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Game Thread Ohio State vs Florida Atlantic - 08/31/19, 12:00PM (FOX)

Between the on field performance of the unit and the OL recruiting, there have been people calling for Coach Stud's job as recently as two months ago.

Now we're in game week and OSU is eight deep on the OL and this could be the best/deepest O Line in at least 10 or 15 years.

Those two statements are incongruous.
Calling for people's heads at his point is beyond knee-jerk. I really hope to see an old-fashioned asskicking, but it always seems to me that they just don't meet expectations.

Now, maybe expectations need to be tempered. I don't know.
 
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My prediction? Somehow we will be disappointed.

Like him or not, Kifflin is a good coach. OSU *should* dominate the game. But somehow, some way they manage to make it closer than it should be.
First games rarely live up to expectations i think. For 7 months we talk the kids up to the point that anything but domination I can see being disappointing.

That's why I think I'm less worried about the score and more interested in how we play. Just no big plays allowed by the defense, accuracy from Fields, and how does the run game look.
 
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Ohio State vs. FAU: Tickets, TV, Streaming, Point Spread, Weather

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Weather

The game is still a few days away, which means the forecast is bound to change some between now and then. But so far, it looks like it will be a gorgeous day for football.

The high for Saturday is projected at 81 with partly cloudy skies and a light breeze.


It’s not a crisp mid-October day, but it’s pretty darn close to perfect for a date that starts with the word “August.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2019/08/ohio-state-vs-fau-tickets-tv-streaming-point-spread-weather/

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‘It is what it is’ — Lane Kiffin and FAU Prepare for Opener at Ohio State

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During his weekly Monday media session a couple of days ago, Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin previewed Saturday’s upcoming game with the fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.

Among the tidbits revealed about his own team is that starting punter Sebastian Riella is likely out following a knee injury during a scrimmage this past Saturday. Riella’s backup is redshirt freshman Matt Hayball, who is Australian, which means the Owls should be fine.

Kiffin is also declining to name a starting quarterback, but all expectations are that it will be incumbent Chris Robison, who threw for 2,540 yards with 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last year.

This is the second year in a row that Florida Atlantic will open the season on the road against a Top 10 opponent. Last year it was No. 7 Oklahoma.

Does he like opening at Ohio State this year?

“There’s a lot of different ways to go about these things,” Kiffin said. “Obviously, I didn’t schedule these. These were scheduled before we got here. I don’t think it is the best idea, especially following with UCF, another team that has been a top-10 team the last two years.”

What he would prefer is Big Name Conferences, but smaller-name schools.

“The format that I think is the best, because you have to make money, you can’t not play these games, but you can play somebody that pays the same, because the conference pays the same for the most part,” he said.

“It is not that big of a difference. So, you play teams from major conferences. You just play, not necessarily, the team that year-in-and-year out is the best team in the conference. It is what it is. I’m excited for our kids to be able to go play at a place like that.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2019/08/lane-kiffin-fau-prepare-ohio-state/
 
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