to go win,” Meyer said. “We try and avoid that at all costs because any distraction other than getting ready to play is not — we’re not going to allow that.”
The Huskies are coming off a 10-3 season and a win against No. 17 Utah to become Pac-12 Champions.
Washington’s offense is led by a pair of seniors in quarterback Jake Browning and running back Myles Gaskin. Browning is not reaching the heights of his 2016 season that earned him Heisman talks, but is completing 65 percent of his passes, and is up to 2,879 yards with 16 pass touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
What Ohio State, and sophomore safety Brendon White, is focusing on is the run game.
“The passing game’s good but they have three really great running backs who are patient runners, fast runners, hard runners and hard to tackle and will make you miss,” White said. “Our biggest thing for on Tuesday is taking that extra step in tackling and getting them on the ground.”
Gaskin has rushed for 1,147 yards and 10 scores, even with missing two games during the season due to injury. This is the fourth-straight season Gaskin has rushed for more than 1,100 yards, breaking the 1,300-yard plane in his first three years at Washington.
“They really have no weakness, talented across the board,” junior safety Jordan Fuller said. “Really good team, and we definitely have a challenge coming up, and I’m excited for it.”
The Huskies bring a well-rounded offensive attack to the table, but it is their defense that stands out in the matchup.
Washington ranks tied for fifth in scoring defense and are No. 12 in total defense, allowing 15.5 points per game, never allowing more than 30 to any team this season. Ohio State has scored 30 or more points in 10 of its 13 games.
The leaders of the defense are a trio of All-Americans: senior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, redshirt sophomore defensive back Byron Murphy and junior defensive back Taylor Rapp.
Burr-Kiven leads the NCAA with 165 tackles, and has two interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries on the season.
Rapp and Murphy combine for six interceptions and 18 pass breakups in the secondary, something Haskins is prepared to deal with.
“Tremendous challenge. Definitely see the All-Americans on the defense. Rapp and Murphy are really good players,” Haskins said. “Michigan didn’t really scare us and other teams didn’t really scare us, so we’re not worried about what the verdict is as far as who people think is the best defense in the country because we feel like we’re the best offense in the country.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/12/...es-on-no-9-washingtons-stifling-pass-defense/
Two years ago, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Washington’s Chris Petersen had something in common: both were head coaches of College Football Playoff teams.
By the time 2016 turned into 2017, both coaches were going home after losing in the playoff semifinals, leading to the second-consecutive national championship game between Alabama and Clemson.
Two years later, both coaches were in the same boat again, representing their respective conferences in the Rose Bowl, the historic bowl game initially meant to match up the conference champion from the Big Ten and the conference champion from the Pac-12.
For the second straight season, the Pac-12 and the Big Ten have had to hold their own playoff game — the 2017 Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and USC and this season’s Rose Bowl.
Neither conference has been represented in the College Football Playoff since both the Buckeyes and the Huskies were eliminated in the 2016 semifinal.
As practice continued in preparation for the game, Ohio State players took time to watch the games they aspired to be in: the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins said he watched the first half of the Notre Dame/Clemson game and then turned it off. Junior safety Jordan Fuller said he watched bits and pieces of both games, but not every minute.
Fuller said, with being left on the outside for the second straight season, it was hard to watch.
“It kind of killed us, but we can’t blame them for leaving us out,” Fuller said. “I think if we were in there, it would have looked a little different.”
But Meyer believes playoff spots are not determined entirely by a committee. It’s up to what the players do on the field, an idea he said permeates throughout his program.
“It’s very simple,” Meyer said. “You want to get to the playoff, don’t lose a game.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/12/...washington-use-rose-bowl-as-own-playoff-game/
Football: No. 6 Ohio State’s high-powered offense takes on No. 9 Washington’s stifling pass defense
In the days and weeks leading to Jan. 1, the focus on Ohio State has been on what’s happening off the field.
With head coach Urban Meyer announcing his retirement immediately following the Rose Bowl and the future of redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins up in the air, the attention has been on anything but the upcoming matchup against No. 9 Washington.
Meyer said his team will focus on silencing the outside storylines until their season is finished.
“We’re here to win a football game. And the best part of doing a bowl experience is to do your very best to go win,” Meyer said. “We try and avoid that at all costs because any distraction other than getting ready to play is not — we’re not going to allow that.”
The Huskies are coming off a 10-3 season and a win against No. 17 Utah to become Pac-12 Champions.
Washington’s offense is led by a pair of seniors in quarterback Jake Browning and running back Myles Gaskin. Browning is not reaching the heights of his 2016 season that earned him Heisman talks, but is completing 65 percent of his passes, and is up to 2,879 yards with 16 pass touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
What Ohio State, and sophomore safety Brendon White, is focusing on is the run game.
“The passing game’s good but they have three really great running backs who are patient runners, fast runners, hard runners and hard to tackle and will make you miss,” White said. “Our biggest thing for on Tuesday is taking that extra step in tackling and getting them on the ground.”
Gaskin has rushed for 1,147 yards and 10 scores, even with missing two games during the season due to injury. This is the fourth-straight season Gaskin has rushed for more than 1,100 yards, breaking the 1,300-yard plane in his first three years at Washington.
“They really have no weakness, talented across the board,” junior safety Jordan Fuller said. “Really good team, and we definitely have a challenge coming up, and I’m excited for it.”
The Huskies bring a well-rounded offensive attack to the table, but it is their defense that stands out in the matchup.
Washington ranks tied for fifth in scoring defense and are No. 12 in total defense, allowing 15.5 points per game, never allowing more than 30 to any team this season. Ohio State has scored 30 or more points in 10 of its 13 games.
The leaders of the defense are a trio of All-Americans: senior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, redshirt sophomore defensive back Byron Murphy and junior defensive back Taylor Rapp.
Burr-Kiven leads the NCAA with 165 tackles, and has two interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries on the season.
Rapp and Murphy combine for six interceptions and 18 pass breakups in the secondary, something Haskins is prepared to deal with.
“Tremendous challenge. Definitely see the All-Americans on the defense. Rapp and Murphy are really good players,” Haskins said. “Michigan didn’t really scare us and other teams didn’t really scare us, so we’re not worried about what the verdict is as far as who people think is the best defense in the country because we feel like we’re the best offense in the country.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/12/...es-on-no-9-washingtons-stifling-pass-defense/
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