Game Thread tOSU vs. Sparty, B1G Championship Game, Sat 8 ET on FOX

[Fungo Squiggly]

Mrs. Katt: "Do you need a time machine?"

Me: "Why? So I can go back and watch this shit again?"

 

[utgrad73]

Now all the "I told you so's start". A defense like ours would have been uglier under the really bright lights in Pasadena

 

[buckeyebri]

This game is squarely on TH. Just a horrible, horrible game plan. They never stopped Hyde all night, yet TH insisted on doing other shit. Predictable calls on key plays with Hyde out of game. WRs dropping passes didn't help any either. Did you notice every MSU score was aided by a questionable referee call.

 

[Dryden]

They had a questionable focus last week against scUM.

They had a questionable focus and an equally questionable game plan this week against Sparty.

No killer instinct man.

They had questionable safety play. Anyone that begged for press coverage at the line saw WRs and TEs burn OSU deep all season. Can't scheme around players that can't execute.

 

[ysubuck]

Miller and Herman better both come back after this game.

Where the hell would either of them go?

 

[Mariotwins]

I just cant wrap my mind around not giving Carlos the ball in crunch time.

So much this.

 

[BUCKYLE]

The world said we were pretenders, we laughed, now it is time to take our medicine.

Give it a fuckin rest. One of the teams playing for the NC this year will have a loss and neither of them had to play that D on a neutral field.

Questionable play calling? Sure. Suspect defense at times? Yup. But both of these teams are top ten. No matter what anyone says.

 

[buckeyboy]

I just cant wrap my mind around not giving Carlos the ball in crunch time.

Herman's going to have to answer some tough questions in the coming days. No excuse for that.

 

[OhioState001]

Jim Bollman just beat us

 

[Clarity]

This community means the world to me. As much as the outcome sucks, thanks for helping keep me sane during the game.

We had all forgotten what it was like the lose. The good news? While the bowl game looks scary, it's not something we're going to have to suffer often.

 

[Onebuckfan]

GAME their back 7 was better than ours...

 

[youra6]

This game is squarely on TH. Just a horrible, horrible game plan. They never stopped Hyde all night, yet TH insisted on doing other [Mark May]. Predictable calls on key plays with Hyde out of game. WRs dropping passes didn't help any either. Did you notice every MSU score was aided by a questionable referee call.

The game isn't "squarely" on anyone. Defense could have forced a field goal/3 and out on the last drive.... and they score a pumpkin TD.

 

[alexhortdog95]

Your guys lost focus of this game.

No idea what the Fickel was doing. Sparty's offense isn't THAT damn good.
No idea what your O coordinator was thinking. Hyde was averaging like 6 yards a carry, getting 4.5 on 1st down. I'd seriously see if Tim Beck snuck into your booth up there at Lucas Oil.

This is such a painful loss cause Auburn is stomping all comers right now. One of their guys had 303 yards rushing alone this evening. Tennis Shoe U isn't gonna be able to stop that.

 

[Jake]

Losing one game in two years is not a reason for despair. Damn fine year. A BCS bowl win will ice the great year.

I wouldn't assume we're still going to a BCS bowl. Alabama will get one at-large. If Northern Illinois had won they'd have the other.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

Feel bad for hyde. So many squandered opportunities. Better team won. Congrats sparty and great run buckeyes. Take care of business in the bowl game. O-H

Coaches let a lot of seniors down tonight. Obviously players play the game, but Braxton making a comment about play calling on the sidelines on camera, that's telling.

"If" means very little now, but Carlos had a Heisman year and a lot of these guys deserved this year's success. I just wish they'd gotten to be champions.

Love this year and this team regardless. Let's get the kinks worked out before whatever bowl we play and start a new streak next January.

IO.