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Sneaking into Ryan Stadium via lawn mowing drones late Friday evening. Hope they have it re-striped by game time. Boy are threy gonna be PISSED when they see it.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
The only way to exit the game with even more symmetry would be end with a numerical palindrome, but that would only yield a 2/0 TO in our favor to get to +11/-11. I hope we have to settle for something of equal symmetry as we have goin in… maybe +13/-13.
If only we had the turnover engine going earlier in the season to get us to ‘Rush Palindromatic Symmetry.’ Yes, that would be 21-12.
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cincibuck
You kids stay off my lawn!
Sitting here thinking about Trey - As I recall, he didn't really make an impact until the middle of the season. From then to the end of the season I would put him as being equal to the great running backs in OSU history. Treveon and Chop in one back. If he'd gotten the chance to run against 2020 Michigan, he'd have erased the embarrassment of Biatchamafucka's day in the 95 game.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
That shouldn't be the question. The real question should be: By how much?
Question 3: How many points do you think Ohio State beats Northwestern by this week?
Look, the Buckeyes opened as 36.5-point favorites over Northwestern and in my mind, the only way they don’t cover that is if Ryan Day decides to just throw bubble screens and run out of under-center formations all game — then, they will probably just win by 35.
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Ugh, rain. I was thinking of taking the fam to Chicago for the weekend and catching the game.
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mendensa
Legend
With the weather and the way they have struggled to run the ball the past 2 games.... expecting an ugly one.
Day puts an emphasis on struggling run game (eats up clock), NW loads the box to stop it, 5 inch wet grass in Evanston, big plays in the passing game are hard to come by bc of the weather, Fitz muddies it up, Bucks have a bit of a let down bc of NW's record, Day calls off dogs early to survive the weekend w/o any other major injuries....... it all adds up to an ugly game.
Just feels like a game against an inferior opponent that they should win by 50, but end up pulling away late to win by 21-24. Would love to be wrong on this one.
Day puts an emphasis on struggling run game (eats up clock), NW loads the box to stop it, 5 inch wet grass in Evanston, big plays in the passing game are hard to come by bc of the weather, Fitz muddies it up, Bucks have a bit of a let down bc of NW's record, Day calls off dogs early to survive the weekend w/o any other major injuries....... it all adds up to an ugly game.
Just feels like a game against an inferior opponent that they should win by 50, but end up pulling away late to win by 21-24. Would love to be wrong on this one.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
ACROSS THE FIELD: NORTHWESTERN WRITER IGGY DOWLING EVALUATES WHAT’S GONE WRONG FOR WILDCATS IN SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK
Northwestern has lost its last seven straight games after starting the season with a win over Nebraska. What are the biggest things that have gone wrong for the Wildcats?
Dowling: It’s pretty much been everything. As much as that sounds like a cop-out answer, Northwestern has found so many different ways to lose. From failing to capitalize on turnovers against Penn State, to allowing Maryland’s Roman Hemby to rush for 179 yards and three scores, to making Graham Mertz and Spencer Petras look like bigger blue-chip prospects than C.J. Stroud, the Wildcats just have not gotten everything to click for four quarters since the Nebraska win.
In particular, though, Northwestern’s linebackers have been especially subpar in coverage. Whether it’s defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s scheme or just miscommunication, teams have been able to find inexplicably soft spots in NU’s coverage inside the numbers. The defense as a whole has also struggled to finish plays. Northwestern missed multiple tackles throughout Hemby’s game-winning 75-yard touchdown run two weeks ago, and Iowa broke off chunk play after chunk play because of bad tackling. With Mohamed Ibrahim and Chase Brown still on deck after this, righting the ship in that regard won’t get any easier.
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Ohio State is favored to beat Northwestern by more than five touchdowns. Do you think Northwestern is capable of making this game more competitive, or is it destined for a blowout?
Dowling: I would love to be an optimist here, but it’s likely the only thing that will prevent the Buckeyes from beating the spread is if Ryan Day decides to take his foot off the gas pedal early enough. Northwestern just gave up 33 points to an Iowa offense that entered last week as the worst total offense in the FBS. Ohio State surrendered just three, taking the Hawkeyes’ fumble return touchdown into account. That alone, without even beginning to dive into the chasm in talent between these two programs, signals an incoming blowout.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-gone-wrong-for-wildcats-in-seven-game-losing
As previously mentioned, the Wildcats also allowed Petras and Mertz to tear apart their secondary. It’s not like C.J. Stroud is any better than those two guys, right? But seriously, these teams are on opposite trajectories. If NU can bring this within three scores, many Northwestern fans would be ecstatic. Ultimately, though, I think the Buckeyes will jump out to a huge lead and then drain the clock, similar to how the 2019 game between these squads went. For a score prediction, I’ll say 45-7 OSU.
Northwestern has lost its last seven straight games after starting the season with a win over Nebraska. What are the biggest things that have gone wrong for the Wildcats?
Dowling: It’s pretty much been everything. As much as that sounds like a cop-out answer, Northwestern has found so many different ways to lose. From failing to capitalize on turnovers against Penn State, to allowing Maryland’s Roman Hemby to rush for 179 yards and three scores, to making Graham Mertz and Spencer Petras look like bigger blue-chip prospects than C.J. Stroud, the Wildcats just have not gotten everything to click for four quarters since the Nebraska win.
In particular, though, Northwestern’s linebackers have been especially subpar in coverage. Whether it’s defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s scheme or just miscommunication, teams have been able to find inexplicably soft spots in NU’s coverage inside the numbers. The defense as a whole has also struggled to finish plays. Northwestern missed multiple tackles throughout Hemby’s game-winning 75-yard touchdown run two weeks ago, and Iowa broke off chunk play after chunk play because of bad tackling. With Mohamed Ibrahim and Chase Brown still on deck after this, righting the ship in that regard won’t get any easier.
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Ohio State is favored to beat Northwestern by more than five touchdowns. Do you think Northwestern is capable of making this game more competitive, or is it destined for a blowout?
Dowling: I would love to be an optimist here, but it’s likely the only thing that will prevent the Buckeyes from beating the spread is if Ryan Day decides to take his foot off the gas pedal early enough. Northwestern just gave up 33 points to an Iowa offense that entered last week as the worst total offense in the FBS. Ohio State surrendered just three, taking the Hawkeyes’ fumble return touchdown into account. That alone, without even beginning to dive into the chasm in talent between these two programs, signals an incoming blowout.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-gone-wrong-for-wildcats-in-seven-game-losing
As previously mentioned, the Wildcats also allowed Petras and Mertz to tear apart their secondary. It’s not like C.J. Stroud is any better than those two guys, right? But seriously, these teams are on opposite trajectories. If NU can bring this within three scores, many Northwestern fans would be ecstatic. Ultimately, though, I think the Buckeyes will jump out to a huge lead and then drain the clock, similar to how the 2019 game between these squads went. For a score prediction, I’ll say 45-7 OSU.
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