Playoff chances?

[Captain Buckeye]

Then you didn't watch....

It was 10-3 when it should've been 28-3.

We also were averaging 6 yards per carry all game.

Fuck it. I'm onboard (so should you) we are better than TCU and USC.

ROOT FOR THE UPSET.

I'll add this Buckeye nation...should we accept that TCU and USC is better than us? Imo, NO.

 

[Captain Buckeye]

But not BAMA.

Sorry I had too.

2 loss vs 1 loss.

Not comparable

 

[Captain Buckeye]

I - O

Exactly... fuck em.

OH.

 

[Jake]

Then you didn't watch....

It was 10-3 when it should've been 28-3.

There's no such thing as a "should've been" score. That it wasn't 28-3 is the reality, and evidence of problems.

That said, I'll never turn down a playoff chance. I just won't have high hopes if we end up facing Georgia.

 

[buckeyemania11]

I'll add this Buckeye nation...should we accept that TCU and USC is better than us? Imo, NO.

Maybe not "better" but I'm not entirely convinced we would absolutely beat either of them. It's a lot closer to 50/50 than a absolutely, IMO.

 

[Gunlife]

2 loss vs 1 loss.

Not comparable

I was joking... be ready for the the sec bullshit

 

[BUCK3YE5]

This really doesn't surprise me at all.

I think a rematch would look like a completely different game. That's not to say the end result would necessarily change, but at a minimum I think our defensive gameplan would look completely different. No way we'd play 75% of the game without a real Safety on defense.

 

[buckeyemania11]

2 loss vs 1 loss.

Not comparable

In a logical world, true.

But there is no logic other than pro SEC mental gymnastics when it comes to situations like this.

Itll be made out that 2 close road SEC losses should be seen as the same as 1 bad home B1G loss to the #2 team.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Michigan might break off a bunch of explosive plays again with a receiving corp I've been critical of all season. But it's not certain in any way.

Those last two runs at the end of the 4th quarter should be totally embarrassing to the team. I won't say Ohio State quit; but I'll guess that the defense believed that a loss was inevitable, had their heads down, and weren't playing with the same intensity/"gusto". That shouldn't happen in a rematch.

TD- 7:11
Donovan Edwards 75 Yd Run (Jake Moody Kick)
1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
38 23

TD - 3:19
Donovan Edwards 85 Yd Run (Jake Moody Kick)
3 plays, 92 yards, 1:00

With that being said, scUM has been a strong 2nd half team all season:

How Michigan has outscored its last four opponents 100-3 in the second half

• Nov. 07, 2022

On a college football Saturday that saw the Nos. 1, 4, and 6 teams lose, fifth-ranked Michigan trailed at halftime against Rutgers.
No sweat for the Wolverines. They outscored Rutgers 38-0 in the second half to win 52-17 and remain undefeated.
This wasn’t a desperate surge from a team trying to stay in the playoff hunt. It was the continuation of a trend.
Michigan has outscored its last four opponents in the second half by a combined margin of 100-3.

“The numbers are really good, right? Incredible,” Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Monday. “The thing I would point to more than adjustments or anything is just how hard our guys are playing. It just screams at you on the tape when I watch it. Especially on the defense. But the offense too and special teams. It is so noticeable how hard guys are playing. It’s 60 minutes of that kind of effort.”

Entire article: https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/20...-four-opponents-100-3-in-the-second-half.html

Regardless, Ohio State won the 1st half 20-17. Ohio State isn't Rutgers and/or the other cupcakes scUM had on their schedule; there was no reason that they couldn't have won the 2nd too.

 

[Buck I in Mich]

There's no such thing as a "should've been" score. That it wasn't 28-3 is the reality, and evidence of problems.

That said, I'll never turn down a playoff chance. I just won't have high hopes if we end up facing Georgia.

And Ask Georgia who the two teams are that they would least want to face. Answer is Bama and TOSU.

 

[Bestbuck36]

If we should make it would JSN then be healthy and play? Dont think for a second that if that particular news came out the committee wouldn't take notice.

Now, we all know JSN doesn't tackle or play defense so...

 

[Onebuckfan]

If TCU and USC lose we back in. If only one loses a fan base gets their feelings hurt. I’m not putting my feelings on the line for Utah or K state. I did last week for MY team and will continue to do so because I love tOSU.

 

[jwinslow]

If we should make it would JSN then be healthy and play? Dont think for a second that if that particular news came out the committee wouldn't take notice.

Now, we all know JSN doesn't tackle or play defense so...

The injury to a buckeye WR is the reason UGA went from getting smoked in the CCG to finally getting over the hump in the NC.

Where it gets interesting is if you leak that he's back before knowing if that's true.

 

[Jake]

And Ask Georgia who the two teams are that they would least want to face. Answer is Bama and TOSU.

Ask Georgia who the two teams are that they would least want to face: Answer is Bama and USC. I can just make up stuff, too.

The Bucks have been thumped twice by TTUN in the last 12 months. In between, Georgia dominated TTUN. They aren't afraid of tOSU.

 

[Bestbuck36]

The injury to a buckeye WR is the reason UGA went from getting smoked in the CCG to finally getting over the hump in the NC.

Where it gets interesting is if you leak that he's back before knowing if that's true.

I was thinking the same thing.