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Game Thread THE GAME, 11/26/16, 12pm ET, ABC

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Bucknut24 said:
You know, I used to really enjoy r/CFB. But over the past week or so, I've really come to not being able to stand it. None of them can grasp why OSU should be in
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None of them seem to grasp that Penn State is a mediocre team that lucked into the Big Ten title game and will be absolutely whooped by Alabama or whatever other playoff team they encounter, if they are selected.

Just like Mich St last year.

Granted, our shitty offensive play played a large and tragic role in putting them in this position
 
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Bucknut24 said:
You know, I used to really enjoy r/CFB. But over the past week or so, I've really come to not being able to stand it. None of them can grasp why OSU should be in
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You know why I hate /r/CFB?

The entire concept of it. Anytime you try and fit hundreds of fan bases in one environment with tight moderation, you create disingenuity. Never have I seen SCUM fans and Ohio State act nice to each other than in /r/CFB. But they are only nice because it is artificially enforced by mods.

Like wow, in the wild this would never happen. When was the last time you heard anyone from Mgoblog say "WOW URBAN IS SUCH A GREAT COACH, WISH WE HAD HIM"?

And then they have this trash talk Thursday where fans can finally say the things they have been holding out on the entire week. But its in a sarcastic tone with the words written all caps... so its all in good fun but some of the trash talk is fucking savage. I don't get the point of it.

Conversely if you have NO moderation, it becomes a gigantic cesspool like ESPN where people can actually voice how they really feel. But then you get death threats/ wishes and horrible rape jokes. So the only choice is never doing it in the first place.

Fuck end rant.
 
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OHIO STATE'S DOUBLE OVERTIME WIN AGAINST MICHIGAN SIGNALS THE RIVALRY IS BACK, AND IT IS HERE TO STAY

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If that didn't entertain you, nothing will.

Ohio State and Michigan, two storied programs itching for a shot to regain Big Ten and national supremacy, tossed haymaker after haymaker on Saturday afternoon in Ohio Stadium. One of the most memorable installments of the greatest rivalry in college sports ended with Curtis Samuel's 15-yard touchdown run in double overtime that ignited a frenzy after the Buckeyes won 30-27.

No. 2 vs. No. 3 certainly lived up to the billing. The Game, The Rivalry, after a decade of dominance by Ohio State, is back in full force.

“I've said that many, many times. I'm very humbled to be a part of it,” an emotionally spent Urban Meyer said. “And you can't ask for better efforts. They have great players; we have great players. They're a very well-coached team and so are we. And it's good for the country to see the Big Ten in action like that.”

For the majority of the afternoon, a result ending in pandemonium at the hands of Ohio State fans hardly looked possible. J.T. Barrett and the offense struggled to do anything against Michigan's top-ranked defense, instead relying on Malik Hooker's third pick-six of the 2016 season to even crack the scoring column in the first 30 minutes.

“First half we had good things called. We just weren't executing it, whether it myself, O-line, receivers, it was everybody played their part in that,” Barrett said. “The second half, defense was doing their job. We've gotta do ours.”

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ls-the-rivalry-is-back-and-it-is-here-to-stay

I don't think the rivalry ever went any place to be back from; however, it has definitely shifted in "high gear" with Hairball (i.e. the "booger eating moron") as scUM's coach.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
The windowless room really adds to it. I wonder when his Mom's going to come downstairs with a grilled cheese sandwich and some Campbell's tomato soup for him?
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Hey! Don't be slamming grilled cheese and tomato soup--one of my all-time favorite combos. (Although, Progresso has an even better version now called Hearty Tomato.)

What were we talking about before this? Oh, yeah. tsun. Screw them. Buncha whiny losers.
 
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Finger Pointing, Lack of Focus Cost Michigan Game, Not Refs

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How a team responds to a situation doesn't just happen in that moment, and it doesn't just happen because of that moment.

A response at a time of crisis is all about preparation. And it's about having faith in your team to do what it takes to make the plays that are available to be made.

On Saturday, Ohio State was prepared for that crisis and Michigan wasn't. OSU made the plays that were available to them and Michigan didn't.

The Buckeyes overcame the crisis of a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat the Wolverines 30-27 in a double-overtime classic that will live on forever -- both in dreams and in nightmares.

Michigan won the field position battle for most of the game, pinning the Buckeyes deep in their own territory repeatedly, but they were only really able to get a field goal out of it. The field position on their two touchdowns came from a 45-yard kickoff return by Jabrill Peppers and a failed fake punt that saw Michigan only have to drive 22 yards for the score.

Ohio State started drives at their own 8-yard line, 11-yard line, 4-yard line, 2-yard line, 16-yard line, and 18-yard line.

Michigan scored three total points on the ensuing drives of those possessions. They just didn't execute and take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.

When linebacker Jabrill Peppers intercepted J.T. Barrett, he gave Michigan the ball at the Ohio State 42-yard line. What did the Wolverines do with that possession? Quarterback Wilton Speight fumbled the ball away at the 2-yard line.

How did it happen? Lack of focus, according to Speight.

"I think there was a little miscommunication with the crowd noise," he said. "I should have stayed in there longer knowing that there might be problems with how loud it was, so yeah, that’s on me."

But focus isn't about just one play, it's about an entire ordeal, and the Buckeyes were certainly in the middle of an ordeal on Saturday.

The OSU defense was doing their part, but the offense was amassing three drives of zero yards, as well as three drives that actually lost yards, with drives of 17, 14, 13, 20, and 13 yards thrown in.

There was never any finger pointing, however.

"We knew we didn’t want to lose and we played hard the entire game and we knew we had to keep getting stops," OSU defensive end Jalyn Holmes said after the game.

"Something was going to happen, the offense was going to make something happen. They may have struggled a little bit but we knew we had to just keep doing our job and getting stops. We couldn’t put our heads down because the offense wasn’t clicking. It could happen in another game the other way around. We just had to have the faith. I felt like we built that brotherhood right after that loss to Michigan State last year. It’s just love. I’m speechless."

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...ing-Lack-of-Focus-Cost-Michigan-Game-Not-Refs
 
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OSUK said:
The picture of JT with the ball breaking the plane of the 15 should put that one to rest.
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Do you have a link? I have yet to see a good one. Note that I think the referees got it right on the field and were right to let the play stand after replay. But I haven't seen any single shots with the ball over the line - just badly-timed shots with the ball NOT over the line (yet, or anymore).

Edit - I should have read further. Post 3787 in this thread has a great video.
(This one)
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OSUK said:
I have major problems with the idea that the PI call on Samuel was not legit because the pass was uncatchable. It was 18 inches over his head -and he couldn't jump because he was hooked - but let's say it was 2 feet over his head. You telling me one of the best athletes in CFB can't snag a ball 2 feet over his head? It's absurd.
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Agreed. I don't think the ball would have been caught, but it was certainly catchable.
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
If scUM doesn't butt fumble at the goal line this is a completely different game.
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Not true. OSU proceeded to give the ball right back on the failed fake punt and Michigan proceeded to score on that drive.

Killed some extra time, but the result was pretty much exactly the same as if they didn't fumble on the goal line.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
Not true. OSU proceeded to give the ball right back on the failed fake punt and Michigan proceeded to score on that drive.

Killed some extra time, but the result was pretty much exactly the same as if they didn't fumble on the goal line.
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eh we did that didn't we... sorry couldn't remember that sequence, but there's nothing to say we wouldn't have ended up in the same situation if they had scored
 
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