MightbeaBuck
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Toughest One Two Punch
Is the toughest one two punch against the Buckeyes versus any two teams we would likely lose two in a row to? After losing in Cincinnati because: A.) A lot of our team is untested B.) They return more starters than do the Bucks and C.) The best defensive coach in recent history, and possibly ever in the NCAA is now the Bearpaws head coach. Then, because we see how easy it is to lose, and are so down from the loss, that we turn around and lose to Marshall.
Or is the toughest one two punch come after playing our hearts out, being mauled mentally and emotionally in a close victory; then having to try to do it again the following week. I don’t see this happening this year (or any other), but maybe you do.
Or is the toughest, and I think most of you will back this scenario in one way or another: Playing against a very well prepared, somewhat well rested, extremely physical team that is motivated above & beyond the normal. Then trying to turn around and do it again the next week. This is pretty much what happened the last two weeks of the season last year. It was a one two punch that knocked us out of the title fight.
For those of you that like to think outside the box, let’s not include the Michigan/bowl opponent combo. I would consider that a given in most scenarios, but they are too far apart chronologically to be thought of as a “one two”.
So, is playing Marshall’s 43 returning starters right after playing Dantonio’s Bearcats tougher than, say, playing Iowa’s always well-rounded, well-coached team right after being shoved around by over three tons of Wisconsin’s o-line?
Is the toughest one two punch against the Buckeyes versus any two teams we would likely lose two in a row to? After losing in Cincinnati because: A.) A lot of our team is untested B.) They return more starters than do the Bucks and C.) The best defensive coach in recent history, and possibly ever in the NCAA is now the Bearpaws head coach. Then, because we see how easy it is to lose, and are so down from the loss, that we turn around and lose to Marshall.
Or is the toughest one two punch come after playing our hearts out, being mauled mentally and emotionally in a close victory; then having to try to do it again the following week. I don’t see this happening this year (or any other), but maybe you do.
Or is the toughest, and I think most of you will back this scenario in one way or another: Playing against a very well prepared, somewhat well rested, extremely physical team that is motivated above & beyond the normal. Then trying to turn around and do it again the next week. This is pretty much what happened the last two weeks of the season last year. It was a one two punch that knocked us out of the title fight.
For those of you that like to think outside the box, let’s not include the Michigan/bowl opponent combo. I would consider that a given in most scenarios, but they are too far apart chronologically to be thought of as a “one two”.
So, is playing Marshall’s 43 returning starters right after playing Dantonio’s Bearcats tougher than, say, playing Iowa’s always well-rounded, well-coached team right after being shoved around by over three tons of Wisconsin’s o-line?
