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Thank you for leaving it all on the field (not sarcastic). Sounded like the crowd was awesome.
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So, I've been thinking about the whole B1G CHAMPIONSHIP situation....
If I'm Wisconsin/Minnesota, the smart thing to do is just forfeit.
Real Talk: Even if Minnesota wins, they're not going to the Playoffs unless all hell breaks loose. Wisconsin ain't going either as a 2 loss team.
We win and go to the Playoffs
Wisconsin/Minnesota lose & go to the Rose Bowl
Wisconsin/Minnesota win & go to the Rose Bowl
We MAYBE still get a chance at the Playoffs as #4.
So do the best thing for the B1G, throw the game and punch your ticket to LA.
Win-Win
Amirite?
(Also posted this on CFB thread)
If I'm Wisconsin/Minnesota, the smart thing to do is just forfeit.
Real Talk: Even if Minnesota wins, they're not going to the Playoffs unless all hell breaks loose. Wisconsin ain't going either as a 2 loss team.
We win and go to the Playoffs
Wisconsin/Minnesota lose & go to the Rose Bowl
Wisconsin/Minnesota win & go to the Rose Bowl
We MAYBE still get a chance at the Playoffs as #4.
So do the best thing for the B1G, throw the game and punch your ticket to LA.
Win-Win
Amirite?
(Also posted this on CFB thread)
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I started reading this outloud to my husband and legit just burst out laughing at the thought of Jello Shot girls on the sideline....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
UPDATED PENN STATE GAME VISITOR LIST
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio.../ohio-states-visitor-list-for-penn-state-game
Just sayin': That sounds like it might be a good recruiting gimmick!!!! However, dress them like this:
so they look "official" to fool the NCAA.....
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Telekinesis
Easily Amused by the Bitterly Disappointed
Ice pack on my head. I don’t always drink entirely too much alcohol, but when I do...
Fuck PSU & TSUN.
Fuck PSU & TSUN.
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buckeyeintn
Legend
Just got back to our hotel and have only read a few of the comments. One that I noticed was how great the crowd noise was. From my perspective the crowd was mediocre (not bad, but not up to the level that this game deserved) until Justin's 2nd fumble. At that point the noise level went up a couple notches, and Ped State seemed to have some trouble communicating. From then until the end of the game the crowd was much more into it.
Let me begin this next paragraph by saying I am thrilled we have Justin Fields for a QB. He made some big plays today. Unfortunately he also made 3 plays that all changed the game in a less than positive manner. The 2 fumbles obviously stand out. But he also made a throw very late to Olave at the end of the 2nd quarter that would have put the Bucks up 21-0. Olave was so wide open it was ridiculous, but the ball was thrown so late that the defender had time to catch up and strip the ball from Chris. I told my wife before the game Olave is going to get arrested for totally undressing the DBs, and he did it again today, especially on that play.
The one criticism the talking heads have had is that the Bucks haven't been smacked in the mouth and haven't had to play deep into the 4th quarter. Today they were smacked in the mouth (much of it of their own making) and had to play into the 4th. How did they respond? They ended the game by using Victory formation with a 2 score lead and deep in their opponents territory. They ended strong.
All in all, a great day to be in the 'Shoe! And now we are into tsun week!
Let me begin this next paragraph by saying I am thrilled we have Justin Fields for a QB. He made some big plays today. Unfortunately he also made 3 plays that all changed the game in a less than positive manner. The 2 fumbles obviously stand out. But he also made a throw very late to Olave at the end of the 2nd quarter that would have put the Bucks up 21-0. Olave was so wide open it was ridiculous, but the ball was thrown so late that the defender had time to catch up and strip the ball from Chris. I told my wife before the game Olave is going to get arrested for totally undressing the DBs, and he did it again today, especially on that play.
The one criticism the talking heads have had is that the Bucks haven't been smacked in the mouth and haven't had to play deep into the 4th quarter. Today they were smacked in the mouth (much of it of their own making) and had to play into the 4th. How did they respond? They ended the game by using Victory formation with a 2 score lead and deep in their opponents territory. They ended strong.
All in all, a great day to be in the 'Shoe! And now we are into tsun week!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
OHIO STATE SHOWS IT'S FALLIBLE, YET HAS THE TALENT AND COACHING TO OVERCOME POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MISTAKES AGAINST PENN STATE
Nearly one year ago, Ryan Day sat at the Longaberger Alumni House, just a one-mile drive away from the stadium in which he spent Saturday afternoon, and told everyone staring at the newly named Ohio State head coach to “expect a team that's going to be tough.”
He then spent the entire offseason, preseason and first couple months of the season repeating the word “toughness.” He viewed that as the identity Ohio State needs this season to reach its potential. A tough, physical group that needs to maximize its talent.
Yet in the first 10 games of the season – all of which ended in victories of 24 or more points – the Buckeyes didn't have to show much toughness. Rather than a tough team, Day looked like he had an uber-talented team that had clearly bought into the coaching staff’s philosophies. Rather than grit, almost unheard-of dominance became Ohio State’s identity.
Finally, in a 28-17 win against Penn State on Saturday, the Buckeyes looked human – at least, more human than they’ve looked the past couple months.
“I said it to one of the coaches, maybe it's been a little too easy at times,” Day said on Saturday. “This was hard today.”
The Buckeyes dominated the box score in every statistical category other than one – turnovers – which sent them careening toward a near-momentous collapse in the second half.
The Nittany Lions followed up a touchdown in their opening drive of the second half, which closed their deficit to 21-7, by recovering a fumble from J.K. Dobbins at Ohio State’s 12-yard line. Two plays later, they scored a touchdown to pull within seven points. On the fourth play of the Buckeyes’ ensuing drive, Justin Fields fumbled, coughing up the ball at his team’s 35-yard line. Ohio State’s defense held steady, with Jashon Cornell and Chase Young combining for a sack on third down to force a fumble.
Unexpectedly, Ohio State found itself with just a four-point lead late in the third quarter.
“There was a point in the game there where we were taking shots,” Day said. “And brought the team together and offense and defense together. Typically you don't have an opportunity to do that in the game. It was a timeout on the field. I think it was to review the fumble, yeah. And I said, we talked about going into a big, heavyweight match and you're going to take shots. And one of the things about playing in a game like this is you have to be willing to take punches and you have to not flinch when it happens.”
After a punt from each team, the reeling Buckeyes got off the ropes and delivered a punch of their own just in time.
Early in the fourth quarter, Justin Fields found Chris Olave in the end zone for a much-needed 28-yard touchdown pass to give his team an 11-point lead. The Nittany Lions responded by driving 48 yards down the field, all the way to Ohio State’s 27-yard line, before Justin Hilliard made the most impactful play of his career to quell the momentum by picking off a pass with 10:16 remaining.
“That was the first time we really were taking shots there, 14 straight points, and I'm not proud of that because we literally gave it to them,” Day said. “We handed them the ball. And we're going to get that fixed. But then to see the response of everybody involved, see the guys make some big plays, the big catch by Olave on offense. But then just to see the defense impose their will, it was unbelievable to see their response. And that was the first time that I really felt – it was a little bit in the Wisconsin game – but that we reeling right there, and we had to respond. And our backs were up against the wall, and we did.
“So to win a game like that that was not clean shows the toughness that we have, because you walk out of that game thinking, ‘Oh, we probably could have won a lot bigger than that.’”
Saturday’s game served as a reminder to Ohio State as much as anybody else that if the circumstances are right, the Buckeyes – like every other team – can lose. It’s possible.
They opened the fourth quarter with just a four-point lead on a team that it had thoroughly dominated throughout the majority of the game. Two lost fumbles in the second half, a lost fumble from Fields at the 1-yard line in the first half and a potential scoring drive sidelined by a holding penalty on Thayer Munford, followed by a sack from Yetur Gross-Matos, turned what could have been an 11th blowout in a row into a one-score game in the fourth quarter.
A more talented, better-coached team than Penn State – such as the ones Ohio State could match up against in the College Football Playoff – would likely beat the Buckeyes, should that amount of errors crop up once again.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...g-to-overcome-seemingly-catastrophic-mistakes
Nearly one year ago, Ryan Day sat at the Longaberger Alumni House, just a one-mile drive away from the stadium in which he spent Saturday afternoon, and told everyone staring at the newly named Ohio State head coach to “expect a team that's going to be tough.”
He then spent the entire offseason, preseason and first couple months of the season repeating the word “toughness.” He viewed that as the identity Ohio State needs this season to reach its potential. A tough, physical group that needs to maximize its talent.
Yet in the first 10 games of the season – all of which ended in victories of 24 or more points – the Buckeyes didn't have to show much toughness. Rather than a tough team, Day looked like he had an uber-talented team that had clearly bought into the coaching staff’s philosophies. Rather than grit, almost unheard-of dominance became Ohio State’s identity.
Finally, in a 28-17 win against Penn State on Saturday, the Buckeyes looked human – at least, more human than they’ve looked the past couple months.
“I said it to one of the coaches, maybe it's been a little too easy at times,” Day said on Saturday. “This was hard today.”
The Buckeyes dominated the box score in every statistical category other than one – turnovers – which sent them careening toward a near-momentous collapse in the second half.
The Nittany Lions followed up a touchdown in their opening drive of the second half, which closed their deficit to 21-7, by recovering a fumble from J.K. Dobbins at Ohio State’s 12-yard line. Two plays later, they scored a touchdown to pull within seven points. On the fourth play of the Buckeyes’ ensuing drive, Justin Fields fumbled, coughing up the ball at his team’s 35-yard line. Ohio State’s defense held steady, with Jashon Cornell and Chase Young combining for a sack on third down to force a fumble.
Unexpectedly, Ohio State found itself with just a four-point lead late in the third quarter.
“There was a point in the game there where we were taking shots,” Day said. “And brought the team together and offense and defense together. Typically you don't have an opportunity to do that in the game. It was a timeout on the field. I think it was to review the fumble, yeah. And I said, we talked about going into a big, heavyweight match and you're going to take shots. And one of the things about playing in a game like this is you have to be willing to take punches and you have to not flinch when it happens.”
After a punt from each team, the reeling Buckeyes got off the ropes and delivered a punch of their own just in time.
Early in the fourth quarter, Justin Fields found Chris Olave in the end zone for a much-needed 28-yard touchdown pass to give his team an 11-point lead. The Nittany Lions responded by driving 48 yards down the field, all the way to Ohio State’s 27-yard line, before Justin Hilliard made the most impactful play of his career to quell the momentum by picking off a pass with 10:16 remaining.
“That was the first time we really were taking shots there, 14 straight points, and I'm not proud of that because we literally gave it to them,” Day said. “We handed them the ball. And we're going to get that fixed. But then to see the response of everybody involved, see the guys make some big plays, the big catch by Olave on offense. But then just to see the defense impose their will, it was unbelievable to see their response. And that was the first time that I really felt – it was a little bit in the Wisconsin game – but that we reeling right there, and we had to respond. And our backs were up against the wall, and we did.
“So to win a game like that that was not clean shows the toughness that we have, because you walk out of that game thinking, ‘Oh, we probably could have won a lot bigger than that.’”
Saturday’s game served as a reminder to Ohio State as much as anybody else that if the circumstances are right, the Buckeyes – like every other team – can lose. It’s possible.
They opened the fourth quarter with just a four-point lead on a team that it had thoroughly dominated throughout the majority of the game. Two lost fumbles in the second half, a lost fumble from Fields at the 1-yard line in the first half and a potential scoring drive sidelined by a holding penalty on Thayer Munford, followed by a sack from Yetur Gross-Matos, turned what could have been an 11th blowout in a row into a one-score game in the fourth quarter.
A more talented, better-coached team than Penn State – such as the ones Ohio State could match up against in the College Football Playoff – would likely beat the Buckeyes, should that amount of errors crop up once again.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...g-to-overcome-seemingly-catastrophic-mistakes
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
It's always a good day when you beat the #8 ranked team in CFB and clinch a spot in the BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP!
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Jake
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye
‘17 The Deuce Champ
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Buckeyes commit 3 turnovers, still beat the #8 team in the country by 11 points, and we're annoyed by it.
That's where our program is now. We're 11-0, spoiled, and I love it.
I'd have killed to win 10 games in a season ONCE when I was at tOSU.
That's where our program is now. We're 11-0, spoiled, and I love it.
I'd have killed to win 10 games in a season ONCE when I was at tOSU.
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Systems_id
Head Coach
This narrative that Day puckered is beginning to grate at me since it ignores the entire context of what happened. You just watched your entire offense lose their collective minds for 15 minutes straight with uncharacteristically terrible turnovers. What would you do in that situation? Turnovers were the only way this game would stay even reasonably close and PSU got three absolute GIFTS. Fields fumbling a hair before he crosses the goal line? 2 fumbles inside the OSU 30? If those three things don't happen, you're looking at a minimum 35-17 score. Probably worse since PSU would have to press.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Eat your heart out, they won a National Championship when I was at tOSU.
And the "icing on the cake" that year:
Too bad he couldn't of gone for 3.....
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