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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Translation: “We don’t want our fans subjected to watching Ohio State destroy them again.”
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bukIpower
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Theyll have a fine defense but... EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. An OSU physical offense shows up to play Oregon they fold. They still lost the middle of their defense too.
Strength on strength for sure but our weakness (defense I guess) is stronger than their weakness.
They have no idea what our LOS's will do to them.
It's comical that they think projected #2 defense means they'll be as good as Clemson was. Oh and btw we put up 550 yards of offense on that defense and it was our own fault we didn't throw down 50 on them.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State vs Oregon Game Preview: Preseason Version
Why Ohio State Will Win
It stinks to bring the real world into a sporting event, but …
If this really goes down, the huge advantage of the Autzen Stadium crowd almost certainly won’t be a part of the equation.
When it’s rocking and rolling, it’s one of the loudest stadiums in college football, but Oregon governor Kate Brown has already come up with the preemptive strike against large gatherings through September.
That doesn’t mean there can’t be a football game – the University of Oregon is expected to be back open this fall – but it’s probably not going to be anything close to what everyone was hoping for when this matchup was first created.
Why Oregon Will Win
The Ducks are building up the talent level with their recruiting classes getting to a level that can at least hang with a team like Ohio State. No, they don’t have as many big-time guys across the board like the Buckeyes do, but they’re not far off.
The nation’s ninth-best defense last year with the Pac-12’s best pass rush returns loaded. Overall, 11 of the top 13 tacklers are expected back, and Kayvon Thibodeaux is quickly growing into a Chase Young-like talent to lead a D that brings the pressure from all sides.
The athletes are there. Oregon isn’t going to be blown away by the Ohio State speed, 11 of the top 13 pass catchers are back to help out Shough, and the depth – while young and still developing – is there to keep everyone fresh.
What’s Going To Happen
Welcome to Trey Sermon.
It’s going to be a weird environment with – potentially – this being strange in so many ways, but it’s still football.
On the road, Ohio State will rely on its superstar quarterback, it’s big – if relatively inexperienced – offensive line, and the backfield tandem of Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon along with Master Teague to pound and pound some more.
Oregon will get its shots in. Tyler Shough is the real deal, the weapons are in place to push a talented group of new Buckeye starting defensive backs, and this won’t be a defensive struggle. But when Ohio State needs to blast away for a scoring drive to take control of the game, it will.
It’s the first meeting between the two since the Buckeyes won the first College Football Playoff National Championship at the end of the 2014 season, and it’ll be a better game.
On the field, the last thing a new starting quarterback – like, most likely, Oregon’s Tyler Shough – needs is a rebuilding O line trying to deal with Ohio State.
Likely 2021 top five overall pick Penei Sewell is back at left tackle, but the rest of the Duck offensive line is undergoing a total overhaul. The Ohio State defensive line might be replacing almost everyone, but the reserves should be ahead of the linemen on the other side.
The Buckeye offense is replacing a few key parts, too, but the line should be fine, the receiving corps will still be great, and Justin Fields is still Justin Fields.
Entire article: https://collegefootballnews.com/202...ess-prediction-game-preview-preseason-version
Why Ohio State Will Win
It stinks to bring the real world into a sporting event, but …
If this really goes down, the huge advantage of the Autzen Stadium crowd almost certainly won’t be a part of the equation.
When it’s rocking and rolling, it’s one of the loudest stadiums in college football, but Oregon governor Kate Brown has already come up with the preemptive strike against large gatherings through September.
That doesn’t mean there can’t be a football game – the University of Oregon is expected to be back open this fall – but it’s probably not going to be anything close to what everyone was hoping for when this matchup was first created.
Why Oregon Will Win
The Ducks are building up the talent level with their recruiting classes getting to a level that can at least hang with a team like Ohio State. No, they don’t have as many big-time guys across the board like the Buckeyes do, but they’re not far off.
The nation’s ninth-best defense last year with the Pac-12’s best pass rush returns loaded. Overall, 11 of the top 13 tacklers are expected back, and Kayvon Thibodeaux is quickly growing into a Chase Young-like talent to lead a D that brings the pressure from all sides.
The athletes are there. Oregon isn’t going to be blown away by the Ohio State speed, 11 of the top 13 pass catchers are back to help out Shough, and the depth – while young and still developing – is there to keep everyone fresh.
What’s Going To Happen
Welcome to Trey Sermon.
It’s going to be a weird environment with – potentially – this being strange in so many ways, but it’s still football.
On the road, Ohio State will rely on its superstar quarterback, it’s big – if relatively inexperienced – offensive line, and the backfield tandem of Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon along with Master Teague to pound and pound some more.
Oregon will get its shots in. Tyler Shough is the real deal, the weapons are in place to push a talented group of new Buckeye starting defensive backs, and this won’t be a defensive struggle. But when Ohio State needs to blast away for a scoring drive to take control of the game, it will.
It’s the first meeting between the two since the Buckeyes won the first College Football Playoff National Championship at the end of the 2014 season, and it’ll be a better game.
On the field, the last thing a new starting quarterback – like, most likely, Oregon’s Tyler Shough – needs is a rebuilding O line trying to deal with Ohio State.
Likely 2021 top five overall pick Penei Sewell is back at left tackle, but the rest of the Duck offensive line is undergoing a total overhaul. The Ohio State defensive line might be replacing almost everyone, but the reserves should be ahead of the linemen on the other side.
The Buckeye offense is replacing a few key parts, too, but the line should be fine, the receiving corps will still be great, and Justin Fields is still Justin Fields.
Entire article: https://collegefootballnews.com/202...ess-prediction-game-preview-preseason-version
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
If the game is played without anyone in the stands, this could have 2 significant ramifications for the Ducks:
1) Oregon loses the "home crowd advantage" for their game.
2) Unless there is some renegotiation of the contract between the 2 schools, Oregon loses all the revenue that a packed Autzen Stadium (54,000) would generate, etc.
Advantage Buckeyes in both cases.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
The obvious solution is that if Ohio is playing games in September, just flip the game with the 2021 game.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
I'm guessing that it is too late for that. Besides Ohio State wouldn't want 8 home games this year and only 6 next year.
FWIW, here's another guy's opinion:
ButlerBuck: Could teams reverse schedule games if a state won't let the fans be there? Could Ohio State-Oregon flip years? Gotta believe all of those Oregon hotels are not happy about Buckeye fans not being allowed to travel out west for that one. Could something like this wreak havoc on cross-division games in all conferences when you don't play the other team for another 5 years or something crazy?
Helwagen: I think it is too soon to say what will happen with Ohio State-Oregon, in particular. The governor of Oregon made her comments. She may have to walk that back if they find a way to do it in the next couple of months. Or maybe they play the game as scheduled in an empty stadium.
They could flip the years although there would be hand wringing about having 8 home games this year and 6 next year for OSU. The thing is this is uncharted territory. Uncommon situations require uncommon outside-the-box solutions. Is it going to be perfect? No. Is it going to be competitively fair for everybody? No. But the scholarship money for 1200 OSU athletes, those elsewhere and the huge money for the coaches is all dependent on finding a workable solution.
There is too much at stake to let small stumbling blocks like worrying about an even playing field for playoff contenders or whatever else stand in the way. It is going to be what it's going to be. This is a year where simply playing the season is far more important than who wins the championship at the end. It's for the greater good to just play it anyway they can.
If this year's Oregon game gets cancelled, they could go without a return game or schedule one off in the future. OSU once hosted West Virginia in 1987 and visited WVU in 1998. Sometimes that's the way the scheduling jigsaw puzzle works out.
Just having some semblance of a college football season, whether it's 9 games, 10 games, the scheduled 12 games or moving games around to maintain something that still works ... that is the most important thing that needs to be done.
Worrying about equality in the chase for a championship is secondary. Thousands of jobs and scholarships are truly on the line.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Interesting to see an actual copy of the contract: https://theozone.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Oregon-Game-Contract-2020-2021.pdf
The clause of the contract that covers unusual circumstances like [gestures vaguely toward everything happening right now] is called Force Majeure. It’s No. 12 in the Oregon/Ohio State contract and reads:
“A game shall be canceled if it becomes impossible to play the game by reason of bad weather; an unforeseen catastrophe or disaster such as fire, flood, earthquake, terrorist act, or act of political sabotage, war, or confiscation; any order of government, military, or public authority; or any prohibitory of injunctive order or any competent judicial or other governmental authority, civil or military. In such case, neither party shall be responsible to the other for any loss or damage. Cancellation of a game under this section shall not be deemed a breach of this Contract. Notice of the need to cancel a game shall be given as soon as possible, and the parties shall proceed to discuss any possible resolutions. Except as agreed by the parties, no such cancellation shall affect the parties’ obligations regarding subsequent games covered by this Agreement.”
If they can’t play in Eugene, both sides are expected to talk about ways to make things work. They’re also free to change anything in the existing contract if they both agree to it.
Under the existing agreement, if this year’s game is canceled, it would not impact the teams’ 2021 date in Columbus. The programs would also not be under any legal obligation to reschedule the Eugene half of the home-and-home, but could if both sides agreed to do so.
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They all asking the wrong people.
Every AD in the country is going to have this answer.
In Oregon's case, seems more like the Governor is calling the shots.
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Yea, I'm just saying that this decision is being made above the head of ADs nationwide.
Every AD is going to say "we're trying our best to play every game", so they can sell that to stakeholders (players, donors, ticket holders, staff, etc.)
But ultimately, that doesn't matter. The ADs are small fry operators here.
This is going to be decided by Governors, Mayors, State Legislatures, associations of Univ Presidents (or whatever equivalent title), etc.
In Oregon's case, the Governor seems to be who they needed to ask.
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